Chapter 10
Marketing and Advertising
The aim of this tutorial is to help you learn to
identify and evaluate marketing strategies and
advertisements.
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What Statement Is This Man Making?
Kevin Lamarque//REUTERS/Newscom
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Why Has GEICO Been So Successful
in Its Marketing and Advertising?
Tyler Barrick/Stringer/Getty Images
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Marketing in a Consumer Culture
Marketing a product or service is an essential component
of doing business in a consumer culture like that of the
United States.
A business’s success depends on its ability to determine
what customers want and then provide it at a reasonable
cost.
• To be competitive, businesses need to plan and implement effective
strategies for marketing and advertising these products and
services.
• This involves identifying target markets and customer "hot buttons"
through marketing research.
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Marc Ecko
Tibor Bozi/Redux
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Hot or Not? 1
What do you see as today’s
consumer “hot buttons”?
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Approaches to Marketing Research
There are several approaches to marketing research,
including surveys, observation, and experimentation, each
of which involves proficiency in critical thinking and
inductive logic.
• Survey research is used to collect information and opinions about a
product.
• Observation involves directly monitoring consumers' buying
patterns.
• Experimentation measures cause-effect relationships between
product purchases or service purchases and selected variables,
such as packaging, logo, or price.
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Avoiding Confirmation Bias and Other
Errors in Thinking
• Confirmation bias may lead marketers to misinterpret
or distort available information, limit their research to
sources that support their view.
• Escalation of commitment, or loss aversion, occurs
when a when a business continues to pursue an
erroneous course of action in marketing a product,
instead of changing course and cutting its losses.
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Doom Loop
Topham/The Image Works
Japanese automobile manufacturers got caught in the
“doom loop" by manufacturing and marketing cars that
were not suitable for the American Market.
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Marketing Strategies
After gathering relevant information through marketing
research, the next step is to engage in strategic planning.
• A strategic plan is a method by which an organization deploys its
resources to realize a goal or objective.
• In business, strategic planning generally involves the use of a
strategic model defined as "a systematic list of policies that will
guide the future specification of inputs, outputs, processes, and
values of the complete operations of the business of the
corporation."
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Walmart Has an Aggressive and
Effective Marketing Strategy
Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images
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The SWOT Model
SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats.
The model is used for developing new marketing
strategies, as well as by businesses and individuals for
making major life decisions.
• The first two factors, strengths and weaknesses, require an internal
assessment, while the last two, opportunities and threats, require an
external assessment.
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SWOT Analysis
In carrying out a SWOT analysis, we begin by making a list
of a company’s greatest strengths.
• A company’s strengths contribute to its ability to achieve its goals
and do certain things better than its competitors.
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Arturo Moreno and Los Angeles Angels
Baseball Team
Stephen Dunn/Getty Images
For his Los Angeles Angels, Arturo Moreno used
a marketing strategy that appealed to families
and the Hispanic market.
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Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego
Group
Enver Hirsch/laif/Redux
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Advertisements Appearing Everywhere
pisaphotography/Shutterstock
Advertisements appear on television, in magazines, on the
internet, on billboards, store displays, buses, taxis, school
bulletin boards, and even people’s clothing.
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Advertising and the Media
Advertising has three purposes:
• To create product awareness.
• To inform customers about a product or service.
• To motivate customer demand and create brand loyalty.
The ultimate aim of advertising is to make money, not
advance truth.
Most advertising reaches us through the mass media and
the Internet.
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Hot or Not? 2
Have you ever changed product loyalty as a result of an ad
campaign?
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Product Placement
Product placement involves embedding advertisements of
targeted products within television shows, films, or videos
online.
• Often these product placements go unnoticed.
Research shows children under the age of eight lack the
cognitive maturity to recognize either the intent of
advertising or the fallacious reasoning and rhetorical
devices that are frequently used in ads.
