Throughout the history of television, the way that advertisers market products has changed dramatically. Way back when television was still generally new, all commercials were done live and pretty much had a set formula. A good looking couple talks about the product, decide with big smiles that they love it and then a cheesy jingle is played. Yes, this is simple, but nevertheless effective for the time. However, as time and people evolved, so did television commercials. In this day and age, it is no longer just a standard jingle that sells a product or delivers a messages. Commercials now a days must be creative and draw the audiences attention. Many advertisers such as Nike or Coca-Cola have succeed marvellously in achieving this task and have sales records to prove it. Nevertheless, there are several companies who have steered away from making worthwhile ads. Instead, they throw together some random situations and somehow relate it to both the product and sex. Now I am not
My second example is pretty much a group of commercials. The ads I am referring to are chocolate campaigns. Now I know the logic behind it is that chocolate has been proven to be an aphrodisiac and thus the two can be related., but you would think that after a while, companies would try something new. However, yet again the advertisers take the easy way out. They take something like sex, which is suppose to be a serious sign of affection between two people and degrade it by using cheap, sleazy jokes. One of the many examples of this is the recent mars bar ad which depicts a couple on there wedding night. The big climax point of this commercial is when the wife asks her new husband, "did you bring one?" ( an obvious reference to a condom). The husband response with an enthusiastic, "oh yeah." This of course not referring to a condom, but rather a mars bar, which he is relying on for energy for his big night. Now I assume the reasoning behind it is that they want to shock people
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