Advertising and the Mind of the Consumer: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why (Paperback, 3, Revised, Intern)

Figures and tables, Acknowledgments, About the author, PART A: WHY ADVERTISING HAS REMAINED A MYSTERY FOR SO LONG, Introduction, 1: Infuencing people: myths and mechanisms, 2: Image and reality: seeing things in different ways, 3: Subliminal advertising: the biggest myth of all, 4: Conformity: the popular thing to do, 5: The advertising message: oblique and indirect, 6: ‘Under the radar’: paid product placement, 7: Silent symbols and badges of identity, 8: Vicarious experience and virtual reality, 9: Messages, reminders and rewards: how ads speak to us, 10: What’s this I’m watching? The elements that make up an ad, 11: ‘Behavioural targeting’: consumers in the crosshairs, 12: The limits of advertising, PART B: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T, AND WHY, Introduction, 13: Continuous tracking: are you being followed?, 14: New product launches: don’t pull the plug too early, 15: Planning campaign strategy around consumers’ mental filing cabinets, 16: What happens when you stop advertising?, 17: The effectiveness of funny ads: what a laugh!, 18: Learning to use shorter-length TV commercials, 19: Seasonal advertising, 20: Underweight advertising: execution anorexia, 21: Why radio ads aren’t recalled, 22: Maximizing ad effectiveness: develop a unique and consistent style, 23: Sequels, 24: Corporate tracking of image and issues, 25: The web: advertising in a new age, 26: ‘Mental reach’: they see your ad but does it get through?, 27: Measurement of advertising effects in memory, 28: The buy-ology of mind, 29: Conclusion, Appendix: How to prompt ad awareness, Notes, Index