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HYPERLINK”http://www.cnshu.cn/"I。INTRODUCTIONAdvertisingispartoftheincreasedglobalizationofmassmedia—rapidlyevolvingintoatrulyglobalmediavillage.Nowadays,thousandsoffirmsarespendingmillionsofdollarstoinfluencepeopleallaroundtheworld。Thegrowthandexpansionoffirmsoperatinginternationallyhaveledtotheriseofthegrowthininternationaladvertising.However,howtodefineasuccessfuladvertisement?Itisgenerallyagreedthatanadvertisement,ifaimingtobesuccessful,shouldbeinformative,impressive,andpersuasive.Then,howtocompletelyachievetheseeffects?Theansweris:toknowconsumers’wants。Andhowtoknowconsumers’wants?Theansweristhattheadvertisementsshouldaimtotheculturesoftargetconsumers.Inmostcircumstances,wearerelativelyunawareofthetremendousimpactourculturehasonus.Weautomaticallydriveontheright-h(huán)andsideoftheroad,trytoarriveontimeforappointments,andshakehandswhenwefirstmeetsomeone。Withoutthoughtwereacttoourenvironmentinamannerthat(yī)issociallyacceptablebecausethatishowwehavebeensocialized.EdwardT。Hallpointsout,“Nomatterhowhardmantries,itisimpossibleforhimtodivesthimselfofhisownculture,forithaspenetratedtotherootsofhisnervoussystemanddetermineshowheperceivestheworld…peoplecannotactorinteractinanymeaningfulwayexpectthroughthemediumofculture”(Hall,1966:177).Whenwemoveintoanotherculture,wecarryourculturewithus,respondingtotheforeignenvironmentinwaysthatwouldbeacceptableinourownculturebutthatmayormaynotbeacceptableindifferentsurroundings.Ifonewantstounderstandandcommunicatewithaculture,investigationofthevaluesofpeopleinthatcvidesapromisingstartingpoint.Personalvaluesarevaluesthatindividualsbelievethattheyholdasmotivatingfactorsintheirlife。Individualsoftenconceptualizethesevaluesasbasicprinciplesintheirlifeandmayindeedusetheterm“value”todescribethesebasicmotivators.Althoughculturalvalueorientationsarenotnecessarilysalienttoanindividualasaguidingbelief,theseorientationsdohaveinfluencesonindividualbehaviorandtheseinfluencesmaybestrongandpervasive.Avalueisabeliefthatisheldverycentrallyandshapesaperson’sattitudesandbehaviors。Infact,avalueisastandardtoguideactions,attitudes,comparisons,evaluations,andjustificationstoselfandothers。Valuesplayakeyrolewhenadvertising.Inthiscase,culturalvaluesareofprimaryimportanceininternationaladvertising,soknowledgeandunderstandingofculturalvaluesareessentialtosuccessfuladvertising.Failuretounderstandtheculturalenvironmentcanleadtomisunderstandings,miscommunicat(yī)ions,andmarketingfailures。Andtryingone’sbesttounderstandtheculturalvaluesbettercanleadhimtobeasuccessfulbusinessman。Althoughtherehavebeenagreatdealofinterestsinrecentyearsintherelationshipofconsumervaluestoconsumption,mostofsituationshavedealtwithpersonalvalues-consumercharacteristics.Withwhatstatedabove,wecaneasilysummarizethatculturalvalueinfluencesadvertising,andmeanwhile,advertisementsreflectsthevaluesofpeopleinthatculture.Manyresearchershavesaidthatadvertisingshapesthewaypeoplelive.SincewehavecontiguitywithmanyproductsthatweremadeinAmerica,andAmericanadvertisementsarewidelyknownthroughouttheworld,thisthesis,therefore,wouldshowhowAmericanadvertisementsreflecttheAmericanpeople'scharacteristicsorvalues。