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ADV 2102 VISCOMM DESIGN 1 - Lesson 2

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INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING

ADV 2102 VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN 1


WHERE CAN YOU FIT INTO
ADVERTISING?
HOW DO AGENCIES EARN THEIR
INCOME?

• COMMISSION SYSTEM
{traditionally 15%
commission for any time
or space purchased}

• FEE-COMMISSION
SYSTEM {encompassed
fixed-fee system and
cost-plus agreements}
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF AGENCIES?

• FULL SERVICE AGENCIES


offers an entire range of services,
starting with advertising strategy
formulation, creating a full-
fledged advertising and
promotions campaign, producing
it and working out the media plan.

• SPECIALIST AGENCIES
are mainly local. Fashionably
known as ‘boutique’ agencies and
tend to concentrate on small
creative jobs
GETTING
STARTED IN
ADVERTISING
THE ACCOUNT
SERVICE DEPARTMENT

THE CREATIVE
DEPARTMENT

THE MEDIA
DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNT SERVICE CAREER
LADDER

• CLIENT SERVICE HEAD

• ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

• ACCOUNT MANAGER

• ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR

• ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

• JUNIOR ACCOUNT
EXECUTIVE
WHAT IS A
‘CALL
REPORT’?
• THE DECISIONS MADE AT
MEETINGS ARE RECORDED
IN A CALL REPORT THAT IS
INTENDED FOR THE
AGENCY’S PERMANENT
RECORDS.
• IT RECORDS DEADLINES
AGREED BY THE CLIENT
AND THE AGENCY
WHAT IS
‘PLANNING’
ACCOUNT PLANNING IS A
PROCESS OF DISCOVERY
THAT LETS THE AGENCY
UNDERSTAND MORE
ABOUT THE BRAND AND
MORE ABOUT THE
CONSUMER’S
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
BRAND.
THE CREATIVE DEPARTMENT:
A COPYWRITER’S CAREER LADDER

• EXECUTIVE CREATIVE
DIRECTOR

• CREATIVE DIRECTOR

• HEAD OF COPY

• CREATIVE GROUP HEAD

• SENIOR COPYWRITER

• COPYWRITER

• JUNIOR COPYWRITER
THE CREATIVE DEPARTMENT:
AN ART DIRECTOR’S CAREER LADDER

• EXECUTIVE CREATIVE
DIRECTOR

• CREATIVE DIRECTOR

• HEAD OF ART

• CREATIVE GROUP HEAD

• SENIOR ART DIRECTOR

• ART DIRECTOR

• JUNIOR ART DIRECTOR OR


VISUALISER
CAREERS IN CREATIVE CRAFTS

• ILLUSTRATORS

• TYPOGRAPHERS

• ART BUYERS

• TRAFFIC MANAGER

• STUDIO MANAGERS

• PRINT PRODUCTION
MANAGERS

• BROADCAST PRODUCTION
MANAGER OR HEAD OF
BROADCAST
THE MEDIA DEPARTMENT:
THE MEDIA PLANNING PROCESS

1. SELECTING TARGET
AUDIENCE

2. SPECIFYING MEDIA
OBJECTIVES

3. SELECTING MEDIA
CATEGORIES

4. BUYING MEDIA
THE MEDIA PLANNING PROCESS
FACTORS FOR SELECTING
TARGET AUDIENCE
GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATIO

• REACH

• FREQUENCY

• WEIGHT

• CONTINUITY

• COST
REACH
PERCENTAGE OF TARGET
AUDIENCE EXPOSED TO
AN AD ATLEAST ONCE
DURING A CERTAIN TIME
FRAME
FACTORS INFLUENCING REACH:
• MORE PEOPLE ARE REACHED WHEN
A SCHEDULE USES MULTIPLE MEDIA
• NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF MEDIA
USED
FREQUENCY
AVERAGE NUMBER
OF TIMES AN AD
REACHES THE
TARGET AUDIENCE
IN A FOUR-WEEK
PERIOD
WEIGHT
GROSS RATING POINTS
OR GRP INDICATE THE
AMOUNT OF GROSS
WEIGHT THAT A
PARTICULAR AD
SCHEDULE IS CAPABLE
OF DELIVERING
GRP =REACH (R) X FREQUENCY (F)
CONTINUITY
HOW ADVERTISING IS
ALLOCATED DURING
THE COURSE OF AN
AD CAMPAIGN
BLITZING
CONTINUOUS SCHEDULE
PULSING
FLIGHT
COST
COST OF REACHING
AUDIENCE OF 1,000
COST CONSIDERATIONS
• COST PER THOUSAND (CPM)
• TARGET MARKET (TM)

CPM = AD COST___
# OF CONTACTS

CPM - TM = _AD COST_____


# OF TM CONTACTS
MEDIA CAREER LADDER

• MEDIA DIRECTOR

• MEDIA GROUP HEAD

• MEDIA PLANNER

• MEDIA BUYER

• MEDIA ASSISTANT
A CRASH COURSE IN MEDIA:
THE PROS AND CONS
TELEVISION - PROS

• WIDER REACH

• CAN BE MERCHANDISED

TELEVISION - CONS

• VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO
TARGET A SPECIFIC
AUDIENCE

• NOT ATTRACTIVE TO
UPSCALE CONSUMER
A CRASH COURSE IN MEDIA:
THE PROS AND CONS

RADIO - PROS

• EXCELLENT IN TARGETING A
FIXED AUDIENCE

• CAN BE MERCHANDISED

• FASTEST WAY TO
COMMUNICATE A MESSAGE
TO THE AUDIENCE

RADIO - CONS

• PASSIVE LISTENING
A CRASH COURSE IN MEDIA:
THE PROS AND CONS

MAGAZINE - PROS

• EXCELLENT IN TARGETING A
FIXED AUDIENCE

• EXTENDED LIFE / PASS-ON


READERSHIP

MAGAZINE - CONS

• LEADTIME

• COVER THE TOTAL AUDIENCE


IN A VERY LONG TIME
A CRASH COURSE IN MEDIA:
THE PROS AND CONS
NEWSPAPER - PROS

• COVER THE TOTAL AUDIENCE


IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF
TIME

• AN ACTION MEDIUM

• SHORT LEAD-TIME

• IMPRESSIVE PENETRATION TO
LOCAL MARKETS.

NEWSAPER - CONS

• EXPENSIVE

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