This article is about alcoholism and its negative effects on the family like the article1, but mainly focus on the family effects. The article is composed of the definition of alcoholism, the effects on each family member- children and the spouse, and the treatment of both alcoholics and their family members. Anyone can be an alcoholic, and alcoholics affect not only themselves and their lives, but also the mental and physical health, behavior, relationship of their family members.<중 략>a. Babies with FAS: A pregnant woman who drinks alcohol during her pregnancy may give birth to a baby with FAS, which is one of the three top known causes of birth defects. Because moms’ behavior affects unborn babies, readers might feel sympathy,b. Specific symptoms and characteristics of damaged infants: Maternal alcoholism affects babies’ physiological, psychological, and behavioral aspects, and most of all it lasts throughout the baby’s life. It arouses sympathy and sounds horrific.c. Incest and violence: incest and battering happen in alcoholics’ families. It sounds horrific, terrible, disgusting, and sympathetic.d. Genetic factors: genetic factors play a major role in developing alcoholism. It gives a sense that alcoholism is an unavoidable disease to some people so that makes feel sympathy.e. The process of becoming enablers: because they actually make the problem worse throughout the process, it gives a sense of seriousness.
This article is about the alcoholism and the suffering of alcoholics and their family members. It is divided into three parts: problems of alcoholism and its symptoms, its effects on family members, and the process of treatment and the results.Alcoholism is considered a disabling disease because it results in mental and physical disorders. It can cause brain disorders, organ damage, cancers, dementia or delirium. Alcoholism is also a family disease. We can see many family problems like domestic violence or family trouble in the addicts’ home. Alcoholism not only affects the addict’ lives but also affects family members’ lives. They affect mentally and physically family members’ health, and genetically or mentally inherit alcoholism to their children. Alcoholism can be overcome by alcoholics’ willingness and efforts. However, alcoholism actually cannot be cured. Help programs only can give treatment and keep alcoholics from relapsing and drinking. Since alcohol is an addictive substance, when alcoholics drink alcohol, they need more alcohol to feel effective. In addition, because during or after making an effort to stop it, they easily fall in the temptation of alcohol, and the withdrawal is also harsh, the recovering process should be supervised.<중 략>The author also says that because family members cannot be proper people to help alcoholics keep from drinking due to addicts’ defensive attitude, alcoholics need to get outside help like support group by giving a quotation from Rose, who is working with the Turning Point Center, a sobriety center and a recovering alcoholic at the same time. It is ethos authorized with Rose’s position and her real experiences.
The Effectiveness of AdvertisingWe are living in an era of infinite competition. The business world is extremely competitive and each company tries to seek ways of getting that extra edge. In order to succeed against other competitors, a company must put its business and products in front of prospective consumers to attract them because they are not going to be looking around to find the company’s products on purpose. If consumers are not looking for a particular product, then it is more likely that they will choose anything they see. The company may miss a chance if it was not showing its products off to the customers. For this reason, no matter how well developed, priced, or distributed, goods or services hardly survive in the marketplace without promotion. In other words, it is not enough to have good products sold at attractive prices in order to do business well. To generate sales and profits, the benefits of products have to be communicated to customers. In this sense, a business need promotion, which is a communication that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers of a product in order to influence their opinion or elicit a response, and the ultimate goal of promotion is to get consumers to buy goods or services, or to take some action to the advantage of a company.
Case 14 HBO Thu. May 10, 2012 Team 2TRUE BLOOD season two marketing campaignHBO’s Successful Advertising Campaign for TrueBlood Campfire Media A marketing agency Founded by Jeremiah Rosen and Mike Connelo the creators, who created 1999 psychological horror film, “ The Blair Witch Project ”Advertising Campaign of TruBlood Letters written in dead languages with was-sealed black envelopes Bloggers translate letters, leading people to a web site featuring a lady vampire The website advertised a beverage called TruBlood (synthetic blood) Fictional blog and My space pages Human-Vampire dating service Advertising in vending and multimedia about the showSuccessful Results of the CampaignSuccessful Results of the CampaignWhat is the communication process for viral marketing? Is it different from conventional? Question 1Viral Marketing T he propagation of brand or product awareness through social networks or conventional media Came from ideas spread like viruses This marketing strategy based on na l communication Process Sender Encoding Decoding Receiver Message Message Channel Promotional Mix Advertising Public Relations Sales Promotion Personal Selling Commercial/Ad News Event/Coupon Presentation Ignore Interest o r Act Message Message + Noise + Noise + Noise FeedbackViral Marketing Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender Receiver/ Sender FeedbackWhat was the initial promotional mix of the True Blood campaign , and how might it suggest an observance of IMC(Integrated Marketing communications )? Question 2Definition Combini in order to reach a target market Promotional MixAdvertising Any form of impersonal (one-way) paid communication Public Relations Making public identify the company and evaluating public attitudes 4 Element of Promotional MixSales Promotion Purchase situation involving a personal, paid-for communication between two people Personal Selling Stimulating immediate increases in demand 4 Element of Promotional MixAdvertising Online – Web site/ Fictional Blog and MySpaceOnline Game Offline- Letter/ Add on Vending Machine Public Relations Press Release about the Show Encouraging Public Interest on Message Boards Promotional Mix of TrueBlood CampaignIntegrated Marketing Communication Messages from a company to customers should be the same, regardless of the type of promotion Why? From a customer’s standpoint, all messages from a company are perceived as the same one What’s the IMC?IMC ( Integrated Marketing communications ) One Voice Marketing Message Advertising Public Relations Sales Promotial MixPromotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign 1st Step Letters to the target group (hardcore horror audience ) With print Ad about B lood Beverage, TrueBlood , In a wax-sealed envelop sparking interestPromotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign 2nd Step Made them visit the web site ( www.trueblood.com ), introducing synthetic blood and teaser of the show, TrueBlood Ad on Vending Machine Encouraged public interest by joining discussion on the InternetPromotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign 3rd Step Online Game ( www.trublood.com ) A blood type finder (which blood beverage is good for me ) Boosted discussions among bloggersPromotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign 4th Step Web site( www.bloodcopy.com ) introduced characters from the series in a town which vampires lives with humans Video of vampire rights debate Episodes for upcoming “ TrueBlood ” Human-Vampire Dating ServicePromotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign 5th Step Campaign itself began to draw widespread media attention : cultural , criticamotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign Final After 5 months, Launched the Show, “ TrueBlood ”Promotional Mix of TrueBlood Campaign 1 2 3 4 5 Final Advertising Offline Letters with print Ad Ad on Vending Machine (5 month later) Launching the Show “ True Blood” Online Web site: Synthetic blood, Teaser of “ TrueBlood ” Online Game : Blood type finder Web site: characters in a town of vampires, vampire rights debate Teaser episode Public Relations Encouraging public interest on the Internet cultural, critical interest from news media Sales Promotion Human-Vampire Dating ServiceThe Results of TRUE BLOOD campaign 30,000 Forum Posts 1.5 Million Pages Viewed 5.9 Million Videos 50,000 Viewing Hours 6.6 Million of Audience (2.4 % increase compared to the previous year – ¼~3/4 dropped by 23%, then after the campaign, increased. Big gap.) .The IMC of TRUE BLOOD campaign One Voice “Blood” Sparking Interest in Trueblood , which was incorporated in the show “ TrueBlood ” Cost-effective and Priceless Rew}