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radio media Radio:

Cost Per Thousand/Low CPM-Cheap tonnage
Reach Potential 60%
Geographic Flexibility - Excellent
Audience Selectivity - Excellent
Speed of Audience Accumulation - Good
Timing Flexibility - Excellent

Radio Advantages
More people listen to radio than any other medium
Buy by Station Format
Network, Spot (by SMA), and Local
Rates are on day time slots
6 - 10 am Morning Drive
10 - 3 pm Daytime
3 - 7 pm Afternoon Drive
7 - Midnight Evening
Midnight - 6 am Night

Reasons to Use Radio

Radio done right conjures up personalized images in the mind of the consumer
Excellent support of total promotion with TV & Print

Admonitions

Radio is often done poorly. Most is badly written-be wary of humor.

radio media Print Media:

Cost Per Thousand Average dependent on mag. tonnage
Reach Potential Good
Geographic Flexibility Fair-can buy Tip-In with regional ed.
Audience Selectivity Excellent
Speed of Audience Accumulation Poor-minimum of 3 exposure advised
Timing Flexibility Poor-lead time 3-4 weeks

Media Advantages
Color
Authority and Believability
Permanence
Prestige
Audience Selectivity excellent
Extensive Pass-Along Readership

Reasons to Use Print Meida

Print delivers reliably
Absorbed more thoughtfully
Great selectivity of audience

Admonitions

Do not enter Print Media without enough money to do it well.
Lack of immediacy

Recommended Magazines Circulation*
Reader's Digest11,044,694
TV Guide9,009,571
Better Homes and Gardens7,606,829
National Geographic6,602,650
Good Housekeeping4,758,893
Family Circle4,641,256
Women's Day4,279,375
Time4,112,311
Ladies Home Journal4,102,373
People3,603,114
*Circulation totals from 2004

Urban media Out - of - Home Media:

Cost Per Thousand; Low, very efficient, lots of tonnage
Reach Potential; 95%-whole world
Geographic Flexibility; Excellent Reach
Audience Selectivity; Poor-anyone
Speed of Audience Accumulation; Fair
Timing Flexibility; Poor-lead time 3-4 weeks

Out - of - Home Advantages

Bus, Train and TaxiBus inside and exterior cardsAutomobile Wraps
Exterior Taxi cardsBus exteriors Traveling Billboard
BusBack Attack Point-of-Purchase
Super Tail MuralHotel Keys
Back AttackSuper TailPopcorn Bags
Mural Full WrapTheater Ads
Transit Shelters Shelter PosterAnimated Taxi-Tops
BenchProduct PlacementRestroom Ads.
Backs of Boxes Advertising in TV showsBuilding Walls
Roof Top ads Sports Arena ads Airline Trays/Baggage Racks
Internet Adver-GamesBanners and Pop-UpsAirport Signage

Admonitions

Must be appropriate to target audience and marketing strategy.

television media
Television:

Cost Per Thousand; Average efficiency- mass tonnage
Reach Potential; Up to 90% Reach
Geographic Flexibility; Excellent
Audience Selectivity; Fair (mass audience)
Speed of Audience Accumulation; Excellent
Timing Flexibility; Good to OK

Broadcast Advantages
More people listen to radio than any other medium
Mass Coverage-Tonnage
CPM Low
High Impact
Prestige

Broadcast Admonitions

High production costs
Little target audience selectivity

Cable Advantages

Audience Selectivity excellent
Audience demographics-good info available
Cost is Low

Cable Admonitions

Limited Reach
Fragmented Targeting-geographically limited or frag.
Quality can be low on "regular cable"

TV Audience Measurement
Neilsen Ratings
Defining TV Markets Areas
Designated Market Area (DMA)-geographical targeting Spot TV
Buy in Day Parts (time slots)


MEDIA OVERVIEW
Newspapers32%
Broadcast TV23%
Radio10%
Consumer Magazines 7%
Total Magazines 9%
Internet 3%
All Other 9%
*Canvas percentages from 2004

Increasingly Complex
Increasing Media Options
Fragmented
Cost Rising
Bundling Values Added TV Programming

Media Strategy Admonitions
How objectives are achieved? (link)
What Media Vehicles are to be used and why?
Who is Target Audience and Why?
What is to be achieved? (spell out clear goals)
What is the Advertising Weight? -Ideally would be able to ascertain Gross Ratings Points (GRPs)
Evaluate Media on basis of Efficiency or CPM

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