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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Advertising industry

The Advertising Business - Operations, Creativity, Media Planning, Integrated Communications (Paperback): John Philip Jones The Advertising Business - Operations, Creativity, Media Planning, Integrated Communications (Paperback)
John Philip Jones
R4,804 Discovery Miles 48 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

?A significant one-volume reference on the business of advertising, this work is recommended for undergraduate through professional collections.? ?R.R. Attison, CUNY College of Staten Island about the editor: ?John Philip Jones belongs to an elite group of intellectual adventurers searching for true meaning in an increasingly complex communication industry. Anyone involved in understanding how brands are born and nurtured should follow his work with keen interest.? --Andy Fenning, J. Walter Thompson, New York John Philip Jones, best-selling author of What?s in a Name? Advertising and the Concept of Brands and When Ads Work: New Proof That Advertising Triggers Sales, has edited an authoritative handbook of successful advertising procedures. All aspects of the business?creativity, media planning, operations, and specialty advertising?are fully represented in this comprehensive volume. Chapter authors reflect on a global mix of academic and professional backgrounds, and include David Ogilvy, Don E. Schultz, John Deighton Randall Rothnberg, Herbert Krugman, and John Philip Jones himself. Most chapters have been specifically written for this volume, and are complemented by a few adaptations of classic articles. The result is a single knowledge bank of theory and practice for advertising students and professionals. This handbook is part of a series of edited by John Philip Jones, when complete, will comprise a complete library of essential advertising theory and practice. How Advertising Works has already been published; future volumes will address the key topics of brand building and multinational advertising.

How Advertising Works - The Role of Research (Paperback, New): John Philip Jones How Advertising Works - The Role of Research (Paperback, New)
John Philip Jones
R4,030 Discovery Miles 40 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

John Philip Jones, best-selling author of WhatÆs in a Name?, Advertising and the Concept of Brands, and When Ads Work: New Proof That Advertising Triggers Sales, has edited an authoritative handbook of research procedures that determine effective advertising. All participants in the advertising processùclients, media, and agenciesùare fully represented in How Advertising Works. Chapter authors reflect a global mix of academic and professional backgrounds and include Leo Bogart, Andrew Ehrenberg, Simon Broadbent, Herbert Krugman, and John Philip Jones himself. Most chapters have been specifically written for this volume and are complemented by a few adaptations of classic articles. The result is a single "knowledge bank" of theory and practice for advertising students and professionals. Future handbooks, also edited by John Philip Jones, will address key topics of advertising agency operation, brand building, and multinational advertising. How Advertising Works will be of interest to students and professionals in advertising, marketing, and communication

Conflicting Accounts - The Creation and Crash of the  Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising Empire (Paperback, New Ed): Kevin Goldman Conflicting Accounts - The Creation and Crash of the Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising Empire (Paperback, New Ed)
Kevin Goldman
R728 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R90 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this fascinating and in-depth depiction of corporate greed and the politics of power, go behind-the-scenes of the ugly and bitter feud in an industry that is supposed to know the steep price for image run amok. On December 16, 1994, a bloodletting took place in the stylish boardroom at Saatchi & Saatchi, once the world's largest advertising agency. The cofounders of the company, Maurice and Charles Saatchi, were fired after threats by the firm's shareholders but less than a month later, Maurice Saatchi started a rival ad agency and quickly and viciously snapped up former Saatchi & Saatchi clients. With expansive research and eye-opening interviews, Kevin Goldman effortlessly explores this dramatic saga from the early, audacious start of the firm to the meteoritic rise of the Saatchi brothers and their ultimate fall. From the glitzy and extravagant lifestyle of the advertising industry of the 1970s and 1980s to the dramatic mergers and takeovers that altered Madison Avenue and London forever, Conflicting Accounts is an unputdownable and masterful work, perfect for fans of Mad Men and The Smartest Guys in the Room.

