Advertising Flashcards

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newspapers

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  • reading is a focused activity so advertisers know that ads in newspapers are more deeply considered
  • older and better educated, wealthier = readers
  • “backbone of retail advertising”
  • traditionally been used by businesses seeking local (general) audience
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magazines

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  • longer shelf life
  • shared more often; higher pass along circulation
  • higher quality ads
  • more specialized
  • selective editing lets you be more precise
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radio

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narrowcasting allows situations to be specialized and go after certain people

  • comparably inexpensive
  • repetition of ads
  • drives home ideal initially presented on more expensive media
  • used in supplementary way - local advertisers (more focus on newspaper); national (most focus on TV)
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television

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  • preferred media for advertisers (audio and visual); especially for national companies (national audience)
  • expensive
  • TV is structured to deliver viewers to advertisers - TV shows are bait
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18-49 year old

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  • young with money - before consumer patterns are fixed; no brand loyal
  • median age on TV = 50 ~ younger crowd moved to Internet
  • want families - buy more; old people tend to live alone
  • increased focus on baby boomers b/c not like parents and are willing to buy new products; cling to idea of youth
  • ideal viewer = 39 year old women w/ family, expendable income, lives fashionable are
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scatter plan

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  • common pattern
  • use spots (ads)
  • take sports and scatter across a variety of programs over a variety of nights
  • advertisers often don’t specify show - network places ads for them
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sponsered plan

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  • all the advertising paid for by one company for a show
  • original plan of ads on TV
  • became too costly for advertisers and not most efficient way to reach potential consumers - more restrictions for networks
  • still some sponsored situations
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infomericals

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30-60 minute programming on TV

  • often include demonstration
  • old school but still effective
  • customer is usually women over age of 40
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Internet

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good for specialization

  • niche sites; less wastage of ad; more people potentially
  • targeting individuals that are right for your product
  • inexpensive, still work in progress
  • easier to measure extent that ad works -clicked or not
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overlay ads

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-internet advertising

ad over content on screeen

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hyper targeting

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-internet advertising
very specific targeting, scour online profiles, can look at email content, use cookies to track where you go online, tailored to you as in individual

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flog

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-a fake blog used for advertising purposes

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viral marketing

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-internet advertising

spreading of ad by making to so exciting/engaging that consumers send it to friends; spread ad from person to person

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institutional ad

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  • other category of ad
  • does not seek immediate purchase of product
  • develop image related to product/advertisers
  • develop good will towards a company
  • done by aligning company with note-worthy goals
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Federal Trade Commission

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  • regulation of advertising by government
  • punishes false adverting
  • can issue cease and desist
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corrective ad

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  • can be issued by FTC
  • can force companies guilty of false advertising to run
  • have to run ad yourself telling how you lied and mislead the public and apologize
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Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

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if advertisers broaches issues of public importance, the FCC can force the running of counter ads

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counter ads

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ads from the other point of view
ex/ cigarette smoking deemed a public harm; had to run 1 public service announcement for every 3 cigarette ad ; very effective

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self-regulation

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media won’t accept certain types of ads

-ex/ LA Times doesn’t accept ads for strip club

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branding

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  • so company will stand out, differentiating product, making them seem unique
  • logos last a decade and half - some are timeless; some re-vamped
  • problem; danger if name becomes too successful; can loos legal rights; enter English for that - ex/ yo-yo
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testimonies

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  • strategies and techinques of advertising

- tales of use of product

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fear

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  • strategy of advertising
  • makes you afraid that unless buy these products something will be wrong with you; offer fear, give products as solution
23
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integrative

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  • strategy to prevent people avoiding ads
  • integrate ad into entertainment content
  • ex/ product placement, most accepting in reality TV
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TV in context

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  • strategy to prevent people avoiding ads
  • tying ads to the context in which they appear
  • On-Star commercial after break in Borne Supremecy
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use of virtual ads

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  • strategy to prevent people avoiding ads
  • using technology where you can superimpose image on a television screen
  • ex/ ads in background of sporting events but not actually there in reality
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Super Bowl

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  • is an advertising venue
  • largest television audience, reach most people
  • viewers expect high quality ads
  • people tend to watch commercial
  • internet extends this by allowing you to watch it later if you miss it; can send to friends; discuss commercials online
  • most expensive ads