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mobile shift

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over 7 billion subscriptions, 77% of world population, over took PCs as most popular way to get on the web, multitasking

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how have apps killed the direct web

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smartphone users spend 80% of their time on apps, search-based web becomes less important

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advantages of digital vs. print

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ubiquity, speed, permanence, search ability, ability to update, ability to remix, targeting, interaction, marketing via links, data feedback; transcends limitations

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branding

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apps; mobile universe is about branding

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screens

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HBO calls this “tv everywhere,” audiences go around traditional means of viewing content, digital billboards, micro-video

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multi screen device usage

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meshing, stacking, and shifting

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API

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code that allows apps to talk and share info

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impacts to journalism industry

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no more breaking news, NYT out of print by 2020, newsweek stops printing, times-picayune goes to three days a week in print

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persuasion

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how we think it works depends on how we think communication works, individual or group of individuals uses language strategies or symbols to make audiences identify (agree) with them, REQUIRES IDENTIFICATION

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identification

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effective persuaders form relationships either to change or reinforce views

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obvious and direct strategy of identification

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straight to the point

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anti thesis strategy of identification

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us vs them

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coercion

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not the same thing as persuasion, threatening someone so they will agree with you

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problems with linear model of communication

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it assumes passive receiver, it assumes no feedback, it assumes type of channel doesn’t matter

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rhetoric

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the art of effective communication

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key components of persuasion

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ethos (credibility, trust), logos (consistency-logic), pathos (emotions-imagination)

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persuasion today vs. ancient greece

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core elements are the same, our media sets us apart and changes us as an audience and also the strategies we use as persuaders

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oral culture

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medium: face to face, experience: immediate, technique: poetry/stories, elders and story tellers have the power

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literate culture

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medium: writing, experience: evidence/separated, technique: print/reason, scribes, philosophers and historians have the power

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electronic culture

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medium: tv/radio, experience: perceived nearness, technique: emotional appeals, entertainers have the power

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digital culture

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medium: web 2.0, experience: interactivity, technique: CMC/relationships, authentic voices and relationship builders have the power

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social networking sites

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Facebook and google plus; users connect w people w similar backgrounds and interests; contain individual profiles, news feeds and groups

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microblogs

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twitter and tumblr; short updates; publicly available; updates go to any user subscribed

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geo social networking

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swarm and yelp; contains reviews of real world experience; connects online users w real world locations and events

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media sharing networks
youtube, pinterest and flickr, insta, vine; share photos, video and GIFs
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social news/bookmarking sites
reddit and stumble upon; organize, manage and save links; allow voting on links to increase popularity
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attitude
a learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to an object
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key characteristics of attitude
directed towards objects; evaluative; learned; predispositions only
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attitude formation: cognitive information
beliefs: ideas we have about what is true or false; organized on a continuum of central and peripheral
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central beliefs
essential to one's life and identity
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peripheral beliefs
comparatively inconsequential
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attitude formation: affective information
emotion, needs and values
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attitude formation: past behaviors/experiences
positive experience=inclined to carry out action again; negative experience=avoid and tell others to avoid
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central route processing
part of ELM; relies on logical, information based messages; requires audience motivation and ability; results in long term attitude change
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peripheral route processing
uses sensory or symbolic cues (music, celebrity, images); results in short term attitude change
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motivation
high motivation and ability=central route; low motivation and ability=peripheral route
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psychological consistency
we seek balance in our values, beliefs and behaviors and avoid the appearance of being inconsistent
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persuasive tactics using consistency theories
fat free, cholesterol free, low sodium etc.
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brand loyalty
type of marketing strategy; persuasive tactic using psychological consistency
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cognitive dissonance theory
if we are committed to our first belief we might rationalize and decide not to change our behavior
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dissonance
the uncomfortable pairing of two inconsistent ideas or beliefs
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pre purchase context
create dissatisfaction
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post purchase context
buyer's remorse
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consumer responses of FCB model
degree of high/low involvement; degree of thinking/feeling
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elements of purchasing decisions
learn, feel and do
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taylor's message strategy wheel
divided in to info, ego, social, sensory, routine and acute need
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ego
"i am me, this is who i am;" strong emotional attachment to brand or product category; typical message strategy: user image
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social
win the attention, approval or admiration of others; sub segments are romantic, family and others; typical message strategy: resonance, use occasion
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sensory
exactly like FCB quadrant 4; strategy: moments of pleasure
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routine
low product differentiation; strategy: hyperbole
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acute need
need arises abruptly; like to have product info but pressing need overrides info needs
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ration
desire lots of info; typical hierarchy of effects model; strategy: unique selling proposition, positioning, generic
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feelings
physiological experiences that occur in reaction to something
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emotions
belief systems that guide how we understand dour feelings and organize our responses to those feelings; most emotions are social constructions
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socialization theory
individuals acquire personality and learn the ways of life through a process of social interaction and identification
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pity appeals
use of narratives as tactics; negative portrayal of need=more $; positive portrayal of need=more involvement
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warmth appeals
sentimental, nostalgic folksy; images of friends, family; works through association
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humor appeals
captures attention; creates distraction; increase liking
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sex appeals
"using this will make you sexually appealing;" setting is important; could cause resentment; could be distracting; undesirable social consequences
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fear appeals
develop severity of the threat; prove likelihood of threat; show efficacy of suggested solution
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extended parallel processing model
when fear is aroused the receiver can respond with either; danger control (focus on solution) or fear control (focus on problem); persuaders goal is to activate danger control and avoid fear control
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are fear appeals effective
depends on self esteem
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strategies for fear appeals
with graphic appeals don't exaggerate; make problem relevant to audience; provide specific action audience can take to resolve fear; make the solution easy to do
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perceived efficacy
solution is effective
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response efficacy
solution is available
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self efficacy
solution is feasible
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ethos practical wisdom
being broadly knowledgable and processing expertise
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ethos virtue
having good sense and moral character; virtue is key when assessing someone's ethos
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ethos goodwill
possessing honorable intentions towards the audience
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source credibility
an audience's perception of the persuader and their believability; often linked tightly with a person's or organization's image; varies from person to person; it is a social construct; can change over time; largely subconscious; if successfully achieved the individual or organization can be granted great persuasive power but because it is constructed we need to ask what is truly real
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source credibility trustworthiness
being seen by others as being safe and sincere
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source credibility expertise
the qualifications of the source (training, knowledge, intelligence)
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source credibility goodwill
perceived caring; taking a genuine interest in audience
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source credibility dynamism
charisma and boldness of the source
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source credibility composure
cool, calm and collected
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source credibility sociability
friendliness and likableness
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legitimation
outcome of credibility; power to gain acceptance for a point of view because of the status of an individual; can be reciprocal
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mystification
outcome of credibility; use of special symbols and technical jargon to communicate special authority and expertise to which others should defer
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transmedia
cross media
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transmedia storytelling
story that expands across multiple media: both digital and analog; story repeats less and expands more; unique pieces of content in each channel
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seriality
chunking; dispersal; radical intertextuality; multimodality
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what makes a good story
relevant: useful, right place and time, targeted, informative; unexpected: emotional, funny, shocking, entertaining
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7 story archetypes
1. overcoming the monster 2. rags to riches 3. the quest 4. voyage and return 5. comedy 6. tragedy 7. rebirth
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6 steps to transmedia
1. select target audience 2. set objective 3. write story: select archetype 4. multimodality: build out the story though each medium 5. layer the narrative: make sure each medium stands alone, but also contributes to the whole 6. incentivize and/or use game mechanics to encourage interaction

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