Advertising, Alcohol Consumption, and Mortality - An Empirical Investigation (Hardcover): Peter A. Cook, Joseph C. Fisher Advertising, Alcohol Consumption, and Mortality - An Empirical Investigation (Hardcover)
Peter A. Cook, Joseph C. Fisher
R2,272 Discovery Miles 22 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An empirical econometric study that tests an earlier worldwide survey showing that advertising has had little impact on total alcohol consumption or adverse outcomes associated with drinking. The advertising executives, also trained as sociologists and statisticians, offer a conceptual model for advertising effects. They define and describe both predictor and outcome variables and how they are operationalized and measured. Statistical data are summarized and trends in predictor variables and alcohol consumption from 1950 to 1990 are identified. Data are analyzed in a regression context to isolate factors that significantly affect demand for alcohol and time series relationships are explored. In addition they focus on mortality rates over the 40 year study period of three diseases clearly related to the consumption of alcohol. Fisher and Cook simulate how rates and numbers of deaths might be affected if advertising or prices changed, and then they collect all their findings and draw conclusions. For academic and professional audiences of economists and sociologists, businessmen and women, policymakers, and communicators.

Simulations and Gaming across Disciplines and Cultures - ISAGA at a Watershed (Paperback): David Crookall, Kiyoshi Arai Simulations and Gaming across Disciplines and Cultures - ISAGA at a Watershed (Paperback)
David Crookall, Kiyoshi Arai
R2,594 Discovery Miles 25 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"This comprehensive and immensely readable volume takes the reader to the cutting edge of the field. Like the conference from which it stems, the book has extremely broad coverage in terms of the topics addressed, the disciplines from which the authors come and to which their papers contribute, and the geographic sites of origin of the ideas and findings. The conference presentations, of a high quality in their initial form, have been wonderfully crafted by the authors with the excellent guidance of the editors. It is a timely addition to the literature and belongs on every gamer's bookshelf." --Cathy Stein Greenblat, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University, New Jersey With contributions from leading international researchers in simulation and gaming, this book provides readers with up-to-date coverage of simulation and gaming as a professional endeavor rather than just as a set of subject-relevant techniques. Organized into four parts (applications, policy exercises, research, and professional matters), the book covers such topics as the application of simulation/games to specific purposes (such as international conflict, citizen participation, etc.); research in the areas of business performance and discourse analysis; and debriefing, ethics, and the state of simulation/gaming in various countries. Simulation and Gaming Across Disciplines and Cultures offers readers a cohesive picture of the breadth and richness of the field of simulation and gaming.

The New Ad Media Reality - Electronic Over Print (Hardcover): Barton C. White The New Ad Media Reality - Electronic Over Print (Hardcover)
Barton C. White
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Micromanaging the advertising budget for the least amount of total waste will be mandatory in the overly competitive environment of the 1990s. Such an approach can only be successful if the advertiser turns to the electronic media as the major source for advertising and promotion. Here, White examines the historical factors leading to print (newspaper) dominance in our advertising-oriented culture and explains why these assumptions are no longer valid in the electronic media world of the 1990s. Using behavioral psychology as it applies to learning and consumer behavior, White shows how radio and television are able to franchise the minds of potential consumers.

White helps advertising managers and businesspeople come to grips with the paradigm shift in thinking from print to electronic media advertising. This book will help all businesspeople and advertising managers understand why the electronic media must be the major player in all business advertising in order to maximize return on advertising investment and why the newspaper must be deemphasized in the complex matrix of the media mix. Readers will come to understand how all advertising works, how small the number of potential consumers for any product or service actually is, and how these factors impact on media decisions. All advertising is not equal and understanding the differences may mean either success or failure in the competitive retail environment of the 1990s.

Global Perspectives on Advertising Self-Regulation - Principles and Practices in Thirty-eight Countries (Hardcover, New): Jean... Global Perspectives on Advertising Self-Regulation - Principles and Practices in Thirty-eight Countries (Hardcover, New)
Jean J. Boddewyn
R2,865 Discovery Miles 28 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The number of advertisements is steadily increasing around the world as affluence grows and more economies shift to a market system. One way to ensure that these ads are truthful, accurate, and wholesome is to rely on industry self-regulation. Through it, peers set up standards of good advertising practice and enforce them as an essential complement to government regulation. With the global expansion of advertising, the tasks of self-regulation have grown, together with some doubts regarding the industry's willingness and ability to develop and enforce ethical guidelines. This unique global study of the subject explores the spread of this social-control institution through a discussion of its relative strengths and weaknessess, a reporting of several surveys conducted by the author, and thirty-eight country profiles prepared with the assistance of practitioners around the world.

