12 Irritating Advertising Techniques, Diagrammed

Creating a passable ad is less a science and more a paint-by-numbers type deal. How do we know? Because once you deconstruct a few of them, you start to see the same tropes occurring over and over again.

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12 Irritating Advertising Techniques, Diagrammed

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Celebrity cosmetics ads A closeup of the celebrity's face, with skin retouched to perfection and a serene or vaguely seductive expression Now, Aura is

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Luxury watch ads CRACKEDcO A dramatic, high-contrast color palette (Optional) Actor or athlete endorsement A glamour shot of the watch A pretentious t

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THE PRESTIGE DRAMA POSTER FORMULA: A medium closeup of the lead, with a brooding or menacing expression, and hands near his face for dramatic efFect D

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