Media & advertising Flashcards
advertising on the radio or television, between or during programmes
commercial advertising:
a method of selling
things or taking orders for sales by telephone
telemarketing:
making you feel confused because there are too many things to choose
bewildering [adjective]:
have the things that somebody requires in order to live in a comfortable way or achieve what they want
to meet one’s needs/ requirements [expression]:
to be affordable for the money that you have to spend
to suit one’s pocket [expression]:
to have a holiday in a very quiet place where you can relax
to get away from it all:
Ex: I found some tourist
brochures very helpful when I was looking for a quiet destination to get away from it all and relax.
too noticeable or direct, in a way that is disturbing or annoying
intrusive [adjective]:
Ex: I regularly receive
intrusive telesales marketing calls on my phone when I am busy or trying to read a book.
be influenced to buy things as a result of advertising
- to be swayed by advertisements
- endorse its commercials, manipulating sb to do st
without any planning and considering the effects Thay may have
impulsively (adv)
Ex: Secondly, some people are easily swayed by advertisements to buy goods impulsively.
A form of brand or advertising campaign that involves a well known person using their fame to help promote a product or
service
celebrity endorsement:
not completely trusting
or certain about something
to be wary of:
happiness and satisfaction with having what you want
or need, or what you have done
fulfilment [noun]:
