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    Sex in Advertisements: The Magic Mantra of Marketing
    (Excel Books, 2007) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh
    Sex sells. More so, if the brand is associated with a woman. Sex is a big word in advertising. It is okay with other nations, but in India, people still shrink from it publicly. Most of the MNCs and their products ride on it to land safely in the global market. Does it sound good with the Indian products and the image of India? Can’t our products survive without sex and female nudity? Our nation, India is a potential global market player and also a country with a rich ancient heritage. It would be a rational marketing strategy where we unite our present and past and forges a new relationship with our buyers that is based on trust and understanding, a strong bond that is free from sex, greed and envy. This paper illustrates how our desi markets are flooded with sexual slogans and sensuous images to compete with the other global products. It further endorses that an effective communication strategy doesn’t necessarily rely on extreme sexism.
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    No Kidding, All Business: Children, Advertising and Society
    (Indian Journal of Youth Affairs, 2008) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh
    Ours is an ancient nation with traditional values. We have been groomed on the staple diet of “Boond Boond Se Sagar Bharta.” Till 15-20 years ago, children were not expected as potential consumers. How to save money was the mandatory lesson to be learnt by every kid in Indian families. After the school hours, they were after grandma to tell them a story or they went to nearby park to pluck mangoes or catch a butterfly. Children hardly received any pocket money. If they had money, it was for saving, not for spending. They would always save up for a cricket bat, football, annual picnic or school fee. But now the kids are no more the same. In fact, children rule the world of brand marketing. They have not only changed but have also had a profound effect on the way we buy, shop and live. They don’t play with their siblings and cousins but they enjoy computer games, watch Cartoon Network and do surfing. And the change is not restricted to play alone. Changes seem to have taken place in all their activities they are involved in.They avoid wearing shirts, jeans or sneakers but are proudly after branded wears like Arrows, Levis, Nikes and Reeboks. They don’t eat penny candy, drink nimbu pani or relish Sattu, rather they slurp Pepsi and Coke, eat Lays, McDonalds, Nestles and Cadburys. Children understand market well and they go to Big Bazars, Shopper’s stops, Gaps and Benettons.The paper represents the existing advertising practices and reflects the common concern that marketing communications in the context of children need to be both sensitive and responsible towards children, families and of course, society.
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    Advertising through Social Media Networks: Let’s Catch up with the Internet Audience.
    (IJRCM, 2011-04) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh
    Advertisers are always looking out for new ways of advertising to push their products and services in the markets. Advertising is one such activity that thrives on newness of presentation techniques and uniqueness of saleable ideas. Advertising industry, in general, claims to be ever changing, innovative, creative and technology driven in its approach. The Internet has added a new dimension to the existing media of advertising by opening up the world of social media networks and its millions of users. There is so much buzz about social media in today's world. From Facebook to MySpace to Orkut, and our very own desi versions such as Ibibo, Yaari and Minglebox, suddenly all Internet users seem like one big family. The Internet world is vibrant and the ultimate transformation that is taking place is within business landscape, worldwide where companies are beginning to leverage informal social networks to engage people, mollify customers, strengthen their brands and even hire people. The paper manly talks about the social media as strong advertising component, how does it work, what are the genres it offers, the marketing potential of social media, and some of the success stories from Indian markets. It further explores that the large number base of users would make social media an easy, favourable and cost-efficient choice of advertisers in the days to come. Although many companies are experimenting with the medium through Facebook, Orkut, You Tube and other applications, a lot needs to be done to achieve significant results
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    Language Change and Advertising Communication: Footloose and Fancy Free
    (Bhhadal Tech Publications, 2013-06) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh
    Advertising is a very serious business but the language it employs is very playful and creative to communicate its meaning. The degree, to which the language is experimented in advertising communication, has largely been a question of prevailing social and economic forces. Advertising punchlines transcend the purity of linguistic expression and reflects the impressions of new media and new consumers. It is easy enough to understand that languages must undergo changes in their structures because of cultural modifications and word borrowing from the outside world. But hardly do we realize how extensive these linguistic changes can be in advertising media. In this paper, I review some of the topical advertisements in relation to language change. Many saleable print advertisements are reviewed and instances of language change are identified, categorized, and explained. It is based on the observations of selected advertisements where the language change phenomenon is predominant and how it further influences the common word choice. Language change is an ongoing and inevitable process but what we see in advertisements is more unnatural and forceful practice to invent something ‘distinct’ and ‘bizarre’ to capture the eyeballs. The results have shown that as long as the linguistic playfulness fetches money, the advertisers won't hesitate to bend the rules of the game and create a new lingo for their brands' publicity.
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    Social Media Advertising and Public Awareness: Touching the LGBT Chord!
