Old Spice Essays

  • Old Spice Commercial: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

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    The Old Spice commercial, “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” has some flaws to it. The commercial has Isaiah Mustafa, a handsome actor who first is in the bathroom with the Old Spice body wash. In the commercial, he is telling the audience that men could smell manly if he started using the product. Then the commercial goes on to having him on a boat, him holding an oyster with your favorite tickets, then the tickets turning into diamonds. Then the commercial ends with him on a horse. In this commercial

  • Old Spice Essay

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    Since its launch in 1934, Old Spice has been stocking the cabinets of fathers and grandfathers with their cologne and after shave, but faced extinction when their fan base began to age and sales started to slip. Though the instantly recognizable colonial ship has remained the trademark of the company, it wasn’t until advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy Portland (W+K) got hold of the reigns that the personal hygiene company appear back on the radar and took the spotlight. Brand Strategy When positioning

  • Old Spice Essay

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    Old Spice a company owned by Procter and Gamble known in the past as the company whom only sells products marketed at the male 40-60 year old demographic. The brand formally affiliated with older men, aware of evolving trends decided to try to increase their market share by going after the 18-34 year old demographic. Old Spice needed to refresh the aging brand and make it relevant and exciting to a whole new generation while also compete with other brands like Dove and their men’s products. This

  • Old Spice Advertising

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    Old Spice Will Have You Smelling Like a Man Today we live in a society that thrives on advertisements and Public Service Announcements(PSA) to communicate to people visually. Everywhere we look we see visuals like billboards, posters, advertisements on TV and more. The Old Spice advertisements are always engaging because there are many aspects happening at once. Everything in these advertisements is funny or eye catching in a way that it communicates the message to you. In this case, we have the

  • Old Spice Analysis

    1932 Words  | 8 Pages

    shares fall, done wrong, and the campaign can always associate a company with something negative or laughable. Old Spice is an excellent example of how a campaign can change or do business. Before the campaign , " Smell Like A Man, Man " Old Spice was relatively unpopular , especially with young male consumers . Compete with other companies, more "hip" as "Lynx" Old Spice became labelled as too old and not culturally accepted because it is not felt to date. Even the name lent to the non- trendy brand.

  • Old Spice Stereotypes

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    Can a body wash make you more of a man? Old Spice unquestionably has the response and they 're not afraid to indicate that either. Old Spice published the ad called "Questions" mid 2010. The ad mockingly stereotypes aspects of masculinity while asking men and female viewers to evaluate the masculinity of their man or themselves. Although "Questions" does little to describe the product it advertises, it proves its value as an compelling advertisement because it has all the formula to persuade; it

  • Old Spice Commercial

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    Proctor and Gamble’s Old Spice/ The man your man should smell like. “Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Spice and not a lady.” Is the message of this advertisement for Old Spice aftershave located here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE The video aired as a television ad, but can be seen on Old Spice’s official YouTube channel, where they poke fun at stereotyping in a statement in the “show more” section of the videos page as follows: “We 're not saying this body wash

  • Old Spice Ad Analysis

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    Old Spice, a widely known men’s body hygiene company, has flourished and became popularized in the past couple of years due to their successful advertisements. The company’s commercials received huge amounts of praise; they tend to intertwine lots of humor in their advertisements to reel the audience in. “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” Old Spice advertisement debuted at the 2011’s Super Bowl and instantly became a hit. It was later awarded the grand effie title, an award that honors the years

  • Old Spice Vs Coronas

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    Old Spice and Corona are two popular companies in American’s culture today, especially around holidays and summer time. The fact that their ads are parallel to one another by, certain types of appealing features such as having fun on the beach or in the ocean sailing on the sea. The message they both give throughout their individual ads are about lifestyle. Staying on topic a healthy message Corona’s is enjoy yourself let go, kick back, and visualizes that very relaxed moment. Old Spice’s message

  • A Rhetorical Analysis Of Old Spice

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    The company P&G have a product line called Old Spice, it contains deodorants, shampoos and, other man focused products. This line of products has been around for 75 years. Since this is a product for men the commercials that are produced are geared towards men and their confidence. In June of 2016 P&G released an old Spice commercial. This commercial was titled “Five Year Plan”. The commercial is full of pathos and logos but not of ethos. This Old Spice Commercial is effective because of its use

