Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Branding Project:

You are an advertising company hired to create a brand.  Money is no object for your employer.

a)     Describe the Company in as much detail as possible.

-          Who are you? Buck Slayer
-          What do you do?  sell and create hunting knives
-          Who is your target audience?  hunters

You are a large advertising company:

b)     Create a marketing survey for your target audience.  What do you need to know about them in order to tailor a campaign towards them?

What kinda knife they want. How big they want it, what they want on it, what they want it to look like, what they want it to look like, what they will be used for, how much it should cost, what it should be made of , how durable it should  be, what kina case do you need.

c)      After giving your survey, what are the ‘Reptilian Hot Buttons’ you intend to target in your campaign?  What core needs do you intend to address through branding?

d)     What metaphors will you use to address these needs?

e)     Create a Logo and Slogan. 

f)       Describe your tactics.  How will you utilize mass media to reach your target audience?

g)     Choose at least four strategies and create models for each.

ie – Write a script for a television commercial, plans for a concept store, create a reward incentive card, outline a plan for inclusion in a film or television show, create and hand out ear plugs at a

How will you make your brand stand out?  How will you hit the ‘Reptilian Hot Buttons’ you are targeting?

How will you ensure that you are (quotation from board)

How will you apply coercive techniques – remember that, “If the audience knows it is advertising, it is not working.”

f) All of this will be compiled in a folder and handed in as a proposal to the owners of the company.

Due Date:  January 7, 2010.

Monday, December 6, 2010

wikileaks

Wikileaks is a non profit media organization which is devoted to government problems and ideas. They keep the identity of the people who give the infromtion secret. The big wory is about the news that is open to a lot of people. The governement is un happy with what they are spreading and also whit what infromation is given out. wiki leaks is a illeagal publication that is given away secret information about things that are not suposed to be told to the general public.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

debit in the cards for tim hortons

Tim hortons said tuesday that they will now be accepting interact debit cards from now on. they had tested this in western canda befor anouncing this. they started it in 2003 and now say that there is no problems to use a debit card. tim hortons is a proud partner and glade to make the value and speed of the debit card better. only 90 percent of stores will accept debit for now the others don't want to. Tims looks forward to helping coustamers with hot woring about having cash on hand. they sarted with master card 3 years ago and that worked out well so this will help more.tims is the biggest resarunt in canada and the 4th in north america. this should help all the 3703 restarunts in the world. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/debit-in-the-cards-for-tim-hortons/article1809938/

Monday, November 22, 2010

win-lan sues time warner

the company win lan is sues time warner. they say time warner is seatling their patented ideas for their cable company. this is a big sue and it is not common for these two companies. this is the most uncommon sue in a long time. they will do this in eastern texas. there are more then 2 companies and they  don't know the amount yet.

need for speed hot persuit

The new video game need for speed hot persuit is said to be a great game for everyone. some poeple like to be in the front running away and others chacing whell in this game you can do both. you can be the convict or the cops. the games new geographic background has everything in it from city to seaside to country to forest. There are lots of new roads and detoures with tunnels and everthing. the graphics are said to be the latest and greatest that we have ever seen from them. the raters gave it a 4.5 out of 5 and they all seem to love it. the proble is that it lacks good crashes but other then that it is great to play. you can play it on the xbox 360, ps3, and pc. This game is one that lots of people will want to get.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/personal-tech/games-archive/review-hot-pursuit-will-get-your-heart-racing/article1808526/

logo4

this logo is cool so you want a ski doo becasue you will look cool on one like the logo

logo3

this logo looks really cool and it looks like the s for saskatchewan roughriders is taking over the feild so the team will take over the feild.

logo2

This logo makes you think that the products gets you big bucks so if you buy this you will shoot a big buck

logos

The dodge ram makes you think it is as tough as a ram so you want to buy the truck becasue it is tough

coercion advertisment

http://www.sportchek.ca/home/index.jsp
a bike with a tag that says buy a bike and get a 20% off coupon for bike accesories
sport chek
it says if you buy a bike you get 20 % off on accesories so you want to buy the bike. it encurages you to go back and buy accessories when you don't save money on the bike

http://www.cabelas.com/
It says that if you buy a gift over 99 dollars the shiping is free
cabelas
buy saying that there is free shipping they make you spend atleast 100 dollars.

http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html
there is a picture of a tree and hunting clothes it says christmas sale save on over 250 proucts
Bass pro shop
By saying that over 250 products are on sale it makes you want to go the the store and buy things you don't need but they are on sale so you buy them.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Google says not building facebook rival

