How much do you think campaigning and advertising

Where can I find out data about Internet Advertising?

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Where can I find out data which reveals which companies are making the most from internet advertising. I've checked Alexa but this is more about rankings.

I'm doing a thesis about virtual community advertising and want to see what sites like Facebook and Myspace make compared to search engine marketing and portals.

I need references (so it's no good just providing the figures - I need facts).

Where can I find out data about Internet Advertising?
From internet world stats http://www.internetworldstats.com/blog.h...

About the IAB

Founded in 1996, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (www.iab.net) represents over 300 leading interactive companies that actively engage in and support the sale of interactive advertising. IAB members are responsible for selling over 86% of online advertising in the United States. On behalf of its members, the IAB is dedicated to the continuing growth of the interactive advertising marketplace, of interactive’s share of total marketing spend, and of its members’ share of total marketing spend. The IAB evaluates and recommends standards and practices, fields interactive effectiveness research, and educates marketers, agencies, and media companies, as well as the wider business community, about the value of interactive advertising.

The IAB has six core objectives:

Fend off adverse legislation and regulation

Coalesce around market-making measurement guidelines and creative standards

Create common ground with customers to reduce costly friction in the supply chain

Share best practices that foster industry-wide growth

Generate industry-wide research and thought leadership that solidifies Interactive as a mainstream medium

Create countervailing force to balance power of other media, marketing, and agency trade groups
Reply:Funny, there's NOTHING in the link given in the best answer that gives the asker the data he needs Report It

Reply:Internet Advertising Bureau http://www.iab.net/ has data on online ad SPENDING, but NO DATA for specific companies' online ad REVENUES, which is what you are looking for.

I have not seen any organization compile and research this data, or even make estimates on the top ad earnings of companies. The reason maybe is that both public and private companies are doing online advertising, and private companies such as Facebook may not be as willing to give out data

At least with ecommerce sales, Internet Retailer magazine compiles the top 500 ecommerce sites, but not in the area of online advertising.

It's either you have to contact the companies directly and ask for this information; or do the estimations yourself; or change your thesis altogether due to difficulty or lack of any data
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Reply:I am afriad you will really struggle to find this sort of information... most of the companies you are looking at are private so will have absolutley no inclination to put information like this out in the public domain. Why would they?!

Try corporate pages of the various sites you are looking at, if appropriate they might give details in their investor relations pages.

Beyond that - I would imagine your University will have resources you can use. Can you get access to any analysts reports? Or even some Market analysis companies (Datamonitor, Mintel etc. although I don't know if they cover internet advertising)....

As I say though, it may well be that the facts you seek are just not available - after all they are pretty commercially sensative for the companies involved!

If this provides the backbone to your thesis it might be worth reconsidering emphasis, particularly as you won't be able to generate anything similar yourself.
Reply:I love it. Try these. Most are FREE

http://www.swaggerspot.com - free newsletter and specific

http://www.craigslist.com - most things are free

http://www.rushfun.com - target a specific group

http://www.myspace.com - target over 200 million people

http://r.yuwie.com/website - target over 300,000 people

http://www.google.com - adwords

http://www.youtube.com - make a video to promote

blogs like http://iraqiwarvote.blogspot.com - example of blogs
Reply:IAB - internet advertising board

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What is your thoughts on advertising?

2010-08-22T19:40:00.002-07:00

These days, our TV is bombarded with commercials for everything from cars to hemorroid creams. Do you think that 60% commercials/40% TV programing is fair? What about billboards and magazine advertising?

What is your thoughts on advertising?
You're right, it doesn't seem fair, does it? But unfortunately it

is a necessary evil required in order to sell and promote

products. There is too much competition these days not to

advertise and try to convince the shopper of why they need

your product. It's the difference that makes a successful

business and one that fails.

I especially don't like to see page after page of it in mag-

azines, so I am more selective now with what I buy. Since

I don't plan to buy a magazine that is mostly ads, no matter

how many scented cologne papers I find among the pages.

When you consider how much an average ad may cost

these days, and multiply that by 'x' number of pages in most

magazines, you can get a little idea of how much money

these advertisers are paying the magazine to show their

products. And they complain about the cost of producing

their monthly magazines? I guess they think the buying public

is too naive.

The cost of advertising on TV is much more expensive

than on paper or billboards. And it is annoying to see so

many ads fill our screens every ten or maybe even more

minutes. But there doesn't seem to be any solution to

that, unless you totally watch the Public Broadcasting

channel that provides commercial free programming,

but does want your donation dollar instead.
Reply:TV ads suck big time!

What is the correct word : Advertising or advertisement?

2010-08-22T19:40:00.001-07:00

wich is the best sentence : a need to post an advertising or I need to post an advertisement in the newspaper.

What is the correct word : Advertising or advertisement?
use advertisement. both are nouns, but advertisement is the act of advertising.
Reply:advertisement. One is a noun the other is a verb..."ing" ...in the act of.
Reply:"I need to post an advertisement in the newspaper" would be the correct way to say it.
Reply:Advertisement.
Reply:One way of advertising (verb) is to post an advertisement (noun) in the newspaper.

The best and correct sentence therefore is "I need to post an advertisement in the newspaper".
Reply:how about,

I need to advertise my "..." in the newspaper

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What are the careers in advertising? also what are the careers in freelance graphic designer?

2010-08-22T19:40:00.000-07:00

I'm did my studies in fine arts, applied arts specializations. well i would like to know my career options.M in a place where advertising is not a big thing,small place=small clients=small agencies. The agencies are all afraid that I learn the trade from them and leave them, thus m not able to get anywhere....just give me some options...

What are the careers in advertising? also what are the careers in freelance graphic designer?
Go to salary.com and look under marketing and maybe advertising. It will list all of the job titles in that field, descriptions and estimated salaries for free.

http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layou...

Does anyone know about PPC advertising and does it really work or not?

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i have an on line store that a have been promoting all over the net, mostly i do free advertising or primere listhing, but im thinking of trying ppc adv. but would like hear from

people how actualy have used it and seen resolts.

Does anyone know about PPC advertising and does it really work or not?
Pay Per Click advertising does work. I am a user of Google's adwords and I am able to track how many ad clicks turn into purchases on my ecommerce site. This means I can control exactly how much I spend per purchase, and I can be sure to spend way less than I make per transaction.
Reply:PPC advertising works great depending on the search engine and the industry that you are in. Obviously Google and Yahoo are the two best, but they can be pricey.
Reply:PPC advertising can be very effective if used correctly. As others have mentioned, Yahoo and Google are very pricey, but there are alternatives. CHoose a business or industry that is closely associated with your own, and approach them about adding a banner ad on their space. Not only will this help drive your traffi, but will also provide the website with additional funds.
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Reply:sure it works!

specially when your target market can make the purchase online, you can easily measure your advertising performance.
Reply:It can work. Just be aware that you have to be conservative and try lots of options. Most importantly, you must do the work yourself.

Whatever you do, do not use the services of all-in-one companies that propose web design and ppc management. I tried using Webxites.com and they were a disaster. They probably spend $30 a month on ppc advertising, but were charging me $999.95 a month.

Whatever you do, stay away from Webxites. If you want to know more, look at their BBB rating. It is horrible. Not only do they have an amazingly high number of complaints, but they have been investigated for fraud.

Can anyone give me some examples of shock advertising?

2010-08-22T19:39:00.001-07:00

I'm planning to do a research on shock advertising, but I have difficulties in searching for the examples other than Benetton, French Connection, and Calvin Klein. Can anyone give me some other examples of shock advertising? I prefer print ads though.

Thx in advance! =)

Can anyone give me some examples of shock advertising?
http://www.therichjerk.com/ should give you study material

his banners are shocking and rude and the guy has made millions!
Reply:Well I really like Ad's that make me laugh...like the one of Macca's... like one of their ad.s is like when there are kids that come out of some door on adults tummys.. then there's this other verision of that... it is where the chubby kid is trying to get out of the door.. but he is too ...."big."

then it says... don't eat Macca's..

lol.. it is soo funny
Reply:This is not a print add but I have seen it in a print add. Here's the link. http://vidsearch.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...

What topics to do select for project on advertising in MBA?

2010-08-22T19:39:00.000-07:00

I am doing mba. I want to do project on advertising. Please list me with some topics of advertising for project work

What topics to do select for project on advertising in MBA?
-- Talk about the influx of media holding companies buying up independent media management shops. How is this going to change the future (and how is it currently changing) the way advertisers buy media.

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The Best Defination of an advertising agency?

2010-08-22T19:38:00.003-07:00

i want to know about advertising world

The Best Defination of an advertising agency?
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising (and sometimes other forms of promotion) for their clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services. An agency can also handle overall marketing and branding strategies and sales promotions for its clients.

Typical ad agency clients include businesses and corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies. Agencies may be hired to produce single ads or, more commonly, ongoing series of related ads, called an advertising campaign.

Ad agencies come in all sizes, from small one- or two-person shops to large multi-national, multi-agency conglomerates such as Omnicom Group or WPP Group.

Some agencies specialize in particular types of advertising, such as print ads or television commercials. Other agencies, especially larger ones, produce work for many types of media (creating integrated marketing communications, or through-the-line (TTL) advertising). The "line", in this case, is the traditional marker between media that pay a (traditionally 15%) commission to the agency (mainly broadcast media) and the media that do not.
Reply:A firm who specialized in preparing advertising themes for products, companies, etc. They generally develop ideas and marketing tools, themes and concepts on how to market something a company wants to promote.

Everytime you see a commercial on TV, it's an advertising job at work! Advertising mediums can be TV, newspapers, magazines, flyers, mailing....you name it!
Reply:a company that has the ability to create a brand that ie the geico lizard
Reply:The Advertising Agengy is the like these commercials u see on tv. It has to be a product that catches a buyers eyes and also the consumes as well

Which is closer to an advertising executive, visual communications, or graphic design?

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I will enroll in college soon and I want to know which course I should take to become an advertising executive later in life. Which degree is closer? a bachelors in graphic design, or a bachelors in visual communications?

Which is closer to an advertising executive, visual communications, or graphic design?
if you want to be an advertising executive and focus on selling ad space then you really want to focus on the business aspect of the advertising industry. i have my bachelors in advertising and have been selling ad space for 7 years and to be honest half of the people i work with do not have a college degree, however it is important to have a degree to get in the door at any company. if you are looking for a career in art direction at an ad agency then i would recommend getting a degree in visual arts, or graphic design. it is a cut throat industry so make sure that your degree can be used in multiple facets so that you are not pigeon holed into one occupation. good luck.

Is pay-per-click search advertising really that effective?

2010-08-22T19:38:00.001-07:00

It seems like some other methods of advertising (sponsorship. blogging, etc) are proving more effective. I'm not sure what the point of spending $100s is, if I'm not getting fantastic results.

