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CREATING PRINT ADVERTISING. MCD 1073 PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING. The iPod Story. iPod Billboard - Beijing. iPod Transit Advertising – New York. BASIC MEDIA CONCEPTS. Media mix – the way media are strategically combined in an advertising plan
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CREATING PRINT ADVERTISING MCD 1073 PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING
BASIC MEDIA CONCEPTS • Media mix – the way media are strategically combined in an advertising plan • Media vehicle – specific tv program, newspaper, magazine, radio station/program, etc.
BASIC MEDIA CONCEPTS • Planning and buying • Media Planning The way advertisers identify and select media options based on research into audience profiles • Media Buying Task of identifying specific vehicles, negotiating costs to advertise them, billing and payment
BASIC MEDIA CONCEPTS • Reach and frequency • Reach Percentage of media audience exposed to at least once to the advertiser’s message during a specific time frame • Frequency Refers to the number of times a person is exposed to an advertisement
BASIC MEDIA CONCEPTS • Impressions • A person’s opportunity to be exposed one time to an ad in a broadcast program, newspaper, magazine or outdoor location • Media Key Players • Media salespeople • Media reps • Media planners • Media buyers • Media researchers
PRINT MEDIA • Printed advertisements in newspapers, magazines, brochures and on other printed surfaces i.e. posters and outdoor boards • Provides more detailed information, rich imagery, longer message life
NEWSPAPER • Frequency of publication • Format and size (2 sizes) • Tabloid • broadsheet • Circulation • Local mass medium • Advertising revenue comes from local retail advertising/classified
NEWSPAPER • Types of Newspaper Advertising • Classified • Display • Supplements • Newspaper Readership • Measuring the newspaper audience
NEWSPAPER • Advantages of Advertising in Newspapers • Range of market coverage • Comparison shopping • Positive consumer attitudes • Flexibility • Interaction of local and international
NEWSPAPER • Disadvantages of Advertising in Newspapers • Short life span • Clutter • Limited coverage of certain groups • Poor reproduction
MAGAZINES • Consumer - Cleo, Women’s Weekly, FHM, Reader’s Digest • Business - Trade papers Retailers, wholesalers, distributor - Industrial magazines Manufacturers - Professional magazines For accountants, doctors, lawyers etc
MAGAZINES • Vertical Publication • Stories and information about an entire industry i.e Vogue for women, female issues and fashion; Auto Trader for cars, automobile accessories, innovations etc • Horizontal Publication - Cuts across many industries, discusses generic issues i.e Reader’s Digest, Time, Fortune, National Geographic
MAGAZINES • Other classifications • Geography • Demographics • Editorial Content • Physical Characteristics • Ownership
MAGAZINES • Distribution and Circulation • Traditional delivery • Non-traditional delivery • Magazine advertising • Readers spend more time reading magazine than newspaper • In-depth information • Quality of reproduction
Readers spend more time reading magazines than newspapers “Full-Frame Film Festival”
MAGAZINES • Format • Most magazines share same characteristics • Front and back advertising most expensive • Largest advertising unit is double-page spread • Gatefold • Photo essay • Technology • Selective binding • Inkjet imaging
MAGAZINES • Advantages of Advertising in Magazines • Target Audiences • Audience Receptivity • Long Life Span • Format • Visual Quality • Sales Promotions
MAGAZINES • Disadvantages of Advertising in Magazines • Limited Flexibility • Lack of Immediacy • High Cost • Distribution
PACKAGING • Both container and communication vehicle • Eye-catching design to win over customers and to help consumers decide • Critical reminder of product’s important benefits • Presents familiar brand image
OUT-OF-HOME ADVERTISING • Targets specific people at a time they are most interested • Includes everything from billboards to hot air balloons • Ads on transits, shopping kiosks, shopping mall displays, grocery store carts, skywriting etc
Outdoor Advertising Noah-Zebra
OUT-OF-HOME ADVERTISING Outdoor Advertising • Size and format • Printed posters • Painted bulletins • Extensions • Buying outdoor space • Showings
OUT-OF-HOME ADVERTISING • Advantages of Outdoor Advertising • Larger than life visuals on hard-to-ignore structure • Brand reminder • Directional medium • Least expensive • Disadvantages • Distraction • Easy to miss • Visual pollution
OUT-OF-HOME ADVERTISING • On-premise Signs • Posters • Kiosks • Transit Advertising
DIRECTORY ADVERTISING • Yellow Pages • Other Directories • Advantages of Directory Advertising • Shopping medium • An effective selling tool • Flexibility • Disadvantages of Directory Advertising • Competitive clutter • Cannot be changed for several months