Marcel Danesi is an entertaining and insightful tour guide to decoding the messages woven into the advertisements, commercials, brand names, and logos we see on a daily basis. Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, Danesi explores everything from product and package design to jingles, cyberadvertising, ad campaigns, global impacts, culture jamming, and advertising effects. Why It Sells will fascinate and inform all readers interested in how ads, marketing, and branding take hold in the consumer psyche.
Marcel Danesi is an entertaining and insightful tour guide to decoding the messages woven into the advertisements, commercials, brand names, and logos we see on a daily basis. Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, Danesi explores everything from product and package design to jingles, cyberadvertising, ad campaigns, global impacts, culture jamming, and advertising effects. Why It Sells will fascinate and inform all readers interested in how ads, marketing, and branding take hold in the consumer psyche.
Professor Marcel Danesi is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture. He has published as well on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics. And he has published a series of books on advertising as a sign system.
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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 What Is Advertising? Chapter 3 2 General Techniques and Strategies Chapter 4 3 Brand Names Chapter 5 4 Logos Chapter 6 5 Language-Based Techniques Chapter 7 6 Art Chapter 8 7 The Meanings of Ads Chapter 9 8 Marketing Chapter 10 9 Advertising and Society Chapter 11 Glossary Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 Further Reading Chapter 14 Online Resources