A
In terms of efficiency,
not size, the advertising industry is only now starting to grow out of its
century-long infancy, which might be called "the Wanamaker era" . It was John
Wanamaker, a devoutly Christian merchant from Philadelphia, who in the 1870s not
only invented department stores and price tags(to eliminate haggling, since
everybody should be equal before God and price), but also became the first
modern advertiser when he bought space in newspapers to promote his stores. He
went about it in a Christian way, neither advertising on Sundays nor
fibbing(thus minting the concept of "truth in advertising" ).
B
The website is readily available to any consumer with
a computer, and in this day and age, includes the majority of consumers
throughout the world. There are no additional costs in reaching the expanded
global markets. Since the Internet advertising extends to the global audience
anytime, the chances of potential customers are more and hence the profit margin
is also on the higher side. The bottom line is that the advantages of Internet
advertising is much more than that of its traditional print forerunner, in
lessened costs, availability, expanded consumer markets, and largely in the
overall profit margin.
C
The best way
to distinguish between advertising and marketing is to think of marketing as a
pie, inside that pie you have slices of advertising, market research, media
planning, public relations, product pricing, distribution, customer support,
sales strategy, and community involvement. Advertising only equals one piece of
the pie in the strategy. All of these elements must not only work independently
but also work together towards the bigger goal. Marketing is a process that
takes time and can involve hours of research for a marketing plan to be
effective. Think of marketing as everything that an organisation does to
facilitate an exchange between the company and consumers.
D
The advantages of print media enable you to send in
the copy and have it displayed on the section you want within a few days. If it
is a classified ad, this can be just 48 hours. The beauty of print media
advertising is that you can be as creative as you wish, as long as you follow
the guidelines set out by the newspaper. This will usually exclude nudity and
strong sexual references in the copy and publishers will usually adhere to
advertising standards legislation.
E
You write ads, based on relevant keywords for your business—these are displayed
on search results pages and websites within that network. If someone types in a
keyword/phrase relevant to your business and that matches your advert criteria,
your ad will then show on the page. If someone clicks on your ad, you will be
charged a fee based on the cost per click value you set for that advert.
Therefore, it is important to make the advert clear, so to avoid wasted clicks
from people who misunderstood your message. In pay per click, the advertisers pay their host only when their ad is clicked.