Google anounced this week that they are not going to creat a rival social network to facebook. this is becuse they don't think it is a good idea. They think that social network is a good thing to have and a good app for anyone to use but they are more focused on other things. They do have a network called orkut but it is not working very good. They will do something to help by adding layers to there products .

saudi arabia unblocks facebook

Saudi arabia blocked facebook earlyer saterday and then they un blocked later on in the day. The blocked it because it crossed the line to the governemnt officals. the government on islam was the big push to do this. Some government offical who was voted to tell the media gave the reporter the information. This has happened befor in other countries this year.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Nokia to cut 1800 jobs

Nokia is making porfits on there new smart phone that cost the least. The profits are up but the last few years Nokia had lost money from there phones so that is why people have let go. This is the biggest change since they got a new manager recently. They want to focus on cost so they let go the 1800 people. the biggest reason is because they fell to much in the market.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Yahoo trade

Yahoo shares are up and the same thing is happening to AOL. AOL is talking about buying out yahoo for a lager number then Microsoft tried two years ago. The CEO quit two years ago and a new one has come in. AOL think that they have a chance of buying out the company.

Bowling for Colombine essay

The media is scaring you Americans into homicides

            America's media is promoting fear in to the minds of Americans which in fact is one of the reasons why Americans have so many homicides. In the Movie Bowling for Columbine the fact is said over and over again that the fear in media is making people kill other people. The directer puts some motifs in his movie that relates to this fact. Michale Moore goes to a shooting in la and talks to cops and reporters about the incident. The news is show some times in this movie and the clips of the news is of fear and telling people the scary things that happen in their town. The final supporting motif is of South Park and how it shows fear in the clips shown. These motifs are a good supporting ideas of the thesis that is stated.

            The cops and reports are always doing something that has to do with fear. During the movie Michale Moore went to a shooting in LA and talked to the cops and a reporter about the news and why this came ahead of other stories and why the cops are more worried about the shooting then other crimes. Michale Moore talks to the cops about why they would take priority of this gun shooting instead of other crimes that are not as big but still are important in the world. The cop has no answer and said that the other crime was not important. When he talked to the reporter he said that in the media an thing that has to do with guns gets top priority. This is how the media is making the viewers scared and making them homicidal.

           The evening news is showing all the homicides and scaring people with them. The media comes up a lot in this movie but especially the news. The News is a commonly used motif that Michale Moore uses to tell the audience that the media is putting fear in to peoples minds. There are a lot if news broadcasters in this movie that over and over again are talking about fear and shoving it at the viewers. The one person talks about the gun shooting in LA and the other one talks about how many guns and how easy it is to hid guns in someones pants. The news broadcasters are given people fear.

         South Park is one of the motifs that Moore uses to demonstrate that Media brings fear into the viewers minds. There are three times that South park is shown. The first time is the entry that shows people hurting themselves and a homeless person on the sidewalk. The second time is an interview with the writer and he says that he let his anger and his frustration out when he created the episodes. The third and final example is they use South Park to explain the history of the united states and the violence that when the Americans first came over it was to get rid of fear but they were scared when they arrived because of the natives. The clips shown are fear full and are making Americans more violent.

          Michale Moore is a great film producer that uses many motifs and examples to get his point across. The movie main thesis is that the media is bring fear into the viewers minds and that is a big reason why there is so many homicides. he uses three motifs. The cops and reporters taking guns and anything with fear in it first before other less fear full topics. The news is shown and is always show with fear in the stories. Michale Moore goes to Colorado to show the shooting at Columbine and well there he talks to the guy who made South Park. south park is a motif in the movie that states fear in the clips they show. There are lots of motifs in this movie and more then three that support the thesis but the three that this essay is talking about are the main or big motifs that Michale Moore uses and show to state his point. That is what Michale Moore thinks what about you, why is there so many homicides?





  

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

essay linear outline

my thesis Americans are promoted fear from the media and that is one of the reasons there are so many shootings.

