Effective Advertisements and Their Impact on Society

Successful companies use advertisements to make more sales. What can make an advertisement effective? Do you think advertisements are a bad thing or a good thing for society?

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Advertisements have become the predominant form of marketing and promoting products. the principal approach for yielding more profit lately. Although an argument can be and influence they have on viewers, commercials can be a formidable tool to influence people, if used correctly. In the following essay, I will discuss how the effectiveness of advertisements can be increased and how they are an overall positive influence on society.

First and foremost, it is vital to understand the target audience of a company when framing its marketing strategies. To have a successful marketing campaign, one has to relate to the viewers and touch on topics they feel most strongly about. Subsequently, companies have to come up with ideas for promoting their products in a fashion that is entertaining and relays a strong message to the community that is being addressed. The effectiveness of a company’s marketing tactics is determined by how successful it makes the viewer more intrigued about the product. Moreover, popular celebrities to promote the product. In this way, it will appeal to the followers of the celebrities who will suggest these products to others.

At the same time, it is important to realize how advertisements are one of the most influential forms of media. When structured decently, they can be powerful and persuasive; on the other hand, they can lose potential and existing customers if the tone is not set right. as most businesses tend to portray a positive image of their brands through their promotional methods. For example, Cadbury has been a model of creating compelling for decades in India as family, culture, and togetherness are some common motifs. They are known to spread positive ideas in their ads.

I would like to conclude by saying that a successful advertising campaign can only be created when a company knows its customers well. Although there are debates on the integrity of marketing trends followed recently, I believe they positively impact society as a whole.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response fully answers both parts of the task with a clear, consistent position that advertising is positive, supported by relevant explanation and a concrete Cadbury example. Its strongest aspect is fluent, flexible language with good vocabulary range, while the main limitation is somewhat uneven idea development and occasionally mechanical cohesion in the middle paragraphs.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Response

7.0

Both questions are addressed with a clear position that advertising is positive, and main ideas on audience targeting and celebrity endorsement are supported with explanation and a relevant Cadbury example, though development is occasionally thin.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

The essay is logically organized with a clear progression and a range of cohesive devices, though some linking is mechanical or slightly misplaced, as in the use of 'Subsequently' and a sentence beginning with 'But,'.

Lexical Resource

7.0

A sufficient range of vocabulary is used with some flexibility and precision, including items like 'formidable tool', 'promotional methods', and 'common motifs', with occasional awkward phrasing such as 'relays a strong message'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

A variety of complex structures is used with good control, including conditionals and relative clauses, and errors are minor and non-impeding, such as slightly tense-inconsistent phrasing in the conclusion.