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Sunday 6 April 2014

Advertising in "Mad Men"





1 Vocabulary focus. Study the words and  word combinations, practise their translation, spelling. Check your knowledge in the test. Play vocabulary game and set your own vocabulary game record.

2 Watch the video   and put the words into the gaps in the sentences.
 
1.     I just don’t know what we have to do to make these government ____ happy. They tell us to make a safer ____, we do it, and then suddenly that’s not good enough.
2.     - You know, this morning. I got a call from my ____ at Brown & Williamson, and they’re getting sued by the federal government because of the ____ _____ they made.
3.     - Yeah, we’re aware of that, Mr. Garner, but you have to realize that through the _____ of the mass media, the public is under the ____ that your cigarettes are linked to certain _____ diseases.
4.     - My granddad smoked ‘em. He died at 95 years old. He was hit by a ____.
5.     - But our hands are tied. We’re no longer ____ to advertise that Lucky Strikes are ____.
6.     - What the hell are we gonna do? We’ve already funded our own tobacco _____ center to put this whole ____ to rest.
7.     - And that’s a very good start. But it may not ____ sales.
8.     I might have a solution. At Sterling Cooper, we’ve been pioneering the burgeoning field of research, and our analysis shows that the ____ risks associated with your product is not the end of the world.
9.     Actually, it’s a fairly well-established psychological principle that society has a death wish, and if we could just tap into that, the _____ potential …
10. What the hell are you talking about? Are you ____?
11. They’ve let you know that any ad that brings up the ____ of cigarettes and health together well, it’s just gonna make people think of ____.
12. Not exactly. This is the greatest advertising ______ since the invention of cereal.
13. - ____ on you. We breed insect-repellent tobacco seeds, plant them in the North Carolina sunshine, grow it, cut it, cure it, toast it.
14. No. Everybody else’s tobacco is _____. Lucky Strike is toasted.
15. It’s a _____ on the side of the road that screams with reassurance that whatever you’re doing it’s okay.

3 Fill in the blanks in the sentences with words and word combinations, each words and word combination can be used two times.

Sue; fatal disease; advertising opportunity; rumor; manipulation of the mass media; health claim; competitor; impression; advertise; health risk; billboard

1.     The pro-Union campaign is to make a bid to attract Scots still unsure of how to vote in the referendum with _________ and press advertising campaign.
2.     Tuberculosis in cattle must be tackled or the disease will spread out of control and become a human ________.

3.     There are many display networks, each providing its own set of ____ and for businesses.
4.     At the present time it is still not clear if blogs will become a major ________.
5.     Politician is expected to say that alcohol and drug addiction should be seen as a ______ rather than a crime.
6.     The fear is an example of how a ____, especially about a place as stormy as Egypt these days, can influence Twitter users and make them believe lies.
7.     Clinics have been told not to _______ Botox in popular women’s magazines.
8.     The Intel Corporation that once just sold chips to computer makers started making everything from personal computers to supercomputers. Today the firm became _____ of Sun Microsystems Inc. and the Hewlett-Packard Company.
9.     Peta, the animal rights group, has been banned from using a ______ advert showing a baby smoking a cigar.
10. The closest ______ to the iPhone is Samsung’s Galaxy.
11. A ______ that Microsoft is releasing an iPad version of its Office software was all over the Web on Tuesday. But Microsoft says it’s just not true.
12. Doctors believe that loneliness is not a major _______.
13. Twitter has opened its doors to businesses that want to _____, as the company focuses on making money after building a huge user base.
14. Politicians believe that Congress must let gun victims _____ gun manufacturers.
15. A new study has found that most food buyers are unlikely to be influenced by ______ on products such as cereals and yogurts, preferring to shop on the basis of price, taste and brand loyalty.
16. Gordon Brown will give a talk about _____ in developing countries today when he uses a visit to the World Economic Forum.
17. Some of the biggest food firms are funding scientific research to establish _____ about their products, ranging from increasing brain power to improving driving skills.
18. The families of two baby boys who died shortly after they were born in Portlaoise hospital plan to ____ the Health Service Executive for damages in the High Court.
19. The Turkish Prime Minister has called a television boss and forced  him to remove a headline. The politician has admitted ________.
20. Using the Internet gives the ______ of connecting us to the rest of the world, it is ultimately a self-imposed sentence of solitude.
21. “The Panama Deception” is a powerful expose of the 1989 invasion of Panama, raising fundamental questions about our Government’s ______, as well as the media’s complicity.
22. Charles Wallendahl was so determined to make a good ______ in his first job that he grew a beard to appear more grown up.




4 Match the phrase to the speaker



Don Draper (the Creative Director and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Advertising Agency in Manhattan, NY.



Pete Campbell (Head of Accounts)


Roger Serling (a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Advertising Agency in Manhattan, NY)


Lee Garner, Jr. (Junior) (son of Lee Garner, Sr., owner of Lucky Strike)

Lee Garner, Sr. (Senior) (owner of Lucky Strike)
Sentences № _____
Don Draper (the Creative Director and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce
Advertising Agency in Manhattan, NY
Sentences № _____
Pete Campbell (Head of Accounts)
Sentences № _____
Roger Serling (a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Advertising Agency in Manhattan, NY)
Sentences № _____
Lee Garner, Jr. (Junior) (son of Lee Garner, Sr., owner of Lucky Strike)
Sentences № _____
Lee Garner, Sr. (Senior) (owner of Lucky Strike)

1.     They tell us to make a safer cigarette, we do it, and then suddenly that’s not good enough.
2.     But our hands are tied.
3.     You still have to get where you’re going.
4.     Manipulation of the media? Hell, that’s what I pay you for.
5.     I don’t know.
6.     What the hell are we gonna do?
7.     But it may not affect sales.
8.     What the hell are you talking about? Are you insane?
9.     I might have a solution.
10. This is the greatest advertising opportunity since the invention of cereal.
11. You still have to get where you’re going.
12. Advertising is based on one thing: happiness.
13. Yes, and we’re grateful to them.
14. If you can’t make those health claims, neither can your competitors.
15. Shame on you.
16. That’s very interesting. 
17. Well, gentlemen, I don’t think I have to tell you what you just witnessed here.
18. I get it.
19. That’s your slogan?
20. I’m not selling rifles here.
21. Let’s get out of here.
22. We can say anything we want.
23. I think you do.
24. It’s freedom from fear.

5 Match the parts of word combinations.

1
federal
A
media
2
health
B
the world
3
psychological
C
on you
4
field of
D
diseases
5
mass
E
government
6
research
F
sales
7
market
G
up the concept
8
fatal
H
claims
9
the end of
I
research
10
affect
J
center
11
bring
K
principle
12
Shame
L
potential


6 Answer the Questions

1.     What problem did Lucky Strike have?
2.     What health problems were connected with cigarettes? Did businesspeople agree that cigarettes were dangerous?
3.     How did agencies advertise cigarettes? Why was it difficult to create such an advertisement? Why had some tobacco companies been sued by government?
4.     What was Don’s first solution to the problem?
5.     What alternative advertising strategy was proposed? What psychological research was the new strategy based on?
6.     Did clients from Lucky Strike agree to use new idea and new slogan? If not what argument did they give not to accept the strategy?
7.     What was Don’s new idea? Could Lucky Strike make any heath claims or talk about health in their advertisements?
8.     Why was it important to know how cigarettes were produced? How did Don use that information?
9.     What new slogan and approach to advertising did Don propose? Why was it innovative? How could Lucky Strike be different from their competitors?
10. What other product used similar advertising strategy that could help differentiate identical products made by different firms?
11. Did clients from Lucky Strike like Don’s idea?