A big topic that suports this is guns and how they are the top news stories and how easy it is to acurie one.
an example was when he  was on the street and asked the guy about the smoke and how the gun takes first priorety

South Park is showen alot in the movie and all the clips are ment to put fear into peoples mind and that is one of the big reasons for all the fellonies in the states, according to the moive.
the example was when they used south park to tell the history of america

In the states the news is watches lots and by many, the government and the news brodcaters shove fear at americans minds, this is most of the news and the news stories go in order from most scary and lots of deaths to not much searious.
the news the one day whas of the 6 year old shooting

Monday, October 4, 2010

Toshiba 3D tv

             Today the company Toshiba unveiled there 3-D TV to the world. This TV uses no glasses and you can get a better 3-D effect from it. The TV is only 12 inch and 20 inch versions because the science is not good enough to make a large version. The price of the TV is high because it is new and has not been seen before now. You must sit with in 35 inches of the big one and 25 inches for the smaller one. This TV is only on market in japan in December it is only a model until then.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

bowling for columbine

     The thesis of this movie is that America has too many guns and it is too easy to take one and kill someone. This thesis is saying that the US states have not enough rules or regulations on guns and that people can buy them too easy. He feels that people should not be aloud to carry around guns and that the law does nothing about it.
       He supports his thesis in many ways but the biggest one being the shooting at Columbine. He has archival footage of the shooting in the school and the panic it was. This makes the people think that guns are bad and people with them can do things like that. He also uses voice over narration with the 911 calls being played well the shooting is going on. this make parents think what could happen if the parents where in the same situation and that the parents should hate guns because of it. He also uses other examples to prove his statement like when he used animation to show what this world is about. The guy uses this instead of shooting the kids in the school he makes a cartoon to show his frustration. To me the big example is the number of gun deaths by other residents of the US. theses are a few of his supporting arguments.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

3 articles

Leclerc tapes go to RCMP
who Ronald barclay
what tapes go to rcmp
when tuseday
where regina
why

prank left lives altered court told

who drunk teenager
what sexual asault
where st. walburg
when wednesday
why it was a party prank

Entertainment ultrasounds likkle used

who saskatchewan parents
what seeking entertainment ultrasounds
where saskatoon
when
why some one has advocated against them

Monday, September 20, 2010

parts of a newspaper

the by-line is Jeremy Warren
the cut is an old lady hanging from a building
the head is chair in the air
the ears are Vainer cup quest begins for huskies and hermit harbours secret in film
graphics are a helmet, a truck, a hermit, and the riders grey cup
the cut line is Heather Kuttai is all smiles after rappelling down the 22-storey Carlton tower in her wheelchair during Thursday's drop zone fundraiser for Easter seals.
the nameplate is the star phoenix
the date line is not there
the lead is Heather kuttia rolled her wheelchair to the roof's edge of the 22- storey Carlton tower on Thursday, her char's tiny front wheels against the raised edge.
the jump line is contd please See kuttai/a9
the index is Annie's mailbox,arts and life, business, city, classified, comics, driving, forum, John Gormely, national, Sarah peiris, sports, and world.
the photo credit is for the lottery
the deck is Potash corp still in play

The Saskatchewan Roughriders struggles

            The Riders have been struggling recently. They got only 2 points in their last game against the Blue Bombers. The Riders were struggling two weeks ago when they lost to the 2 and 7 Eskimos and barely won on Labour Day weekend against the Blue Bombers. The Riders have many issues that need to be addressed if the want to have a chance at the Grey Cup.
            Some people think that Dorsey just needs to play more to get better and that it is not Durant it is the receivers and everybody else but him. There are many excuses that fans and the team have given for there unsuccessful last few games.
            That is a load of BS Dorsey has been wrong since day one and should have never made the team. In spring camp the riders let go Thigpen and kept Dorsey but if you look at Thigpen’s yards off the punt and kick they made a huge mistake. Dorsey has no TD’s and not many yards but Thigpen has numerous TD’s and lots of yards. The riders should have seen that at lest a few games ago but no they kept him going. Last week he finally got injured so he is done for the season. This did not come too early for the riders.
            The Riders’ big QB Durant is loved by lots and thought to be the next best thing. Yeah he is pretty good most of the time and can make some big plays. He started of this season pretty well with lots of yards and only a few interceptions. But recently he has been terrible. The coach thinks he just is in a slump and needs time to get out of it. Really he needs something big to happen to him in order to get him playing his best again. What that is no one knows yet but something has to happen to him. This could be sitting him for a game or two, giving him a better o line, maybe even let him decide what needs to be done in order for him to play his best.
            Get a new punt and kick returner and maybe sit Durant for a game; these are some things the riders need to do to start winning again. They have a good team and a good chance to win the Grey Cup with a new returner and Durant at his best. These are the two major changes the riders need if they want to win.
            The riders have a great back bone with a good receiving core and a good QB who is having some struggles. The riders are a winning team but need some change to make the Grey Cup. Now with Dorsey gone and maybe a new receiver for Durant they will win more. They have a good possibility of win the Grey Cup if they can win there next game. Go Riders go.
BY: NICK FRIESEN

Friday, September 10, 2010

Terminology

Conglomerate-a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition. An example would be Viacom.

