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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006. / Title from title screen. Calvin Thomas, committee chair; Nancy Chase, Christopher Kocela, committee members. Electronic text (122 p. : ill., photos) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed May 8, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-118).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Georgia Southern University, 2005. / "A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Fine Art" ETD. Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-47)

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This study is designed to examine comparative advertising as a viable advertising strategy in today's competitive business environment. Frequency and use of comparisons by the selected key industries and advertising agencies are investigated. Analysis is conducted to determine similarities and differences between firms who elect or avoid comparative advertising. Based on an analysis of the findings, certain conclusions are presented. The industry leader is not likely to use comparative advertising in most industries. Firms that are fourth or smaller in market share are most likely to use comparisons. However, the smallest firms, in terms of dollar sales volume, are least likely to use comparative advertising.

Advertising is the centre of numerous studies due to it central role in business, however it remains quite static amidst revolutionary consumer shifts towards digital consumption. While consumers are active online, advertising budgets are not being focused towards new media. This study uses structural equation modelling to show that marketers are acting as gatekeepers to investment, as their perceptions are affected by factors driven by external conditions, the influence of others, as well as their own internal beliefs and attitudes. Copyright / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

Financial services companies need to create awareness around their value offering of intangible services in the market and use advertising campaigns to achieve this awareness and subsequent sales. The study looks at the starting point in the creation of an advertising campaign i.e. the briefing process between the financial services company and the advertising agency. In this process people from different disciplines and different environments communicate and interact with one another, providing opportunities for misunderstanding and misinterpretation. The brief is taken as the illustrative point in the interaction between the two parties and is posed as the epitome of all communication between these two. By evaluating the communication process the study looks at gaps and provides suggestions on how to best manage this interaction as concluded from insights provided by data acquired through a mixed method incorporating quantitative online surveys and qualitative one-on-one interviews with employees from both the financial services company and the advertising agency. The study furthermore looks at the briefing template as the formal document and "contract" between the financial service company and the advertising agency and proposes the structure and required content for such a brief. The potential pitfalls in each of the proposed sections of the briefing template are investigated in terms of the Service Quality Gap Model; thus leading to a recommended protocol a briefing template along with the management thereof by the financial services company which is the way forward as proposed in the study. / Mini Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Communication Management / MPhil / Unrestricted

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Marketers often target women because they represent over half of the population in Canada and Sweden and because they are the purchasing agents for 85% of household items. Advertisers and marketers use targeted marketing on Social Media platforms in the hopes of engaging the audience enough to initiate a purchasing action. For this paper the goal was to understand the relationship between women aged 55+ and their attitudes and perception of targeted advertising, to see whether it was effective in engaging them as consumers. Through interviews and the think-aloud method we found that while the overall perception of online advertising was negative, in practice, the ads on their social media feed were either accepted as relevant ads, simply ignored/not noticed, or not recognized as advertising. Finally we conclude that because social media gives users the impression that they are in control of the content on their feed, the consequences may be that targeted advertising can influence audience’s perception of who they are, more than they think.