The author examines how extensively women's bodies and minds became "battlegrounds" in the U.S. fight for victory in World War II. Women were led to believe that the nation's success depended on their efforts, not just on factory floors, but at their dressing tables, bathroom si…
"Is there any public discourse left, or has advertising, with its aggressive sales techniques, usurped the role of democratic, civil debate? Beginning in the 1960s, there was a proliferation of social, political, and corporate advertising in affluent, developed nations that spok…
"Is there any public discourse left, or has advertising, with its aggressive sales techniques, usurped the role of democratic, civil debate? Beginning in the 1960s, there was a proliferation of social, political, and corporate advertising in affluent, developed nations that spok…
Combining shrewd analysis of contemporary practices with a historical perspective, Breaking up America traces the momentous shift that began in the mid-1970s when advertisers rejected mass marketing in favor of more aggressive target marketing. Turow shows how advertisers exploi…
Respected advertising insider, Adam Ferrier, reveals techniques used by some of the best-known brands across the globe. These are grounded in psychological theory with award winning real world examples and explore most effective way to change behaviour is through action rather t…
Rapid changes in communication technologies shifted the media environment from one of scarcity to one characterized by abundance. Advertisers are paying more and more money to reach fewer and fewer people, as audiences consume endless streams of content across different platform…
The sheer intensity and violence of Germany's 20th century transformations provides a unique opportunity to assess the power and endurance of commercial imagery in the most extreme circumstances. This is an historical study of modern German advertising, from the Imperial period …