Is pay-per-click search advertising really that effective?
Pay-per-click strategies really do not work since it is not a substitute for proper SEO metatag placement.

Since 85% of Internet users rely on search engines to find goods and services, it is essential that every business promote their business via a published domain named website on major search engines such as Google.com, Yahoo.com %26amp; MSN.com. These major search engines are the Yellow Pages for all business which can be reached by anyone having an Internet connection.

Begin by publishing your website's domain name for FREE at Google's search directory, visit "http://google.com/addurl/?continue=/add... and fill-in the form. In another way, Google, Yahoo or MSN provide a Yellow Pages kind of advertisement for every website according to a set of ranking protocols. And there's where web designers and search engine optimizers play an critical role in marketing websites which in turn, display goods and services to be discovered [via search directories] by the rest of the world. The greater the appearance or presence that one's website can generate on search directories, the greater number of customers will accordingly visitor one's website.

As for the cost to market one's website via the Internet and more particularly -- search directories, will depend initially with the proper design of webpages and the proper placement of metatags which are: %26lt;Title%26gt;, %26lt;Description%26gt; and %26lt;Keywords%26gt;.

A searchable %26lt;Title%26gt; would be "[name of the goods/services - a generic domain name is okay unless you own a well-know brand], [city], [state - postal abbreviation]" -- up to 65 characters and spaces. The %26lt;Description%26gt; would be up to 20 words comprising a complete readable sentence which promotes interest in your business, i.e., "We sell quality _____ at a reasonable price, etc." And %26lt;keywords%26gt; would consist of 12-15 compound plural words separated by commas, i.e., "cars, planes, transportation, etc."

In conclusion, webpages can either be rather straightforward using only HTML text or be crafted totally as a graphic Flash configuration. Either way, care should be taken to complete the Properties entries for Title, Description and Keywords so that there is something that search robots can index. The more one is educated in crafting effective webpages along with metatag placement, the less will be spent to hire third-party consultants to assist you in this matter.

To demonstrate how search engines/directories work, go to Yahoo.com and type in the following search query: "pizza downtown los angeles." [Note: do not include the quotes (").] Again, this is a very generic query which means you want to order a "pizza" from "downtown" and in what city -- "Los Angeles." Sounds fairly simple and then hit Enter. In a moment or two, there will appear some 1.3 million search results and among the top Five rankings will be a business called "Pizza Next Door, etc." The significance of this demonstration is to illustrate that most Interest shoppers will discover "Pizza Next Door," forthright because of its high web presence and ranking within the Top Five. So these shoppers are more or less likely to patronize this pizza establishment and hopefully in the long term; validate the owner and his family as having a profitable Internet enterprise.

To further illustrate how one can achieve a TOP 10 page ranking on Google.com, type in the following search query: "ecommerce tutorials seo." [Note: do not include the quotes (").] Again, this is a very generic query. Then hit Enter. In a moment or two, there will appear some 1.44 million search results and among the TOP 10 rankings will be a website called "Welcome to Downtown Los Angeles."

Good luck!
Reply:PPC is very effective IF you choose the right keywords and write effective ads. The single thing that is the most important is Keyword research. The best thing about PPC advertising is the traffic starts very quickly sometimes it just takes a few minutes to begin getting traffic. Keywords is the key.
Reply:it will boost you in the rankings for sure - which will eventually help you in the un-sponsored rankings.

Hotel management?? GOOD PAY?!!! law? advertising?

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hi!

im looking for a career! i already had those vocational tests. and i need to chose the best you know? im gonna do this for the rest of my life so i need to make the best choice.

ok first of all, i would like to work in canada, uss, or australia.

second, i want a good pay, or at least a decent one.

so my very first choice was hotel management, but after reading some stuff about it for a long time, i just realized this: pay isnt the best. and cant get into a high position, the highest ive red is manager, you know? nothing higher. and you gotta be lucky to get a decent job, or company. i dont want to end up working at a motel. But i love this career! i mean the prospectus alumni fits me perfect! im so a hotel management. anyways now i was thinking on becoming a lawyer wich seems good but i cant find the right university! and takes along time. advertising im good at creating but i frustrate easily. real state im good at selling so i dont know!! any suggestions? or any career

Hotel management?? GOOD PAY?!!! law? advertising?
G'day,

In Australia, hospitality industry is booming and the good colleges/unis have work experience programs which enable the students to get jobs quite easily after finishing their study (depending on the grades though).

Lawyers... yes, well-paid, if you can fit in all those previous case studies well enuf in your head. Yes... you can find it in the book, but you have to remember it first, right?! Not to mention expensive tuition fees!!

Advertising... how's your creativity? R u the kind of person that everytime seeing new stuff, already thinking of how to promote it?

This is the last point that will make it even more difficult for you: I'll say 30% of ppl working and earning quite well today do not even have the same study background. My own experience: I have Bachelor of Business degree in MIS and Marketing, and now I am working in the area where I am helping international students coming to Australia... totally unrelated career from my education background.

My point is, no matter what are you going to study in the future, please keep your options open wide for ANY future opportunity.

Hope this helps. Good luck for your study :)
Reply:Most of my working years so far have been in the hotel business. If that's somthing you wan to pursue then by all mean you should do it. Yeah maybe you might not get the greatest pay in th eworld, but at least you'll be doing something that makes you happy. You won't be bored or fed up of going to work every morning. Anyway if you get into the right hotel I'm sure the $ wouldn't be that bad. You can always work your way up from manager to district manager. Who knows maybe you could end up owning your own one day if you become successful @ it.

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What's the history of advertising?

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how was advertising began

What's the history of advertising?
this is an answer if you are doing busniss studies course or a course work, you can search on the internet or try your local library to find out how did the companies staring to adverties..

it is a really easy thing to find by serching the history of advertisment, and you will find out how it did start... good luck

Anyone with experience with collections and Yellow Page advertising with the big bad phone company?

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The local phone company (Bellsouth now ATT) really screwed me over with some mistakes and number changes the past few years. So, my business lost a lot of money and I had no money to pay the outrageous bill. Well they have now started pursuing me and/or my business with some collections company. For the first time they threatened something about my credit, my phone, or my business credit. This account is in the name of a corporation, but of course it is just my small business. I still am in good standing paying the phone bill - but the advertising is behind by almost $10,000.

Aside from my business credit getting kicked or no YP advertising for next year ... do I have anything to worry about. I just really need my phone number to stay in place for at least another year else I won't be able to make any money with my business. Also, my personal credit is very good ... and I've been told they shouldn't hit it with bad debt from my corporation just because I'm the "president" of it.

Anyone with experience with collections and Yellow Page advertising with the big bad phone company?
It depends on whether or not you signed a 'personal guarantee' for this bill. If you did, then you can be reported for both personal and business. They can still hit the reporting agencies too. They may also be able to take you to court for the balance of the bill. Not only will your business be cited, but possibly you personally if there is a personal guarantee. I know that quite a few of the contracts have it worked into the contract that you cannot sue them in excess of the original contract amount vs what has been paid. In other words, you cannot sue them for $10,000 if your bill is only $2,000. Pull out the contract and read this section. You may be wise to have a lawyer take care of this for you, rather than trying this yourself.
Reply:I am a bill collector who has done business to busines collections. And yes, your fears are founded. If your business is an incorporation and you are the president, you can be held PERSONALLY liable. This very well could affect your personal credit. If your business was an LLC you would be fine, but an INC is a different story
Reply:As long as you are paying your phone bill, they cannot touch your phone. Your advertising bill is a separate thing.....they like to try to muscle people by holding the phone bill over your head.

If you have legitimate grievances about your ads, then submit it in writing and state this to the next manager you speak to.

Looking forward..once you get out of this pickle I would encourage you to never place an ad in the yellow pages again...it is an absolute waste of advertising money. Spend your advertising dollar on media that will reach your customers on a continuous basis...you want people to know the name of the business they're gonna use, before they ever need the service. When people have to go to the yellow pages for help...that means your marketing has completely failed. You NEVER want people going to the yellow pages to look for you. Ever.

You do want them going to the white page listing however, to get your actual number if need be. ...there is a difference.

People have been programmed to belive they need to be in the yellow book in order to compete in th ebusiness world.

That is a myth. The truth is, if businesses didn't have to dish out all their advertising budget into a book that is closed 99.99% of the time (literally...do the math...that is the actual number)...they would be more successful because they could have spent the money on real advertising and marketing techniques that work.

Full details of top 20 advertising and marketing companies based in new delhi and mumbai?

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list of top 20 advertising and marketing companies companies in india with their profile

Full details of top 20 advertising and marketing companies based in new delhi and mumbai?
pl buy this book : " INFA", INS building, Rafi Marga, New Delhi 110001. tel 2371501. e mail: indnews@nde.vsnl.net.in u will get the information u want ... about all India agencies

How could i do online advertising?

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online advertising? how

step by step process

instructions

How could i do online advertising?
Right, first and foremost join http://www.warriorforum.com You will learn loads there!

Article writing is an excellent method of advertising. Check out http://www.bummarketingmthod.com Its free!

PPC is my preferred method as its instant and targeted, but you do need to know what your doin. So check out http://www.AdwordsElements.com/only7doll...

Then there posting on relevent foums that allow signatures.

Also try social bookmarking and craigslist methods. Again, check out the warrior forum for loads of free info on this sort of thing!

Thanks

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Reply:That would depend on your advertising budget.

Pay per click is the fastest way to advertise something. Just be sure to know what you are doing.

Look at Yahoo PPC, Google PPC, or MSN to get the details.
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Reply:nice question ...
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Good luck!

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Who established the first official advertising company in the World?

2010-08-22T19:36:00.001-07:00

According to official records , who established the first advertising company in the world ... not in USA in the World .

Who established the first official advertising company in the World?
http://www.smithmoskowitz.com/history.ht...

How do u get freelancing advertising project?I am a freelance copywriter(just started).?

2010-08-22T19:36:00.000-07:00

How do you get advertising (freelance) project for a copywriter??

How do u get freelancing advertising project?I am a freelance copywriter(just started).?
AS THE CREATIVE HEAD(EX) OF THE LARGEST ASIAN GIFT CO. AND A FREELANC PROFIT-CONSULTANT, WHAT COULD I SAY YOU IS, BUY LOCAL NEWSPAPERS/MAGS AND FIND PUBLISHED ADVT... WORK ON FEW OF THEM AND MAKE THEM BETTER, THEN CALL THAT CO. FOR AN APPOINMENT AS YOU MUST INFORM THEM THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SHOW THEM SOMETHING BETTER... WELL, ATLEAST IN 2 OT OF 12, YOU MAY EXPECT POSITIVE RESULT IN NEAR FUTURE... NOTE: MAKE YOUR V-CARD SOMETHING MEMORABLE...
Reply:Hi, perhaps you can try Google adwords to market your service/product.

