Ford_Advertising

Ford Advertising Advertisements Built Ford Tough The target audience throughout the 129-year history of Popular Science magazine has traditionally been working age males. The advertisements within that magazine reflect the audience in whom they are attempting to reach. From new technological gadgets to old-fashioned tools, the advertisers know what will be attractive to the reader, and to the reader’s wallet. Of these advertisers, the most popular by far have been those from the automotive industry. The Ford Motor Company has chosen to strategically advertise within the pages of this magazine on numerous occasions and with various ads that were meant to lure new customers into buying Ford vehicles. It is interesting to notice that the styles of these advertisements are schemed with just the right qualities to attract as many male consumers as possible. The January, 2001 issue of Popular Science depicts a classic, two-page advertisement from the Ford Motor Company displaying its new F-150 SuperCrew pickup truck. From the colors of the ad, to the write-up found on the pages, it is very clear that the purpose was to attract males by using some of advertising’s basic appeals. The advertisement appeals to men by providing an outlet for their need for affiliation, men, truck, need, ford, advertisement, ad, new, cups, words, six, science, popular, one, dominating, advertisements, toward, three, seems, right, rest, pages, nature, motor, model, male, magazine, friends, don’t, dominant, company, chosen, audience, appeals, appeal, another, affiliation, advertising, written, within, white, various, themselves, tend, target, taller, standing, stand, sort, reader