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Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising Ploys - The R&L Series in Mass Communication Marcel Danesi
Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising Ploys - The R&L Series in Mass Communication
Marcel Danesi
Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, this work explores everything from product and package design to jingles, cyberadvertising, ad campaigns, global impacts, culture jamming, and advertising effects. It is for readers interested in how ads, marketing, and branding take hold in the consumer psyche.
220 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 21, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780742555440 |
| Publishers | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Pages | 220 |
| Dimensions | 158 × 236 × 19 mm · 482 g |
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