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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451673003321

Autore

Sinclair John <1944-, >

Titolo

Advertising, the media and globalisation : a world in motion / / John Sinclair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-68224-8

9786613659187

1-136-50098-7

0-203-14364-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

659.1

Soggetti

Advertising - Social aspects

Mass media

Globalization - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Advertising, the Media and Globalisation; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Advertising as an object of study; 2. Global trends in the advertising industry; 3. Advertising and the media in motion; 4. Current trends in advertising, media and society; 5. Advertising, globalisation and world regions; Coda; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a critical, empirically-grounded and contemporary account of how advertisers and agencies are dealing with a volatile mediascape throughout the world, taking a region-by-region approach.It provides a clear, systematic, and synoptic analysis of the dynamic relationship between media, advertisers, and agencies in the age of globalization, and in an era of transition from 'mass' to 'social' media. Advertising attracts much public criticism for the commercialization of culture and its apparent impact on social and personal life. This book outlines and assesses the