The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement

This is a study on the effects of visual metaphors in tourism advertisement. In advertising the uses of visual metaphors are commonly applied to express meaning more creatively while in the same time without losing the whole context of the actual message conveyed. The use of photography in tourism m...

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Main Authors: Haji Siri , H., Halim, H.
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011
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description This is a study on the effects of visual metaphors in tourism advertisement. In advertising the uses of visual metaphors are commonly applied to express meaning more creatively while in the same time without losing the whole context of the actual message conveyed. The use of photography in tourism marketing is becoming more common now that technology of photography become more evolve compare to the year before. Appropriate use of strong visual images in tourism marketing will increase the chance of influencing prospective tourists on choosing the tourism site. One of them is metaphor. Metaphors are used in advertisement as a way of setting themselves apart from the other advertisements while giving them positive impression which will eventually persuade the prospective tourists to visit the place advertised. Besides that it motivates them to experience the same experience as depicted in visual images within the advertisement. This study also studies the persuasive effect of visual metaphors in advertising. The images constructed will be based on three experimental conditions : non-metaphorical advertisement, metaphorical advertisement with verbal anchoring, and metaphorical advertisement without verbal anchoring. The difference between the first and second condition is rhetorical style while the difference between the second and the third condition is argument modality. The use of qualitative and quantitative approach will be implemented in this research whereby feedback from respondents will be the main primary data.
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spelling unimas-25632020-02-24T07:19:06Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2563/ The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement Haji Siri , H. Halim, H. N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR This is a study on the effects of visual metaphors in tourism advertisement. In advertising the uses of visual metaphors are commonly applied to express meaning more creatively while in the same time without losing the whole context of the actual message conveyed. The use of photography in tourism marketing is becoming more common now that technology of photography become more evolve compare to the year before. Appropriate use of strong visual images in tourism marketing will increase the chance of influencing prospective tourists on choosing the tourism site. One of them is metaphor. Metaphors are used in advertisement as a way of setting themselves apart from the other advertisements while giving them positive impression which will eventually persuade the prospective tourists to visit the place advertised. Besides that it motivates them to experience the same experience as depicted in visual images within the advertisement. This study also studies the persuasive effect of visual metaphors in advertising. The images constructed will be based on three experimental conditions : non-metaphorical advertisement, metaphorical advertisement with verbal anchoring, and metaphorical advertisement without verbal anchoring. The difference between the first and second condition is rhetorical style while the difference between the second and the third condition is argument modality. The use of qualitative and quantitative approach will be implemented in this research whereby feedback from respondents will be the main primary data. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011 Proceeding NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2563/1/The%20Usage%20Of%20Visual%20Metaphors%20In%20Tourism%20Advertisement%20As%20A%20Potential%20Persuasive%20Method%20In%20Sara%20Wak%20Tourism%20Advertisement.pdf Haji Siri , H. and Halim, H. (2011) The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement. In: Konferensi Antaruniversiti Se Borneo-Kalimantan, Sumber dan Warisan, Sejarah, Budaya dan Alam, 23-24 Mei 2011, Universitas Palangka Raya Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia., 23-24 Mei 2011.
spellingShingle N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Haji Siri , H.
Halim, H.
The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement
title The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement
title_full The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement
title_fullStr The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement
title_full_unstemmed The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement
title_short The Usage Of Visual Metaphors In Tourism Advertisement As A Potential Persuasive Method In Sara Wak Tourism Advertisement
title_sort usage of visual metaphors in tourism advertisement as a potential persuasive method in sara wak tourism advertisement
topic N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2563/
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