Paid Media Flashcards
Paid media communicates to
Strangers
Owned media communicates to
Customers
Earned media communicates to
Fans
Paid media advantages (4)
Message control
Scale; can generate broad reach
Good brand reminder
Measurable
Paid media disadvantages (4)
Clutter
Lack of credibility
Low response rates
Indirect action
Magazines advantages (6)
Audience selectivity Permanence Secondary readership Prestige Creative flexibility Selling power
This is the most selective media
Direct mail
Second most selective media
Magazines
why do magazines have permanence
Long shelf-life
Disadvantages of magazines (6)
Audience fragmentation Difficult to generate frequency Long lead times Costly for reaching a mass audience Relatively high CPMs Cluttered
Are magazine subscribers or newsstand sales more involved?
Newsstand
Circulation figure on which a magazine bases its rates
Generally equivalent to the guaranteed circulation
Rate base
Guaranteed circulation
Minimum number of copies the publisher expects to circulate
Advertisers verify the reach of magazines through a system of audited circulation called
ABC = audit bureau of circulation
Opportunities for discounts (magazines) (3)
Frequency
Volume
Payment terms
Opportunities for premiums (magazines) (4)
Color
Covers
Gatefolds
Inserts
Advantages of newspapers (5)
Timeliness Geographic selectivity Intensive local coverage Mass medium Credibility
Disadvantages of newspapers (5)
Short life span Lack of overall selectivity Skews to older audiences Clutter Low production quality
6 newspaper advertising options
Display advertising Classified advertising Sunday supplements Run of paper (ROP)/preferred position Split runs Per column inch (rows)
Display advertising (newspapers)
Anyone can purchase them
yard sales, dating, selling things, etc
Classified advertising (newspapers)
Traditional newspaper advertising
Sunday supplements (newspapers)
May include free standing inserts (FSI)
Run of power versus preferred position (newspapers)
Location of ad
Split runs (newspapers)
Run different versions or different ads
Geographically
Ad testing
Per column inch (newspapers)
-2 formulas
(Per row)
Column inches = columns * row inches
Cost = column inches * rate
Newspaper advertising mechanics (3)
Insertion order
Proof
Tear sheet
Insertion order (newspapers)
Contract between newspaper and advertiser
Proof (newspapers)
Copy of ad to be approved by advertiser prior to publication
Tear sheet (newspaper)
Verification that the ad actually ran
The page of the newspaper torn out and sent to you
This medium of television
- attracts most national advertising
- independent stations
- network affiliates
Broadcast tv
This medium of television
- premium services
- Ad-supported networks
- superstations
Cable tv
Which medium of tv attracts most national advertising
Broadcast tv
Which medium of tv has premium services, ad-supported networks, and superstations
Cable tv
CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC are all network affiliates of
Broadcast tv
Advantages of broadcast tv advertising (5)
Mass coverage Impact Creativity Prestige Can be cost efficient
What % of us homes have a tv
98%
Disadvantages of broadcast tv advertising
Limited selectivity High production cost High Airtime cost Brevity - poor recall Clutter Zapping
What is zapping
Ability to fast forward, skip, avoid ads in any way shape or form
MTV, Lifetime, HDTV, CNN are superstations of
Cable tv
Advantages of cable tv
Selectivity Audience demographics - buyers! Impact Creativity Prestige Low cost (relative to broadcast)
Why are audience demographics favorable for cable tv
They tend to be buyers, more affluent, wealthy, willing to spend money, and with disposable income
Disadvantages of cable tv
Audience fragmentation Limited reach Somewhat lower quality Brevity Poor recall Clutter
Which medium to people find to be the most authoritative, influential, and persuasive
Television
8 types of television advertising purchases
Sponsorship Cosponsorship Participation (within) Spot ads (between) Syndication Program length ads (infomercials) Roadblocks Product placement
8 types of television advertising purchases
Sponsorship Cosponsorship Partnership (within) Spot ads (between) Syndication Program length ads (infomercials) Roadblocks Product placement
Advertiser underwrites the total cost of a program, including content and production
Sponsorship
Multiple advertisers sponsor a program
Cosponsorship