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certain commercial how or why the product from the commercial was so memorable that it either made you buy or consider buying the product? If you experienced this you are probably the companies target audience and the commercial was well done. Old Spice is a popular American company that creates male grooming products such as shampoo, deodorant, after shave and shower gel that have been widely used by men in North America. Old Spice’s “I Am the Man Your Man Could Smell Like” campaign became a…

care, and making sure life runs smoothly, to becoming CEO’s of large corporations and fighting in the front lines of war. In this particular commercial ad for the Old Spice antiperspirant spray, the denotative meaning behind the ad can be found by simply observing the ad. Its purpose is to convince its male audience that using Old Spice body means that young men will transform to men. If one were to dig under the comical surface of the seemingly harmless “Smellcome to Manhood” commercial, they…

be like': Consumerism, patriarchy and the construction of twenty-first-century masculinities in 2010 and 2012 Old Spice campaigns. Interactions: Studies In Communication & Culture, 6(3), 361-377. doi:10.1386/iscc.6.3.361_1 Thesis: Both men and women respond favorably to the extreme socially approved masculine ideals in advertisements (Kluch, 2015). Main points: 1. Both Old spice campaigns support hegemonic masculine ideas such as the following: “men are powerful, assertive and aggressive……

1. Old Spice used classical conditioning in their campaign, Smell Like a Man, Man, to garner attention for their new body wash product. The brand wanted to appeal to young men after being labeled for many years as an old man product. They needed to rebrand and decided to introduce the man-scented body wash. They also realized that women were buying 50% of body washes. The ad campaign wanted to be attractive to both men and women. Their first commercial was shown during the Super Bowl and…

washes. With that being said this brings up the topic of the rest of the paper. Advertisements like Old Spice use their bright colors, fancy lettering, and seductive picturing and videos to lure in men to use their product. The Old Spice Musk for Men add explicitly sells body soap, aftershave, and cologne, but it implicitly sells success, masculinity, and female attraction. In the Old Spice ad the words on the bottom left hand corner read: “The perfect gift for a sensuous man. A very…

Old Spice Advertisement: “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” Old Spice, a major company for hygienic products produces this commercial for a body wash. During this advertisement the company uses many methods to get this product noticed. When a commercial is presented to the public a designer will use audio and visual aids to get their product to sell. The advertisement for old spice body wash is targeted toward men but this television advertisement makes use of a well-known actor to appeal to…

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“Interpreter of Maladies”, by Jhumpa Lahiri, is a collection of short stories all involving individuals with some type of a connection to India. Through these short stories, the reader learns a tremendous amount about India’s cultural aspects and how these aspects define India as a country. By utilizing Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions framework, one can better understand what exactly creates India’s culture and how it is different from other countries. Hofstede separates these dimensions…

“Make Sure Your Man Smells Like a Man” (Old Spice) is a classic line from Old Spice ads for scented gel, body wash, aftershave, and cologne that use stereotypes and visual literacy to draw in their viewers. The commercial portraits that when you buy Old Spice anything is possible and that you will get any female by applying Old Spices products. The Old Spice commercials picture what the stereotypical “Man” ought to look like, a muscular, stunning man who cleans and takes care of himself. These…

The Spice Girls were an iconic girl band that held major influence over fashion choices for young girls in the 90’s. The five “Spices” each embodied a unique symbolic attitude that clearly encouraged an individual diversity of style (Fuller, 2013). In a sense they offered the freedom to choose from a series of personalities that embodied the style of femininity. The girls were trendsetters with their unique sense of style, still inspiring us today. The prominent idea for the five girls style…