Introduction to advertising: blog task

 1) What key conventions of print adverts can you find and what are the connotations or deeper meanings of each convention? For each convention, write about how it communicates meaning to the audience. See the Maltesers advert above for an example of how to do this. 

key convections

slogan -taste  the rainbow this slogan is telling you taste the different flavours in the packet which is Represented  by the rainbow

The Background features  the rainbow and the sky    which shows different flavours. 

                           


2) What is the USP (unique selling point) for Skittles ad how do you know? Does the advert use any of persuasive techniques listed above? they use  the colour red to show hunger and use a rainbow to show diversity. 

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