Blog #5

Putting a number to the amount of ads I see on a daily basis is impossible. Everywhere I look I could find an ad about some product whether it's a expensive product or a cheap product. As I was writing this blog I was flipping through the channels, a picture of Joe Mauer popped up. Then below him hitting a home run was a number to call for Twins tickets and a web site. This showed the American core value of Achievement and success. It showed the Minnesota native being successful, hoping this would attract fans to buy tickets. The ad was very eye appealing yet it was simple enough that there wasn't to many distractions so you wouldn't miss the number. This commericial was directed towards Minnesotans ages 20-30, and a caucasion male. This was a great commericial because even though I wasn't part of the main getters, they caught my attention.
I also listened to a radio commericial from National American University. Before they even said the schools name I knew exactly who it was because of the TV commerical they have. I love commericials like this because I feel they work the best because it is hard to get them out of your head. This commericial is directed towards males around the age of 17-25 for people who are preparing to go to college either full time or part time. I enjoy this commericial very much because it is so catchy.
I feel making an ad to sell a product would be very difficult. Whether its a billboard where you have about 5 seconds to catch the drivers eye or a radio commericial to get them to listen to your commericial before they change the station. So I give props to all the ad creaters out there because all these commericials do a great job catching my eye.