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Violent advertising in fashion marketing
In this article, we want to explore how people react,
interpret and appreciate violent advertising and if there are
any differences between men and women regarding the above
mentioned aspects.
We start this article with a review on earlier research on violent
advertising from a Swedish perspective.
A discussion on violence definitions and symbols, pictures and
communications follows.
The following parts treat the results from the analysis and
finally the conclusion of the article is presented.
The term “shock advertising” indicates that the usage of violence
In advertising is a rhetoric and stylistic method, which creates
certain types of reactions.
Shocking pictures have become
the most effective way of selling commodities today
The advertising company Quickwise has examined how people
interpret Sisley’s advertising.
In …
(1)What is your experience, feeling when you see the picture?
(2)What makes you react?
nt objects (chains and handcuffs)
-certain facial expressions and the expressions of the models (anger, aggressiveness, evil, threat, etc.)
-taste in clothing (leather and army clothing)
-body language
Common feature
->first of all, saw the armed man and weapon
->thought the war
Distinction
->the male respondents thought more in terms of war, military association or soccer, sports
->female saw a mother with a child
The respondents look at the pictures in accordance with their own experience
Diesel
All of the female and 7 of the male respondents answered
negatively.
(because of the connection between violence and advertising)
BUT, some of respondents thought that Diesel`s advertising is very effective way to make people react and think.
Diesel’s advertising
Diesel`s advertising agency wants to leave it open for
the observers to create their own perceptions.
The aim to engage and contribute to a debate.
It shows...
->Diesel has succeeded in de