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  1. 1. Public Communication in a Pandemic : Language in COVID‐19 public health advertising

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Petra Rindby; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19; pragmatics; speech act theory; cooperative principle; implicature; Gricean maxims; advertising; PSA; public information; COVID-19; pragmatik; talakter; samarbetsprincipen; kommunikation; reklam; samhällsinformation;

    Abstract : This linguistic study in the field of pragmatics looked at the language used by public health authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to inform citizens about COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. It made a qualitative analysis of advertisements that were posted on Instagram by the Department of Health and Aged Care, the National Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in relation to COVID-19 during this time frame. READ MORE

  3. 2. Influencing consumer behavioural intentions: Reducing household water consumption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Daria Granina; [2022]
    Keywords : Emotional and Rational Communication; Advertising Appeals; Intention to Behave Sustainably; Message Tailoring; Persuasive Sustainability Communication; Strategic Communication; Elaboration Likelihood Model; ELM; Theory of Planned Behaviour; TPB; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although the topic of sustainability communication has been extensively studied since the 1970s, there remain gaps and contradictions, e.g. the effectiveness of communication strategies for influencing individual pro-environmental behaviour change. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effects of Mass Culture on the Loman Family : The Frankfurt School Critical Theory Applied to Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Henrik Levin; [2021]
    Keywords : Miller; Marx; alienation; Frankfurt School; critical theory; mass culture; conformity; consumerism; escapism; law of success;

    Abstract : This essay discusses the effects of mass culture on the Loman family in Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman. The focus is to identify whether conformation to mass culture and alienation have caused the characters to be lonely and to give up what they enjoy and to fall in line with a system where individuality is replaced by totality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Advertorials; an effective or destructive marketing practice? : The effect of advertorial deception on irritation, credibility, and attitude, both for the advertiser and the advertising medium

    University essay from IHH, EMM (Entreprenörskap, Marknadsföring, Management)

    Author : Jimmy Bergqvist; Jens Ingelstedt; [2010]
    Keywords : Advertorials; deceptive marketing; brand credibility; advertising avoidance; likeliness to return to site; brand attitude; on-line adver-tising; news advertising; Annonser; vilseledande marknadsföring; varumärkestrovärdighet; reklamundvikande; sannolikhet att återvända till webbsida; varumärkesattityd; online-reklam; reklam i nyheter;

    Abstract : The thesis explores advertorials, advertising made to look like editorial content, from a consumer behaviour perspective. Introduction                 Consumers are exposed to a staggering amount of advertisements each day. This so-called advertising clutter makes it difficult for marketers to reach the consumer. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Swedish Gambling Monopoly : Impacts from Internet competition on Svenska Spel’s prices and advertising expenses

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Tomas Gunnarsson; Alfred Lindén; [2008]
    Keywords : Swedish gambling monopoly; Svenska Spel; Internet gambling; Dynamic limit pricing; A dynamic model of advertising and market shares;

    Abstract : With the fast progress of the Internet the Swedish gambling monopoly is no longer able to control the market. Gambling companies licensed in foreign countries can compete with Svenska Spel via the Internet offering lower prices. The authors investigated whether the competition has lead Svenska Spel to lower their prices. READ MORE