Sunday, October 25, 2015

TOW #7-Extra Gum commercial


Extra Gum has published a video that has blown up the internet, making people fall in love with their gum and the story they created. Extra Gum is known for their exotic flavors ranging from the normal spearmint and peppermint, to cinnamon roll and mint chocolate chip. This United States company launched in 1984 and is additionally known for its long lasting flavors. Extra was the world's first sugar-free gum company and they have added an array of flavors that the world loves. Recently they published a video that appealed to the audience's emotions to advertise their company in order to make money off of people's purchases of the gum.

In this commercial, Extra tells the story about a girl and a boy who fall in love in high school: something unusual for a Gum company to publish. The way they tied their product into the love story is truly remarkable. Every time a memorable moment happens the girl in the video gives her lover a piece of gum, and each time the boy in the story receives a piece of gum, he draws on the wrapper the situation that occurred. For example, the first time they kissed they were sitting in the car as one was about to get out and leave after a date. After the kiss, the girl gave the boy a piece of Extra Gum, and once she left, he drew a picture of them sitting in the front seats of his car leaning in for a kiss. Their love story progresses in a few minutes, but it ends with the two going on another date. The boy tells her where to go, and he leads her to a room that had picture frames along the wall, and inside the frames were every picture he drew of each situation they had already experienced. As she walks to the last frame, the video zooms in on the remaining drawing: the man proposing to his sweetheart. As she turns around, she encounters her soon to be husband on one knee. This video appeals to the all human's emotions as everyone longs for love, and this seemed to be the most delightful and endearing love story known to man. And who wouldn't want to buy gum from a company who loves love?

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