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From Eisenstein to TikTok: A Century of Montage in Ads

Table of Contents Introduction Montage in ads isn’t just fast cuts or a music-driven mashup. It’s a century-old language of persuasion that began with Eisenstein’s montage theories and now fuels TikTok’s algorithmic candy. Advertisers discovered early that montage could sell a dream, compress time, and move hearts. Today, TikTok ads borrow the same tricks—juxtaposition, rhythm, […]

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When Ads Become Cinema

Why Storytelling Matters in Advertising In advertising, there’s a point where a campaign stops looking like an ad and starts feeling like cinema.The lighting, the pacing, the emotional arc—all crafted not just to sell a product, but to stage a miniature film. Why does this matter? Because in a distracted, ad-blocked world, narrative breaks through.Stories

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