Common Types of Advertising

Advertising[Advertising?:advertising material cutting machine] is used to publicize a product, service, or idea. Many types of advertising are available for the purpose of building brand awareness and increasing product sales. Advertising is present in almost every aspect of daily life.Before deciding what types of advertising are best, it is important for a company to define the audience they want to target.

Print[Print?:printing image graphic cutting solution] advertising like magazines, brochures, and newspapers allow the marketer’s message to tailor advertising to speak specifically to their potential customers.

Traditional broadcast advertising as TV, radio, and Internet messages are commercials shown during a television program or before a movie. Product placement advertising is a less obvious way to promote a product. When you see someone in a TV show or movie using a specific brand, this is product placement, or covert advertising.

Internet  advertising  can be accomplished in a number of ways. Flash advertising refers to messages that jump onto your computer screen and often move around. They can be hard to close and are annoying, but effective at gaining your attention.

Pop up and scrolling advertising are other examples of these types of advertising. Pay per click advertising refers to marketers paying to have their web pages placed high on search engine results pages. These are also called sponsored links advertising.

Outdoor advertising utilizes billboards and signage. These types of advertising include using cars with promotional messages on them, or large signs placed on the sides of buses.