Advertising Chapter 1
Advertising Chapter 1
Advertising Chapter 1
PERFORMANCE TASK
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QUIZZES
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COMPREHENSIVE SYNTHESIS
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Advertising Topics:
• History of Advertising
• Influences on Advertising
• The Advertising Industry and Careers
1.1 HISTORY OF
ADVERTISING
Goals:
1. printing press
2. Radio
3. television
4. Internet
PRINTING PRESS
The invention of printing press made information of all kinds available to general population.
Printing could be spread information quickly and provided platform for advertising. The printing
press was used to produce posters and handouts containing information about good and services
for sale during the 16th century.
RADIO
Advertising could be heard for the first time through the use of radio in the 1920s. The first
commercial was broadcast in 1922. Radio programming included soap operas, music, and serial
adventures that often were sponsored by advertisers. Paul Harvey, a pioneer in radio advertising,
launched Paul Harvey News and Comment in 1951. At one time, his radio show had an audience
of 24million listeners a week, airing on 1, 600 radio stations.
TELEVISION AND CABLE TELEVESION
The invention of television in the 1920s changed everything. Television become a mass
advertising medium in the 1950s when the prices of television sets became more affordable.
Print and radio took a backseat to television because for the first time, commercial were
broadcast with sight, sound and motion.
Cable television, developed in the 1970s was the next great innovation to impact the advertising
industry. It offered more channels with specific program offerings.
Television and Cable television were also the perfect platforms for infomercials. An infomercials is
a lengthy paid advertisement that showcases the ,benefits of a product.
How did the invention of cable television
influence advertising?
An infomercials is a lengthy paid advertisement that showcases
the ,benefits of a product. Infomercial can range from 5 to 30
minutes, or longer, and often include a product demonstration
highlighting the product’s features and benefits, testimonials from
satisfied customers, and before/after photos for beauty and fitness
products.
INTERNET
In the 1990s, a web revolution in advertising began. Internet advertising is now 42 billion US
Dollar that has overtaken the conventional method of advertising. Chat rooms, blogs, e-mails,
pop-up advertisement, instant messaging and web page notices are just a few of the ways
advertisers can let people who are surfing in the Web know about products and services.
Social networking sites, such as Facebook and Myspace are becoming more popular advertising
venues.
Consumers can use the Internet to access information about a product or service that they want
to purchase.
Internet provides wide exposure for products and services, advertisers will continue to develop
innovative advertising strategies.
1.2 INFLUENCES ON ADVERTISING
• ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
In recent years, protecting the environment has become a top priority for
many Americans. Because of increased environmental awareness business
are taking notice and making changes to their products and services to help
protect the environment. Advertisement are used as public relations tools to
present business as good stewards of the environment.
Protecting the environment from harmful pollutants, conserving
nonrenewable resources like coal and oil, disposing of water responsibly,
selling environmentally friendly products and using environmentally safe.
• The use of advertising to support and improve the environment is known
as green marketing.
Why is there a green marketing movement in
today’s business?
• Consumer Influences
The consumer is the end user of the product or service. The overall
consumer market consist of all buyers of goods and services for personal or
family use.
The consumer behavior describes how and why people make purchase
decision.
• Analyzing Consumer Motivation
Two principal ways to evaluate the motivation behind consumer purchases are:
• by direction (what they want)
• and intensity (how much they want).
Direction refers to what the customers wants from a product.
Ex. A customer is selecting a pain reliever may like the idea that one pain reliever
is priced lower than other similar alternative, what the customer really wants is fast
pain relief.
The latest technology has given consumers greater control over how they
get information about products and product brands. Consumers are in
control of the disbursement of product information whey they use blogs,
which are websites frequented by individuals with common interest. The
facts, opinions, and personal experiences posted by individual on blogs are
emerging as new, sophisticated sources of product and brand information.
1.3 THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY AND
CAREERS
• How the Advertising Industry Works
Advertising is the most effective way to reach consumers and create
product/service awareness. Advertising has become increasingly important
as more and more companies compete for consumer peso. Companies rely
on advertising to drive demand for their products and services. Developing
the most effective advertisements is a time consuming, expensive process.
Successful advertising requires more than a strong understanding of the
product or service being promoted.
TYPES OF ADVERTISING
• Product advertising-uses rational arguments to communicate why
consumers need specify product by highlighting the benefits associated
with the use of the product. Product advertising presents at least one
product characteristic as a reason for purchasing a product.
Ex. Hyundai advertisements emphasize the 100,000 mile
warranty.
• Brand Advertising-it is an important component in many
advertisements. A brand is the combination of unique
qualities of company, product, or product line. The name,
logo, slogan and design are important elements of the
brand.
• Corporate Advertising-Some companies use corporate
advertising which is intended to enhance a company's reputation or
build goodwill. It is also known as institutional advertising. This
type of advertising does not ask consumers to take specific action,
just to buy a product. instead, it promotes a positive attitude toward
the companies.
• The advertising agency is a marketing business that plans, creates,
manages the advertising for other business. .It also assigned with the tasks of
building campaigns to increase sales of the company's product, to reaffirm
the brand image, to attract customers and to retain the current customers.