ChaptertwowillsimplyintroducethecharactersorvaluesofthepeopleintheUnitedStates,namely,pioneeringspirit,materialism,individualism,askingquestions,informality,lesssocialdistinction,honesty,frankness,anddirectness。Andchapterthree,withconcreteexamplesofAmericanadvertisementsfromavarietyofsources,discussesindetailsthereflectionofthevaluesofAmericanpeopleintheadvertisements.Chapterfourconcludesthepaper.II。AMERICANCHARACTERSANDVALUES—AGENERALREVIEWHistorically,becauseAmericanpeoplehavecomefromsomanynat(yī)ionalities,peopleofdifferentracesandofdifferentsectionsintheUnitedStateshavetheirowncustomsandattitudes.Forexample,theNewEnglanderisdescribedassternandself-reliant,theSouthernerasgraciousandleisurely,andtheWesternerascasualandfriendly,mostregionaldistinctions,however,havebeengraduallyerasedbymoderntransportation,communication,andmassproduction.ThefollowingpartwillsummarizesomeofthemaincharactersandvaluesoftheAmericanpeople:ThepioneeringspiritoftheimmigrantisanimportantpartoftheAmericancharacter.MostimmigrantscametoAmericavoluntarily,andeagerly,insearchofgreaterfortuneandfreedom.Sothedesiretobecomerichandundisciplinedisespeciallynoticeablethroughoutthenation.Theyareacquisitiveandpreparedtotaketheinitiative,evenwhenthereisariskindoingso.Americansliketobelievethatadifficultproblemcanbesolvedimmediat(yī)ely;theytakeprideinmeetingchallengesandovercomingdifficultobstacles。Thiscan-dospirithastraditionallygivenAmericansasenseofoptimismaboutthemselvesandtheircountry。“Success”inAmericansocietyisoftenmarkedbytheamountofmoneyorthequantityofmaterialgoodsapersonisabletoaccumulate。Apersonaccumulat(yī)esmoneyandgoodsbymeansofsuchvaluedqualitiesashardwork,cleverness,andpersistence.Asweknow,themostnotableAmericancharacteristicisindividualism.Eachperson,Americansbelieve,hasaworthsimplybecauseheisanindividual.Hisideasareimportantaboveallelse.Americansgenerallybelievethattheidealpersonisanautonomous,self—reliantindividual。MostAmericansseethemselvesasseparateindividuals,notasrepresentativesofafamily,community,orothergroup.Theydislikebeingdependentonotherpeople,orhavingothersdependentonthem。Americansaretrainedfromchildhoodtoquestion,analyze,andsearch?!癎olookitupforyourself”,achildwillbetold。(Xu,1993:141)Schooltasksaredesignedtostimulatetheuseofawiderangeofmaterials.Evenintheprimarygrades,childrenaretaughttouselibraries,andtosearchfornewideas。AndfrequentlyonecanfindinAmericat(yī)hatjuniorstaffmembersdaretochallengeolderexecutivesorarguepointswiththem.Thisisnottobeconsideredaninsultorlossoffacetotheolder;norisitanindicationof“noconfidence”.Americanisclearlycharacterizedbymuchmoreinformalityandlesssocialdistinctionthanmanyothercountries。OftenpeopleseeAmericanmenworkingat(yī)officedesksinshirt—sleeves,sometimeswithouttheirties.Theymayleanfarbackintheirchairsandevenputtheirfeetontheradiat(yī)orordeskwhiletheytalkonthetelephone。ThisisnotmeanttoberudeinAmerica.Anddon’tbesurprisedifAmericansdonotshakehands。Theyoftenjustnodorsmileinstead。Acasual“Hi”or“Howareyoudoing?”or“Hello"oftentakestheplaceofaformalhandshake,butitmeansthesamething。Americansdonotsticktoonepattern.Americanshavelittlefeelingfor“rank",especiallysocialrank。Mostofthemdonotenjoybeingtreatedwithspecialdifferenceforageorposition;itmakesthemuncomfortable.Socialconventionsshowthat(yī)socialdistinctionsarebecomingfewerandfewerinAmerica.IntheUnitedStatestruthhasahigherprioritythanpoliteness。