Thursday, April 22, 2010

Week 4 - BLog 7 Spoof ads

The "Absolute on ice" Ad, is selling the dangers of drinking (and specifically drinking absolute) but showing a person who presumably died in an accident linked drinking and driving.

The original ad would pray on people's fears and insecurities, showing a scene that people would be envious of (that they could only achieve by using the product - absolute). Absolute also tends to connect itself with high class and high culture through its artwork and brand. The anti ad and the ad both are showing/selling ideas and values, but they are opposite. The anti ad is selling a morbidly realistic view of absolute while the original ad would be selling an idealistic view.

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