The first chapter defines self-regulation, analyzes its pros and cons, relates it to government regulation, investigates its structures and processes, discusses the involvement of non-industry members in its functioning, evaluates its effectiveness, and considers its recent spread around the world in the light of new developments such as the completion of the European Common Market. A second section reports the key findings of surveys conducted by the author for the International Advertising Association in 1986 and 1988-89. The last part offers profiles of advertising self-regulation as practiced in thirty-eight countries--including such leading nations as Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An appendix includes samples of key codes as well as various evaluations of the practice of advertising self-regulation around the world.

Making Creativity Accountable - How Successful Advertisers Manage Their Television and Print (Hardcover, New): Ronald C. Harding Making Creativity Accountable - How Successful Advertisers Manage Their Television and Print (Hardcover, New)
Ronald C. Harding
R2,559 Discovery Miles 25 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A comprehensive handbook for advertising and marketing managers, this volume shows how advertisers can effectively control agency costs without sacrificing creativity. Ron Harding profiles companies that have effectively enforced accountability on their agencies and demonstrates proven internal systems for controlling the advertising process--and its associated costs--from the initial spending plan through the final examination of actual expenditures. He also offers a pragmatic discussion of the procedures, timetables, and contracts managers need to put in place to ensure that all sectors of the agency--account, creative, legal, production, and business affairs--act in the best interest of their client and at the highest levels of their capability. All major categories of spending receive thorough coverage: television, print, talent, and media.

After an introduction which highlights the problems of runaway costs and mismanagement that plague many advertisers today, Harding presents a step-by-step guide to controlling advertising expenditures. Among the topics addressed are: how to create realistic spending plans and make them strict buying guides for the agency; how to spot successful advertising; how to make creative groups accountable; how to run a successful copy meeting; how to stop cost overruns in television and print; and how to streamline and strengthen the brand management system. Harding fully reviews how to cut costs at each stage--from the project initiation form, through copy and storyboards, to editing and final production. Written in clear, conversational style, the book focuses throughout on a pragmatic approach to advertising management while recognizing the central importance of creativity. In fact, Harding argues, by understanding the creative-cost equation and how to manipulate its variables, advertisers will necessarily reap the benefits of better advertising.

The Language of Advertising (Paperback): T Vestergaard The Language of Advertising (Paperback)
T Vestergaard
R1,199 R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Save R123 (10%) Ships in 7 - 13 working days

Whenever we pick up a newspaper or magazine, turn on the television or look at the heardings on roadsides, we are confronted with advertisements. These do more than simply sell a product - they work in subtle ways to persuade us to accept the way of life and pattern of our needs that they depict. This book is a revealing study of the strategies of persuasion advertisers use and of the crucial underlying assupmtions advertising makes. Focusing on magazien and newspaper advertising, the authors illustrate the reange of linguistic and visual techniques advertisers use to achieve emphasis and special effects. They consider how advertisements single out specific audiences for their address, and reveal the ways in which the advertiser preys on beliefs about sex roles and prejudices about social groups. The Language of Advertising is not a book which simply presents the results of an analysis of modern advertising. It seeks throughout to equip the reader with the techniques for his or her own examination of advertising ideology and of the social functions of advertising today.

Paul U. Kellogg and the Survey - Voices for Social Welfare and Social Justice (Paperback, Minnesota Archi): Clarke A. Chambers Paul U. Kellogg and the Survey - Voices for Social Welfare and Social Justice (Paperback, Minnesota Archi)
Clarke A. Chambers
R1,830 Discovery Miles 18 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Paul U. Kellogg and the Survey was first published in 1971. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.This joint biography of an editor, Paul U. Kellogg, and a journal, the Survey, provides new insights into the story of social work, social welfare policy, and political and social reform in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Under Kellogg's editorship, the Survey and Survey Graphic journals stood at the heart of the evolution of social work as a profession and the development of a public social welfare policy during those years. Early in his career, in 1901, Kellogg joined the staff of the Charities Review, the leading social service publication at that time. In 1912 he became editor in chief of the successor to that journal, the Survey, and he held this position of leadership for forty years until the magazine ceased publication. The journals Kellogg edited played a major role in shaping and defining areas and methods of social service in all its diverse fields -- the settlement movement, casework, recreation and group work, community organization, and social action. They carried news in depth about all manner of social work practice--juvenile courts, penology, health, education, institutional care, public relief, the administration of social insurance, and other aspects. The Survey's influence was profound in promoting the elaboration of public policy in social welfare fields, such as housing reform, workmen's compensation, the rights of organized labor, old age and survivors' insurance, unemployment compensation, aid to dependent children, and health insurance. Thus this account represents an important chapter in American social history.

