Changing trend of advertising media!

Change is the only thing constant. Everything keeps changing be it the fashion trend in the market or the advertising medium used for promoting a particular brand or business in the market. Television Advertising, Radio Advertising, Print Advertising, Outdoor Advertising etc. are a few means of brand or business promotion adopted by brand owners and advertisers. Each of these mediums of advertising has its own advantages and disadvantages. Besides there is also suitability of advertising  medium while launching a promotion campaign of a brand or business. For example, a television advertising campaign that runs successful for a particular FMCG product may not be effective for a business ad. Likewise, a radio advertising campaign on the same business idea may spark interest and attention among a wide target group.

 Internet has brought an amazing revolution in every sector not even sparing advertising world.  Narrowing communication gap among individuals across the world, internet has become the most used medium of communication for people across the world. The trend of online advertising is spreading fast in today’s world. Most of the brand owners these days prefer an online presence and also promotion of their brands. Online advertising is predicted as the future means of brand communication. One of the advantages of online advertising is that it provides complete control on the brand message. A brand owner can also instruct any kind of change in the existing ad copy or design. An online ad display is also advantageous for the very fact that it conveys the brand message to customers in a discreet manner without pestering them. Customers are always kings or queens when it comes to any type of online advertising. They have a choice to access or ignore the brand message. There isn’t any kind of force exerted on them to go through the brand message. Internet Advertising is also an ideal means for small business owners who want to position themselves in the market.

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Advertising beyond the conventional norms!

Today, advertising is not just about conveying a particular brand or business message through a medium. Advertising has surpassed the conventional norms. The induction of new age media has created an upsurge in advertising field. This blog highlights a few points on the changing norms of advertising and how conventional tactics are redefined by a contemporary touch. Keep reading.

The upsurge of online advertising is one of the landmarks in advertising field. Brands and businesses these days heavily rely on online media to promote their services among target groups. Content Advertising is one of the norms of promotion through online media. This type of advertising basically uses written content in the form of articles, blogs or press release copies to draw customers’ attention. A unique content is a must for any type of content advertising. Plagiarism is a threat to this type of advertisement. Advertisers should therefore make sure that any content they post on a publishing site is free of plagiarism. Submitting various write ups on article directories, posting articles or blogs on publishing sites, writing and publishing press releases on PR sites, social bookmarking, posting videos and comments etc. are categorized under content advertising.

Through content advertising, you can draw traffic on your website from two different sources. First is from the search engine and second one is from the website where you posted your content. If your content is unique, good and interesting to read with a catchy title, visitors will obviously read by directing themselves on your website or where you have published your article or blog. Article or Blog writing is a free of cost mode of advertising. If you can write a good contextual write up on your business, it may help a great deal in attracting many customers on your website. You can also create your own blog site where you can randomly write on your business. Most of the brand or business owners maintain a blog site of their own.

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Which is the best advertising medium?

Television Advertising, Radio Advertising, Outdoor Advertising, Print Advertising and Online Advertising are the common means of promoting a brand or business among target groups. Each medium of advertising has its own advantages and disadvantages. A brand that is advertised through Television advertising  may not create the right impact if advertised through outdoor advertising media or vice versa. The objective of the promotion campaign helps an advertiser choose the right means of advertising the product or service. Radio advertising for example is an ideal means of generating awareness about those service ads that are not tangible in nature while online or  print advertising may be the right means to provide information about a FMCG  product.  Considering all the pros and cons of each advertising media, it is difficult for an advertiser to acclaim the best means of promoting a brand or service. 

Demographic or psychographic surveys also help advertisers while choosing the right means of advertising. For example, when it comes to targeting a local audience for a particular product, an outdoor advertising display or a brochure or pamphlet ad would be the right means to communicate the brand message. Television or internet advertising media would be costly as well as less effective means of reaching out to a local target group. A big billboard display right at the community hall or centre would be more appropriate to communicate the brand message. On the other hand, when it is about promoting a health product that targets to generate health awareness among customers, television or Radio advertising would be more apt as these two are broadcast mediums and appeal to customers with visual or audio impact. And for an urgent or instant launch of a brand or business campaign, internet is the best means for an advertiser as any brand message can be instantly communicated through internet media.

 

To sum up, it depends upon the type of promotion and the objective of why the campaign has to be launched; otherwise every ad medium is ideally suitable for each and every brand or business owner.

How advertising informs, instructs & educates customers?

Advertising is the only source of extracting valuable information about a particular brand, business or service. Without advertising one cannot imagine how to access any kind of information about a product or business. Many forms of advertising such as television advertising, print advertising, radio advertising and outdoor advertising are made available to brand owners to choose from. All these mediums of advertising have their own advantages and disadvantages. Television Advertising and radio advertising are categorized under broadcast medium of advertising. Outdoor advertising (as the name itself suggests) is categorized under any out of home mode of promotion. Print advertising clearly denotes any kind of brand promotion through print media. 

Every medium of advertising ensures that it provides information to customers about the advertised brand or service. For example, information about a festive discount or seasonal offer of brands can be advertised through any medium of advertising. Those who access the brand message can rush to the nearest brand store and avail of the sale or discount.  

At any point of time, an advertising message also instructs customers to make the right choice. Highlighting the attractive features of a brand, stressing on how the product will enhance customers’ lifestyle or solve a problem, the advertiser tries many tips of instructing customers so that they are finally encouraged to purchase it. Educating customers about many facts and features of the brand that were unknown to them is yet another important function of advertising. Customers spend their valuable time going through a brand commercial. Therefore, they deserve to be informed, instructed and educated on various brands and their features and utilities. Advertising is nevertheless a bridge of communication between customers and brand owners. Customers can reach out to their favourite brands through an advertising campaign and vice versa. All in all, advertising is important for every brand, business or service to familiarize itself with target customers.

Advertising through multiple media- Not a big deal!

It’s not a big deal for advertisers to launch their promotion campaigns through multiple advertising media provided they can allocate a budget for the entire promotion campaigns to be launched. Media mix is an ideal strategy for every advertiser to promote his brand amongst target groups. A brand advertised through multiple advertising channels has more chance of creating a richer impact amongst target groups. Reachability of the brand message is also pretty good if advertised through multiple channels. Though the format of advertisement varies from an advertising vehicle to another, the same brand message can be conveyed to customers through multiple ways.

Advertising is a never ending practice. With so many brands upcoming in the market (on daily basis) advertising becomes more and more important. Earlier when there were lesser number of brands, there was no need for heavy advertising campaigns. However, today with the innumerable number of brands present in the market, advertising has become a sole tool to generate awareness amongst target groups and obviously to drive sales for the product. Television Advertising, Print Advertising, Radio Advertising, Outdoor Advertising- all these conventional means of promotion are still in vogue. Though the style, tone and tactics are changed or enhanced, the importance of these advertising mediums are still felt by today’s brand marketers. Innumerable numbers of brand owners still advertise their products through television/radio/outdoor/print media or through an amalgamation of these mediums.

Further, with the introduction of online media, good advertising becomes better. Providing multiple benefits to brand owners, online advertising media has emerged as one of the effective means of brand promotion. Almost every brand has its online presence today. Brand commercials through television media can also be watched on the various internet sites. Print Ads, outdoor ads and even radio ads can be accessed on web these days. Having its own website, promotion through the various online sites, social networking ads etc. all these are becoming common trends for brand owners to stay connected with their potential target customers.