Google adwords is a text-based system for advertising on its site and its partner sites. The service allows you to create your own ads, choose keywords to help match your ads to your audience, and control the cost of your advertising—you pay only when people click on your ad (a cost per click plan). Anyone wishing to promote a product on Google can enroll in this program.

you can get a 5 detail pages information about Google adwords at :

http://www.adcenter.net.cn/google-adword...

Good Luck %26amp;%26amp; Best Wishes!
Reply:Try guru.com , good freelance projects with no upfront fees.
Reply:Work cheap, get a portfolio of samples ready to show. Write about what you know and study formats in newspapers and magazines. Get some experience with retailers, products you can show some expertise...sports, fashion, gardening, home improvement, etc. Free lancing for web clients is unreliable, and everybody on the net is a writer. good luck, tis hard to make a living unless you make the right connections.
Reply:Try registering with an online freelance directory:

http://www.elance.com

http://www.guru.com
Reply:Depends on where you are.

If you're in the US, Try talentzoo.com, creative hotlist.com and even monster.com. I've picked-up freelance gigs from most of them.

Another good place to start, assuming you have agency or other staff experience as a copywriter, is former colleagues. If they think you're any good, that is.

I recently got a call from a guy I used to work with who had a large client who, in addition to the flashy national TV, had a whole bunch of smaller projects (promo/web/FSI etc) that their agency wasn't paying enough attention to.

I did a little project with them. They loved it, and I ended-up re-writing their entire website. And they just called back with more work. The money is good, the client is national and the contact that led to it all was someone I had met 10 years ago. So search your memory bank and start networking. "Who you know" is every bit as important as they say it is.

The other angle you might try is placing a classified ad offering your services in a (very) local newspaper or, better yet, the local Chamber of Commerce website or newsletter. Hey, that's a good idea...

I'm gonna' try it myself.
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How do I choose whether to go into advertising or teaching?

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I'm in quite a predicament. I'm very creative and I'm very interested in advertising, but I also love teaching someone something new (that's why I like Answers). I would love to teach, but it's a hard job with low pay and few benefits. Advertising would be higher pay, but it's a difficult buissness and I'm not sure if I like the "office-cubicl" kind of environment. What should I go into and why?

How do I choose whether to go into advertising or teaching?
You seem to have a conflict of interests. In order to decide which career would be better for you, you will have to sit down with a pen and paper and list out things that are most important to you. Also make lists of the pros and cons of each job. Once you figure out which job would be better for you, chooses that one. You also might try researching each career before doing anything if you haven't already. Think about what is important to you. Can you still do those things in the careers you have chosen? You just need to look at all the options.
Reply:Teach advertising.
Reply:Nothing wrong witih either of them. In fact you have given pros and cons to both. Let me try to give yo uanother perspective.

If you want to join advertising for the glamour and money, forget it. It is donkey's work and never pays enough. As your lifestyle will allow you to save.

Teaching on teh other hand can be very interesting. But if you are a control freak, forget teaching. You will spoil the students.

It completely depends on what you want to do. What you are happy doing and where you can have a means for your life. not in terms of money but in terms of satisfaction at work.

What personalities are best suited for careers in advertising?

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I love working with lots of different people, problem solving and variety of task. Would advertising (art direction or creative director, even advertising coordinator) be a good fit for me? Anyone in this field with some advice? And does a great portfolio beat someone who looks good on paper?

What personalities are best suited for careers in advertising?
You just need to be super creative , think the way normal people dont ! :D (read wierdo lol) Most ad ppl are wierdos in real life ! lol lol

Advertising is the fine line between sanity and insanity lol :)

Its all about thinking out of the box :)

And you need to absolutely passionate about what you are doing :) Passion is the watch word :)

If you have the passion to get there with the right amount of creativity , theres no stopping you :) You dont need degrees to be an ad professional... you just need to unleash and bask in the splendour :)

A good way to start is to intern with an ad agency for a couple of months and see how it goes... it jus doesnt work out for some people... if you are good there is a good possibility that the agency will hire you... everyone in the media start their career without getting paid even a penny... thats the way it is... you might not see big money first... but...once you carve a space for yourself... there is no looking back..

Good luck:)
Reply:soft spoken an very distiquished,, make your point an stick to it but be very careful to what you are talking about ,,, be yourself
Reply:To answer your question: the worst kind.
Reply:creativity is crucial
Reply:I think you pretty much list most of it. Besides being creative, good with people, you have to understand who you're interested in targeting. For the most part, you have to be an extrovert type of a person that's quick in thinking and responding, dealing with all different types of people on a daily basis...
Reply:Extremely creative, tenacious, take no prisoners, self-starters, who can tell others what to do and are great artists, writers, very eclectic, outgoing. Ability to think outside the box, new radical ideas, youth oriented, detailed, analytical, curious. High stress, egomaniac tolerance, job insecurity, vanity and paranoia just about complete my personal definition of my last 25 years of employment. It's a very subjective industry, people will believe what you can convince them of, not what you have done. A great portfolio gets all the work, a resume means nothing
Reply:a personality who is hardworking , ready to learn fast learner, concentrating and has inter perosnal skills as well as intra personal skills will be successful in every field

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Anyone Know of a great Advertising Site similar to Craigslist??

2010-08-22T19:35:00.000-07:00

I was just looking for an advertising site for posting real estate ads. Please help me out

Anyone Know of a great Advertising Site similar to Craigslist??
http://www.rentclicks.com

www.rent.com

www.rent.net

www.local.com

www.apartments.com

www.move.com

http://homerentals.net/Sites/HRN

Why are used car dealers advertising NO LICENSE REQUIRED...?

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Here in California, I noticed that all of the used car dealers are advertising NO LICENSE REQUIRED to purchase a car...Even though the governor has twice vetoed a bill to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants...Does anyone else see a problem or inconsistency with this?

Why are used car dealers advertising NO LICENSE REQUIRED...?
Car dealers LOVE to sell to illegals!! its like a free pass! they can charge them way too much for a piece of crap that shouldnt be on the road and then if something goes wrong with the car what are the buyers gonna do? they can't do squat cuz they are illegal! its a win win if you are a car dealer. for the rest of us it just means more unsafe uninsured vehicles being driven by unsafe illegal drivers! dontcha just love it!
Reply:Good question.... I am not from California but how do they get around the insurance laws? One must have full coverage (if financing) and at least liability in order to drive off the lot. How can they purchase an auto without insurance? I guess its possible that maybe a citizen with a drivers license could be insured on the policy with the non licensed driver but I just wonder about the legalities of it all.
Reply:Don't you know , ILLEGAL ALIENS
Reply:You don't need a license to OWN a car. You do need one to DRIVE one.
Reply:Same problem with banks like Bank of American and Wells Fargo making mortgages for illegals without SSN's. If I went to a bank and applied without out a SSN they would laugh me out the door.

It's all about the $$$ not what benefits the people. And it's not just Bush, Clinton with NAFTA. D or R $$$ talks.
Reply:They are following big businesses lead-anything for greed and support of illegal immigration

What's the history of advertising?

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how was advertising began

What's the history of advertising?
Commercial messages and political campaign displays have been found in the ruins of ancient Arabia. Egyptians used papyrus to create sales messages and wall posters, while lost-and-found advertising on papyrus was common in Greece and Rome. Wall or rock painting for commercial advertising is another manifestation of an ancient media advertising form, which is present to this day in many parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. For instance, the tradition of wall painting can be traced back to Indian rock-art paintings that go back to 4000 BC. As printing developed in the 15th and 16th century, advertising expanded to include handbills. In the 17th century advertisements started to appear in weekly newspapers in England.

These early print ads were used mainly to promote books and newspapers, which became increasingly affordable thanks to the printing press, and medicines, which were increasingly sought after as disease ravaged Europe. However, false advertising and so-called "quack" ads became a problem, which ushered in regulation of advertising content.

Although advertising has existed for a long time, explicit "branding" is a product of the late 1800s. Due to the prevalence of dangerous products and unregulated industries of the Industrial Revolution, brands were introduced to increase the reputation and value of a particular manufacturer. An identified brand often meant safety and quality. Quaker Oats is among the oldest modern brands in continual use.

Edo period advertising flyer from 1806 for a traditional medicine called KinseitanLydia Pinkham was one of the true success stories of personality branding. Her family used her name and image to promote their patent medicine in the 1800s. The product was incredibly successful. Women wrote Lydia for advice; often the company would reply. Lydia herself was uninvolved; even after her the company kept up appearances, continuing to answer letters addressed to her by consumers.

As the economy was expanding during the 19th century, advertising grew alongside. In the United States, classified ads became even more popular, filling pages of newspapers with small print messages promoting all kinds of goods. The success of this advertising format led to the growth of mail-order advertising such as the Sears Catalog, at one time referred to as the "Farmer's Bible". In 1843, the first advertising agency was established by Volney Palmer in Philadelphia. At first, agencies were brokers for ad space in newspapers. N.W. Ayer %26amp; Son was the first full-service agency to assume responsibility for advertising content. It was also the first agency to charge a commission on ads.

At the turn of the century there were few career choices for women in business; however, advertising was one. Since women were responsible for most of the purchasing in their household, advertisers and agencies recognized the value of women's insights during the creative process. In fact, the first American advertising to use a ual sell was created by a woman for a soap. Although tame by today's standards, it featured a couple and said "The skin you love to touch".

When radio stations began broadcasting in the early 1920s, the programs were aired without advertising. The first radio stations were established by radio equipment manufacturers and retailers offering programming to sell radios. However many non-profit operators followed suit, such as schools, clubs, and civic groups.

A print advertisement for the 1913 issue of the Encyclopædia BritannicaThe radio station owners soon realized they could earn more money by selling sponsorship rights to other businesses. In those days, each show was usually sponsored by a single business, in exchange for a brief mention of the sponsor at the beginning and end of the show. This practice was carried over to television in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

However, a fierce battle was fought between those seeking to commercialize this new medium and the people who argued that the radio spectrum should be considered the commons, to be used only non-commercially and for the public good. In Canada, advocates like Graham Spry were able to convince the government to adopt a socialist funding . England followed suit with the development of the BBC. However in the United States, the capitalist prevailed with the passage of the 1934 Communications Act which created the Federal Communications Commission. To placate the socialists, the U.S. Congress did require that commercial broadcasters operate in the "public interest, convenience, and necessity". However public radio certainly exists in the United States.

In the early 1950s, the Dumont television network began the modern trend of selling advertisement time to multiple sponsors. Dumont had trouble finding sponsors for many of their programs and compensated by selling smaller blocks of advertising time to several businesses. This eventually became the norm for the commercial television industry in the United States. However, it was still a common practice to have single sponsor shows, such as the U.S. Steel Hour. In some instances the sponsors exercised great control over the content of the show - up to and including having one's advertising agency actually writing the show. The single sponsor is much less prevalent now, a notable exception being the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

The 1960s saw advertising transform into a modern, more scientific approach in which creativity was allowed to shine, producing unexpected messages that made advertisements more tempting to consumers' eyes. The Volkswagen ad campaign featuring such headlines as "Think Small" and "Lemon"(these were used to descirpe the appearance of the car)ushered in the era of modern advertising by promoting a "position" or "unique selling proposition" designed to associate each brand with a specific idea in the reader or viewer's mind. This period of American advertising is called the Creative Revolution and its poster boy was Bill Bernbach who helped create the revolutionary Volkswagen ads among others. Some of the most creative and long-standing American advertising dates to this incredibly creative period.

