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Tom Ford Argument
There are countless of negative interpretations that can be said about the Tom Ford advertisement that basically contains a woman caressing a Tom Ford cologne with her almost bare breasts. However, putting all the negative comments aside, the advertisement has served it sole purpose, which was to get the public’s interest and attention. The focused demographic are men, and when it comes to selling products to men, sex sells. Applying my cultural eye on marital status, which in my case is dating experience, men are extremely physical beings. If you want to get a man’s attention by placing a basic photograph of a cologne, you will not get the respond that you are seeking. Whereas if you place an advertisement with an almost naked woman (like
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