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Vulnerability to Advertising Images
Morrowind/Shutterstock
Young children are particularly vulnerable to
advertising images on television because of their
undeveloped critical-thinking skills.
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Evaluating Advertisements 1
When evaluating advertisements, there are a number of
questions we should ask.
• Are scare tactics used to persuade us that we need the product?
• Does the ad provide credible evidence andor statistics to support
any causal claims?
• Does the ad rely on our tendencies of group pressure?
• Does the ad set up a desirable image or lifestyle unrelated to the
product?
• Does the ad employ other informal fallacies, such as hasty
generalization?
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Evaluating Advertisements 2
When evaluating advertisements, there are a number of
questions we should ask. (continued)
• Does the ad use emotive language, images, or euphemisms?
• Is the grammar confusing or the wording misleading?
• Is the language vague, ambiguous, or obscure?
• Are the claims exaggerated?
• Does the ad omit necessary information?
• If the ad uses an analogy, is the analogy relevant?
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Snob Appeal and the Fallacy of False
Cause
The Advertising Archives
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Fallacy of Appeal to Inappropriate
Authority
Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage/ Getty Images
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How Does This Ad Use Emotive Words and
Images to Evoke a Positive Feeling?
The Advertising Archives
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What Feelings and Thoughts Came to Mind
When You First Saw This Ad?
The Advertising Archives
Access the text alternative for slide images.
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Conclusion
Advertising influences a great deal of our buying habits
and beliefs, often more than we are willing to admit.
Because of this, we need to be constantly vigilant in using
critical thinking skills to identify and evaluate advertising
messages. Recognizing our tendencies and learning about
advertising strategies makes us less susceptible to
manipulative advertising.
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Perspectives on Advertising and
Children
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  • 1.
    Chapter 10 Marketing andAdvertising The aim of this tutorial is to help you learn to identify and evaluate marketing strategies and advertisements. Copyright © 2021 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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    2 © McGraw-Hill. What StatementIs This Man Making? Kevin Lamarque//REUTERS/Newscom
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    3 © McGraw-Hill. Why HasGEICO Been So Successful in Its Marketing and Advertising? Tyler Barrick/Stringer/Getty Images
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    4 © McGraw-Hill. Marketing ina Consumer Culture Marketing a product or service is an essential component of doing business in a consumer culture like that of the United States. A business’s success depends on its ability to determine what customers want and then provide it at a reasonable cost. • To be competitive, businesses need to plan and implement effective strategies for marketing and advertising these products and services. • This involves identifying target markets and customer "hot buttons" through marketing research.
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    6 © McGraw-Hill. Hot orNot? 1 What do you see as today’s consumer “hot buttons”?
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    7 © McGraw-Hill. Approaches toMarketing Research There are several approaches to marketing research, including surveys, observation, and experimentation, each of which involves proficiency in critical thinking and inductive logic. • Survey research is used to collect information and opinions about a product. • Observation involves directly monitoring consumers' buying patterns. • Experimentation measures cause-effect relationships between product purchases or service purchases and selected variables, such as packaging, logo, or price.
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    8 © McGraw-Hill. Avoiding ConfirmationBias and Other Errors in Thinking • Confirmation bias may lead marketers to misinterpret or distort available information, limit their research to sources that support their view. • Escalation of commitment, or loss aversion, occurs when a when a business continues to pursue an erroneous course of action in marketing a product, instead of changing course and cutting its losses.
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    9 © McGraw-Hill. Doom Loop Topham/TheImage Works Japanese automobile manufacturers got caught in the “doom loop" by manufacturing and marketing cars that were not suitable for the American Market.
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    10 © McGraw-Hill. Marketing Strategies Aftergathering relevant information through marketing research, the next step is to engage in strategic planning. • A strategic plan is a method by which an organization deploys its resources to realize a goal or objective. • In business, strategic planning generally involves the use of a strategic model defined as "a systematic list of policies that will guide the future specification of inputs, outputs, processes, and values of the complete operations of the business of the corporation."
