czwartek, 30 października 2008

ABC of advertising, 29.10

The new Pepsi logo, launched this month

Look at the history of Pepsi logo. Which one do you like best?


This week we looked at some vintage ads from 1900s and older. For more visit:
http://www.adclassix.com/sitemap.htm

We talked about types of advertising, the AIDA model and we did a quick activity with print ads.
Thank you all for sending me all the crazy and banned ads. You can view some of them using links below:
Snickers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHkoZ7ngAM0
Soccer http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=NHQW8IeV8lE
Fcuk http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=cLN06w2bA9I&feature=related

If you still haven't sent your home assignement do so by the end of the week.

Reading: For next class please read David Ogilvy's text and excerpts from Pricken's book. To be found in the library or in your CD.

4 komentarze:

Unknown pisze...

Umm.. As far as I know the new Pepsi logo is to be launched soon, in 3 different versions: for Pepsi, Pepsi Light and Max.

Below is the link for one of them:

http://laughingliondesign.net/2008/10/16/new-pepsi-logo/

Agata Grabowska pisze...

Yes, tou're right. It is somewhat confusing, I agree. The new logo leaked to the web some time ago, so it was not officially "launched" . See http://blaahg.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/this-just-in-smiley-face-pepsi/

Unknown pisze...

True, true, yet the scale of the rebranding is huge, in budget terms at least, and it will be acompanied by major marketing campaigns. Launch may not be the best word for it, but it is still unclear whether the change will be only about the logo or the brand as a whole (including values'n'stuff). Vide: the New Coke campaign in the 80s or 90s, when Coca Cola tried to freshen up its image a bit, by taking a sharp turn and introducing New Coke instead of the old. That sure didn't work out well.
Anyway, to quote the recent remake of Bud ad: change, that's what's up.

Agata Grabowska pisze...

Change in the times of crisis to allude to Marquez...not sure whether it will pay off.