The Lynx ‘Billions’ advertisement used the Goldenberg,
Mazursky, & Salomon (1999) extreme situation template in which an ordinary
deodorant for men was shown to possess unrealistic attributes. The
advertisement features the ‘Dies Irae’ requiem by Karl Jenkins, which makes the
racing women affected by the Lynx deodorant look dramatic and humorous at the
same time.
In the first scene the audience can see an
attractive brunette in a red bikini costume running though a jungle. Soon other
brunettes in red bikinis join her and they continue running together, they run
very fast as if they were taking part in a competitive race. In another scene
there are blondes in green bikinis competing in the race as well, and there are
more women of different ethnicity in the sea in white and blue bikinis swimming
quickly towards the beach.
Finally, the audience can see the object of
the desire of all the females. He is a young man who stands on the beach using Lynx
deodorant. At the end of the advertisement a statement is made: ‘Spray More. Get
More. The Lynx Effect’.
The commercial implies that women will be
drawn to a man who uses Lynx deodorant, they will find him overwhelmingly attractive,
and will be overpowered by the ‘Lynx Effect’.
Moreover, the advertisement is creative and
humorous, which increase a product liking, comprehension and attract consumer
attention (Fugate, 1998).
Reference
Fugate, D. L. (1998). The advertising of
services: What is an appropriate role for humor? Journal of Services in Marketing, 12, 453-472.
Goldenberg, J., Mazursky, D., &
Salomon, S. (1999). The fundamental templates of quality ads. Marketing Science, 18, 333-351.
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