The Psychology of Advertising
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Pt 1: Intro
Pt. 2: Strategic Plan
Pt. 3 Media
Pt. 4 Creative

Lecture Topic:  Psychology of Advertising
How do ads work?  Do they provide relevant information?  Do they change
people's minds?

Learn about the techniques advertisers use to design advertisements that will inform and persuade consumers to take some action.

Part 2: Strategic Planning and Research

  • Builds upon concepts introduced in Part I (I.e, history, ethics, and types of advertising used)
  • Understand why and how consumers make purchase decisions
  • Provides you with a foundation on how advertising campaigns are developed, carefully planned, and involve strategic thinking
  • Shows how advertisers get insights needed to write and create  creative visuals and copy (Part III).
  • Consumer Behavior: 2 Perspectives
    (Get this from your textbook)

    • Influences on ____________________________ of ____________________________
    • Consumers as ____________________________

    The Decision Making-Process

  • Recognize a need
    •  __________________________

       __________________________

  • Information search and evaluation
    • __________________________

      __________________________

      __________________________

  • Purchase
  • Postpurchase use and evaluation
  • Needs

  • Produce a __________
  • Seek _____________
  • Motivated to seek relief by:
    • examples:
    • __________________________
    • __________________________
    • __________________________

    Motivation

    What is motivation?

      an ______________ state within a person that __________________ to ___________________ behavior.

    Consists of

      _________, __________, ___________ or _____.

    Theories of Motivation

    • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    • __________________________

      __________________________

    • McClelleand's Theory of Learned Needs
    • __________________________

      __________________________

    • Maintaining Optimum Stimulation Levels
    • __________________________

      __________________________

    • Priming
    • __________________________

    • Fundamental Attribution Error

    Perception

     the process by which ____________________________

    • Selective perception _____________________________________
    • Selective exposure _____________________________________
    • Selective distortion _____________________________________
    • Selective retention   _____________________________________

    Cognitive /consistency and dissonance is
         _________________________________________

         _________________________________________

    Notes on video about perception:

    _______________________________________

    _______________________________________

    _______________________________________

    Types of Buyers

    Four Modes of Consumer Decision-Making

    • Planners
    • Limited Problem Solvers
    • Habitual Purchasers
    • Brand Loyal

    Consumption decisions are based on:

      __________________________

      __________________________

    Involvement

    • __________________________
    • __________________________
    • __________________________
    • __________________________
    • __________________________

     

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    Copyright © 2001
    Published by: Cynthia M. Frisby, Ph. D
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    Missouri School of Journalism
    Department of Advertising
    221 Walter Williams Hall
    Columbia, MO  65211