Lead Us Into Temptation - The Triumph of American Materialism (Hardcover): James B Twitchell Lead Us Into Temptation - The Triumph of American Materialism (Hardcover)
James B Twitchell
R2,332 R2,188 Discovery Miles 21 880 Save R144 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Coke adds life. Just do it. Yo quiero Taco Bell." We live in a commercial age, awash in a sea of brand names, logos, and advertising jingles -- not to mention commodities themselves. Are shoppers merely the unwitting stooges of the greedy producers who will stop at nothing to sell their wares? Are the producers' powers of persuasion so great that resistance is futile?

James Twitchell counters this assumption of the used and abused consumer with a witty and unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the simple observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." He contends that far from being forced upon us against our better judgment, "consumerism is our better judgment." Why? Because increasingly, store-bought objects are what hold us together as a society, doing the work of "birth, patina, pews, coats of arms, house, and social rank" -- previously done by religion and bloodline. We immediately understand the connotations of status and identity exemplified by the Nike swoosh, the Polo pony, the Guess? label, the DKNY logo. The commodity alone is not what we are after; rather, we actively and creatively want that logo and its signification -- the social identity it bestows upon us. As Twitchell summarizes, "Tell me what you buy, and I will tell what you are and who you want to be."

Using elements as disparate as the film "The Jerk, " French theorists, popular bumper stickers, and "Money" magazine to explore the nature and importance of advertising lingo, packaging, fashion, and "The Meaning of Self," Twitchell overturns one stodgy social myth after another. In the process he reveals the purchase and possession of things to be the self-identifying acts of modern life. Not only does the car you drive tell others who you are, it lets you know as well. The consumption of goods, according to Twitchell, provides us with tangible everyday comforts and with crucial inner security in a seemingly faithless age. That we may find our sense of self through buying material objects is among the chief indictments of contemporary culture. Twitchell, however, sees the significance of shopping. "There are no false needs." We buy more than objects, we buy meaning. For many of us, especially in our youth, Things R Us.

Contemporary Issues in Digital Marketing - New Paradigms, Perspectives and Practices (Paperback): John Branch Contemporary Issues in Digital Marketing - New Paradigms, Perspectives and Practices (Paperback)
John Branch
R1,092 R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Save R159 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The theme of this book is digital marketing. We now live in the digital age - indeed, there are more than 3 billion people connected to the internet. For every 100 people on the planet, there are 96 mobile telephone subscriptions. And more and more of our everyday objects - cuddly toys, cars, even kettles - have created an "internet of things." It is no surprise, therefore, that companies are eager to harness this digital world. Marketers, in particular, hope that so-called digital marketing will allow them to gain new customer insights, refine customer segmentation, and communicate to customers more efficiently and effectively. They anticipate that the digital age will offer possibilities for new product innovation, advanced methods for engaging customers and original vehicles for creating brand communities. Despite the pervasiveness of digital technologies, however, digital marketing is seemingly still in its infancy. To begin, what exactly is digital marketing? The term is commonly used, but its meaning - its scope, outline, boundary and limits - is far from concise. This book explores the realities of digital marketing, with contributions from both academics and practitioners who are experts in the field.

Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism (Hardcover, New): Nicholas Mason Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism (Hardcover, New)
Nicholas Mason
R1,224 Discovery Miles 12 240 Ships in 7 - 13 working days

Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism investigates the entwined histories of the advertising industry and the gradual commodification of literature over the course of the Romantic Century (1750-1850). In this engaging and detailed study, Nicholas Mason argues that the seemingly antagonistic arenas of marketing and literature share a common genealogy and, in many instances, even a symbiotic relationship. Drawing from archival materials such as publishers' account books, merchants' trade cards, and authors' letters, Mason traces the beginnings of many familiar modern advertising methods-including product placement, limited-time offers, and journalistic puffery-to the British book trade during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Until now, Romantic scholars have not fully recognized advertising's cultural significance or the importance of this period in the origins of modern advertising. Mason explores Lord Byron's appropriation of branding, Letitia Elizabeth Landon's experiments in visual marketing, and late-Romantic debates over advertising's claim to be a new branch of the literary arts. Mason uses the antics of Romantic-era advertising to illustrate the profound implications of commercial modernity, both in economic practices governing the book trade and, more broadly, in the development of the modern idea of literature.

