ADVERTISING
ICUM/August 9th, 2019/Course 1
WHAT IS
ADVERTISING
?
Grab a piece of paper and
write what you think
advertising is.
DEFINING ADVERTISING
• paid form of communication
• the sponsor of the ad is identified (we know who wants to sell us that
certain product/service/idea)
• it reaches a very large audience (think of an ad during the Super Bowl half-
time)
• advertising strategy
• creative idea
• creative execution
• target market
• brand
ROLES OF ADVERTISING
• economic role
• societal role
• advertising agency
• vendor
• the media
• target audience
WHAT TYPES OF
ADVERTISING ARE YOU
FAMILIAR WITH?
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ADVERTISING
• Brand advertising
• Retail or local
• Direct response
• B2B
• Institutional
• Nonprofit
• Public service
WHAT IS EFFECTIVE
ADVERTISING?
Advertising is a goal-driven industry.
• ads that work deliver the message the
advertiser intended and consumers
respond as the advertiser wanted them to
–Thornton Wilder
• Bibliography:
Advertising. Principles and Practice, 7th
edition
(Wells, Burnett, Moriarty)
Pp. 2-27