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Learn about media selection considerations, types of available media, and their impact on message delivery, creative decisions, audience reach, and cost constraints. Explore television, radio, print, outdoor, cinema, and online media options.
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Media – Print/Press, Broadcast,Outdoor and Cinema Week 1 Lecture 3
Media Selection • Message objectives • Creative decisions • Overall objectives • Audience considerations • Cost – Production + Space • Time constraints • Media availability • Legal constraints
Types of Media Available • Broadcast - TV & Radio • Print – Newspapers & Magazines • Outdoor – Billboards & Transit • New – CD-ROM, Internet, etc • In-Store – POP & packaging • Other – Cinema, product placement, exhibitions, etc
T e l e v i s i o n • Appeals to most senses • Good creative platform • Mass v local v Targeted channels • Timing flexible • Good image – as seen on TV • Intrusive medium • Certain groups have low TV exposure • Long time scales • Expensive • Response = limited
R a d i o • Reach • Campaign flexibility • Production lead times short • Relatively low cost • Programming defines audience • Creative opportunity • Message is transient – non permanent • Often considered as Wallpaper
Outdoor • Good variety – Posters,Transport,OTHER? • Colourful – visible IMPACT • National v regional v local • High repetition – routing • Relatively low cost per thousand • Only simple message 50 x 30 • Familiarity = ignoring • Standards of presentation • Good positions at a premiumscarce
C i n e m a • Captive audience • Frequency low – long time to develop reach • Key targets young/couples • + audience discrimination • National and local • Longer ads IMPACT • Lack of noise • Some groups never go to the Cinema
Press Newspapers • National – Regional – Local • Morning/Daily – Evening – Weekend – Sunday • Free versus paid for…. • Targeted sections • BROADsheets – Tabloids – Red Tops • Semi-permanent • Colour available – quality
Press – Magazines • Consumer General Interest v Specific • Business to Business • Trade • Wide choice • Informed figures on circulation/readership • Production lead times – typically short • High impact DPS plus
Press - Magazines • Detailed message • Permanent Direct response • Advertorial endorsement • Kudos from title • Noise Ad overload • Ad Advoidance
Tesco Magazine • 7,221,000 Readers • Free available in-store • http://www.cedarcom.co.uk/our-work/tesco-magazine.html • Analyse content
Direct Marketing • Using media to establish a direct and interactivity link with consumers • May be see as wasteful – Junk mail • Can be highly targeted Database building • Measurable • Controllable
Direct Marketing Channels • Mail – Post • E-mail • Leaflets • Door to door • In-store • Mail order
The price of media • Print • Size of advertisement… • Colour vs Black & White / Mono • Position in publication • Special or Run of Paper • Display vs Classified • Classified – By line By word By column inch
The price of media • Broadcast • Length of ad… • Time of day…. PEAK vs Off PEAK vs Discretionary • Position in ad break … primacy and recency • “Seasonal” • Supply and demand
The price of media • Outdoor • Size • Location • Electronic vs Poster • Normally 1 site for 2 weeks • Packages available