Advertising or is it?

Most of us have been bombarded by advertisements our entire life and have been force fed ideals and morals that most of us do not realize where they come from.  How many of us can recite a slogan or a jingle by heart?  This is a great example of how advertising can imbed itself in our minds without us being aware of the fact. Scary huh?

Personally, there is some advertising that does appeal to myself.  This is usually the case for comedic advertising and sports advertising.  I enjoy these because they are interests of mine, of course their are comedic advertising that is not funny.  When it comes to sports advertising I am more interested in my local teams rather than the sports/celebrity figure that the nation seems to enjoy.  I, like many of my peers today, can easily sit in front of the TV and waste a good four to five hours a day doing nothing. I enjoy more the advertisements that are not so obvious with how they are trying to sell their products. Perfect example is the "Go Daddy" commercials, where Danica Patrick is always "seconds away" from flashing America. It was humorous the first time, I just don't know about the last thousand times it has ran. A little too much, right?

The best form of advertising is the one that no one talks about because when no one knows about it thats when its working best, subliminal advertising.  This type of advertising is done by trying to access the part of the brain that is "unconsious" yet deciphers and stores all of the information that is being relayed, possibly for future use? Who knows. It can be a little frightening just how well subliminal advertising can work without any knowledge of it even taking place. Even more alarming is just what and how many companies are using these powerful methods. Don't believe me do some online research on subliminal advertising, but beware "THEY" could be watching you!



 

Goals

  Everyone remembers taking their last final of High school right?  In my case I sat down to take the test and was sitting next to my friend when we looked at each other and smiled.  No words were needed but we both knew we were going to blow through the test to get to some "after school activities".

  I bring this up because this was not a goal at the beginning of the year. Back then I was easily influenced regardless of the intentions being bad or good. Now with being more mature and enrolled in Year Up, my goals are no longer maleable instead they are as strong as concrete. My goals include:

1. Grasp the concept of blogging and find out whether or not blogging is an interest of mine
2. To become technically savy in the I.T. field, to the point where I can create a career
3. Take full advantage of the Business Communication course to improve my grammer and communication skills
4. Use all of the information provided in the Pro Skills class to not only come across as professional but to also use them in everyday life to better myself for the future.

  I believe I will be able to achieve all of these goals so long as I stay commited to the year up program and the guidelines that we are given in order to make this achievable.  Of course this is easier said than done but I plan to knock everything out as soon as it comes up rather than sit around and rush through everything. The days of procrastination are long gone and the days of tackling obstacles have only begun, so all I have to say to my fellow colleagues is "Lets get ready to Rumble!"