Merry Laughter and Angry Curses - The Shanghai Tabloid Press, 1897-1911 (Paperback): Juan Wang Merry Laughter and Angry Curses - The Shanghai Tabloid Press, 1897-1911 (Paperback)
Juan Wang
R872 Discovery Miles 8 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The end of the Qing dynasty in China saw an unprecedented explosion
of print journalism. Chinese-owned newspapers, first encouraged by
Emperor Guangxu to inform and educate an increasingly literate public,
had by the turn of the century become more powerful than the state had
ever anticipated or desired. Yet it was not the "dabao, " or
"important" papers, that proved most influential. Rather it
was the "xiaobao, " the "little" or
"minor" papers - with their reputation for
frivolity - that captivated and empowered the public.
"Merry Laughter and Angry Curses" reveals how the
late-Qing-era tabloid press became the voice of the people. As
periodical publishing reached a fever pitch, tabloids had free rein to
criticize officials, mock the elite, and scandalize readers, giving the
public knowledge about previously unspeakable and unprintable ideas. In
the name of the people, tabloid writers produced a massive amount of
anti-establishment literature, whose distinctive humour and satirical
style were both potent and popular. This book shows the tabloid
community to be both a producer of meanings and a participant in the
social and cultural dialogue that would shake the foundations of
imperial China and lead to the 1911 Republican Revolution.Juan Wang is an independent scholar of Chinese
history.

Brokering Access - Power, Politics, and Freedom of Information Process in Canada (Hardcover): Mike Larsen, Kevin Walby Brokering Access - Power, Politics, and Freedom of Information Process in Canada (Hardcover)
Mike Larsen, Kevin Walby
R2,361 Discovery Miles 23 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Is the business of public officials any of the public'sbusiness? Most Canadians would argue that it is - that wecitizens are entitled to enquire and get answers about ourgovernment's actions. Access to information (ATI) is widelyregarded as a fundamental right, consistent with the notion that ademocratic government should be open, accountable, and citizen-driven.Yet, on a practical level, there still exists a struggle between thepublic's pursuit of transparency and the government'spersistent culture of secrecy.

Drawing together the unique perspectives of social scientists, journalists, and ATI advocates, "Brokering Access" explores thepolicies and practices surrounding access to information at thefederal, provincial, and municipal levels. The book's foursections each explore a different aspect of ATI within a theoretical orpractical framework. Beginning with a look at the history of ATImechanisms and a summary of the key features of contemporary ATI laws, "Brokering Access" goes on to tackle issues of security andinformation control; illustrates how ATI can be used as a dataproduction method in the social sciences; and finally chronicles theexperiences of some of Canada's most prominent journalistic usersof ATI. This volume sheds new light on a subject that affects allCanadians.

Mike Larsen is an instructor in the CriminologyDepartment of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. KevinWalby is an assistant professor of sociology at the Universityof Victoria.

Contributors: Reem Bahdi, Jim Bronskill, AnnCavoukian, Tia Dafnos, Willem de Lint, Gary Dickson, Yavar Hameed, Steve Hewitt, Sean P. Hier, Suzanne Legault, David McKie, JeffreyMonaghan, Justin Pich, Jim Rankin, Ann Rees, Fred Vallance-Jones, andMatthew G. Yeager

Networked Publics (Paperback): Kazys Varnelis Networked Publics (Paperback)
Kazys Varnelis
R986 Discovery Miles 9 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How maturing digital media and network technologies are transforming place, culture, politics, and infrastructure in our everyday life. Digital media and network technologies are now part of everyday life. The Internet has become the backbone of communication, commerce, and media; the ubiquitous mobile phone connects us with others as it removes us from any stable sense of location. Networked Publics examines the ways that the social and cultural shifts created by these technologies have transformed our relationships to (and definitions of) place, culture, politics, and infrastructure. Four chapters-each by an interdisciplinary team of scholars using collaborative software-provide a synoptic overview along with illustrative case studies. The chapter on place describes how digital networks enable us to be present in physical and networked places simultaneously-often at the expense of nondigital commitments. The chapter on culture explores the growth and impact of amateur-produced and remixed content online. The chapter on politics examines the new networked modes of bottom-up political expression and mobilization. And finally, the chapter on infrastructure notes the tension between openness and control in the flow of information, as seen in the current controversy over net neutrality.

