Advertising: Persuasive techniques
What does John Berger suggest about advertising in ‘Ways of Seeing’? He says that "All publicity works on anxiety". Referring to how advertisements offer a improved version of our own lives, targetting the aspirers of demographics. What is it psychologists refer to as referencing? Which persuasive techniques could you link this idea to? How we refer to the adverts we see as a representation of our lives and that they can knowingly or subconsciously do this to us showing the power of adverts. While audiences believe to be more intelligent to not fall for the tropes, the ads are so thought of while being made that they can still take advantage of the viewer. How was Marmite discovered? Marmite was invented the late 19th century by German scientist that discovered that brewer's yeast could be concentrated to be bottled and eaten. Who owns the Marmite brand now? The brand is now owned by the parent company Unilever which is a huge media conglomerate. How has Marmite mark...