All You Need is Love? Communication Insights from Pop Music’s Number-One Hits
David H. Henard and Christian L.Rossetti
North Carolina State University
Management slant
- Consumers are more psychologically and technologically sophisticated than ever before, requiring new approaches to advertising.
- Marketing communications have evolved from one-way broadcasts to multi-way conversations. To be effective, advertisers must "join the conversation" rather than broadcast content.
- Emotional and cognitive themes can be identified in popular music lyrics and, therefore, help advertisers to better join the conversation.
- These themes, while constant over decades, vary according to contemporary environments, providing advertisers with a...