Advertising; Store Policies; Selling Methods and Options

Advertising

Secrets of Selling: How to Turn Shoppers into Buyers

Explains some of the common tactics used to lure consumers to purchase items, including store layouts and impulse purchasing. 24 minutes.

 

Supermarket Persuasion: How Food is Merchandise

Explains how supermarkets attempt to control consumer behavior, in order to help consumers make more informed choices. 23 minutes.

 

Why Ads Work: The Power of Self-Deception

Ads may not lie, but they often deceive consumers. This video explains that the most important part of an ad is what consumers do not see or hear. 23 minutes.

 

Why You Buy: How Ads Persuade

Discusses persuasion tactics used in advertising. 33 minutes.

 

Don't Let Ads Getcha

Shows how advertisers produce their advertisement and how they get consumers to buy their product.

 

Contact Prof. Mary Harrison for more information on these videos.

 

Links

Advertising and Marketing on the Internet 

Store Policies

Connect Consumerism

Uses humor to demonstrate smart consumerism, discusses how a department store's set-up promotes sales, and features a music group popular in the early 90s called "Guys Next Door." 28 minutes.

 

Contact Prof. Mary Harrison for more information on these videos.

Selling Methods and Options

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Advertising; Store Policies; Selling Methods and Options

For More Information Contact:

Elaine A. Courtney, M.S., Extension Agent IV, Family and Consumer Sciences
(850)689-5727