Demographic-a section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class, etc An example would be a group of Males who like rap.

Early Adopter-Some one who starts something. An example would be a trend setter.

Coolhunting- Some one who searches for cool. An example would be some one who looks for what cool people wear.

The paradox of Coolhunting- Kills what it finds. An example is if a cool hunter finds a cool shirt is is no longer cool.

Synergy- The act of needing each other. An example is Disney and McDonald's are in synergy: they need each other.

Horizontal Integration-Horizontal integration in marketing is much more common than vertical integration is in production. Horizontal integration occurs when a firm is being taken over by, or merged with, another firm which is in the same industry and in the same stage of production as the merged firm. An example is live Viacom to MTV.

Ancillary Markets-In the American television industry the term "ancillary markets" generally refers to markets for feature films created by new television technologies.An example is the new Disney movie.
The feedback loop-The kids give feed back and then the company use it and then the kids use the company so the work in a loop. An example is that i tell a company what is cool then i do what they say is cool.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

relationship between Mcdonalds and disney and the merchants

McDonald and Disney work together to help each other make money and target kids. McDonald need Disney to promote them and Disney need McDonald to promote them. they work together in synergy they need each other to make their businesses thrive. In the merchants the companies use the other companies, the cool hunters, and the teens to promote their business and to make lots of money. The teens and the cool hunters need the companies to do what they do they both work in synergy because they need to thrive off of each other. The coumpanies need each other to help market.


nick

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

my brand names

Forms Characteristics Key roles examples



-News paper
-TV news
-Internet
-Bill boards
-clothes
-Radio
-magazine

-text and pictures on paper that is delivered every day
-video and sound transmitted over a large distance
-text, sound, pictures, and videos transmitted over a lager distance
-large text and pictures on a big board
-text and pictures on clothing items
-Sound waves transmitted over a large distance

-words and pictures printed for us to read -tells us what is happening in our local environment
-entertainment and information about our world and its problems
-entertainment and information on anything in the world
-give us information about an object or a place
-clothes are to wear and for style and to protect us from the elements
-for music and entertainment and give us information about the world and advertising
-entertainment and information about people and events -sports, fires, government, etc

-ctv, cbc, fox, etc
-Wikipedia, youtube, goggle, etc
-big mac, rough riders, Ramada, etc
-shirt, shorts, pants, etc
-gulf’s car was, rock, sports, etc
-sports, jokes, stars, etc


Mass media is any form of information or entertainment that is given to the world in large quantities.

Dc stylish skater shoes -On the website there is a picture of three profetional skaters and dates to their envents. there is picture of links of other pro skaters. there is a log in the top right and links on the top of products and other related information.

Quick silver stylish serfer clothing for teens -On the Website there is picture advertisation of people with quick silver clothing and big text advertsiment. The background is the word quick silver many times. there is the log top right and product list down the right side. The links are on the top.

Old navy quality with afordable style -on the website there is pictuer advertsing in the middel. there is a blue background. the logo is in the top right and the links to the products are on the top.

viacom

Viacom ownes

Movies

-MTV FILMS
-NICKELODEON MOVIES
-HOME ENTERTAINMENT
-DIGITAL ASSETS
-GLOBAL REACH
-BRAND INDEX

Tv Channels

-MEDIA NETWORKS
-BET NETWORKS
-BET
-MTV NETWORKS
-ATOMFILMS
-ADDICTINGGAMES
-CMT
-COMEDY CENTRAL
-GAMETRAILERS
-HARMONIX
-LOGO
-MTV
-MTV2
-MTVN INTERNATIONAL
-MTVU
-TR3S: MTV, MÚSICA Y MÁS
-NEOPETS
-NICKELODEON - NICK JR.
-NICK AT NITE
-PARENTSCONNECT
-RHAPSODY
-SHOCKWAVE
-SPIKE
-TeenNick
-TV LAND
-VH1
-VH1 CLASSIC
-VIRTUAL WORLDS

Other

-FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
-PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP
-PARAMOUNT PICTURES
-PARAMOUNT VANTAGE