Sunday, May 11, 2014

Internet Advertising- A smart investment for small business owners!



Internet Advertising is not just meant for a mere promotion campaign of a brand. An internet advertising campaign leaves a lasting impression on customers’ mind about the promoted product or service. Online Advertising is also a smart investment for small business owners who want to popularize their business in the market at an affordable budget. In the following paragraphs, let us take a look at home online advertising is an effective means of promotion for small business owners


Plethora of advertising options


Internet advertising is of various types. According to the budget or objective of promotion, the advertiser can choose from a plethora of advertising options on internet media. Banner ads, PPC Ads, Pop ups, Email marketing, mailer ads etc. are some of the forms of online advertising. Search engine marketing is one of the affordable means of internet marketing through a business or brand can be effectively promoted among target groups. Search engine optimization and social media optimization are two types of search engine marketing. Smart advertisers can even opt for free advertising means on internet media. Article and blog writing, classified ads, bookmarking ads etc. a few options of free of cost advertising on internet. If the advertiser knows how to aptly implement all these, he would not even feel the need of other advertising means or sources to popularize his brand or business.

Fast & quick means

Internet Advertising is the fastest and quickest means of launching a promotion campaign of a brand or business. Once the brand message is finalized, the advertiser can launch the campaign then and there. Online Advertising is ideal for instant or immediate promotion requirements. The brand message goes live within minutes and thus customers can access it within a short amount of time. In today’s world, time is money. Internet Advertising is a time-saving means of communication and thus a chosen one among advertisers and also among target customers.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

How Airport ads offer exclusive brand experience to customers?



Airport Advertising adopts the same tools and techniques of outdoor ads as deployed at the shopping malls, metro stations etc. However, these same tools and techniques are used in a more enriched manner at the airports. Airport ads are considered premium and also popular for providing exclusive brand experience to customers. Have a look at some unique features of airport ads to understand how they offer exclusive brand experience to customers-
Unique features of airport ads
Airports ads are usually deployed through premium tools of advertising (usually DOOH tools). Attracting the passing-attention of customers with its flashy and glitzy look, airport ads are considered irresistible and unavoidable.  These ads also provide focussed and compelling viewership to its audiences. There is no escape route for customers at the airports hence; these ads provide compelling viewership to onlookers.
Airports are considered as places from where rich people (with buying capacity) and decision makers travel up and down for business and personal purposes. Launching an ad campaign at the airport and targeting these rich people for the brand promotion activity has high chance of creating a rich impact upon the customers. Airports are usually considered as the best amongst the transport media, so, outdoor advertisers can practice brand advertising at airports for creating a louder buzz about their brands. One more striking feature about airport ads is that such ads offer pleasing ambience.  Deployed through rich tools of outdoor advertising, airport ad displays are best viewed by target audiences.

Most of the tools used for airport advertising are digitalized. Interactive and vibrant in nature, these digital tools enhance the look and feel of airport ads. With latest technological innovations (almost every day), the future of airport advertising looks more lucrative and the day doesn’t seem far when every outdoor advertiser switches to airport advertising as one of the effective avenues of brand promotion.

OOH Advertising- An effective mode to generate your brand business!



 Owning a business requires various promotion measures. Every business is customer oriented which means you need to target your customers to boost your business activities. A target group is defined accordingly to the kind of business one handles.  If you are targeting a bulk audience for your brand business, outdoor advertising is one of the proven means to reach out to your potential customers.