Powers of Persuasion - The Inside Story of British Advertising 1951-2000 (Hardcover): Winston Fletcher Powers of Persuasion - The Inside Story of British Advertising 1951-2000 (Hardcover)
Winston Fletcher
R1,190 Discovery Miles 11 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

During much of the second half of the 20th century advertising in Britain led the world. Yet no history of British advertising covering this heady period has previously been published. During those years advertising increasingly came to touch upon almost every aspect of every individual's life, and reached its peak as a proportion of the Gross National Product. It boosted economic growth and peoples' affluence. But at the same time the advertising industry was frequently under siege, as politicians, pressure groups, and others constantly sought to restrain its influence - and often succeeded. For several decades the creativity of British campaigns was preeminent around the globe. But Powers of Persuasion is not just about advertisements - it is about advertising. During those years Britain was also a world leader in setting industry benchmarks - innovating the account planning discipline, setting the standard for public service advertising, launching global advertising awards festivals, introducing the best system of advertising regulation, setting up both the world's largest advertising archive and the world's most comprehensive on-line advertising research databank. These were the keystones on which British creativity was built. Simultaneously, major British advertising companies - particularly Saatchi & Saatchi and WPP - raced to the top of the global league. Powers of Persuasion tells the authoritative story of this dynamic, exhilarating era, with pen portraits of the personalities involved, anecdotes, case histories, and essential data. Written (from the inside) by one of the industry's leaders, this is a book for all interested in advertising and its role in society, business, and the media.

Product Placement in Hollywood Films - A History (Paperback): Kerry Segrave Product Placement in Hollywood Films - A History (Paperback)
Kerry Segrave
R1,264 Discovery Miles 12 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the history of advertising in motion pictures from the slide ads of the 1890s to the common practice of product placement in the present. Initially, product placement was seen as a somewhat sleazy practice and also faced opposition from the film industry itself; it has grown dramatically in the past 25 years. From Maillards Chocolates advertising with a shot of Cardinal Richelieu enjoying a hot cup of cocoa in 1895, to product placements in 2002s Minority Report, for which advertisers were rumored to have paid $25 million, this book explores the developing union of corporate America and Hollywood.

This work addresses such topics as televisions conditioning of filmgoers to accept commercials, companies donation of props, the debate about advertising such activities as smoking and drinking in films, and product displacement, or demands by companies to keep their products absent from unpopular or controversial films. Film stills and a bibliography complete the book.

Freedom of Commercial Expression (Hardcover, New): Roger A. Shiner Freedom of Commercial Expression (Hardcover, New)
Roger A. Shiner
R5,720 Discovery Miles 57 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Courts in the United States, Canada, and Europe currently grant constitutional protection to commercial advertising. This book examines critically the case for freedom of commercial expression. Roger Shiner argues that the institutional history of such protection is one of ad hoc, not logical, development, and that even from within liberal democratic theory, freedom of commercial expression cannot be justified as a constitutional right.

Imagination (Paperback, New Ed): Stephen Bayley Imagination (Paperback, New Ed)
Stephen Bayley
R777 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R124 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The communications and design agency Imagination was founded by Gary Withers in 1978. It now has almost 500 staff, based in London, Hong Kong and New York, who practise a wide range of disciplines, from architecture, interiors, lighting and acoustics to graphics, film and digital media. Often dealing with high-profile theatrical events, Imagination's projects are sophisticated and highly orchestrated. This book features over 30 projects organized into thematic chapters reflecting their aims: to inform, entertain, inspire, persuade and amaze. Projects include the exhibition 'Dinosaurs' at the Natural History Museum, London (1992), the Talk and Journey zones at the Millennium Dome (1999), The Aurora Centre, Berlin (1998) and the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin (2000). An introduction by design critic Stephen Bayley assesses the significance of Imagination's approach to communication, while perspectives from Mike Davies of the Richard Rogers Partnership, Sean Perkins of North, architect Lorenzo Apicella, Ian Liddell of Buro Happold and J Mays, Vice President, Design, Ford Motor Company, provide insights into the work and culture of Imagination. An extensive interview with Gary Withers, illustrated with over 350 projects from the course of Imagination's history, further explains the evolution of this unique company.

Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes - A Cultural History of American Advertising (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Juliann Sivulka Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes - A Cultural History of American Advertising (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Juliann Sivulka
R1,363 R1,212 Discovery Miles 12 120 Save R151 (11%) Special order

"Soap, Sex And Cigarettes" examines how American advertising both mirrors society and creates it. From the first newspaper advertisement in colonial times to today's online viral advertising, the text explores how advertising grew in America, how products and brands were produced and promoted, and how advertisements and agencies reflect and introduce cultural trends and issues. The threads of art, industry, culture, and technology unify the work. The text is chronological in its organization and is lavishly illustrated with advertisements.

Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes - A Cultural History of American Advertising (Paperback, 2nd edition): Juliann Sivulka Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes - A Cultural History of American Advertising (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Juliann Sivulka
R1,892 R1,657 Discovery Miles 16 570 Save R235 (12%) Special order

SOAP, SEX AND CIGARETTES examines how American advertising both mirrors society and creates it. From the first newspaper advertisement in colonial times to today's online viral advertising, the text explores how advertising grew in America, how products and brands were produced and promoted, and how advertisements and agencies reflect and introduce cultural trends and issues. The threads of art, industry, culture, and technology unify the work. The text is chronological in its organization and is lavishly illustrated with advertisements.

Sign Wars - Cluttered Landscape of Advertising (Paperback): Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson Sign Wars - Cluttered Landscape of Advertising (Paperback)
Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson
R411 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Save R25 (6%) Out of stock

Television has become so saturated with commercials that it is difficult at times to tell the different images apart, much less remember or care about them. But, on closer look, television commercials can tell us a great deal about the interplay of market forces, contemporary culture, and corporate politics. This book views contemporary ad culture as an ever-accelerating war of meaning. The authors show how corporate symbols or signs vie for attention-span and market share by appropriating and quickly abandoning diverse elements of culture to differentiate products that may be in themselves virtually
indistinguishable. The resulting "sign wars" are both a cause and a consequence of a media culture that is cynical and jaded, but striving for authenticity.
Including more than 100 illustrations and numerous examples from recent campaigns, this book provides a critical review of the culture of advertising,
exposes the contradictions that stem from turning culture into a commodity, and illuminates the impact of television commercials on the way we see and understand the world around us.

The Advertising Handbook (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Sean Brierley The Advertising Handbook (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Sean Brierley
R3,041 Discovery Miles 30 410 Out of stock


The Advertising Handbook is a critical introduction to the practices and perspectives of the advertising industry. Sean Brierley explores the structures of the profession and examines the roles of all those involved in advertising including businesses, agencies, consultancies and media owners.
The Advertising Handbook traces the development of advertising and examines the changes that have taken place from its formative years through to today's period of rapid change: the impact of new media, the reise of the ad agency industry mergers, the Internet and digital technologies, and the influence of the regulatory environment.
The Advertising Handbook offers a theoretical understanding of the industry and it challenges many assumptions about advertising's power and authority. Thoroughly revised and updated, it examines why companies and organisations advertise, how they research markets, where and when they advertise, the principles and techniques of persuasion and how companies measure performance.
The Advertising Handbook includes:
*Illustrations from a range of high-profile campaigns including Budweiser, Barnardo's, Benetton and Club 18-30
*New and detailed 'workshop' exercises accompanying each chapter
*Case studies and profiles of ad agencies and key media players
*A revised and up-to-date glossary of key terms
*A guide to useful websites and online resources

Mass Media Advertising - Information or Wallpaper? (Paperback): Edith Smit Mass Media Advertising - Information or Wallpaper? (Paperback)
Edith Smit
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Out of stock


For most consumers, advertising is less important than ad- vertisers might think. Advertising appears to function as something in the background that is hardly noticed, as "wallpaper," But mass-mediated advertising should at least function as a reminder when people are making choices. Smit addresses these questions through in-depth interviews, a nation-wide telephone survey with follow-up mail and a face-to-face survey.
Edith Smit is associate professor at the Department of Communication at the University of Amsterdam and at the Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ascor). She is also Deputy Director of swocc, the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research on Commercial Communication.

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