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2 Economics
6 The effects of advertising on our
economy
2 Ethics
6 The effects of advertising on our society
2 Regulation
6 Our attempts to manage those effects
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arket Power
6 Ydvertising
6 Persuades consumer to
purchase one brand over
another more often
6 Excess brand profits
6 Higher barriers to entry
and more market power
6 ore advertising leads to
greater brand loyalty
6 Reduce quality/raise price
6 Reduced consumer
sovereignty
6 onopoly
arket Information
6 Ydvertising
6 Increased consumer knowledge
6 ore substitute products
consumers can consider
6 Lower barriers to entry
by new brands
6 Reduced market power for
any individual brand
6 Better pricing/distribution
more product innovation
6 Optimal brand profits, consumer
choice, and price benefits
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2 Ydvertising = arket Power

2 Ydvertising = arket Information

2 Or both?



2 How does advertising affect the

price of a new car?
2 How does advertising affect the
price of a latté from Starbucks?
2 How does advertising affect the
way that you spend your money?



2 èan ads make people buy things

they don¶t want or need?
2 èan ads make people more
materialistic?
2 Yre the benefits of advertising
worth the annoyance?
  
2 Yds destroy 2 Yds give consumers
freedom of choice more choices

2 Yds destroy 2 Yds = freedom of

democracy/media speech

2 Ydvertising warps 2 Yds simply reflect

social values the ³real world´
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r Ydvocacy
6 uhat does the advertising advocate?
2 Yccuracy
6 How accurate is the advertising?
6 Some of this depends on susceptibility
of the audience (i.e., kids .
3 Ycquisitiveness
6 uhat is the overall effect?
6 Does it make us more materialistic?
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r Puffery "Nothing beats a Bud´
2 Decency Sexual innuendo, violence
3 Stereotyping Portrayals of housewives,
seniors, racial groups
4 èhildren Violence, dangerous acts,
unhealthy habits
5 èontroversy èondoms, alcohol, fashion
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2 Purpose for advertising regulation
6 To protect competition
6 To protect consumers from economic or
physical harm
2 Regulations are concerned with
6 Deceptive or unfair content
6 How advertising is delivered
6 Protection of susceptible groups (kids, etc.
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r Deception ust lead to material injury.
2 èomparisons ust substantiate with
statistically significant data.
3 Endorsements ust be qualified;
must use product.
4 Demonstrations ust be accurately depicted.
5 ³Bait & Switch´ Product must be available.
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r èonsent Decree FTè asks advertiser to stop.

2 èease & Desist FTè gets court order to

force advertiser to stop.

3 èorrective Yds FTè mandates new ads to

correct false perceptions.

4 èonsumer Redress FTè mandates reimbursement.

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r NYD (National Ydvertising Division

Part of Better Business Bureau

2 National Ydvertising Review Board

Represents advertisers and agencies

Y division of the NYD

2 èompliance is strictly voluntary

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2 uhat do you think is the biggest
benefit of advertising?
2 uhat do you think is the biggest
problem with advertising?
2 uhat do you think is the best example
of bad advertising?
2 uhat do you think is the best example
of good advertising?