  • Old Spice Stereotypes Essay

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    In another Old Spice video it shows that when men use Old Spice, they are more of a man instead of men who don’t use old spice. In the Goodyear part of the video it shows that women can not change a tire and that only men can. This relies on the stereotype that women rely on men to do the “manly” things while they are

  • Old Spice Rhetorical Analysis

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    Strategies The "Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" advertisement is a classic example of how effective rhetorical strategies can be utilized to develop a memorable and persuasive marketing campaign. This advertisement features actor Isaiah Mustafa, who appears on-screen in various settings, including a bathroom, a boat, and a horse. The advertisement uses a range of rhetorical strategies, such as humor, hyperbole, repetition, and visual imagery to establish Old Spice as a desirable and

  • Old Spice Ad Analysis

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    The message appeal Old Spice used was humorous appeal, for Old Spice the marketer used an attention grabbing method such as humor to retain the attention of their target base consumer. Initially, when I was younger Old Spice was a cologne my grandfather wore. In time to Old Spice was referenced as an old person’s product being used as cliché lines in 90’s movies. With the reintroduction of Old Spice with a fresh look, smell, and target consumer base. The marketers had to go outside the box the appeal

  • Persuasive Essay On Old Spice

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    Old Spice’s commercial “The man your man could smell like” aired on February 7, 2010 during the Superbowl featuring former NFL player Isaiah Mustafa who idealize the persona of a macho man with attractive physique. The commercial represents a picture of a perfect man who should use old spice to be more manly. The targeted audience in this commercial are insecure teenage to middle aged men but they are targeted indirectly. However, this commercial creates a major concern for psychologist by using

  • Old Spice Advertisement Analysis

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    There are many kinds of deodorant out there, such as Axis, Dove and Men Degree, but Old Spice is favored by me, and the most acknowledge around the US. Old Spice is my personal favorite kind of deodorant and Terry Crew is one of my favorite celebrities that takes part in the Old Spice advertisements, and by the way he is hilarious. One of my favorite commercials for Old Spice is when Terry Crew just walks in and sits down on a chair, then you suddenly observe all of these musical instruments around

  • Old Spice Rhetorical Devices

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    Isaiah Mustafa also known as the man your man could smell like, narrates the Old Spice commercial. The commercial is to target teenage ad middle age and insecure men, men who want to be more attractive to women, and also women. When the commercial first starts the narrator is addressing, women applying to their desire to make their men more attractive. Even though all the events in the commercial can not be logically proven to be true, like the luxury things diamonds, having a boat, it draws in

  • Old Spice Advertisement Analysis

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    religious and gender biased stereotypes. However, both Old Spice and Dr. Pepper have come out with new ads that’s pure foundation is reinforcing and bringing forth these same stereotypes that society has attempted to break free from. Despite the current trend of society these two companies released ad campaigns in order to appeal to the male segment of the population. Through the usage of both visual and verbal content, the advertisements for Old Spice deodorant and Dr. Pepper Soda appeal to men through

  • Old Spice Ad Analysis

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    Most of us have probably, at one time, seen the Old Spice commercials. One commercial, in general, has become a very well-known one recently called the " Mom song. ' This commercial is in a series of commercials named " Smellcome to Manhood. ' These commercials began in 2014 during the NFL playoff games and have become some of the most popular commercials on T.V. and the internet. Within a day of its airing, the term " Old Spice " was tweeted over 50,000 times, and the video has had over 1 million

  • Old Spice Rhetorical Analysis

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    viewer can trust? The latest “Old Spice” commercial has an original style on advertising its product that most people can’t ignore to watch. The commercial uses just about all of the rhetorical arguments effectively to convince the consumer to buy a product based on perceived need. The speaker in this Old Spice commercial is Isaiah Mustafa, an actor, ex-football player, and now, most famously known as “The Man you Could Smell like” starring in mostly all Old Spice commercials. Mustafa is a great

  • Old Spice Rhetorical Analysis

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    “Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Spice and not like a lady”. This is the slogan Old Spice strives to convey to their target audience. In today’s society, companies have become smarter with their advertisements. The marketing world has figured out how to make use of a multitude of rhetorical strategies and skills that effectively persuade their audience to purchase the product being advertised. Old Spice, a men’s beauty product, is notorious for producing commercial advertisements