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- noun
Advertising that is intended toshock theviewer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The unprecedented convergence of unfettered commercialism and ubiquitous screen media means that we are inundated with what the advertising industry calls "shockvertising," ads or products designed to get our attention by being ever so much more outrageous than their competitors.
Susan Linn: Commercialized Sexualization and the Option to Opt Out Susan Linn 2011
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The unprecedented convergence of unfettered commercialism and ubiquitous screen media means that we are inundated with what the advertising industry calls "shockvertising," ads or products designed to get our attention by being ever so much more outrageous than their competitors.
Susan Linn: Commercialized Sexualization and the Option to Opt Out Susan Linn 2011
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The unprecedented convergence of unfettered commercialism and ubiquitous screen media means that we are inundated with what the advertising industry calls "shockvertising," ads or products designed to get our attention by being ever so much more outrageous than their competitors.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Susan Linn 2011
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Extreme as the prank sounds, experts say this kind of shockvertising will only escalate as the Information Age makes it ever-harder to be heard.
Dose.ca Celeb News 2009
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Extreme as the prank sounds, experts say this kind of shockvertising will only escalate as the Information Age makes it ever-harder to be heard.
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A great ad campaign in my book is one that manages to capture your interest and curiosity without resorting to needless sex, violence, blood or aimless shockvertising.
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Other recent examples of shockvertising are less radical but nonetheless provoke consumers by walking the line between offbeat and off-putting.
Dose.ca Celeb News 2009
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Other recent examples of shockvertising are less radical but nonetheless provoke consumers by walking the line between offbeat and off-putting.
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