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Saturday, June 14, 2008

adspeak for dummies and a (very unlikely to be) useful reference tool for rest of us...

basic/beginner's/moron's/simple/easy
guide/reference/list/resource/ready-reckoner/companion
to
essential/basic/usually/normally/daily/regularly/commonly-used terms/expressions/words/jargon
in advertising

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let's start with simple words first...

copy

generally refers to the act of doing something exactly the way another person does it.

copywriter

a person who tries to do things exactly the way (he thinks) an author / writer would do.

for example, i like going out with tall, beautiful women of indian origin because Salman Rushdie always goes around with Padmalakshmi. in other words, i copywriter Salman Rushdie.

headline

also called frown lines, wrinkles, larry king lines, creased foreheads, wrinkled brows, worry lines. usually occurs as a result of worrying / frowning too much. usually seen on foreheads.

body copy

refers to a person who tries to copy the body of another.

for example, when you do aerobics, go on a diet or work out at the gym hoping to get the kind of figure Angelina Jolie has, it can be said that body Angelina Jolie copy you.

bodyline

refers to a famous cricket series played between england and australia. nothing to do with advertising or copywriting.

dummy-copy

refers to an individual who tries to act dumb

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