 | Innovation in Advertising and Branding Communication Subjects: Communication Studies; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Humanities; Research Methods ; Tourism Hospitality and Events; Communication Research Methods; Communication Theory; Organizational Communication; Public Relations; Visual Communication; Media & Film Studies; Research Methods for Social and Behavioral Sciences; Research Methods for Arts and Humanities; Business Management and Accounting; Tourism; Media & Communications; Marketing; Tourism Marketing; This book addresses innovative and new aspects of branding and advertising communication, by drawing on a broad, interdisciplinary range of theories, methods and techniques- from body image, identity and mental imagery, to self-exposure and LCM4P - intersecting with branding and advertising constructs and practices. The editor combines the perspectives of an international group of scholars to establish new theoretical frameworks and proposes new methodological designs to conduct comprehensive studies in the field. Situated at the intersection between society, communication and psychology, each chapter presents an innovative approach to branding and advertising research. The book explores topics such as social robots, body image in video advertising, brand personality, transmedia personal brands, erotic content in commercial images, and brand fandom communities. Innovation in Advertising and Branding Communication will be a valuable resource for scholars working in the fields of marketing communication, branding and advertising, online communication, sociology, social psychology and linguistics Lluís Mas-Manchón, Ph.D. in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising with honors (UAB, Spain) and awarded (CAC, 2011), is a professor in the Communication Department at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain). His main research interests are sound branding, advertising, digital media and political marketing. He has published over 30 papers in journals in different areas. His work applies quantitative, qualitative and psychophysiological measures in both lab and field studies and experiments. Lluís Mas has been the coordinator of the "Communication, Advertising and Society" research group (CAS, UPF, www.upf.cas.edu) and has formerly chaired the Advertising Research ECREA TWG. |