The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the introduction of cable television and particularly MTV. Pioneering the concept of the music video, MTV ushered in a new type of advertising: the consumer tunes in for the advertising message, rather than it being a byproduct or afterthought. As cable (and later satellite) television became increasingly prevalent, "specialty" channels began to emerge, and eventually entire channels, such as QVC, Home Shopping Network and ShopTV, devoted to advertising merchandise, where again the consumer tuned in for the ads.

Marketing through the Internet opened new frontiers for advertisers and contributed to the "dot-com" boom of the 1990s. Entire corporations operated solely on advertising revenue, offering everything from coupons to free Internet access. At the turn of the 21st century, the search engine Google revolutionized online advertising by emphasizing contextually relevant, unobtrusive ads intended to help, rather than inundate, users. This has led to a plethora of similar efforts and an increasing trend of interactive advertising.

The share of advertising spending relative to GDP has changed little across large changes in media. For example, in the U.S. in 1925, the main advertising media were newspapers, magazines, signs on streetcars, and outdoor posters. Advertising spending as a share of GDP was about 2.6%. By 1998, television and radio had become major advertising media. Nonetheless, advertising spending as a share of GDP was slightly lower -- about 2.4%.

A recent advertising innovation is "guerrilla promotions", which involve unusual approaches such as staged encounters in public places, giveaways of products such as cars that are covered with brand messages, and interactive advertising where the viewer can respond to become part of the advertising message. This reflects an increasing trend of interactive and "embedded" ads, such as via product placement, having consumers vote through text messages, and various innovations utilizing social networking sites (e.g. My Space).

Does anyone have tips on best free site advertising and traffic generators?

2010-08-22T19:34:00.001-07:00

I have a website, but no money for paid advertising. I have signed up for different programs for submitting, ad blasters, traffic generators, etc. I'm trying to think of all possible ways to advertise without spamming and get real results. Basically, my intention is to be self-employed full time.

Anyone out there who knows where I am coming from, please give me some really good advice or links I can check out for more info. Thanks for your help.

Does anyone have tips on best free site advertising and traffic generators?
A free directory, which lists your site instantally into a Google PageRank'ed page is:

http://www.sahfor.com/
Reply:You can blast your ads to millions of classified ads web sites with one click ease for free after you purchase this tool.

Wishing you the best in business.

Answer,

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Does anyone know an advertising agency hiring for internship/entry-level in SF?

2010-08-22T19:34:00.000-07:00

I've been on craigslist for the past 8 months looking for an entry level position in marketing/advertising/PR in SF. I will be studying in SFSU this year, but no one has called me. I have relative experience in sales, recruiting, consultanting, and finance for the past 4 years. Don't know what other sources I could find on the internet. Please help!

Does anyone know an advertising agency hiring for internship/entry-level in SF?
Craigslist is not the best way to go to find this type of job. Check out ad agency websites; you can generally find directories on the SF Chamber of Commerce, or, better yet, at AdAge.com, etc. Submit your resume to each of their sites as the first thing you do.

You should also read industry press and check industry sites. For example, if you're interested in advertising online, you should go to mediapost.com and iab.net. If you like word of mouth advertising/marketing, check out the WOMMA site.

I also saw this posted in a job board: Universal McCann in San Francisco on the Microsoft account. Universal McCann is a worldwide leader in advertising communications, specializing in Media Planning and Buying services. We offer competitive salaries and benefits plans for all employees, as well as a great working and learning environment.

(Entry Level:) ASSIST MEDIA PLANNER: The role of the Assistant Media Planner is to assist in the day to day stewarding of media activity on assigned campaigns. The Assistant Media Planner is required to update client documents and assist in the development of media plans. Additionally, he/she is required to learn and know the procedures and processes of the day to day running of the account. Assist in the development of media strategies and plans, specifically utilizing research tools and historical client data. Update and distribute media plans and client documents. Check for accuracy and formatting on all documents. Manage his/her daily duties, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all documents. Track any and all activity on media buys/schedules that come from all buying groups. Keep abreast of new media opportunities and developments and shares information with the planning group. Assist other team members when necessary. Build and maintains relationships with media representatives/vendors. Contact Christina Flint christina. flint @universal mccann.com

I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but figured I'd pass along the info.

Hope that helps!
Reply:The next steps could be to get the yellow pages out or an ADWEEK or ADAge and contact the agencies who have either won big accounts recently (they all like to brag!) or are pitching big accounts. They need staff! Secondly, go to the San Francisco Ad Club, link below, and see if you can go to a meeting or two to network face-to-face with agency owners, creatives, account execs and pitch yourself to them in person!! Have resumes to give them and the phone will be ringing soon. SF is a HOT market and energetic, hardworking, willing-to-do-what-it-takes will go a long way.

How big is the advertising industry? for instance...Billboards? Banner Ads, TV etc?

2010-08-22T19:33:00.003-07:00

Or...secondarily... how much do all the fortune 500 companies spend combined on advertising? I heard on supersize Me, the movie. McDonalds spends 1.5 billion a year.

If you addd in the other 499 companies... how much are they spending?

How big is the banner ad industry?

How big is the advertising industry? for instance...Billboards? Banner Ads, TV etc?
$800 billions or more.

Does marlboro use false advertising?

2010-08-22T19:33:00.002-07:00

If you can buy a pack of Marlboro's for $5.50

but they have a special

Buy one get one free

but

It costs $6.50

How can it be "Buy one get one free"?

False advertising is:

“an advertisement, other than labeling, which is

misleading in a material respect.”

What do you think?

Does marlboro use false advertising?
I totally see where you are coming from on this..and have asked them about it before! They claim it is because they are selling either A: the standard ONE pack to you for $5.50 or B: the promotional pack to you for $6:50 which will include a 2nd pack for free! ....I know it doesn't exactly make sense!:(

http://www.knopman.com
Reply:I would rather be more concerned about how to quit smoking instead of getting the 'deal'. In both cases, either true advertising or false advertising, its bad. That's my humble opinion.

I need VERY affordable advertising websites or tips?

2010-08-22T19:33:00.001-07:00

I just started my small home base bizz and I'm on a short budget. I need very affordable and effective advertising tips for both cold and warm market.

Thank you!

I need VERY affordable advertising websites or tips?
The most effective way to advertise on the Internet is

to first set up a website and publish its domain name

on major search directories such as Google.com,

Yahoo.com [at http://www.google.com/addurl/?...... and

MSN.com since 85% of Internet shoppers rely on these

search directories to provide them with goods and

services. In a sense, these search directories are a

very large Internet Yellow Pages.

Nevertheless, should your website or opening webpage

fail to contain "generic" keywords, then anyone using

such "generic" queries will not be able to discover

your website. Your domain name [URL] of your website,

in a sense, will be invisible, undiscoverable.

You may want to consider some simple algorithms which,

when observed and committed in designing of a website

with placement of various critical metatags that can

surely achieve a high search engine presence and

increase Internet traffic to your website. These

metatag strategies work well with published webpages

at Google and Yahoo.

Design: Should you create an extensive Flash-based

website, make sure to fill-in the property entries

such as the Title, Description and Keywords. Failing

to do so, leaves no hard HTML or ALT resource that can

be readily indexed by search robots. Also consider the

Internet audience and their incoming setup. For

example, if they are on analog/dialup, Flash webpages

take too long to load up and therefore analog users

will likely lose interest and discontinue entering the

Flash site. On the other hand, anyone on hi-speed DSL

lines, will welcome Flash pages which load quickly. So

before designing a pure Flash websitge, ask the simple

question, "Who's my end user - is he on dialup or

DSL?" And if you had to choose between these two users

for maximum marketability, then select analog users

since 80% of most resident users are still analog

Internet subscribers and pure HTML designed webpages

is best for them.

A non-Flash-based website which relies on hard text,

is far easier to be indexed by search robots. Limit

the use of stylized text saved as .gifs since as a

graphic, they are not indexable by search robots.

Avoid use of frames since any number of search robots

are unable to properly classify textual material.

Placement of Metatags:

A ranking or search order does take place with Google

and Yahoo and it begins with the "Title" metag which

should consist of no more than 65 characters separated

by commas. The "Title" should describe in generic

terms, the goods and services, followed by a location

from which the resource is located, i.e., city, state.

The placement of a domain name which is not generic

within the "Title" is not appropriate, unless your

domain name is a major recognizable brand name.

The second metatag is the "Description" which is

usually 25-30 words to form a complete sentence which

best describes one's goods and services.

And the very last category - "Keywords" are also

somewhat limited to 15-16 words which can be plural

and compound in nature. Again, avoid multiple entries

which could be mistaken as "spamdexed entries" which

is defined as the loading, and submission of

repetitive words into a particular metatag category.

"Spamdexing" when discovered on a webpage and reported

to Google's spamreport.com can result in the

elimination of your website from their search

directory.

Here's an example of a very highly-placed website on

Google.com: Begin with the very "generic" search query

"sandwiches downtown los angeles," taking note to not

abbreviate Los Angeles to "LA" and of course, leave

out the parentheses ("). It will bring up some 2.4

million+ search results. Check out where "Nazos.net"

is ranked. It's ranked No. 1!

Again, Nazos.net's high web presence was achieved by

proper web design and placement of relevant metatags

according to Google's publication guidelines.

Good luck!
Reply:There are many ways to get free advertisement. Some of these ways are through articles or video marketing, participate in forums and related blogs and so on...

See: http://www.onlinewebmarketingtips.com and you should be able to find some useful tips and tricks there.
Reply:you should check out the article at http://websitevisitors.googlepages.com there are some great free ways to get advertising for your site.
Reply:my question is to you, is your small homebase have a toll free, if it does? my next question is you said that your on a short budget! how much? can you afford $300 or less? if yes than go to this site: www.nationwideadvertising.com

this will answer all your advertising questions
Reply:try craigslist.com your very welcome, the site if free and its great.

cat teeth

What is the difference between marketing and advertising?

2010-08-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

What is the difference between marketing and advertising?

I am going to look at colleges over vacation and I think that my dream job would be something to do with fashion merchandising or being like a buyer. I am not sure what major would be the best for this. I am thinking either marketing or advertising/public relations. Which major would help me with those career goals and also offer me the most flexibility in finding other jobs?

What is the difference between marketing and advertising?
Marketing is promoting a product which may or may not involve advertising.