Outdoor Advertising involves any promotion activity of a brand launched through an out of home media using tools such as billboard, poster, kiosk, wall poster, transit media etc. The impact of outdoor advertising as a promotion means is pretty rich as compared to other promotion means. The reason is simple. The brand message or product information is readily available for customers through outdoor media, which means anyone can go through the brand message provided he/she passes through that particular venue where the ad is displayed. Location plays one of the primary roles in an OOH ad campaign. There may be hundreds of potential customers for your brand amongst thousands of commuters who pass by the same route/ spot every day. Hence, it is important to make the brand message accessible and easily viewable for those potential customers. Launching the OOH campaign through this rich and interactive media is an ideal solution.
For decades, outdoor advertising practices have been continuously used as one of the proven and effective means of brand promotion by various brand owners. Even in contemporary brand advertising, OOH Ads still work as one of the best means to promote a brand. The adoption of technologically rich tools and techniques has garnered the OOH Advertising practices to a great extent. Delivering the brand message to the target audiences through a reachable medium is one of the assets of an OOH Advertising campaign. A rich and improved use of technology has made it easier for advertisers to launch their OOH ad campaigns in a hassle free manner.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

It’s smart advertising that matters!



Different techniques of advertising have been introduced; different tools have also been familiarized amongst the advertisers to launch the various promotion campaigns. Amongst all the measures of advertising, what figures out a brand from its competitors is the smart impression it forms on customers’ mind. This very impression is the base on which the brand fares pretty well in the market amidst aggressive competition. So, it is all smartness that sells a brand and this smartness is the outcome of the creative team that works on the entire strategies and assets of the promotion campaign of the brand or business.
Amongst the different means of advertising, there are some media vehicles through which the brand message is smartly presented to customers with an interesting appeal. In the following paragraphs, let us take a look at some means of advertising that have been continuously used by advertisers to present their brand messages in a smart manner-

Television and Radio Commercials

Television Advertising is one of the interactive means of presenting a brand message to customers through the implementation of rich visual and audio effect. In India, television commercials are one of the most favourite means of promoting a brand, business, service or idea. With the introduction of cable network channels, television advertising has further become a raging practice amongst brand owners.
Like television ads, radio commercials are also one of the favourite means of positioning a brand amongst target groups. Radio advertising campaigns rely on audio effect (which is how it differentiates itself from television advertisements). Conventional though these two means of advertising are, numerous number of brand owners still prefer to launch various ad campaigns through these two channels of brand communication.

Print Advertisements

Print Advertising practices are still in vogue. Television or Online Advertising media hasn’t provided a negative impact on print media. Various brand owners still invest on print channels to advertise their products or businesses.
One can choose any medium of presenting the brand message. What is important is to present the brand message smartly and with an interesting appeal amongst target groups.


Sunday, May 4, 2014

On Advertising Mediums & Their Utilities



Advertising is a means of educating or informing buyers or customers about a particular brand, service or idea that would be useful to them. An advertising campaign is a must for every company or organization that wants to improve its revenue or sales. Brand or business owners have a plethora of choices when it comes to the medium of communication. Television Advertising, Radio Advertising, Print Advertising, Outdoor Advertising etc. are a few means of advertising through which the brand or business message is conveyed among target groups.

Television Advertising and Radio Advertising are categorized under broadcast means of promotion. Television Advertising provides audio and visual effect and thus creates a rich impact among target groups. Radio advertising provides audio effect and is an affordable means of communication for many brand or business owners. Print Advertising is one of the conventional tools of promotion. The earliest practice of advertising infact started through print ads. Brochures, pamphlets, leaflets, fliers, classifieds etc. are some of the print advertising formats adopted by brand and business owners. Print Advertising creates a lasting impression among target groups. It is also one such medium that can be relied on by customers or marketers in the future.

Outdoor Advertising is another traditional means of promoting brands and businesses. Outdoor advertising practices are very much in demand among modern advertisers. The avenues of this medium of advertising keep on growing day by day. Airport Advertising, Mall Advertising, Metro Advertising, Transit Media Advertising etc. are some of the growing avenues of promotion through out of home media. Outdoor Advertising provides an ubiquitous presence of a business or brand and thus it proves to be an effective channel to communicate with target customers. Billboards, Posters, Wall paintings, Kiosks Ads, Hoardings, Translites, LED & LCD etc. are some of the common tools of outdoor advertising.