Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Know the values of Advertising

Advertising provides the freedom to have a control over the entire campaign. This feature of advertising differentiates it from other tools of marketing such as personal selling, public relation, publicity etc. As an advertiser you have the exclusive freedom to decide your own media vehicle, target the right audience readily, aim at particular environmental areas. Advertising provides accuracy of your brand information. You cannot advertise something which doesn’t promise or provide something accurate. Through an accurate ad campaign you have the chance and ability to influence your target group the way you desire.

Advertising as a tool for brand communication also provides reliability. Through advertising, a brand assures a target group that it caters to their need or desire. Especially for consumer goods, reliability plays a significant role while promoting the product. This is something like promising the target audience that the brand is the only solution which caters to their need or desire.

The main target of an advertising campaign is to instruct, inform or educate the target group about the product, idea or service so; advertising cannot guarantee sales of the product, idea or service. This is one of the significant features to be noted about advertising. Advertising does not compel anyone to buy. It informs, educates and instructs the target group about the best features, benefits, significances of the brand, service or idea. Over here, it depends upon the kind of language you employ to transmit the message about the brand. With an attractive communication, it is easier to lure your target group and indulge them in buying your product without much effort.

It is already a known fact that the entire advertising budget is spent upon disseminating only one message. However, to deliver that message there are various factors which are required and worked upon such as adequate budget, effective media vehicle, enticing communication, attractive design etc. With a perfect co-ordination of all these features, it is not a difficult task to launch an ad campaign for your brand in the market.

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