10 Creative execution

DOI: 10.4324/9781003169635-13

In Chapter 8, we looked at how marketing communication is processed and in Chapter 9, we examined the process for message development. Now we look at the creative tactics involved in executing the creative idea and how they are used in order to optimize the likelihood that a message will be processed. First, we discuss some general principles and creative tactics that reflect our understanding of how certain aspects of a message execution can significantly affect how well it will be processed. We address the ways in which the words and pictures used in an execution can maximize attention and learning. Research in psycholinguistics and visual imagery has yielded a great deal of knowledge of ...

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