Saturday, April 7, 2012

What are the basics of launching an advertising campaign?

Advertising is an art of brand communication. Every brand or business owner advertises his brand or business among target groups. However, launching an advertising campaign is not easy as learning ABC, one has to devise, develop and deploy many marketing strategies to launch a promotion campaign of a brand. In this blog, the basics of launching an advertising campaign of a brand or business are discussed. Take a look.

A defined objective

The very objective of launching the advertising campaign should be clearly defined. Some advertisers launch a promotion campaign just to inform or generate awareness among customers while some launch an ad campaign to inform customers about seasonal sales or discounts about the brand. A clearly defined objective enables advertisers to frame the right brand message that would be conveyed among customers. So, the brand owner must clearly define the objective of launching his ad campaign.

A planned budget

Budget is one of the important basics of launching an advertising campaign. How much the brand owner can afford for the overall campaign is important for the advertiser to plan and deploy the ad campaign. Budget also decides the medium of advertising through which the final brand message reaches out to customers.

An effective media vehicle

A media vehicle plays an important role while disseminating the brand message among target groups. It is only through the advertising media that customers will avail of the brand or business message. Television Advertising, Radio Advertising, Print Advertising, Outdoor Advertising and Online Advertising are some forms of brand promotion widely adopted by brand and business owners.

A suitable time

Another important criterion of launching the advertising campaign is to decide a suitable time. An ad campaign launched at a right time through right media vehicle provides the desired impact among target groups.