Thursday, 3 October 2013

"I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it." — Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen brand was founded by designer Alexander McQueen in 1992. It is into ready to wear, shoes, jewelry and accessories.

The first shown is the teaser for the brand


The 16 sec teaser has nothing about the brand or its product. It was just launched to create curiosity among the audience regarding the brand and its upcoming projects. Along with this there has been use of sexual imagery in the teaser. The teaser was launched for autumn winter collection which was later disclosed on a ramp show.

Shown below is kind of unique print ad for the spring collection of the brand.


The ad has a female model wrapped in 'Nature' as we put it. Visual Imagery has been used for the purpose of conveying the idea and image. Spring know for its colorful natural beauty has been used in the print ad.

The next commercial by MCQ uses transformational approach. 



The Ad shows a Ballet dancer sporting MCQ and the elegance and poise with which she performs has been tried to be tied to the brand name as well. It was never possible for the audience to attach themselves with the brand in such a way if it hasn't been for this commercial. The TVC has no particular thing to convey about the brand except for the MCQ flashing at the end of the video. This is clear that the brand wants to gain a favorable position owing to its Brand image.




Roberto Cavalli- Invest in Roberto Cavalli, They're better looking than an ounce of gold.


The first TVC is for perfume- Just Cavalli: Just for her!!




Again an extensive use of sexual appeal has been seen in the advertisement with models flaunting their impeccable bodies and having raw natural instinct for Love and Lust. The advertisement has the spot light on the lady since it is a perfume for women. The ad in between has phrases flashing like'Just now', 'Just Fun', 'Just Me', 'Just free', 'Just Lust', 'Just Touch', etc. which gives it a very casual appeal.The ad shows that the perfume is perfectly in sync with the personality of the girl giving it an advantage of being identified with by the people.

The next ad is for the perfume where again the lead is a lady and she is shown to have a raw natural sex appeal.



The actress is Elisa Sednaoui who is a top notch model. The ad also has the RC logo being highlighted towards the end. The raw natural appeal of the lady sporting the perfume has been compared to that of a tigress. Again the lady has a love interest and the sensuality and sex appeal is accompanied by emotional approach of execution.

The next is a print ad for the men's clothing line


The print ad has a mix of guys sporting casual and semi-casual look. The ad is pretty modern as depicted by the poses and body language of the models. The ad has a very practical and savvy look to it.










Hermes



Hermès International S.A. is a French manufacturer of quality goods established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear.


The first advertisement is of fragrance that uses animation in its execution. France, one of the biggest fashion destinations is shown to be bottled and packed for the people.

The architectural background specially the Eiffel Tower gives the advertisement the relation to the fashionably active history of the place. Classy and rich fashion history of the place gives the fragrance the position of posh product in terms of quality and aesthetics.

The next is a print ad by the brand


In the above ad there is no emphasis on the product features or the brand, rather the brand aims at creating a favorable image in the minds of the audience by summoning them on a journey with them as it is clear by the 'Voyage d' Hermes' written on the top left corner on the ad. The emotional appeal has been targeted by picturing the ad in a way that conveys Freedom and along with it class as shown with the bird and stallion respectively. The stallion also appears on the logo of the brand.

The third print ad is similar to the above one with slight difference.

Along with the stallion the ad also stars a model who makes the products visible to the audience unlike the previous ad. The ad is for the clothing line for the winter season. Again the feeling of being classy through the use of the product line has been tried to be en cashed.









Dolce and Gabbana- "The one"


Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house.Clothing, footwear, handbags, sunglasses, watches, jewellery, perfumery and cosmetics.

The first TVC is for the fragrance. This ad is based again on the emotional appeal. Most of the ads are based on this appeal since audience targeted through this approach tend to be more loyal and identify with the brand to a greater extent than the one targeted through informative appeal.



Scarlett Johansson features in the ad playing a girl who does not know what she wants as rather who she wants but claims that once she finds 'The One' she will know. The ad has a nostalgic appeal yet the star makes it look modern and right out there.

The next advertisement has sexual imagery where two good looking people are shown to be shooting a commercial for Dolce and Gabbana Light blue fragrance



The advertisement surely works on the sexual appeal. With well bodied models used it gives a feeling to the audience to be like them and hence positioning the brand differently in their minds. Because of the clutter it is difficult to show a fragrance different on the basis of features hence creating a unique brand image in the minds of the audience has been attempted.

Below are two print Ads for the brand.



These two print ads again have an ultra glamorous models used. This targets basically the female audience where the men have been portrayed as their hand puppets, doing as per their commands. The help of sexual appeal is visible. This ad will be appear attractive to the dominating, outgoing and fashionista class of women.




   



Wednesday, 2 October 2013

"Fetch me my Burberry"


Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, distributing clothing and fashion accessories and licensing fragrances. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks.


The first advertisement features the most gorgeous actress Emma Watson, George Craig, Matt Gilmour, Max Hurd and Alex Watson (Emma's Brother). They are considered as very cool crowd of people and iconic personalities. Its not a new thing when a brand used star power to further their promotion.





In this TVC, Bubberry showed all kind of classic things like big mega check bags, Different trench coats, classy shoes and attractive models to let people feel great when they think about BURBERRY.

Proper attention has been given to the fact that the stars do not overshadow the brand and hence sufficient focus is on the brand label and display of its clothing and various accessories. 

The next advertisement has an emotional appeal. The TVC has Dramatization where the product, that is the Scarf is shown to be the main Star. A short story has been told where two people are drifted apart by destiny but are still in touch due to the sweet memories shared once.



The advertisement uses recency effect. The brand name comes last which would be remembered long due to the impact on the emotional senses of the audience.

The next advertisement is one of our favorite where a vintage scenario is used and emotional appeal is visible. A couple walking the streets hand in hand in the 'London Mist' is quite appealing.



This advertisement campaign was for the autumn-winter collection. The 'To be continued' flashed at the end gives it a lasting effect as the interested audience is left gasping for more while a decent enough picture has been conveyed to rest of the crowd, if not increasing the sales definitely increasing the brand awareness.