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Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising

Why It Sells: Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Logos, Ads, and Other Marketing and Advertising Ploys

By Marcel Danesi

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Marcel Danesi is an entertaining and insightful tour guide to decoding the messages woven into the advertisements, commercials, brand names, and logos we see on a daily basis. Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, Danesi explores everything from product a...

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Book Information

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publish Date: 09/21/2007
Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780742555457
ISBN-10: 0742555453
Language: English

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Marcel Danesi is an entertaining and insightful tour guide to decoding the messages woven into the advertisements, commercials, brand names, and logos we see on a daily basis. Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, Danesi explores everything from product and package design to jingles, cyberadvertising, ad campaigns, global impacts, culture jamming, and advertising effects. Why It Sells will fascinate and inform all readers interested in how ads, marketing, and branding take hold in the consumer psyche.

About the Author

Antonio Nicaso teaches courses on social history of organized crime and Mafia culture at Queen's University. He is a leading expert on Mafia and Mafia-like criminal organizations in the world.

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