Americansaretaughtfrombabyhoodthat“honestyisthebestpolicy”.Withthemtrustandtruthareofparamountimportance.Iftheysayofaman“youcannottrusthim”,thisisoneofthemostdamningstatementsthatcanbemadeabouthim.ThefranknessofadmittingcertainweaknessesisanothercharacteristicoftheAmericanpeople.However,it’sbetternottoagreewithhimtooquickly.ForAmericans,theythinkthatitwouldbequiteallrightiftheyadmittheirweaknesses,buttheyconsideritaninsultforthemtobepointedoutbysomeoneelse。Americansmaybedirecttoapointthatwouldseemoffensiveinmanyothercountries.IntheU。S.,however,peoplefeelthatbyaskingdirectquestionsandmakingdirectstatements,theyaredemonstratinghonesty。III。REFLECTIONOFAMERICANCULTURALVALUESINADVERTISEMENTSItiscriticaltobeawareoftheeffectsthatvalueshaveonconsumersinordertobesuccessfulwithinagiventargetmarket。Understandingvaluesisextremelysignificantinthefieldofconsumerbehavior,andadvertisingwillbebasedonunderstandingthevaluesoftargetconsumers。“U.S.a(chǎn)dvertisersnowrunupanestimat(yī)edannualadvertisingbillofmorethan$212billion;worldwideadvertisingspendingexceeds$414billion?!?Coen,1999:126)ThefollowingpartswillgivesometypicaladvertisingsamplestoshowhowtheycanreflecttheculturevalueofAmericans。3.1FreedomandIndependence3。1.1Marlboro3。1.1MarlboroTwolonesome,handsomecowboysridetherangeatthefootofthesnowcappedRockyMountains,aniconicpictureoftheeternallyyoungandeternallyimmortalMarlboroMan.Throughthepolitical,economic,andreligiousphilosophiestherehasgrownthenotionthattheindividualisimportant,thatheshouldnotberestricted,thatinotherwords,heshouldhavefreedom。Withoutthisfreedom,thenewlandwouldnothavebeensoattractivetothelargenumbersofthemwhocametoliveinit.Historically,Americahasallowedthefreedomtodiffer,somethingvitalinattractingmembersofdifferentnationalitygroups。Withoutthisvaluethecountrymightstillbesparselysettled。Freedomandindependenceastheabsenceofconditionswhichcouldrestrictindividualactivity。Theyfelt,forexample,thatthereshouldbenoexcessivebail,fines,orpunishments;thathomesshouldnotbesearchedwithoutwarrants;andthatthegovernmentshouldnotrestrictfreedomofreligion,ofspeech,ofthepress,orofassembly.“OneAmericanisafreeindividual。”(Mencken,1999:2).That(yī)'strue。Americansfollowtheirowninclinationsanddoeverythingattheirpleasure.Theyalsoconsiderthatlivesaretheirown,noonecanengagethemselvestodowhattheydonotwanttodo—JustliketheMarlboroMan!3.1。2SierraClubTheSierraClubadvertisementdisplaysamanwholooksverypeacefulandinvigoratedbyexploringanationalpark。ThisadisfocusingontwovaluesthatareimportanttomostAmericans:freedom;masteryandcontrol.Theadvertisementmakestheworldlooklikeabeautifulplace.Itsendsamessagestatingthatconsumersshouldrespecttheirfreedombyenjoyingtheworldaroundthem。TheyaretryingtogetconsumerstojointheSierraClubbyrecognizingtheimportanceoffreedom。Theadalsofocusesonmasteryandcontrolthroughtheenvironment.Theadnotonlyincorporatesbeautifulscenerytostresstheimportanceoffreedom,buttheusestheenvironmenttodisplaythevalueofmasteryandcontrol.3.1。2SierraClub3.1.2SierraClub3.1.2SierraClubCompetitionandActivity3。2.1JustDoIt3。2.1JustDoIt3.2。1JustDoItAlmostalltheadvertisementsofsportsequipmentsfocusonthevalue-competition。