A television advertisement or commercial
(often called an advert in the United
Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services,
organizations, ideas, etc. are promoted via the medium of television.
Most commercials are produced by an outside advertising agency and
airtime is purchased from a Media Agency or direct from the TV channel
or network.
Characteristics of television advertisements
Many television advertisements feature catchy jingles or catch-phrases
that generate sustained appeal, which may remain in the minds of
television viewers long after the span of the advertising campaign. Some
of these ad jingles or catch-phrases may take on lives of their own,
spawning gags or "riffs" that may appear in other forms of media, such
as comedy movies or television variety shows, or in written media, such
as magazine comics or literature. These long-lasting advertising
elements may therefore be said to have taken a place in the no history
of the demographic to which they have appeared. |
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640 E Main St, Vacaville, CA 707 448-8480
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737 Southpoint Blvd # H, Petaluma, CA 707 781-1840
Elma Garcia Films
10 H St, San Rafael, CA 415 482-9890
Kendall Concepts
582 E L St, Benicia, CA 707 745-6440
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One such example is the enduring
phrase, "Oh no, Mrs. Burke! I thought you were Dale!", from the 1968
through 1970 Post Grape-Nuts cereal advertisements, as well as
"Winston tastes good like a cigarette should," from the eighteen-year
advertising campaign for Winston cigarettes from the 1950s to the
1970s. Variations of this catchy dialogue and direct references to it
appeared in other media forms even as long as two decades after the ad
campaign expired. Another is, "Where's the Beef?", which grew so
popular that it was used in the 1984 presidential election by Walter
Mondale. And yet another popular catch-phrase is "I've fallen and I
can't get up", which still appears occasionally, more than a decade
after its first use.
For catching attention of consumers, communication agencies make wide
use of humour. In fact, many psychological studies tried to demonstrate
the effect of humour and indicate the way to empower advertising
persuasion.
An animated TV advertisement Animation is often used in advertisements.
Techniques can vary from hand-drawn traditional animation to different
forms of computer animation. By using animated characters, an
advertisement may have a certain appeal that is difficult to achieve
with actors or mere product displays. For this reason, an animated
advertisement (or a series of such advertisements) can be very
long-running, several decades in many instances. A notable example is
the series of advertisements for Kellogg's cereals, starring Snap,
Crackle and Pop. The animation is often combined with real actors.
Other long-running ad campaigns catch people by surprise, or even
tricking the viewer, such as the Energizer Bunny advertisement series.
It started in the late 1980s as a simple comparison advertisement, where
a room full of battery-operated bunnies was seen pounding their drums,
all slowing down...except one, with the Energizer battery. Years later,
a revised version of this seminal advertisement had the Energizer bunny
escaping the stage and moving on (according to the announcer, he "keeps
going and going and going..."). This was followed by what appeared to be
another advertisement: viewers were oblivious to the fact that the
following "advertisement" was actually a parody of other well-known
advertisements until the Energizer bunny suddenly intrudes on the
situation, with the announcer saying "Still going..." (the Energizer
Battery Company's way of emphasizing that their battery lasts longer
than other leading batteries). This subliminal ad campaign lasted for
nearly fifteen years, and was obviously shown at random times on
television, often in the least-watched time periods. The Energizer Bunny
series has itself been imitated by others, via a Coors Light Beer
advertisement, in motion pictures. |
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