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What Does it Mean to be Beautiful?
Everyday women pursue the elusive concept of beauty. Advertisements provide a lens for viewing culture, highlighting priorities and ideals, including those relating to beauty. In my recently published article in the Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, we compare … Continue reading
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Starbucks Omnipresent in Global Culture
It seems wherever you travel today Starbucks is there – Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, even Macau – just a few examples from my recent Asian trip. The coffee culture has become quite fashionable with the locals. As one young Korean auto … Continue reading
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Advertising Built into Asian Landscape
Commercial messages are ubiquitous in Asian major metropolitan areas. Take for example these photos from Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul. Chicago streets look naked in comparison – consider Water Tower Place – the view outside my office window. A proposal to allow … Continue reading
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Communication, Culture, and the Family
At ICA’s Intercultural Division session, Culture and Family, papers illustrated how culture is the backbone for how we define ourselves, act out, and communicate, including with our closest social groups – spouses, parents, and families. Such intimate communications can lead … Continue reading
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Bulgarian and Turkish Outdoor Ads
In my recent travel to Bulgaria and Turkey I got a glimpse of each nation’s advertising culture. Brand images come through loud and clear, regardless of language and writing, like in the Dunkin Donuts ad found in Sophia. English is … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Signs
OWS protesters’ signs are examples of grass-roots forces attempting to generate cultural and political change. Using an advertising perspective and contextualizing messages in social and cultural terms, important issues raised by protesters can be identified. Results can enrich discourse of … Continue reading
Advertising Images: Reflections and Temptations
This is a presentation I gave at Loyola as part of the Faculty Speaker Series.
Are cultures changing because of the Internet?
You bet! Healthy cultures constantly change and adapt to their social, economic, political, and physical environments. But how any particular culture adapts will depend on ingrained and unconscious culture-specific attributes. The process and adaption are never the same for any … Continue reading
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Team Teaching Advertising
Advertising is a rewarding career partly due to its complexity. Where else do creative, research, media, account management, strategists, producers, designers and others come together to develop innovative and relevant communication? As a professor of advertising I want to express … Continue reading →