Homework
What Makes an Award-Winning Commercial?
Learning Objective: To have students identify the factors that make an award-winning television commercial.
Nature of the Activity: To have students (i) observe three TV ads in class, (ii) classify the type of each TV ad, (iii) identify the appeal used, and (iv) discuss why the ad was an award winner.
Marketing Lessons: Marketers and advertisers struggle with the problem of creating memorable messages that
• Promote the idea, product, or service being featured without getting in the way of the message,
• Satisfies the objectives developed for the ad campaign,
• Falls within a budget that the sponsor can afford.
Task
Answer these questions for each ad shown.
• Is the commercial pioneering, competitive, reminder, or advocacy?
• What kind of appeal does the ad use (humor, fear, music, warmth)?
• What is the key message of the ad?
• Who is the target market for the ad?
• Why is ad memorable and worthy of an award?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.