These days every Tom, Dick and Harry has a bachelors. IMHO the best thing you can do for your career is to decide on doing a Masters now. This means instead of taking subjects for your career in undergrad like marketing do subjects that teach you to think eg math, English, philosophy etc. Save the actual vocational subjects like marketing for your postgraduate. It also means not worrying about going to some expensive ultra prestigious school for your undergrad - save that for post-grad. This approach will also save you money over doing only an undergrad at an expensive school. You can save even more money by starting at a CC.

Thanks

Bill

Do you think Newspaper advertising still worth the money now days?

2010-08-22T19:32:00.003-07:00

I am starting up a small business and thinking about spending $170.00 for a 2 week ad just to see how it goes. If I dont get a single call I am only out $170.00 thats they way I see it.

Has anyone heard of newspaper advertising working?

Do you think Newspaper advertising still worth the money now days?
Ads only work if they are consistently placed for 6 months or more. I have tried and failed many times at the advertise a couple of times in one place or another and they never seem to work.

My PR and sales coach are really big on the networking. It takes some time as well, but the cost is fairly minimal.
Reply:It doesn't alway work.

You need to create a colorful catalog and find out how much it cost for Sunday newspaper to include your catalog inserted along with other.

Black and white is a boring ads, don't you think?
Reply:Newspaper will still work. With our modern times I believe that newspaper industry has been plummeting. With all the new technologies out there such as cell phones and computers, people rarely look at the newspaper. I only look through the papers for ads. Most of the news and ads I see are through the net.

I still say give it try because you never no. There are still people who enjoy grabbing a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper.

www.socaldistributor.com

www.buycollegelife.com
Reply:Newspaper adds don't reach as many people as they used to what with the Internet.

HOWEVER, you can place an add with a clip out coupon the customer can redeem. This will let you know how many readers there are in your area. If you only get a few responses, then the money could be spent on a better format.
Reply:Are you looking for leads or just straight advertising your business? contact me and I could explain to you what I know.live4_2day@yahoo.com
Reply:Honestly, I rarly read the paper now and even then I never look at ads. The people you would be hiting at are probably only the elderly. So I would not count whole hardley on your ad. I would go for the local TV station and spend a little extra. Goodluck.

Can you get an advertising job with a 2yr marketing degree?

2010-08-22T19:32:00.002-07:00

I will go to school for marketing in august but its a tech school and I dont want a crap job I want an advertising type job maybe something to do with product promotion or something like that

Can you get an advertising job with a 2yr marketing degree?
You should be able to. You should not have any problem with getting one. Of course, all jobs have certain educational requirements. You might do a search online for that field with the degree or certification. It is also known that people can be over-qualified for positions too. I would check into that before I spent the money in this school.
Reply:Why do you want a J-O-B why not start your own business? Check out my website and see for your self...www.FreedomAtHomeTeam.com/BonnieL...
Reply:Hello,

I think a degree is a good means to find a 9 to 5 job.

It is worth to give a parallel thought to get trained in how to use the internet as a powerful media for advertising.

This means that even while doing the degree course you would be able to utilise the benefits of internet advertising and develop an online advertising or marketing business.

When you are confered the degree you will have something to manage and generate money while you do the interview parades. This will help you going until you achieve the right job dreamed.

Otherwise you not even search for a job because you will have a business you own online to manage and develop to achieve you dreams as I now do.

Best of luck in all the endeavours to achieve your dreams.

Re: Best ppc providers for tier one and two advertising?

2010-08-22T19:32:00.001-07:00

Which of these programs have given the best results with tier one and tier two advertising???

Top Tier Platforms

https://adwords.google.com/select/Login?...

http://advertising.microsoft.com/search-...

http://sem.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/searc...

Second Tier Platforms:

http://www.enhance.com/

http://www.miva.com/us/

http://www.looksmart.com/

http://7search.com/

http://search123.com/

http://www.epilot.com/

http://www.kanoodle.com/

http://www.mammamediasolutions.com/adver...

Re: Best ppc providers for tier one and two advertising?
Is this a question or just spam?

My opinion is none they provide nothing but hits to your site, most of them never even look at it.

horse teeth

The business community spends more money on advertising than on environmental control. Many believe.....???

2010-08-22T19:32:00.000-07:00

The business community spends more money on advertising than on environmental control. Many believe advertising fuels a “culture of waste” that leads to heavy use of energy and other resources. People with money are enticed to buy unneeded products- more clothes, another car or TV, a new product to replace one that is still working well, and frequently second homes. Think about your understanding of the word sustainability. Is consumerism compatible with sustainability?

The business community spends more money on advertising than on environmental control. Many believe.....???
I believe they're completely compatible. the rich provide jobs and wealth for the rest of society. Their consumerism is related to their wealth. If a dwindling supply of resources causes the price of consumer goods to rise, than as a society we will consume less. The free market never fails.
Reply:I believe consumerism IS compatible with sustainability, but only if our current mentality changes. Consumerism can be fueled by higher priced items that are of a higher quality and last longer, and also by reusing.

For instance, someone that purchases a piece from a used furniture store is using a recycled product, they can have it reupholstered in order to suit their purposes, perhaps donate or recycle the previous upholstered material (which can be made into a new product. The used furniture store, the upholsterer, and possible the company that uses the recycled material would all benefit financially.

So I suppose the answer would be that yes, consumerism is compatible with sustainability. But is MEGA-consumerism (huge mega-corps like Wal-Mart and such) compatible? Probably not. There's a difference (and it involves a lot of what's wrong with our society besides just environmental issues).

Any tips on selling advertising space?

2010-08-22T19:31:00.003-07:00

I recently bought a franchise for a community magazine but am having trouble selling the advertising space. It is an A5 glosy full colour mag with a quarter page just £40, but after a month of visiting EVERY business in my town centre and industrial estate I only got 4 quarter pages and 1 half. People claimed to not have any budget, not be interetsed as it is not established, etc etc.

I need to pay for it to be printed and delivered and pay a wage as I gave up my job to do it. Any advice?

Any tips on selling advertising space?
I am working for a brand new business myself; here's what we're doing:

1) Give companies a free trial to advertise. I know you have costs to cover but you need to think about long term here. If they get results, they'll do it again.

2) Keep in very close contact with those companies who do buy advertising space from you. Seek feedback as to the kind of results they are receiving from your advertising, and then you can use this information to sell to potential new clients.
Reply:i have several pieces of advice. first take the new phone book and the old phone book and compare them. new business are more likel to buy advertising. second maybe you should make your ad space a community area business review.just write a short "news story" about 10 -12 DIFFERENT KIND OF BUSINESS AND PRINT THEM INSTEAD OF LAYOUTS ,,HOPE THIS HELPS

What r the Current Advertising rates on Hoardings in Mumbai ??

2010-08-22T19:31:00.002-07:00

Current Advertising rates on Hoardings in Mumbai or may b a lil older result applicable !!!

What r the Current Advertising rates on Hoardings in Mumbai ??
Hi, perhaps you can try Google adwords to market your service/product.

Google adwords is a text-based system for advertising on its site and its partner sites. The service allows you to create your own ads, choose keywords to help match your ads to your audience, and control the cost of your advertising—you pay only when people click on your ad (a cost per click plan). Anyone wishing to promote a product on Google can enroll in this program.

you can get a 5 detail pages information about Google adwords at :

http://www.adcenter.net.cn/google-adword...

Good Luck %26amp;%26amp; Best Wishes!

Is it difficult to get a job in the advertising industry in the UK if you are american?

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I am an American citizen and I heard it was very difficult to find a job in the UK if you are a non-citizen. Jobs go to UK then EU citizens first. I know the advertising industry is very diverse and I wondered if anyone knew if it was easier to get a job in that industry. I will be graduating with a BS in Advertising next year. Also, I will be coming in because I will be marrying a British Citizen, so that would make me a permanent resident. Could anyone tell me the likelihood that I would be able to acquire a job in advertising and help support him and myself? Or at least if being a permanent resident helps in finding a job. Thanks!

Is it difficult to get a job in the advertising industry in the UK if you are american?
yes it is diffcult , as u know already lot of jobs is shifted to india ,people think in india they do not know anything but they are quite forward than our industry and cheap labour available there instead of trying here u can try in india

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What papers or net sites do free advertising?

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hi everyone ! i was hoping all you clever lovely people could help me out !

basically a friend of mine wants to try and sell elite top quality business cards for a niche market.

but at the moment we just want to do a dummy run so to speak, to see what the outcome is, and if it worth pursuing further. there is not a company yet, andwe are trying our best to find any kind of free advertising that is available in the uk that we could use without having to advertise as a company as we dont want to go doing anything illegal , so that is why we are asking you..

so far some of the stuff i have looked at requires that you enter your company address name of business etc, but there isnt any as yet, only that we will be calling it AdBizCards, if all goes to plan.

i hope that some one can help us out..

thanks.x

What papers or net sites do free advertising?
Hi there just send me a mail to jaques606@yahoo.com, with "free advertising" in the subject line, and i'll send you plenty of advertising sources. Seems yahoo doesn't like it when i post them here. Wonder how i will help the people in need then?

Will reply asap.
Reply:Well i don't know exactly what you shoud do.But i just want to tell you that you can make blog @ blogger.com and promote your product through traffic exchange .

For other free resource you can rey on ad board network you wil recive a lot of traffic (free advertising company) mail me for more information

gouravraghuvanshi@yahoo.co.in.com

Do visit my blog

http://urgadget.blogspot.com

http://earningclick.blogspot.com

http://readandclickpaying.blogspot.com
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Brand placement on TV & advertising rates there?

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Yes this is for a class project. However, finding numbers of the cost of advertising for different shows is what I need to estimate the cost of brand placement on each individual one. THANKS!

Brand placement on TV %26amp; advertising rates there?
My suggestion would be to contact your local cable or a satellite company. You can get a rate sheet that has rates for local, regional, and national advertising cost for ESPN, Disney, HBO, E, CNN, etc. If your local cable company doesn't show the major affiliate information and some don't such as ABC, NBC, or CBS, I would suggest you contact another large cable company that does business in several markets who has those channels so you can get the rates locally and nationally. The satellite companies should have a rate sheet that includes everybody.

How can I secure advertising for my web page?

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I have a website for mothers, and I would like to get some advertising for the site. Any suggestions?

How can I secure advertising for my web page?
A quick source for advertising would be Google's AdSense or the Yahoo Publisher Network. However, the best way to sell advertising on your site is to let visitors know that they can advertise on your site. Use a "Advertise Here" button to show some of your traffic numbers and search terms visitors use to find your site.

The ad revenue can be paid directly to you for a specific period of time; like by the week or month and you can sell text links, banner ads or buttons of many different sizes.

Good Luck.
Reply:It's all about traffic.

It is a vicious cycle of business. More people visit your site more you can charge for advertising. To get more people to your site you need to spend more money on advertising.

