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Analysis of the Army's Media Campaign

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Media Assignment In Today's society many different mediums exist; television, radio, internet and newspapers. To stand out in such a competitive and difficult environment an advert must be eye-cathing, engaging and memorable. It must reach the people you want it to and inform them (often in a biased way leaning their opinions towards yours.) By doing so companies and organisations hope to increase sales of a product or use of a service, or in the case that we are examining, encouraging people to join The Army. In the television advertisement the promotion is presented in a formal news programme by Lisa Aziz, a recognisable news presenter. Also "on location" in Bosnia and at an Army Barracks are Kate Adie and Chris Seurle, Kate Adie is a very well known BBC news reporter adding to the feeling of the promotional video being reputable. At the very beginning of the video the director has used a sequence of very interesting action shots showing what you could be doing if you joined The Army and keeps a theme that The Army is different now but will be keep changing. ...read more.

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lets just all have a big fight because thats what young people want, danger and action both are interesting in different ways because of these different approaches and their diiferent target audiences. The radio advertisement must use a very descriptive and energetic script because the radio had to paint a picture of the events inside your head in the shortest time possible obviously T.v does not have to do this because by its nature it is a visual medium and the picture is already there so the T.v is free to fill the space with a less serious script, also because the Army aren't paying anyone per minute for this advertisment because it is just sent to whoever needs it the video can be much more long winded going over things again and a again drilling them into your head keeping the question "would you seriously advise your son or daughter to join The Army?" The Radio advert focuses on the technology that you will be using when you join the Army "Milan Anti-tank missle" an uses the language that a soldier on the battlefield would use "listen closely" this brings the listener into the world of ...read more.

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the slogan "Be the Best" which can be read by viewers this doesn't mean be the best a fighting in this instance because it is in a defferent context here it could mean be the best you can be or, be the best person you can be i doesn't have to be about fighting. I think that both advertisement reach their selected audiences well because they are well tailored towards them using more harsh yet exciting language for the Radio where there will be young people listening to it and for the parents they get a very freindly manner and a formal news production making it feel very reliable however if the question is which advertisement would be the best a getting new recruits into the Army then in my opinion by far the most affective is the Radio because it is full of action and adventure which is what recruits joining the army will be after howver i don't think that the purpose of the promotional video is to persuade people to join the Army it is more designed to put parents fears to rest whose sons or daughters have already decided to join the Army. ...read more.

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