The functionality of a product used to be the primary reason for purchasing it, and not the esthetics and social perception of the product. ... When he returned to New York, Bernays started a business that would use propaganda in times of peace; however, the Germans had misused propaganda and gave the name a bad public perception, so Bernays called it "public relations.... "Thinking about acquisition provides momentary happiness boost to [many] people and because they tend to think about acquisition a lot such thoughts have a potential to provide frequent mood boosts, but the positiv...

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Media responsibility to the public is to try to present reality, not wishful thinking. ... If we steer our lives and our country on perceptions only, then at some point we're going to have some very shocks when we come face to face with reality. ... It is agued that messages critical of business could lead to support for increased government regulation, stricter anti-trust enforcement, higher corporate taxes and perhaps even public ownership of large corporations. ...

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While there are many other factors that drive trends in advertising these three components always play a critical role in the face of advertising. ... These social issues cause a shift in the perception on consumers about certain products and companies. ... For the past two decades, Apple has become appreciated for the "artistic" and free thinking messages of its advertising, which reflect a business plan of marketing their products to creative individuals. ...

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How the consumer's gender image is presented in visual advertisement is of critical importance in influencing the advert audience. ... It comprises of the person's motivation, the ability to process the ad message correctly, previous exposure, level of attention and perception that eventually leads to brand attitude. ...

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According to Dohnt and Tiggemann (2006), girls' perceptions of their peers' body dissatisfaction predicted their own level of body dissatisfaction. ... "The mind is a cluster of undeveloped plans and is filled of curiosity"" (pg.211) He states that critical thinking skill enabling audience members to develop independent judgments' about media content (pg.24.) ... These studies all concluded that the media played a secondary role in influencing adolescents' perceptions. ...

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