HUM 176 Week 8 Discussion Fastfood Scored

Question: #465

Resources: Week Five readings and videos
Choose a product or service from these examples:

Fast food
Class of consumer product
Personal care
Automobile

Research the Internet to analyze how that product or service has been advertised.

Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you investigate the role of advertising in a culture of consumerism. Be sure to discuss the following:
Who determines ethical standards for advertising?
In what ways has advertising affected American culture?
What are the key persuasive techniques used in consumer advertising? Identify the key techniques and illustrate each with specific examples, explaining how each technique works.
Discuss some of the critical issues that may arise from the following areas:
Children and advertising
Advertising in schools
Health and advertising
Political advertising
Find one example of a specific commercial that strikes you as particularly creative and appealing providing a link to that commercial and tell the following:
What are the elements that are unusual?
What is the target group of the commercial?
How does the commercial appeal to consumers?
Why do you believe this commercial to be effective in brand name recognition?
How are ethical standards met (or pushed to their limits)?
Illustrate your findings with specific examples. List any references on the last slide.

Format references consistent with APA guidelines.

Solution: #484

HUM 176 Week 8 Discussion -Fastfood Scored

Companies in advertising spend a lot of their time dealing with ethical choices where government defines the code of conducts of advertising ethics. Government cons...