The secret to web site success is usually lays in content. When you have more and interesting content that make people stay on your site and come back often then you get more traffic.

People have a tendency to spread rumors about good things. Also, spend some money on google adword, and yahoo advertising, so you grab some search fanatics out there.

There is no real security in anything these days. Even popular sites have their days of fame and the next day nobody knows about them.

Are you a UK advertising copywriter?

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Hi, I'm 16 and I'm half way through my A Levels. I'm really interested in advertising and I've been reading up about a career in it.

I've just come onto here because I'd like to speak to some people that are industry and get some advice from them.

I'm mainly interested in hearing from copywriters but advice from anyone connected with the job would be useful.

If you can spare some time to have a chat with me (especially if you're based in London) then I'd really appreciate it.

Reply here or email me (danieljohnmccabe@gmail.com) if you can help. Thanks.

Are you a UK advertising copywriter?
This website has a free monthly marketing/advertising newsletter. Its a good place to start http://marketingdreamz.tripod.com/

for futher questions please contact atmarketingdreamz@yahoo.com

Good Luck!

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What is the best computer for creative advertising (graphic design, audio, video) and essential software?

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I'm in the market for a new computer, which I plan to use in creative advertising. I was wondering what others in the field are currently using in terms of hardware and software -- essentially, I'm interested in what is considered "top of the line" in 2007 for advertising professionals.

I have pretty much every piece of Adobe software from the late 90's, and am positive I want to purchase their newer versions.

In respect to layout software like QuarkXpress, is this still being used for advertisements or has InDesign taken over?

All in all, I'm looking to spend around $1500 to $2000 total for hardware and software (I also get a student discount for Apple's online store.) I realize this won't allow the purchase of a Mac Pro desktop and Adobe Creative Suite 3, but I figure there have to be other scaled-down Macs that can get the job done. Would a suped up MacBook be ideal, if so.. which one?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

What is the best computer for creative advertising (graphic design, audio, video) and essential software?
ohhh yeahh

Mac are the best

I'm running my small graphic design business

from the smalles Mac Book, the $1099.00 one. And supports open Fireworks and Dreamweaver (graphics and web programs), while i chat on Yahoo messenger and browse the internet. A PC can't do that. Imaging what a more spencive mac can do!!!! Wow!!!!
Reply:Well Mac's are definitely the tool of choice. I might suggest you ask this on a Mac forum, here are a couple I found with about 10 seconds on Google:

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/...

http://www.designtalkboard.com/
Reply:Mac= creative

Are you a UK advertising copywriter?

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Lawsuits over cereal and federal laws governing advertising...?

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_o...

The URL above goes to an article discussing Kellog's agreement to meat certain guidelines and regulations concerning nutritional content and advertising for children's cereals. The agreed to meet these items as a way to avoid a lawsuit from two children's obesity awareness groups and two sets of parents in MA.

While I fully support the need for children's foods to be healthier and the need to control advertising geared towards young children, I find myself wondering why we feel that we can sue any company that is doing something we don't agree with. Obesity...childhood and otherwise..is a major problem in the US. Childhood obesity is shoothing through the roof and, yes, part of the problem comes from what our kids have available to eat. Yes, we parents can use all the help they can get in making healthy choices, so getting foods our kids like to be healthier isn't a bad idea. But the biggest issue for obesity isn't

Lawsuits over cereal and federal laws governing advertising...?
your absolutly right,

its our job as parents to look out for our childern but we cannot just go sueing everyone who thinks differently.

We might as well sure Harveys, Mac Donalds, Wendys, Burger King, Jack in the box, Sonic and the list goes on and on.
Reply:I was going to ask this same question when I saw that article. The reason why they are able to do this is because a few individuals get together and decide that they have to do something about the obesity problem in the US. So they think, what about raising awareness and offering information about how to eat healthier and exercise? The problem with that is that many parents won’t enforce the pitiful amount of self control it would take to actually change their kid’s habit. So they decide to attack the root of the issue. Honestly could cereal be healthier? Yes. However, they should not be made to change through lawsuits and basically scare tactics. These individuals who think they are changing society for the good are essentially teaching their kids that you don’t need self control, you can just force people to stop making your vice. I went to the Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood website and you can not comment on there. I had no way to tell them, all of them, that they are changing America into an oligarchy, and that they might think only kids eat that crap but their wrong! I want to start my own Campaign. I would call it the Campaign for a Campaign-Free Earth, we are against anything that restricts our ability to do whatever we want, as Adults. We are also for Parents Actually Taking Responsibility for their Kids. So that would be CCFE in partnership with PATRK. I like my junk food, I am 6 foot 1 inch tall and I have trouble keeping 165lbs on my frame, I eat healthy and I eat junk food. I exercise, I do this thing called “going out side” and guess who taught me about that? MY MOM AND DAD! See the parents these days don’t realize that when they don’t want to deal with their kids don’t sit them in front of the TV, kick their butts outside! But don’t give them money, tell them to be home by a certain time for dinner. I’m willing to bet that even if you feed them some deep fat fried crap they will work the fat off tomorrow when you kick them out again and don’t tell me they will just go outside and sit around, have you ever seen a kid just sit around? He might do it for like 5 minutes but when it realizes he can’t come back inside he’ll take off, trust me.
Reply:I agree. I ate frosted flakes growing up and even had TV dinner back when they were a cool luxury item. I have never had problems with weight bc my mom would give me a bowl of cereal and a banana and then tell me to go play. I think parents need to accept the fact that they are to blame for their children being obese, they govern what their kids eat and do, and stop blaming someone else for their insufficient parenting.
Reply:good point. i've wondered the same thing myself. it's as though people are holding everyone else responsible b/c they don't know how to say no to their children. i do believe companies gear their marketing towards kids partially because they know that somes parents can't say no but ,i don't feel it is lawsuit worthy.
Reply:I guess next the parents will be suing the companies that make televisions because their obese kids watch tv all day instead of getting any exercise. They could sue the company that makes the tv, the cable or satellite company and the companies that produce the shows. Then they can sue the computer companies and everyone who makes websites with games their kids like to play. Then there's the makers of x-box, playstation, gameboy, etc. The list could go on and on. You are right. The parents can limit what their children eat and do but for some reason parents don't want to accept responsibility for their children being overweight.

What is the best computer for creative advertising (graphic design, audio, video) and essential software?

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Who here is an advertising art director???

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cuz i really wnt to be one but im not sure if i should study Graphic Design or Advertising Creativity, or BCommunications etc and i really want to know the details of the job. I'm a creative person and i think the tasks they do fits my interests and i really want to end up there. Right now im studyin Film, TV and Media Studies. So pleeeeease help. Thank u.

Who here is an advertising art director???
I'm a graphic designer, and work with advertising...maybe i can help.

All i can tell you is your current major will not get you into an advertising art director position. If you want to go towards the creative end of advertising i suggest getting a bachelors' in Graphic Design at least and then possibly going for either a bachelors' or masters in advertising. You're really going to want the design background first to give you the foundation for well-presented ads. The advertising degree will help you fine-tune and hone your skills to advertising specifically, but you don't necessarily need it....but the more education the better.

A good portfolio is key, along with people skills and organizational skills are also what employers look for.
Reply:I also want to add to the other poster's comment that you should definitely major in Visual Communication or Graphic Design. To be a Creative Director comes with time and experience. A CD is not an entry level job. However, it sounds like you are ambitious which is great! Generally, when you are a graphic designer you work in an advertising department or for an advertising firm that creates....advertisements. ha. So switch majors and you should be on the right path

Why do people believe advertising?

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Hahaha, some of you may think I put this question in the wrong category, but really, I mean to see what the whizzes from over here think. I'm actually asking two questions, first of all, does advertising work at all, then the second question is, why. Thanks.

Why do people believe advertising?
Personally, I think it CAN. But usually I tune-out commercials unless they are really funny. I like entertainment.

What it CAN DO though is bring the product to someone's attention when they may no know it exists (if it's new for instance) and if they advertise certain things like "no fat" -- that is going to get attention too since so many of us are trying to be in better shape physically.

I love the Windex commercial (with the birds shutting the door and the guy running into it) but I already buy windex so it didn't make me buy more.

I also love the GEICO commercials but I don't have GEICO and don't plan on getting it (just because of the commercials).
Reply:Of course it works , if it did not work they would not pour so much revenue into advertising dollars.

People believe advertising because most of us are mindless sheep ready and all to willing to follow the masses of opened wallet drones as they empty thier cash into the capitolist belly of the corprate retail beast.
Reply:Actually, your question might have been best under psychology . . . unless you're implying that people who believe in advertising are mentally ill . . . which I hope you're not.

Advertising work because advertisers use psychology to appeal to the masses. Ads feed upon people's insecurities and their desire to improve their lives (and what's wrong with that?). Ergo, ads usually feature people laughing and smiling and looking thin and glamorous and somehow better off if they're using the maker's product.

We suspend our beliefs when we watch those ads and our issues of insecurities or our overwhelming desire to be better, more beautiful, richer etc. override certain realities. Hmmm, perhaps we too can become happier and fulfill all our dreams if we use that particular brand of toothpaste. haha.

If most people took the time to think about it logically they would agree that ads just build a concept. But most people don't have enough time to think about ads and their impact. nor do they want to. Most people are too busy just living and trying to make do with the best they have.
Reply:We are all still waiting for alittle magic in our lives.

We want to believe what people tell us. We want to belong.
Reply:yea, sometmes it works.... u have to advertise a certain product so that some people would know all abt it and if they find the product good, then they will buy it. but sometimes it doesnt work though because some people find advertisement is just something that want to show them how a product id relly nice but the truth is that it's not...

As DETAILED as possible, please explain how ADVERTISING works?pls read the details...?

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say you hav a tv station,and that's advertising commercials for adidas.

TELL me..who's putting the money in here...

and how does this benefit BOTH parties..?

2.companies make loads of money from advertising...so aside from the sales of products,how else is the money coming in for them??thanks..

MOST IMPORTANTLY...

3.oh and..if a minimizes the amount of adverts they have on tv,radio...just anywhere right now...are they guaranteed that they would still be generating as much money from the sales of products?

REALLY APPRECIATE THE HELP!thanks! :)

As DETAILED as possible, please explain how ADVERTISING works?pls read the details...?
This is a typical homework question.

Advertising has noly ONE main principal - to get you to buy the product. That's it.

Your getting product endorsments into the mix now. These are another form of advertising. You see the star wearing the product and you buy the product.

The adversiting is paid for but the manufacturer of the item or to a advertising company who will make commercials for print, radio, TV, sporting events and concert events.

The stations or stadiums make revenue from advertising. So it benifits them to have as many sponsors on as they can. Which is why you hear the same advertising over and over again.

The only way to minimize the amount of advertising is to make each add cost more. However, the companies will be under pressure to put more adds in more places. This ends up negating out any benefits you would have gotten as a consumer by having less advertising on a station but more advertising in more places (like at work)

I'm a marketing & advertising professional. Where can I get a partner?

