*Advertising

Advertising:

Have you ever heard a commercial in another room and it piqued your interest enough that you had to go and watch it?  Ever looked at a billboard and really wondered what it was that they were trying to sell?  As a

Advertising in Seoul, Korea (photo by Debbie Parfet)

consumer, you are constantly bombarded with media and its messages.  During the advertising unit, you will learn to develop your abilities to analyze and evaluate information from these sources to help you become a better decision maker.  In this unit, you will participate in a simulation of an advertising company, where your group will be faced with choices about what and how to advertise certain products. You will understand and utilize advertising techniques and secrets that help to persuade people to buy a product.  This unit culminates in using what you have learned to “sell” your point of view to others.

–> Long Term Homework Advertising Project Sheet <–

Interested in learning more?  Check out these websites:

An introduction to advertising by developing your own ad:

Steps to making your own commercial:

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Your-Own-Commercials