Advertising as an Marketing Entry Barrier
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A 10 page research paper that looks at advertising a vehicle that can be utilized by an established firm to prevent entry into a market by new entrant competitors. In both the consumer and the industrial markets, those companies that have been pioneers in their particular fields traditionally continue to outsell later entrants. This is so common that the term "pioneering advantage." The writer argues that advertising plays an intrinsic role in establishing this factor. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Advertising at Levi Strauss
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A 10 page paper discussing how Levi's lost the teen buyer and to what extent the company will go to win them back. Levi Strauss is reported to be a $7 billion company, and has grown in its 140-year history to be one of the anchors of true American culture. Built on being the rough work pants of the West, Levi found that it had neglected its younger buyers and as a result was rapidly losing market share in the US though it was still performing well overseas. The company reassessed its approach to the younger buyer late in 1997 and then directed much of its total advertising budget to regaining lost ground with teens. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Advertising at Nike
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A 5 page paper discussing this company's historical and current approach to advertising. The paper discusses celebrity endorsement, the company's level of affiliation with professional and collegiate teams and its increasing broad-based approach to advertising. Not all of Nike's advertisements directly promote the brand, but rather promote the sports in which Nike shoes and apparel are used, such as its "March Madness" series in 1999. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSNikeAdv.wps

Advertising Between 1870 and 1930
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This 8 page paper looks at ads between 1870 and 1930 and talks about the history of advertising within that time period. Twenty-one sources are used in the footnotes provided.
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Advertising Campaigns of the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s / The Focus on the American Middle Class
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This 5 page paper looks at different print advertising campaigns over the course of the last four decades and considers the similarities and differences that exist in terms of target audience, message content, product and pricing information, message complexity, visual imagery and the overall impact of the advertisement related to the nature of the existing market focus. This paper attempts to demonstrate through the evaluation of four specific advertisements (one for each decade) that there was an increasing focus on the targeting of the American middle class as a primary consumer base. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Advertising Costs too Much
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2 pages worth of reasons (10 reasons in all) why "advertising costs too much." Excellent for debates. Two bibliographic references.
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Advertising Critique
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A 5 page paper critiquing five ads from the October 2001 issue of Southern Living magazine. The advertisements are for Hampton Inn, MasterCard, Lowe’s, Dillard’s and Kia Sedona. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSadvCritik.rtf

Advertising Critique and Questions
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Three questions answered in 3 pages, each dealing with some aspect of marketing. The first asks for a critique of a print advertisement; the second asks for a discussion of the “3 Cs” of marketing. The last asks for a profile of the environmentally conscious consumer. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSadvCritQues.rtf

Advertising Dictates Our Perception of Masculinity and Femininity
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A 6 page paper on how advertising tells us what is masculine and what is feminine, and the costs to society and individuals of that representation in relationship to Jean Kilbourne's "Still Killing Us Softly" and Naomi Wolf's "The Beauty Myth." Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Advertising Does Not Cost Too Much
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3 pages outlining 10 reasons why advertising does not "cost too much." Excellent ideas for debates.
Filename: Advtcost.wps

Advertising During Times Of War
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A 6 page paper on how companies need to market and advertise their products and services during wartime. Examined in the paper is how advertisers often have to switch their ads around to include more war themes and express certain patriotic themes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Advertising Ethics -- An Oxymoron?
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An 8 page paper asking just where advertising professionals should draw the line in their methods to protect their future, and how much responsibility the manufacturers of legal 'vices' have in ensuring that their messages are directed to the proper target, and not put forth in an effort to recruit just one more generation of addicts to their products. One observer says that increased pressures on tobacco advertising prohibition forces the tobacco companies to find new ways to convey their message, and that they could well feel forced to participate in subliminal advertising as one after another of their existing advertising paths are blocked. The paper also addresses sexually exploitative advertising. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Advethic.rtf

Advertising Fallacies
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the details of several ads aimed at male consumers that use fallacious arguments. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Advertising Fixed Base Operations Aviation
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A 3 page paper discussing apt locations for a new private airport to place advertising for the first few months of its existence. The paper recommends that the company market itself both to businesses and pilots, as each has a voice in the destination point of private aircraft. The paper recommends that the company advertise for at least six months in both the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Update and Forbes magazine. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSadvFBOairSvc.rtf

Advertising for the Twenty-First Century
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This 9 page paper examines three companies: Amazon.com, Proflowers, and The Gap in terms of its advertising. Several ads are discussed. Recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA41121.rtf

Advertising in International Contests:
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This 12 page paper examines advertising in its latest internet form, "international contests. The "information highway" has increased our accessibility to products of the world, and added a new glitch to those advertising "road" signs: the international contest. Are these international contest ads valid, or just another form of gambling, or is there really good "stuff" just waiting for you to pick-it up? Bibliography lists 25 sources. NOTE: Sources attached = total this unit = 35pp. Bibliography lists 25 sources..
Filename: BBinCad.doc.

Advertising in Monopolistic and Oligopolistic Markets
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5 pages in length. Takes a close look at the effects of advertising on firms in monopolistic and oligopolistic competitions and how limited advertising could affect these situations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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