Nikeusesthefamousslogan—“Justdoit”,toencouragepeoplenottohesitatetodo,andnottofearofcompetition。3.2。1JustDoItMichaelJordan’sslamdunkgaveusdeepimpressions.HeflewhighwithhisNike“Jumpman”shoestoacloud-cappedbasketringtoshowthathewasthewinnerofbasketball。ThisadvertisementchallengedalltheAmericans,andthisexaggeratedactionmademillionsofyoungmentobestuckonNike.3。2.2Nike3。2.2Nike3.2.2NikeThisNikeadvertisement3。2.2feat(yī)uresayoungattractivegirlingoodphysicalshape.Intoday’ssocietyappearance,competition,beauty,andphysicalwell-beingarerecognizedhighlybymostconsumers.ThegoalofNikeistoconnecttheirproducttothevalueofactivityandyouthfulness.ActivityisdefinedtomostAmericansaskeepingbusythroughphysicalormentalactivity。Meanwhile,theadvertisementdemonstratesyouthfulness.Americansfocusonyouth;theyvaluebeingyoungmentallyaswellasphysically.Theaddoesthisbysendingamessagetotheconsumerthat(yī)itispossibletoremainyouthfulandcompetitivethroughphysicalactivityand,ofcourse,Nikeproducts.“OneAmericanisafreeindividual;twoareacompetition;threeareacontest?!保∕encken,1999:2)3.2.2NikeTheAmericanlifeisbasedoncompetition,andAmericansareinherentlycompetitivefromanearlyage。Thecompetitivenessmayinitiallyappearoverbearingorrudeattimestoyou,butitisanindisputablepartofAmericanculture.3。3AchievementandSuccess3。3.1AveryThisisanAveryadvertisement.Itfocusesonthevalueofachievementandsuccess,whichindividualshaverecognizedashighlyimportantbothhistoricallyandpresently.Americansstriveforsuccess,andhistorically,Americansadmireawinner.Althoughthisvaluehasdifferentmeaningstodifferentindividualsitisoftenusedinstudyingconsumerbehavior.Thisadvertisementfeaturesamiddleagebusinessman。However,tomanyAmericansthesecharacteristicsrepresentasuccessfulindividual.3。3.1Avery3.3.1Avery3.3.1Avery3。4Adventurism3。4。1DietCoke3。4。1DietCokeThisCoca—Cola-DietCokeadvertisementshowsusamaninasling.Itsays,“Unlikeyourco-workers,youlikeitwhenyourbutt’sinasling.”AndbesidetheDietCokefeature,itsays,“Gotatasteforadventure?Thisistheyeartodiscoverwhatyou’remakeof.Whynotbagapeak,skiDevil’sDareorbikeyourbrainsout.DoitjustforthethrillofitallDietCoke.Youarewhatyoudrink。”Literally,thiscat(yī)chlinetellsusthat(yī)ifyouareexploring,bringtheDietCokewithyou。Itcanrelaxyournervesandcaninstillcourageorenergyintoyourlives。MostAmericansseemtohavesomerelationshipwithnature.Intheirblood,theylikeadventuring;theylovetobeaconqueror。Theytakealmosteverychancetoadventurewithsportsandadventurewithwork。3。5Open-minded3。5.1Levi'3。5.1Levi's3.5.1Levi’3.5.1Levi’sAmongthebestreasonsfor3。5.2Levi'sowning501s,thereis3。5.2Levi's3.5.27Up3.5.27UpFidoDido,thebrandiconforPepsiFoods’7Upclearlemondrink,isbackasthe“KingofCool”.One7UpadvertisementstartswithaTVscreen,whichlookslikesignal—interfered.Afterseveralseconds,a7Upsymbolizedredspotcomesout,treadsontheheelsofthespotisFidoDido-thebrandicon。Afterseeingthisscene,thesignal-interferedscreendisappears,insteadisrapidflotationofairbubbles—yes,that’stheairbubblesinthe7Upclearlemondrinkbottlenotasignal-interferedscreen!Surprise?EachAmerican'smindisopenandwide,sotheycanmakeadvertisementsdifferent.Traditionally,allthepeopleinAmericanareopen-minded.Theythinkdifferentlyandhavemuchcreativity.Thisvalueisalsoduetotheirpioneeringspiritrmality.3.6HumorandQuipIntheaward-winning“GotMilk?”videoadvertisement,theagencydiscoveredthroughinquisitionalgroupsthatpeopleneverthoughtofmilkuntiltheywereabouttorunoutofit,andtheyonlydrankitwithsomethingelse,suchasabrownie,cereal,oracookie。