communication
Cross Culture Advertising
“Culture is like the removal of an Alka-Seltzer in a glass – not seen, but somehow something is done”
Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
Culture influences what we do. This applies to all areas of human life from personal relationships to do business abroad. When we interact in our native cultures, culture acts as a framework of understanding. However, if interaction with different cultures this framework no longer applies due to cultural differences.
Intercultural communication is to contribute to the interaction of the negative effects of cultural differences, the development of a common framework for people of different cultures within. In business, cross-cultural solutions in areas such as human resources, teamwork, trade, negotiations and website design are applied.
Solutions for intercultural communication is essential for effective cross-cultural advertising. The products and services are produced and marketed to a national audience. If a product is therefore an international audience of the advertising campaign nationally and abroad, also sold in many cases ineffective.
With the purchase of them, get some benefit, or lifestyle, status, convenience or financial. It is therefore essential for the campaign to promote intercultural understanding a particular culture is acquired. Language of Cross Cultural Advertising
You can say one thing clear, that language is the key to effective intercultural advertising. However, the fact that companies are not able to constantly monitor the linguistic implications of company names or products and slogans that these problems are not handled properly.
The advertising world is full of examples of linguistic errors in all cultures. The language should be analyzed for its cultural significance. For example, raising the slogan of the computer games manufacturer, EA Sports used “Challenge Everything” complains of disapproval in religious or hierarchical societies where harmonious relationships are maintained with the values ??of respect and non-confrontation.
It is so important that the language be examined carefully during any cross-cultural advertising
Communication style in Cross Cultural Advertising
Understanding how other cultures communicate the campaign to potential customers in a way that allows them to understand and appreciate the talk. An explicit communicator (eg USA) assumes that the listener no background information or questions on the subject, to ensure for itself. Implicit communicators (Japan) takes the listener informed about the issue and information on the premise that the listener will be transmitted to understand implicitly minimized. Communicator explicit finding implicit communication style vague, whereas an implicit communicator would find an explicit communication style exaggerated.
Colors, numbers and images in advertising, Cross Cultural
Even the simplest and must be inspected under the microscope obvious intercultural aspects of the advertising. The colors, numbers, symbols and graphics do not translate well to everyone in all cultures.
In some cultures there are lucky colors like red China and unlucky colors like black, Japan Some colors have a clear and green is the color of Islam and some colors have tribal associations in parts of Africa .
Similarly, Nippon Airways in Japan, not the numbers 4 and 9 of the bank If present, the numbers with negative connotations abroad, or packaging of products to the numbers when advertising should be avoided.
Images are also culturally sensitive. Cultural Values ?? in Cross Cultural Advertising
When outdoor advertising, which have cultural values ?? that the company is carefully analyzed. Y” hierarchy? There is a dominant ideology or economic policy? All these effects will be an advertising campaign they are not examined.
Rebellion or disrespect for authority should always be family oriented or hierarchical can be avoided.
In summary, we see that the principles of advertising through cross-cultural advertising. Intercultural advertising is simply to use common sense and analyze how the different elements of an advertising campaign influenced the culture and change to enhance public speaking.
