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Info Gap This shoe company was named after the Greek With your partner, try to find out where the names of different companies come from. Don’t show your partner the information you have. Where does Nike get its name? Where does McDonald’s get its name? This shoe company was named after the Greek goddess of Victory. This restaurant began in 1940 as a BBQ restaurant named after its owners. It was famous for making food quickly – fastfood.

1. What does KIA mean. 2. Where does LEGO get its name. 3 1. What does KIA mean? 2. Where does LEGO get its name? 3. Where does Reebok get its name? 4. Where does Pepsi get its name? 5. Where does Google get its name? 6. Where does Volkswagen get its name? 7. Where does Sony get its name? 8. Where does Starbucks get its name? 1. This is a Japanese company. Nin means entrusted and tendo means heaven. 2. The founder used his initials from his name Ingvar Kamprad (IK) plus the place where he grew up in Sweden. 3. This car company produced airplane engines during World War One and was based in Bavaria, Germany. Its name is an acronym of Bavarian Motors Work in English. 4. This famous video game company got its name from an abbreviation of Service Games of Japan which used to import pinball games onto military bases in Japan. 5. In 1946 this convenience store let the people know what time they opened and what time they closed. 6. The original name of the company was삼성상회 and was a small trading company outside of 대구 that dealt with groceries and produced its own noodles before moving to 서울 in 1947. 7. A combination of the Coca leaves and the cola nuts that were used as flavoring. One story tells that this product used to use cocaine and that’s where they got the name. 8. The founder’s name (August Horch) means listen in German and becomes Audi in Latin.

1. Where does Coca Cola get its name? 2. Where does SEGA get its name? 1. This is a math term which means a 1 followed by 100 zeroes (googol). However, the spelling is not exactly the same as the company. It was named because it can look through countless documents on the Internet. 2. Known as the people’s car in its native language German, this car company is very popular around the globe. 3. This sports shoe company’s name is from an antelope (deer) which in Afrikaans is called Rhebok. 4. A blend of Latin, Japanese and slang, this company’s name is a blend of Sonus (Latin) which is the root word for sonic and sound in English. In addition to the Japanese word Sonny, which is a forward-looking youth. 5. This was named after digestive enzymes in the stomach – pepsin – which helps with digestion. 6. This company’s name is Danish and it’s shortened from leg godt which means to play well. 7. In the native language it translates to Asia Rising or coming out of Asia. 8. For you English language and literature majors, you will recognize this brand as a character from the novel Moby Dick. 1. Where does Coca Cola get its name? 2. Where does SEGA get its name? 3. Where does Audi get its name? 4. Where does Nintendo get its name? 5. Where does BMW get its name? 6. What store posts its hours (its opening to closing hours) in its name? 7. Where does Samsung get its name? 8. Where does IKEA get its name?

Advertisements 1. Which advertisements do you like the most? 2. How are the advertisements different? 3. How are they appealing to you? 4. What is the purpose of advertising?

Humor (pathos) Dentist recommended (ethos) Sex (pathos) Facts (logos) Statistics (logos) Sports professional (ethos)

i. a commercial ii. a target market iii. a jingle iv. a billboard v. word of mouth vi. a logo vii. bandwagon effect viii. a pamphlet / a flier ix. a spokesman x. a mascot a. a catchy song or slogan or music that people remember and is connected to a product b. become interested in something because everyone is buying it, doing it, participating in it and you do not want to be left out c. people talking about a product d. an advertisement on television e. a large, flat surface that advertises a product f. the group of people the product is aimed at g. a paper that advertises h. a symbol connected with the product i. a person who speaks for the company they represent j. an an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck.

what is the point of advertising? Advertising – grabbing attention to inform people and sell your product (creating need – motivating the people to get them to buy your product). Advertising (advertisen – to notify, to take notice of) up to 5000 ads / day (exposure at 352/notice around 153) $592,000,000,000 spent on advertising globally in 2015 - Most recognized word in the world “OK” - Second most recognized word in the world “Coca-Cola”

We know them already…

Who do these ads appeal to?

Soap opera (1920 ~ ) Is a type of show (first radio, then TV) that airs in the afternoon (1pm-5pm) for housewives. The acting was very dramatic, like an opera. Soap, detergent, shampoo, laundry soap companies used to show their commercials during this time. These advertisements were aimed at housewives. That is where the name soap opera comes from.

advertising’s effect on women

the objectification of women in advertising Viewing women as objects not real people. Women are photo shopped to look younger, curvier, and generally more attractive. This can have a negative impact on impressionable women to maintain impossible health standards.

Sexism in advertisements

ethics in advertising… 1. Selling weapons and other deadly products. 2. Having advertising (commercials) directed at children. 3. Women and men with perfect bodies in ads. 4. Using nudity in advertisements. 5. Promoting alcohol and tobacco through advertisements. 6. Having sports teams promote products. 7. An image flashed quickly on a screen so people are affected without noticing it (subliminal advertising)

native advertising