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with 12 years of experience in many south american countries and 2 years in the California hispanic market. I have an MBA and a Master degree in Marketing. I want to meet someone who wnat to create an advertising and marketing agency to target the usa hispanic market.

I'm a marketing %26amp; advertising professional. Where can I get a partner?
Why do you need a partner ? Think long and hard about it before you get a partner.
Reply:Post the job openings on Monster track. Or call some Universities you might know and tell them about your "open position"

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Dream: Funeral/Parade. Political Advertising? Any ideas?

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The dream went like this:

My sister and i opened up a window and were looking out of it to watch a funeral procession, that was a parade at the same time. (The window was very large. we were in a house.i am not sure whether or not it was supposed to be my house).

My friends dad had passed away and we couldn't go to the funeral or weren't invited. i forget which. Anyways it was a parade and there were people dressed in scottish kilts playing bagpipes but it was the 4th of july parade, and also the funeral.

There was this man that was leading the parade, playing bagpipes and he hollered at us from the ground to close the window, that we weren't allowed to watch the funeral from the window, and that the window had to be closed because the others in the parade and the spectators had to be able to see the papers on the window. There was political advertising covering the entire window. (like before a mayoral or presidental race).....

Dream: Funeral/Parade. Political Advertising? Any ideas?
"To see your sister in your dream, symbolizes some aspect of your relationship with her, whether it one of sibling rivalry, caring, protectiveness, etc. Your sister may draw attention to your family role and sense of belonging. It may also serve to remind you that someone in your waking life has characteristics similar to your sister. Alternatively, your sister may be a metaphor and actually refer to a nun. In this case, she may represent spiritual issues.

To see windows in your dream, signifies bright hopes, vast possibilities and insight.

To dream that you are looking out the window, signifies your outlook on life, your consciousness, point of view, awareness, and intuition. You may be reflecting on a decision and seeking guidance. Or you need to go out into the larger world and experience life. If you are looking in the window, then it indicates that you are doing some soul searching and looking within yourself.

To dream that you are at somebody else's funeral, signifies that you are burying an old relationship and closing the lid on the past. You may be letting go some of the feelings (resentment, anger, hostility toward someone) that you've been clinging onto. If your are dreaming that you are at a funeral of an unknown person, then it suggests that something in your life is supposed to put to rest or put aside so that you can make room for something new. You need to investigate further what aspect or component of your life you need to let go.

To dream that you are watching a parade, indicates that you are being sidetracked or distracted from achieving your goals. For fear of failure, you may stop yourself from even pursuing your goals and desires. Alternatively, the parade symbolizes cycles, passage of time, or a special event in your life. Consider also the symbolism of whatever figures/animals/floats are in the parade. They may reflect a need for you to possess or control those attributes.

To see shut windows in your dream, signifies desertion and abandonment."

sorry X//D the dednt have explanations for soem of the symbols in ur dream ♥ i hope this helps aha
Reply:Have you tried using the dream interpreter on Dreamcrowd?

How much money can we demand for advertising a banner in our web site?

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Well, If our web site will be successful as we think it will, we don't know how much money to demand for advertising, especially for banners.

How much it cost to advertise a banner in Y!A or in yahoo?

How we can know we are not asking too much or the price is too low or too high?

How much money can we demand for advertising a banner in our web site?
If you haven't even started your website, you can't even compare your rates with that of established websites such as Yahoo. The difference is so wide that it's almost night and day.

Big sites can command rates that are $50 per CPM (cost per impressions), while some I see even goes for $150 CPM (meaning you pay $150 for every 1,000 visitors that see the banner ads). That means that if you buy 100,000 impressions, you will have to pay the site $15,000!

Small sites with no brand name, little to no traffic would be pleased to get rates of $0.15 CPM to $1 CPM. I even see some offering rates as low as $0.05 CPM - which is like scrapping the barrel.

Note that advertisers are looking for:

1. Number of pageviews and unique visitors

2. Who are your traffic and whether your traffic is who they are looking for.

3. How are you measuring the effectiveness of their campaign - do you have a real time statistics that can show them whether their campaigns are being seen and getting clicks

4. How comparable/realistic are your rates compared to similar websites

More than the traffic numbers, #2 or who your audiences are is the key to attracting advertisers. That is what you need to focus on and think of how to get that information. You can run a survey on your site that will allow you to learn who your core audiences are.

In my website which is an information site targeting small and home based entrepreneurs, advertisers often ask us what percentage of our visitors are just thinking of starting a business and what percentage are already running their business. This information cannot be given by any website traffic statistics software. You have to do surveys.

Prepare a media kit containing information about your audience, your advertising packages, rates, and arguments why it is best to advertise on your website

What are some good advertising sites besides craigslist?

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I'm looking for some good JOB advertising websites to post job listings. Can anyone recommend any? I know craigslist is the best that i know of but we're looking for others too. We're in Michigan if that helps any. Please help. thanks so much!

What are some good advertising sites besides craigslist?
Indeed.com has a metasearch engine - it searches craigslist, careerbuilder, hotjobs, dice, etc. for you.

I've found it a great aid in job searches.
Reply:Try this http://www.BoxForYou.com, a free classified website, you can post job %26amp; sell anything for free!

Some people put a link in the ad, to help direct traffic to their own business website. I think that is the cheapest way to promote your business, especially to those newly start up small business owner.
Reply:www.usajobs.gov

www.monster.com

www.careerbuilder.com

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Reply:try

www.gabback.com/freeads

they helped me i hope they can do the same for you.
Reply:Yes. Definetely. Im the owner of http://www.swaggerspot.com and I currently offer free advertising, networking, marketing and more. I am going to create a section for job listings, and I think that your Job advertising will allow you to reach people that are Interested. It is a new website and still growing steadily. Thanks You for your time.

Sincerely,

Swagger Spot
Reply:www.freeonlineads.net

www.classifiedsforfree.com

www.inetgiant.com

www.whynotad.com

www.freewebdirectory.us
Reply:Monster.com

YahooHot Jobs

GoogleJobs?

CareerHunter.com

Use links from those for more.
Reply:Your local paper's websites are probably good places. The Detroit Free Press looks like it has a portal on careerbuilder (http://freep.micareerbuilder.com/).

You might also consider LinkedIn - you can set up a profile and advertise jobs there not to mention build a professional social network. (www.linkedin.com)

Depending on the field, there may be an association website where you can post jobs and get people who specialize in just that field (e.g. Public Relations Society of America).
Reply:Take a look at these ones

What effect does cigarette advertising have on young people ?

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what effect does cigarette advertising have on young people ?

What effect does cigarette advertising have on young people ?
Watching an ad, will not do any harm, not only young but also elders.
Reply:None, unless their parents are morons that don't care, thus don't teach them anything...
Reply:I dont think its the advertising that draws them.I think the movies that glamorize it are just as much to blame.Young people see their favorite celebrities smoking and they want to be like them. And then we have Britany and others with drug addiction and the magazines have a field day with it.
Reply:Some people might foolishly think that advertising gets ignored. But if cigarette advertising didn't work then they wouldn't use it.

Advertising makes kids will think that its cool to smoke so they will want to take it up.

Just go to any school and you'll find the kids lighting up as soon as they get out of the school gates.

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Is there a CPM advertising program that approves every website?

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I want to put CPM ads on my site but no sites will improve me. I don't have any porn on my website, or anything illegal, and I waited a month for CPM advertising websites to approve me but none of them have...

is there something like bidvertiser.com but with cpm ads? Also if you could find one that pays by paypal or e-gold, that would be great.

I am going to pick a best answer, as soon as I get a really good one.

Thanks in advance :)

Is there a CPM advertising program that approves every website?
Banner ad networks that typically serve CPM ads are quite picky with their publishers. They have various requirements such as:

- topic of the site and whether they already have a lot of publishers in that area

- size of traffic. BurstMedia for example requires that a website must have at least 5,000 impressions per month

- most do not use Paypal or egold to pay their publishers.

Valueclick pays by check 30 days after the end of the month. Burstmedia sends a check 90 days after the end of the month

Here are the top banner ad networks that serve CPM ads

Burst Media http://www.burstmedia.com

Fastclick (ValueClick). http://www.fastclick.com

Advertising.com. http://www.advertising.com

Tribal Fusion http://www.tribalfusion.com

If you want payment by Paypal, check out Chitika.com http://www.chitika.com however they are most pay per action and pay per click, and not through CPM
Reply:I came across Adsense. I started it while I had my nine to five job and worked on a few blogs and then started websites as time went by. Now I stopped my nine to five and work on this from home. It takes minimal effort on my part. I learn everything I can about websites and promotion and put it in practice. One of those is in the source box that explains all. Good luck. On the site there are tutorials on how to get approved and its mainly with a blog at blogger dot com.

I need some unique advertising ideas for a weekly newspaper.?

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We are a well-established local weekly paper. We need some new, unique advertising ideas that would both generate revenue and draw new subscribers. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I need some unique advertising ideas for a weekly newspaper.?
Not sure how much revenue these generate (I'm an editor, not the ad guy), but our paper enjoys setting up contests, sponsored by local businesses. Our circulation has come up quite a bit in the racks, but our subscribers are decreasing at the same rate. However, the increased rack sales have MORE than made up for lost subscribers.

We do contests that have readers identify "disguised" individuals in town for cash prizes, or locations in town, etc. We recently did an Easter egg contest where we had advertisers sponsor a weekly ad giving location clues for eggs we hid Easter weekend. Each egg entitled the finder to a cash prize.

Our situation is a little different than most, however. Or circulation is very directly tied to rack sales. The printer's schedule will not allow them to print our Thursday paper on any day but Wednesday, and it's available in the racks Wednesday afternoon. Therefore, people say "Why should we subscribe when we can get it a day early?" So these contests help us.
Reply:~*~ Stick some crosswords and sodoku puzzles in the paper. Employees at our airport buy the paper all the time simply for the puzzles! ~*~ Also, good comics strips or contests

Can anybody give me a list of advertising jargon?

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advertising jargon in presenting print advertising design

Can anybody give me a list of advertising jargon?
Search engine will get you at directories of this pretty fast,

Ever since Yahoo started advertising this place, the answers have become more cruel and blunt.?

2010-08-19T20:23:00.003-07:00

Advertising it brought in more people who have no lives so they can ruin others' w/cruel words. Just like makeupalley.com.

Ever since Yahoo started advertising this place, the answers have become more cruel and blunt.?
I certainly am seeing a great deal more vicious and vituperous responses.

If this is the caliber of person Y!A now wants, perhaps it is time for us to leave
Reply:I have noticed a definite change in the atmosphere over the past months here at yahoo. I think people like to hide behind a screen and take their frustrations out in answering questions as rudely as possible. It is as if some people forget totally that they are conversing with human beings here. Do you suppose they are this rude to people in person?

