Background Information
History
Evan Breyer is the chairman and founder of Growing Places. Growing Places offered on-site childcare and preschool classes for 60 companies in the mid-western U.S. At the early stage of the company, the revenue was not notable. “Each quarter seemed as though it might be the last,” Evan said. Therefore, they hired Rob Miranda, the CEO of Growing Places.
Development
Rob Miranda, a little restless, had entrepreneur mind set. He brought some important innovations to the company. His entrepreneurial vision came with an abrasive personality and some disregard for social convention. However, he was not emotional intelligence. His communication style was difficult to be accepted by others.
The board of Growing Places came up with an idea of providing scholarships for kids whose families demonstrated financial need, and a corporate sponsor would be a good way to pay for the scholarships. The company came to Thrivand, which was a maker of infant formulas, cereals, and beginners’ foods. Thrivand was very interested in the sponsor idea, its head of PR, Delores Dayton came to Dublin to see Growing Places. During her visited in Growing Places, a local reporter was tagged along for the tour. Delores was very interested in the company asked Rob some questions. However, Rob’s respond was impropriate. “What gets me, though, is how long some of these kids nurse. If they’re old enough to ask for a Coke, it’s time to move on.”
Growth
The response gave Rob and the
Ira Herbert attempts to use logic and historical context to convince Seaver that the slogan is for Coca-Cola use only. Herbert tries to address the topic seriously by using logic that “There will always be likelihood of confusion as to the source or sponsorship of the goods…”(10) Herbert addresses this topic to attempt to make Seaver realize that due to the same slogan he can lose money. This device is not effective because the connection is not reasonable. Herbert also uses historical context to inform seaver of their
During Cola Wars, a critic from the Onion, which is a satirical website. The Onion makes a reference to the Cold War, but it is about the Cola Wars, this is a written article,” Ad Industry Veterans Honored With Cola War Memorial,” discusses. The purpose of this article is to criticize those who make simple, unimportant things become an over exaggerated situation when there are bigger problems out there. The intended audience is for those who make irrelevant things bigger so he uses emotions and client testimonials. The attitude towards the audience is mocking the audience and burlesque which these both things are satirical. Therefore, the Onion uses the rhetorical devices of client testimonials, distortion and hyperbole.
Within society power struggles are inevitable and in the business world it is no different. The letters of correspondence between an executive of the Coca-Cola Company, Ira C. Herbert and a representative of Grove Press, Richard Seaver express their different viewpoints on the use of Coca-Cola’s slogan “It’s the Real Thing”, in an advertisement promoting Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher by Jim Haskins. Both Herbert and Seaver attempt to out smart each other through their use of rhetorical techniques and strategies.
In the following letters exchanged between the executive vice-president of Coca-Cola and the representative of Grove Press regarding the use of the slogan, “It’s the Real Thing”, each writer states their stance on why they believe they are have the right to use this slogan for their company. Coca-Cola’s executive vice-president, Ira Herbert, writes in a deliberate tone while also incorporating specific dates, and attempting to spark patriotism in his claim. Richard Seaver of Grove Press, justifies his company has done nothing wrong; however, claims that it will do as Coca-Cola ask. By using sarcasm and specific examples, Grove Press achieves their purpose and sequentially demonstrates why they have a more persuasive case over Coca-Cola.
Robert peace, a very bright, independent, strong man who knew exactly what he was doing at all times, he was the type of guy that always had a plan for everything he was doing. By the age of three Rob was known at day care as “The Professor”, for his vivid, searching mind. “It’s because
Caitlin starts talking about the college campus comedy and what comedians need to have in them to perform at college shows. She also describes on what a budding comedian has to go through at the National Convention for Campus Activities (NACA) where agents from over 300 colleges attend and what adjustments the comedian has to make to get paid a thousand dollars a show. Caitlin emphasizes on how some college students tend to react when comedians joke about rape and sexism. She also describes about other
Does the childish logic of having done it first mean you have the right to it work in the real, business world? According to Coca-Cola USA, the slogans they use during their advertising campaigns are to be used solely by them. Herbert, a representative from Coca-Cola USA, informs the Grove Press that they had used their slogan in one of their advertisements for a book. Seaver, Executive Vice President of the Grove Press, does not agree with Coca-Cola’s terms and claim they were merely quoting a book critic for the advertisement. He addresses all of Herbert's claims while also adding a sense of sarcasm. Seaver presents a stronger letter with the use a sarcasm and countering all of Herbert’s claims while Herbert merely establishes authority and uses weak logic as his backup.
Further in the reading Twitchell states personal opinion on commercialism. How it is wasteful and he would rather not have it. “It is heedless of the truly poor, who cannot gain access to the loop of meaningful information that is carried through its ceaseless exchange.” (366 Twitchell) Twitchell shares that “Coke has bought the “pouring rights” in his school.” He is demonstrating that commercialism slowly takes rights from other marketers and society.
The community decided to put on a play simulating soda’s life in front of her father they then proceeded to shame him for being so sexist in front of the whole crowd until he let go and let soda go to school instead of keeping her home.
Throughout the course of this essay a rhetorical analysis will be performed over the subject of the popular soft drink, Coca Cola. Here we will take a look at two documents, both advertisement images, both from Coca Cola, separated by over 40 years. This sweet drink took the world by storm starting in the 1890’s and has been a household name since. With hundreds of thousands of soft drinks all over the world, Coca Cola is just another in a bucket, except with a different set of tactics toward drawing in their consumers.
First of all was the meat, Daebak BBQ has a good selection of meat that were really fresh and delicious. There was also fish and squid that you could cook as well. There wasn't much vegetables though, lettuce and onion were the only vegetarian option that I found but the lettuce would run out very quickly. The Sauces in there tasted really well with the meat.
There was a promotion where if you talked about the great test of Coca-Cola a thousand times then they would be given a free six-pack of it. Titus and his friends decide to do it. Marty says, “No. But fuck aren’t you getting meg thirsty? With all of this talking about the great taste of coke”(162).
Another example of the company, and therefore business world, being rightfully portrayed in a negative light was when an assumed employee from PG&E actually calls to threaten the safety of Erin and her children. Erin is threatened by this person because PG&E know that she has valuable information that could prove their fault in the health issues of Hinckley community members. Clearly, this act portrays the business world in a damaging way, and I believe we would all hope that our companies would never act in a way to threaten an innocent mother and her family.
This case study begins with Paul Kennedy on a slow morning commute in Cleveland. During his drive, he’s worried about his wife and family, his boss, his associate, a stranger in a nearby vehicle, and even about the state of the Cleveland Browns. He is also excited about his plans to expand Daner Associates into the European market and his impending promotion to CEO. But when Paul meets with his boss, Larry, that afternoon, he discovers that he has been misreading signals. Larry is actually considering Paul for the number two role in the company and considering promoting another Daner executive, George, into the CEO position.
“However much a mother may love her children, it is all but impossible her to provide high-quality child care if she herself is poor and oppressed, illiterate and uninformed, anaemic and unhealthy, has five or six other children, lives in a slum or shanty, has neither clean