Saturday, April 14, 2012

What is Advertisement?

Advertisement is a mass communicating of information intended to persuade buyers to buy products with a view to maximizing a company's profits. The elements of advertising are:
i) It is a mass communication reaching a large group of consumers.
ii) It makes mass production possible.
iii) It is non-personal communication, for it is not delivered by an actual person, nor is it addressed to a specific person.
iv) It is a commercial communication because it is used to help assure the advertiser of a long business life with profitable sales.
v) Advertising can be economical, for it reaches large groups of people. This keeps the cost per message low.
vi) The communication is speedy, permitting an advertiser to speak to millions of buyers in a matter of a few hours.
vii) Advertising is identified communication.
The advertiser signs his name to his advertisement for the purpose of publicizing his identity.

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