Marketing communication analysis of benetton PR campaigns

Incze Cynthia Bianka (), Pocovnicu Alexandra (), Vasilache Simona () and Al Zain Nora-Labiba ()
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Incze Cynthia Bianka: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Pocovnicu Alexandra: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Vasilache Simona: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Al Zain Nora-Labiba: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, 2018, vol. 12, issue 1, 457-465

Abstract: In today’s economies the role of marketing cannot be underestimated, just the sole amount of media communications is astonishing not taking in consideration the different marketing and PR strategies involved. The most well-known tools include advertising, public relations, sales promotions, direct marketing and personal selling. There is an increasing number of advertisements that reach our attention by the presence of vulgarity, nudity or moral offenses. The aim of the article is to extensively review the literature of shock advertising namely shockvertising and to pinpoint its evolution in case of Benetton fashion brand. Shockvertising focuses on the idea of selling products through evoking terrifying and repulsive emotions. This type of advertising is used to sensitize people to religion, racism, war, poverty and other taboo topics. The descriptive method is used in order to describe such complex phenomena. The research is conducted in the form of a retrospective qualitative case study focusing on the historical events that are connected to the communications at Benetton. Through the following research a better understanding of shockvertising and its dynamics is reached and emotional reactions of a range of individuals is presented. In addition, the question of ethical considerations and the shock advertising effectiveness is analyzed.

Keywords: shockvertising; marketing; PR; Benetton; ethics; media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/picbe-2018-0041

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