Advertising and Anthropology

Ethnographic Practice and Cultural Perspectives

Timothy de Waal Malefyt, Robert J. Morais (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2012
Berg Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85785-202-1 (ISBN)

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Examining theory and practice, Advertising and Anthropology is a lively and important contribution to the study of organizational culture, consumption practices, marketing to consumers and the production of creativity in corporate settings. The chapters reflect the authors' extensive lived experienced as professionals in the advertising business and marketing research industry. Essays analyze internal agency and client meetings, competitive pressures and professional relationships and include multiple case studies. The authors describe the structure, function and process of advertising agency work, the mediation and formation of creativity, the centrality of human interactions in agency work, the production of consumer insights and industry ethics. Throughout the book, the authors offer concrete advice for practitioners.Advertising and Anthropology is written by anthropologists for anthropologists as well as students and scholars interested in advertising and related industries such as marketing, marketing research and design.

Timothy de Waal Malefyt is Visiting Associate Professor at the Center for Positive Marketing, School of Business, Fordham University, New York.Robert J. Morais is a Principal of Weinman Schnee Morais Inc., a marketing research firm in New York, USA.

Preface Part One: IntroductionAnthropologists In and Out of Advertising Part Two: Toward an Understanding of Advertising AgenciesAdvertising Meetings and Client RelationshipsRituals of Creativity in Advertising AgenciesFieldwork in Advertising ResearchAdvertising EmotionsCreativity, Person and Place Part Three: Applying Anthropology in Advertising AgenciesAdvertising, Automobiles and the Branding of LuxuryBusiness Anthropology Beyond EthnographyEthics in AdvertisingHybrid Research Methodologies and Business Success Part Four: ConclusionThe Future of Advertising Anthropology ReferencesIndex

Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 234 mm
Gewicht	286 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Marketing / Vertrieb
ISBN-10	0-85785-202-7 / 0857852027
ISBN-13	978-0-85785-202-1 / 9780857852021
Zustand	Neuware