Pardun, Carol J.
Advertising and Society: An Introduction
Now revised and updated to reflect the impact of emerging technologies, this new edition of Advertising and Society: Controversies and Consequences examines the evolution of advertising and its influence on society.
- Expanded with five new chapters covering the impact of emerging technologies, including the evolution of Direct to Consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising; product placement in various media; and the growing intrusiveness of Internet marketing
- Explores a broad range of topics including alcohol, tobacco, and sex in advertising; the pros and cons of negative political adverts; advergrames; and the use of stereotypes
- Examines the impact of advertising through its distinctive ‘point/counterpoint’ format –designed to spark discussion and help students understand the complexities of the issues being presented
- Lends substantial clarity to the subject, uniquely balancing criticism and practice within one text
- Includes chapter-level overviews and summaries of the topic history and key issues, along with student-friendly features such as ideas for papers and questions for discussion
Keywords: Public Relations & Advertising, case studies, textbook, media ethics, advertising ethics, business ethics, advertising technology, privacy, targeted advertising, direct to consumer, B2B, B2C, internet marketing, data mining, political advertising, stereotypes in advertising, super bowl, tv commercials, media studies, sociology, communication studies, debates, mass communications and society, broadcasting, electronic media, advertising research, children and advertising
- Author(s)
- Pardun, Carol J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2014
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 2
- Page amount
- 312 pages
- Category
- Economy
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118587621
- Printed ISBN
- 9780470673096