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Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time, 2009a

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4. Warmth—gentle, warm, <strong>and</strong> sensitive<br />

5. Does not rub the wrong way—not worn out, not phony, <strong>and</strong> not irritat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

So, at the end of the day, no matter how you do it, you want people to like your ads. That sounds like a<br />

“no-bra<strong>in</strong>er,” though many advertis<strong>in</strong>g messages don’t achieve this simple objective. Why is it so<br />

important that people like your ad?<br />

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Likeable commercials are less likely to be avoided (zapped).<br />

Likeability is the “gatekeeper” to further process<strong>in</strong>g: once a likeable ad gets our attention, we’re more<br />

<br />

likely to th<strong>in</strong>k about the message it’s convey<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

The positive feel<strong>in</strong>gs the ad evokes transfer from the advertisement to the br<strong>and</strong>.<br />

SS+K Spotlight<br />

Refer back to <strong>and</strong> the three campaign options SS+K presented to msnbc.com. Which of these do you th<strong>in</strong>k<br />

has the most emotional resonance for the News Explorer?<br />

KEY TAKEAWAY<br />

An advertisement can grab you <strong>in</strong> a lot of different ways—but it needs to grab you <strong>in</strong> some way. One way<br />

is to be relevant to your situation <strong>and</strong> needs; another is to be resonant with your desires. If noth<strong>in</strong>g else,<br />

be sure people like your ad—it’s all downhill from there.<br />

EXERCISES<br />

a. Expla<strong>in</strong> why resonance <strong>and</strong> relevance are the keys to superior advertis<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

b. Discuss the “common denom<strong>in</strong>ator” that most successful advertisements have <strong>in</strong> common.<br />

c. List <strong>and</strong> characterize each of the five factors that constitute an ad’s likeability.<br />

[1] “Simplicity Orig<strong>in</strong>ality Relevance,” Precision Market<strong>in</strong>g, August 24, 2007, 17.<br />

[2] Art Smith, “Achiev<strong>in</strong>g the Impossible: Adidas Seamlessly Marries Past Olympians with Their<br />

Contemporaries,” SHOOT, August 20, 2004, 18.<br />

[3] Barbara Lippert, “The Impossible Dream: Super Athletes, Simple Draw<strong>in</strong>gs Make Adidas Ads Hypnotic,” Adweek,<br />

April 16, 2007, 44;http://www.adidas.com/campaigns/usi<strong>in</strong>/content.<br />

[4] “Market<strong>in</strong>g Theory: Everyth<strong>in</strong>g You Know is Wrong.” Market<strong>in</strong>g, June 13, 2007, 28.<br />

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