commercialisms
Business-minded cultural tendencies
Commercialisms are practices, attitudes, or expressions associated with commercial enterprise and profit-seeking.
The term usually carries a critical edge, suggesting excessive emphasis on money-making over other values: The commercialisms of the holiday season have overwhelmed its original meaning.
A commercialism can also be a word or phrase borrowed from advertising or business jargon.
Drive to earn money
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
merchandising · exploitation · corporatism · market forces · free enterprise · privatization · trade · buying
Catchy promotional catchphrases
- jinglesBrief advertising melodies
- catchphrasesMemorable associated expressions
- taglinesMemorable marketing phrases
- pitchesThrows or proposals
promotions · endorsements · sponsorships · campaigns · branding · infomercials · product placement · billboards
Trendy technical jargon
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- sales pitchPersuasive commercial presentation
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- brand namesProprietary product identifiers
Compromiser of integrity
- panderingAppealing to lowest impulses
- mass appealAttraction to many people
- lowest common denominatorSmallest shared multiple below
- formulaicFollowing a set template
derivative · populist · dumbed-down · mainstream · crowd-pleasing · profitable · focus-grouped · compromised
profit motive
Drive to earn money
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
materialism · merchandising · exploitation · corporatism · market forces · free enterprise · privatization · trade · buying · selling
slogans
Catchy promotional catchphrases
- jinglesBrief advertising melodies
- catchphrasesMemorable associated expressions
- taglinesMemorable marketing phrases
pitches · promotions · endorsements · sponsorships · campaigns · branding · infomercials · product placement · billboards · spots
buzzwords
Trendy technical jargon
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- sales pitchPersuasive commercial presentation
- spinRapid rotation around axis
sellout
Compromiser of integrity
- panderingAppealing to lowest impulses
- mass appealAttraction to many people
- lowest common denominatorSmallest shared multiple below
formulaic · derivative · populist · dumbed-down · mainstream · crowd-pleasing · profitable · focus-grouped · compromised · diluted
commercialismsartistry
Exceptional creative skill
idealism · altruism · art for art's sake · selflessness · passion
commercialismsartistry
Exceptional creative skill
experimentalism · originality · nonconformism · high art · fine art
commercialismssocialism
Communal economic control
gift economy · communalism · communism · anti-capitalism · anticapitalism