Withthispremisetheagencycreatedonespotinwhichayoungmanhasjusttakenabigbiteoutofapeanutbuttersandwichwhenthephonerings.“For$10,000,canyounamethemanwhoshotAlexanderHamilton?”Hereachesforthemilktowashdownthesandwich,butthereareonlyafewdropsleft.Heknowstheanswer—AaronBurr—butallhecansayis,“AwanBaa?!盩headvertiserindicatesthethemeexaggerat(yī)edlythroughahumorousandquippedwaythat(yī)ifpeopledonotdrinkthek,livesmaygetdejected.Theadvertisementshowsussomethinginessentialaboutmilkinsteadofusingtastecharacterasusual.AnotherexamplewhichcanshowAmericans’humorandquipis“FosterFarmchickens”,whichfeaturedtwofugitivehensinthevideo。InonespottheycrossedtheCaliforniaborderandwerestoppedbyahighwaypat(yī)rolofficer,whoshoneaflashlightintothecarandsaid,“FosterFarmchickensareneverfrozen.Thislookslikefreezerburntome.”“No!”squawkedoneofthebirds,“it’sacurlingironaccident?!保詇ehumorousdialoguejustwantstotellconsumersthatFosterFarmchickensareneverfrozen.Inthevideo,twocounterfeithensaredebunkedbyahighwaypatrolofficeralsoshowsthattheFosterFarmchickens’idiosyncrasiesarewidelyknown。Americansareknownastheoptimistsbyallthepeoplearoundtheworld.Theyarebornwithasenseofhumor.TheAmericansnotonlyknowhowtodistinguishjokeandseriousness,butalsoadvocatecarefreeenvironmentbothinworkandinlife.IV.CONCLUSIONConsumers'backgroundmayinfluencetheprocessoftheircognizingtheadvertisement.Andconsumersmayhavedifferentbrandknowledgeandfamiliarity.Advertisementsarealsoculturalproducts,andcultureprovidesthecontextinwhichanadwillbeinterpreted.Advertiserswhooverlooktheinfluenceofcultureareboundtostruggleintheirattempttocommunicatewiththetargetaudience.Advertisingreflectsits”own”culture。Budweiser'sadvertisementprovidesgoodexample——"Whassupcallwaiting。”Inthisad,atelephoneconversationbetweentwoTV-watching,beer-drinkingfriendsisinterruptedbycallsfromthreeotherfriends.Thisadvertisementdoesnottalkaboutbeer,butonlyshowspeopleshouting"Whassup!"andlaughing.Theadvertisersonlyshowthebrandlogointhelastscene。Ifinternationaladvertisingisnothingmorethanatranslationofdomesticadvertising,thistranslationwouldbeveryineffective.IbelievethisadvertisementwouldnotbeassuccessfulinAsiancountriesasitisinAmerica,becauseitonlyreflectsyoungAmericans’culture,whichmaynotbewell-interpretedbyAsiancustomers.Inthisthesis,IhavepresentedsometypicalAmericanadvertisementstoshowtheirsuccessfuladvertisingstrategiestothetargetmarket.Advertisementsareareflectionofsociety.Duringthepastfiftyyearsadvertisementshavebecomeaninseparablepartofthelifeofconsumers——everyonewhohaseverspentmoneyinordertosurvive.Thephenomenonofadvertisingexistsinallmarketsystems.Thewayitisregulat(yī)edandthusisimpactingthereceiversvariesfromsystemtosystem,butitundoubtedlyinfluencessocietytobehaveinacertainway.Inacapitalistsociety,justliketheUnitedStatesofAmerica,advertisingcreatestheneedductsandservicesthatcouldbe-rightfullyso-indispensableor,bably,justtoenhanceyourlifestyle。Advertisinghasinfiltrated
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