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    11 © McGraw-Hill. Walmart Hasan Aggressive and Effective Marketing Strategy Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images
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    12 © McGraw-Hill. The SWOTModel SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The model is used for developing new marketing strategies, as well as by businesses and individuals for making major life decisions. • The first two factors, strengths and weaknesses, require an internal assessment, while the last two, opportunities and threats, require an external assessment.
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    13 © McGraw-Hill. SWOT Analysis Incarrying out a SWOT analysis, we begin by making a list of a company’s greatest strengths. • A company’s strengths contribute to its ability to achieve its goals and do certain things better than its competitors.
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    14 © McGraw-Hill. Arturo Morenoand Los Angeles Angels Baseball Team Stephen Dunn/Getty Images For his Los Angeles Angels, Arturo Moreno used a marketing strategy that appealed to families and the Hispanic market.
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    15 © McGraw-Hill. Jorgen VigKnudstorp, CEO of Lego Group Enver Hirsch/laif/Redux
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    16 © McGraw-Hill. Advertisements AppearingEverywhere pisaphotography/Shutterstock Advertisements appear on television, in magazines, on the internet, on billboards, store displays, buses, taxis, school bulletin boards, and even people’s clothing.
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    17 © McGraw-Hill. Advertising andthe Media Advertising has three purposes: • To create product awareness. • To inform customers about a product or service. • To motivate customer demand and create brand loyalty. The ultimate aim of advertising is to make money, not advance truth. Most advertising reaches us through the mass media and the Internet.
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    18 © McGraw-Hill. Hot orNot? 2 Have you ever changed product loyalty as a result of an ad campaign?
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    19 © McGraw-Hill. Product Placement Productplacement involves embedding advertisements of targeted products within television shows, films, or videos online. • Often these product placements go unnoticed. Research shows children under the age of eight lack the cognitive maturity to recognize either the intent of advertising or the fallacious reasoning and rhetorical devices that are frequently used in ads.
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    20 © McGraw-Hill. Vulnerability toAdvertising Images Morrowind/Shutterstock Young children are particularly vulnerable to advertising images on television because of their undeveloped critical-thinking skills.
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    21 © McGraw-Hill. Evaluating Advertisements1 When evaluating advertisements, there are a number of questions we should ask. • Are scare tactics used to persuade us that we need the product? • Does the ad provide credible evidence andor statistics to support any causal claims? • Does the ad rely on our tendencies of group pressure? • Does the ad set up a desirable image or lifestyle unrelated to the product? • Does the ad employ other informal fallacies, such as hasty generalization?
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    22 © McGraw-Hill. Evaluating Advertisements2 When evaluating advertisements, there are a number of questions we should ask. (continued) • Does the ad use emotive language, images, or euphemisms? • Is the grammar confusing or the wording misleading? • Is the language vague, ambiguous, or obscure? • Are the claims exaggerated? • Does the ad omit necessary information? • If the ad uses an analogy, is the analogy relevant?
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    23 © McGraw-Hill. Snob Appealand the Fallacy of False Cause The Advertising Archives
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    24 © McGraw-Hill. Fallacy ofAppeal to Inappropriate Authority Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage/ Getty Images
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    25 © McGraw-Hill. How DoesThis Ad Use Emotive Words and Images to Evoke a Positive Feeling? The Advertising Archives
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    26 © McGraw-Hill. What Feelingsand Thoughts Came to Mind When You First Saw This Ad? The Advertising Archives Access the text alternative for slide images.
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    27 © McGraw-Hill. Conclusion Advertising influencesa great deal of our buying habits and beliefs, often more than we are willing to admit. Because of this, we need to be constantly vigilant in using critical thinking skills to identify and evaluate advertising messages. Recognizing our tendencies and learning about advertising strategies makes us less susceptible to manipulative advertising.
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    28 © McGraw-Hill. Perspectives onAdvertising and Children Fuse/Corbis/Getty Images