Headline writing is an ART
Source: https://www.adsoftheworld.com/media/print/mcdonalds_fish_bowl
Direct benefit claims
Fresh Filet, Filet-O-FIsh
There is a fish lives in the burger, it means the fillet in the burger is extremely fresh. Every consumer likes to eat fresh fish for sure. Thus, Fresh Filet, Filet-O-Fish show the benefit directly to the customer.
Curiosity
Grab a burger from the ocean
The advertisement show a fish that swim in the fish tank, but think different is a point to attract people. So, I imagery it like an ocean. That’s mean the the filet is as fresh as the fish that just grab from the ocean. Thus, “ Grab a burger from the ocean” arouse the curiosity of people.
Horn blowing
Fish is swimming in your burger
Fish definitely cannot swim in the burger, but it mean that the filet is very fresh. Fish is swimming in your burger is exaggerating but it can arouse the desire of people to have a try.
Question
Have you tasted the flavour of the ocean? Grab one Filet-O-FIsh.
The image of the advertisement seem like an ocean with a fish swimming in it. In order to arouse the desire of people, the question must arouse the curiosity of them. People haven’t taste ocean before, so this question arouse the curiosity of them. Then, provide a product, Filet-O-Fish quickly can stimulate the imagination of people.
Quotation
The taste of ocean. Filet-O-Fish
The advertisement promotes that Filet-O-Fish is very fresh. Thus, the taste of ocean no only promote the freshness, also stimulate the curiosity of people.
Article by: Choong Lerxin


According to the article, the analysis of headline writing is great which help me to deeply understand the different type of headline writing.
ReplyDeleteMcDonald use this ads to attract people attention as well as their curiosity. Even though we all know that McDonald is a well known fast food brand in the world, but McDonald still have the competitor such KFC, Burger King, Hungry Jacks, etc. So, when the McDonald want to keep their consumers and use other ways to attract people attention more than just a simple slogan "I lovin' it", this ads is totally explain every different type of headline writing which are included quotation, question, horn blowing, curiosity, and direct benefits claims.
Editor: CHAN SHI NING