American Express - My Life. My Card Campaign
Report on a critical analysis on an advertisement ¡V What kind of imagery it uses and whether it is appropriate/effective
Kate, Ken and Mike ¡V Did they speak well for American Express?
Kate Winslet, Ken Watanabe and Mike Lazaridis. Their pictures and hand-writings appeared as an American Express Advertisement on the magazine ¡§The New Yorker¡¨ (Exhibit 1). How well did they manage to convey what the brand tries to tell the customers? In this report, I will analyze the kind of imagery the advertisement uses and evaluate the effectiveness of the imagery.
Imagery: A means to inform consumers of a brand¡¦s meaning
Marketers try to inform the consumers of the brand meaning in a way that is interesting and creative. Images are therefore used in advertisements. The imagery chosen can convey the brand meanings in three ways, namely signal, sign and symbol. A signal shows a causal relationship between the image and the intended brand meaning; a sign shows a common association between the two; and a symbol tries to associate an image with its meaning in an uncommon yet understandable way. An effective advertisement is one successfully conveys a brand¡¦s intended meaning. The imagery chosen is therefore understandable by the audience and is able to make them associate with the intended brand meaning.
My Life. My Card. ¡V What do American Express try to tell the New Yorkers?
The ¡§My life. My Card.¡¨ campaign of American Express was launched in late 2004, in attempt to tell customers the brand¡¦s ¡§newly acquired power to offer cards that are aligned with banks¡¨ (Wall Street Journal: 2004, B4). The company wish to communicate the brand as one which is able to provide a credit card which suit the customer¡¦s unique lifestyle. The company offer wide range of credit cards to choose from, and consumers should find one that is their ¡§cup of tea¡¨.
Kate, Ken and Mike: Do New Yorkers understand what they say?
Readers of the advertisement should not have difficulty
Kate, Ken and Mike ¡V Did they speak well for American Express?
Kate Winslet, Ken Watanabe and Mike Lazaridis. Their pictures and hand-writings appeared as an American Express Advertisement on the magazine ¡§The New Yorker¡¨ (Exhibit 1). How well did they manage to convey what the brand tries to tell the customers? In this report, I will analyze the kind of imagery the advertisement uses and evaluate the effectiveness of the imagery.
Imagery: A means to inform consumers of a brand¡¦s meaning
Marketers try to inform the consumers of the brand meaning in a way that is interesting and creative. Images are therefore used in advertisements. The imagery chosen can convey the brand meanings in three ways, namely signal, sign and symbol. A signal shows a causal relationship between the image and the intended brand meaning; a sign shows a common association between the two; and a symbol tries to associate an image with its meaning in an uncommon yet understandable way. An effective advertisement is one successfully conveys a brand¡¦s intended meaning. The imagery chosen is therefore understandable by the audience and is able to make them associate with the intended brand meaning.
My Life. My Card. ¡V What do American Express try to tell the New Yorkers?
The ¡§My life. My Card.¡¨ campaign of American Express was launched in late 2004, in attempt to tell customers the brand¡¦s ¡§newly acquired power to offer cards that are aligned with banks¡¨ (Wall Street Journal: 2004, B4). The company wish to communicate the brand as one which is able to provide a credit card which suit the customer¡¦s unique lifestyle. The company offer wide range of credit cards to choose from, and consumers should find one that is their ¡§cup of tea¡¨.
Kate, Ken and Mike: Do New Yorkers understand what they say?
Readers of the advertisement should not have difficulty