    (Journal of International Women’s Studies,, 2016) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
    Advertising is a form of persuasive communication with an audience. It is a promotional tool that helps in selling new ideas, products, and services through print, electronic and digital media. Advertising as one of the most influential components of mass communication is also strongly associated with social issues. In recent times, social media has acquired massive influence, providing an attractive and universal platform to every domain of businesses. Social Media has become an instrument to accelerate the process of change where it promotes social awareness and advertising in the society. As advertising mirrors the society, it strongly captures the changing social mores and reflects them through various media. Currently, we see social issues like pollution, corruption, feticide, single parenting, and LGBT equality reverberate in social media. Under the existing circumstances, communicating social messages through advertising makes the brand more purposeful, memorable and emotional for consumers. This study examines the effects of social media on consumers with respect to an advertising campaign by Myntra, one of the India’s leading e-commerce fashion platforms. The advertising touched the LGBT chord, emphasizing how the modern Indian woman can voice herself, create her identity and have her own space in the society. The digital campaign titled ‘Bold Is Beautiful’ was launched to promote Myntra’s apparel brand Anouk with three woman-centric issues around which the society is not very comfortable–homosexuality, single-parenting and the joy of staying single. This article focuses on research around an advertisement highlighting homosexuality, titled ‘the visit’. According to the survey, the brands perceive making such advertisements a necessary step towards maintaining a healthy public image. A survey was distributed to management students of a premier educational institution, pursuing their Masters of Business Administration (MBA). The results indicated that a majority agreed that if these issues were addressed more openly, then it would create a sense of boldness and power among the LGBT community. They believe that advertisements portraying social issues should expand beyond typical advertisements of products to promote social change in the mindset of society towards these issues, in order to eradicate narrow-minded thought processes. The advertisements contribute toward achieving freedom of sexuality in society.
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    Language Media and Society : Essence of Advertising Communication
    (Rawat Publicaiton, 2010) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh
    In modern language communication, advertising is one of the most striking to arouse strong feelings. Language empowers the advertising message. This book - based on research in India - takes interest in the subtleties of advertising communication and unravels the different intricacies of hidden messages. No matter how innocent an advertisement may appear, profound meaning and messages are continuously played out. To reinforce Chomsky's thesis, "while the surface structure is identical in all interpretations, the deep structure is not." Language, Media & Society takes an approach based on communication perspectives, starting from a wide variety of analytical frameworks, such as social theory or mindset. Advertising is not just a vigorous marketing module, but also an integral element of modern society and cultures. Its enchanting power recycles cultural models and practices through the multiple media exposure. The book digs up layers of linguistic marvels on the syntactical, psychologic In modern language communication, advertising is one of the most striking to arouse strong feelings. Language empowers the advertising message. This book - based on research in India - takes interest in the subtleties of advertising communication and unravels the different intricacies of hidden messages. No matter how innocent an advertisement may appear, profound meaning and messages are continuously played out. To reinforce Chomsky's thesis, "while the surface structure is identical in all interpretations, the deep structure is not." Language, Media & Society takes an approach based on communication perspectives, starting from a wide variety of analytical frameworks, such as social theory or mindset. Advertising is not just a vigorous marketing module, but also an integral element of modern society and cultures. Its enchanting power recycles cultural models and practices through the multiple media exposure. The book digs up layers of linguistic marvels on the syntactical, psychological, semantic, and semiotic levels of the advertising message. It also delves into the sociolinguistic setting of Arunachal Pradesh, power of code mixing in advertising, and the sexist language of advertising.
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    Understanding the Impact of Advertising on Children and Redefining the Laws of Living in India
    (2009) Lata, Pushp
    The objective of this paper is to explore the harmful effects of advertising on children’s mental and physical health. The study includes the analysis and the impact of various advertisements, which appear on television screen in India. It also discusses at length how parents can help their children make better use of media by educating them regarding the susceptibilities of advertisement.
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    Women Empowerment Through Advertising
    (EJSS, 2019-07) Sharma, Sangeeta
    The word empowerment is overused and misinterpreted. Women always aspire to have her freedom of expression and equality. There is no attempt to prove her superior to men but to stand on equal pedestal and have equal opportunity to prove her mettle. There are a lot of initiatives taken by the government to take care of women’s safety and security; however there remain a hiatus in the implementation of policies. The media plays a significant role in empowering the women through cinema, drama or advertising. Advertising creates an indelible impact because of its basic purpose to lure the customer. Advertising has a great potential to change the mind set of people as it has immense creativity in its execution. In the last few years ad agencies have tapped the area to empower women by coming up with engrossing ad campaigns- be it the Unisex washing machine by Llyod, Havells, Biba, etc. This paper attempts to find the ways in which these advertisements have created an impact on women and society at large. The analysis of the women centric advertisement and femvertising will enable to see the projection of women in future.