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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460793203321

Autore

Sunitha Srinivas C.

Titolo

'Ad'apting to markets : repackaging commecials in Indian languages / / Sunitha Srinivas C

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India ; ; Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California ; ; Singapore : , : SAGE, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

93-5150-241-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Disciplina

659.10954

Soggetti

Advertising - India

Advertising - Language

Psycholinguistics

Sales promotion

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""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""1 - The World of Advertising""; ""2 - The Illusion Industry: Advertising on Television""; ""3 - Making Sense ofAdvertisements: Reading AdsTheoretically""; ""4 - Localization: Issues in Cultural Transmission""; ""5 - ' Culturalizing' Advertisements: Relocatingthe Ad Message""; ""6 - The Visual-linguistic �Relay�: Interpreting Advertisement Signs""; ""7 - The New Media: A Study of the Mobile Online Advertising""; ""8 - The Social Media:Localization and Global Communication""

""9 - 'Ad' apting to Markets: Means to the Consumer�s Heart and Purse""""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at what goes into localization of advertisements in Indian languages.  'Ad'apting to Markets discusses the process of localization of advertisements (ads) in different Indian languages and its socio-cultural implications. While doing so, it provides insights into the ideologies and cultural values of contemporary societies as they have a powerful influence not only on consumers' product choices but also on their motivations and lifestyles. The book brings out the



manner in which the local market is approached in regional languages to woo consumers and increase sales, the vario