Advertising & its Variants

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Sunanda K. Chavan
Advertising based on Content

Consumer Advertising:
Advertising used to sell products and services.
i) Products- Goods & Durables.
ii) Services for Consumers.

Business to Business Advertising or (B2B):
Advertising aimed at businesses; e.g. spare parts, chemicals such as dye, medical equipment etc.

Trade Advertising:
Advertising aimed at wholesalers, retailers, traders to encourage them to stock and sell products.

Retail Advertising:
Very popular these days, especially because of the malls, hyper markets etc.

Financial Advertising:
Advertising financial products. Today it has become very competitive. E.g. Mutual Funds, Shares, Wealth Management, Loans etc.

Direct Response Advertising:
Such advertising stimulates immediate response from consumers. Print ads of Smoking Joe’s gives a cut out from a newspaper which offers 2 pizzas at the price of 1 etc.

Recruitment Advertising:
Advertising aimed at finding right jobs for the right people. E.g. Naukri.com, Times Job.com, Monster.com etc. ‘Pink Slip’ which is a term associated with being fired from the job, but now given ‘Pink Slip Awards.’

Advertising based on Reach-

Local- In close reach, within a given place; e.g. Vichare Courier etc

Regional- Products/Services available within the region.

National- Based all over the country

International- Based in certain foreign countries.

Global- Based all over the world

Advertising based on Impact-

Primary Advertising- Advertising for a product class and not a known brand. E.g. salt, soap, tea, oil etc.

Selective Advertising- Advertising that creates a demand for a product with a specific name i.e.branded goods

Direct Action Advertising- When you need something urgently, you buy it immediately.

Delayed Response Advertising- You do not require it today, but you will need it some time in the future; e.g. you see an ad of a car today but do not buy it immediately. You may take some time to decide.

Institutional Advertising- Advertising that promotes the name of a company and projects the mission of the company.E.g. Hindustan Lever that shows its logo at the end of its ad to show that it is a product of the company.
 
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