Advertising Flashcards
newspapers
- 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
magazines
- longer shelf life
- shared more often; higher pass along circulation
- higher quality ads
- more specialized
- selective editing lets you be more precise
radio
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)
television
- 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
18-49 year old
- 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
scatter plan
- 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
sponsered plan
- 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
infomericals
30-60 minute programming on TV
- often include demonstration
- old school but still effective
- customer is usually women over age of 40
Internet
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
overlay ads
-internet advertising
ad over content on screeen
hyper targeting
-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
flog
-a fake blog used for advertising purposes
viral marketing
-internet advertising
spreading of ad by making to so exciting/engaging that consumers send it to friends; spread ad from person to person
institutional ad
- 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
Federal Trade Commission
- regulation of advertising by government
- punishes false adverting
- can issue cease and desist