I have seen some truly kind and compassionate people as well so that is the bright spot at least.
Reply:Obviously you will get all types of people, questions and answers. It all depends on the question as well or the content.

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Do you feel military advertising is deceitful?

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Exspecially for Reservists. I feel sorry for the young and clueless who sign up thinking that they are going to obtain a great education in a timely manner and not miss 2 more weeks in school. The commercial always make it seem like its a good idea to join to help pay for education. I seem so many young join for this reason and get upset when it comes time to miss school. Misleading advertising or bad decision making skills? what do you think?

Do you feel military advertising is deceitful?
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What is retail marketing & advertising?

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related to marketing and advertising

What is retail marketing %26amp; advertising?
Retail marketing in simple terms, selling to the end user not to a wholesaler, shop etc. This is a common practice in the clothing industry where the clothing producer directly sells to the consmer via their own shops and web site.

Adveritising is drawing public attention to goods and services by promoting businesses, and is performed through a variety of media. It is an important part of an overall promotional strategy. Other components of the promotional mix include publicity, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion. In the retail field it centers around magazine advertising, seasonal shows and in-store posters etc.
Reply:Those ads and activities aimed at large number of individuals and small groups are known as retail marketing and ads.
Reply:The retail marketing is like a relation forever %26amp; satisfied to individuly

%26amp; advertising is a presentation of ur theme
Reply:retail marketing is the base of company. it should be very fast and 123 figers. that mean %26gt;%26gt;%26gt; round.

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With the amount of advertising do you think cable TV should be free?

2010-08-19T20:23:00.000-07:00

If everyone stoped paying for cable how long do you think in would take for advertising firms to provide free cable to every home in the USA?

With the amount of advertising do you think cable TV should be free?
Ideally yes! Keep in mind, however, that the advertising revenue is going to the individual networks, not to the cable provider. If the cable provider could negotiate with the individual networks for a piece of that money then it could and should be provided at no charge. Whats' really needed is more competition in the cable TV business. As it's structured now a single cable provider has exclusive rights in a specific geographic area and has no need to worry about subscribers getting a better deal from a competing company. I know some progress has been made in some states to make the cable business more competitive.
Reply:with the quality of service alone cable should be free...so i am definately with you on this one....
Reply:advertising firms wouldn't because it would be extremely expensive to do so, and with all of the costs of advertising already existing, to carry that burden would not be good for the people in that industry. It would not provide a good return on the investment to do so. Part of why advertisers like cable is because it's cheaper to advertise on cable channels, since those channels are already supported by subscribers. also, it wouldn't be a good thing to have advertisers running cable. All of the unique, superior quality programming would stop being created. So this is not really a good idea all around.
Reply:within seconds.
Reply:YES! Why DO we have to pay for cable and then watch ads. I bet if everyone canceled cable, they'd start offering it for a much lower price. The cable companies DO have to recoup their costs, but the price is ridiculous. Thye could be much cheaper.
Reply:i think they should pay us for viewing those channels

When is the right time to start advertising for a new product?

2010-08-19T20:22:00.002-07:00

I am starting a detergents factory. And I am confussed, should I start advertising before selling, or do I present my products to the supermarkets and wait for awhile and then advertise?

When is the right time to start advertising for a new product?
I would advertise first. Get the name out there. Product recognition is key. Then when your customer sees your product in the store, they will say to themselves, "oh, here is that detergent I've been hearing about. I think I'll try it".

Good luck.
Reply:you shouldn't do any advertising for detergents. just sell it to the supermarkets at the lowest cost. when it comes to detergents people either buy Tide or something cheap, so go for being a good value because you're not going to build a brand stronger than Tide.
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Reply:You should start the ad campaign when you have pipefilled the product in the trade. Otherwise, when consumers come to the store and do not find prduct's visibility, you will lose the chance to sell. We, my co., normally start the ads 2 weeks after trade deployment. Hope it can help!
Reply:Present time is the right time because no one knows what will happen in he future.
Reply:Well, all depends on your budget. Big companies often make a pre-launch advertising campaign to create interest in the customer. But if you're a little short of money you can do a very nice launching campaign using hostess or models to present the product to the customers once they are in the supermarket, more like a promotional campaign... and then get some advertising when you get profits. Is all about the budget.
Reply:Your main focus is funding. It's quite a vicious cycle, advertising. I'd say start off with low-budget ads, and then, if sales improve, then you can slowly work your way up more expensive and attractive ways of advertising. The easiest way is to post flyers at stores taht you'll be selling the detergent at. Also, free ads in newspapers could help as well.
Reply:That's an easy answer... you should definitely advertise you products before you introduce them into the market... ads have been proven to attract attention to a product. if you just place it on the shelves of the market then not many people will really notice it... I work with the marketing department and i do believe that your product will sell way faster with ads... Let me know what you decide.. hope i helped.

Is Invior marketing an advertising company?

2010-08-19T20:22:00.001-07:00

are they into marketing to solve their customers solutions in marketing and advertising

Is Invior marketing an advertising company?
I also received an invite to apply for a job for a Customer Service Position. I can't find a website but what is weird is the email said "We help our customers find online solutions for their advertising and marketing programs." No bueno. I can't imagine it would be safe to apply.
Reply:No idea. I did see a job interview email for this company that was sent out from a company @ www.instanthumanresources.com. They describe the company and position very favorably, but it's strange as I would expect to find a marketing company that can provide those benefits on the web. Smells funny.
Reply:invior.net is where you can go to research it.
Reply:Je ne sais pas I do not know . Perhaps its a hologram marketing technique ???
Reply:This company does not seem to have a website. I have been involved in the marketing field for years, and have never come across this company
Reply:I know from personal experience that a lot of companies don't go by their corporate name. For example I worked for an online insurance company. They had a different online name then their corporate name. So it really doesn't mean anything if you can't find their website. I've also worked for an online marketing company and it was the same situation. They didn't go by their corporate name, they went by a different name for their clients/customers.

Is Invior marketing an advertising company?

2010-08-19T20:22:00.000-07:00

Homeschooling consulting and/or advertising.....?

2010-08-19T20:21:00.004-07:00

I am a Master's degreed teacher with 25 years of experience looking to work from home. I would like to serve as a consultant to schools and to homeschool families. Also, I would like to offer specialized tutoring/instruction to homeschool students in my home office. I could also tutor afterschool to any student. My Master's is in counseling, so I could also offer any related service therein. My question is- how do I market this and reach interested students / families? I live in the Houston, Texas area and while I am interested in marketing my services locally, I am not asking for information only specific to Houston - there may be a national way of advertising. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you in advance for your help!

Homeschooling consulting and/or advertising.....?
There are several homeschooling groups in the Houston area. Do a search for "homeschool Houston" and connect with the folks in the group - they can get your info out to their members.

As for nationally, your best bet is to develop a website and market yourself that way.
Reply:First, I would contact some local Homeschool support group leaders, be honest, don't pretend to be a homeschooler, but ask if you could sit in on some of their meetings to get to know some homeschoolers. Your teaching degree does prepare you for the actual teaching of the subjects, but homeschooling generally operates quite differently from school, and getting to know some homeschoolers personally would be the best way to get an idea of those differences.

The best way to advertise would also probably be through these local groups. They often look for guest speakers to come and tell about their services. They also often have newsletters for their groups and might be willing to put notices of your services in.

The Internet would also be a good place. I am not that familiar with web pages, but if you can have a web page made so that people find it when they Google "Homeschool Houston Texas", you will be surprised how many people you'll reach.

The last thing I would tell you is that you are likely to get the most business by offering to teach the hard subjects like Math (Algebra and up), and Physics. Most homeschoolers feel quite confident with teaching up until grades 7 or eight, and then many question their ability to teach the material. (Personally, I don't have a problem with the hard material, I just study ahead of my oldest child so I will be able to teach it).
Reply:Put an add in your local news paper.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of advertising?

2010-08-19T20:21:00.003-07:00

Hey everyone. Well, I just came to the 11th grade, and I need some help with a project called 'Advertising - A necessary evil'. Well, I was wondering if someone could give me a detailed answer about what are the advantages and disadvantages of advertising? But please dont make the language too difficult. Thanks.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of advertising?
Advantages:

-gets details about products to consumers

-helps businesses stay ahead of the market

-lets consumers know all their different choices so they realize what is the best option for them

Disadvantages:

-creates competition

-creates problems for smaller businesses that don't have the necessary resources to advertise on larger scales

-can be deceiving to consumers
Reply:Advantages

+Allows you to reach a huge number of people in a given geographic area

+You have the flexibility in deciding the ad size and placement

+Your ad can be as large as necessary to communicate as much of a story as you care to tell

+Exposure to your ad is not limited; readers can go back to your message again and again if so desired.

Disadvantages

-Ad space can be expensive

-Your ad has to compete against the clutter of other advertisers

-You may be paying to send your message to a lot of people who will probably never be in the market to buy from you.

-The wrong advertisment can damage your cause
Reply:Advantages of advertising:

- particularly effective to introduce new product/s

- very efficient communication if a popular medium is used (eg TV or print)

- provide general information on a product / service

- engages the services of a lot of suppliers and as such, it generates employment opportunities for others

Conversely, disadvantages:

- can be very expensive

- if badly executed, may even damage a product or a service's good image

- there is the so-called false advertising so it misleads the public

Hope these short lists help you in your homework.
Reply:u want detailed or easy language? lol

advantages:

it creates customer noeledge of ur product and builds name recognition, when u hear coke, u think soda, not sneakers or music. as u build it, the public remembers ur business as being in a particular field and seeks u out when their need for u arises, like going to home depot to fix a leaky faucet urself, u hear in the ads how u can 'be helped' in them to do it urself.

disadvantages, :

if ur ad is too wild or doesnt hit the targeted demographic, u wasted time and money to sell a product no one knows about or what it does. also bad headlines about ur product, like a faill rate or a recall can damage the company.
Reply:Hey..well i just had a similar question on the AP English exam ...well i could tell u that yes..advertising is a "necessary evil" for ideas that it can compel a person to believe something that is not important or grasp a person senses...such like alchol advertising..cigarette advertisments...u can think about these things...like why don't they adverstise ideas or current events on ways to help raise money for hungry..emaciated children in the Congo...in any part of the world...why advertise the greed? they appeal to a pathos (our emotions) and or senses..its what our greed appeals to us...like certain tabacco products..why dont' they advertise the truths and side affects they cause..like say...a dieing man with emphasima ..or a "green" man dieing from liver failure? these industries are evil indeed in their marketing for their purpose or buisness profit..

good luck and i hope this helps!

Is anyone a marketing research specialist or advertising specialist? Or does anyone know one?

2010-08-19T20:21:00.002-07:00

I'm conducting a marketing research project and my goal is to improve a current business's advertising campaign. It would be greatly appreciated if a marketing research specialist/ advertising specialist would be able to provide me with some professional assistance.

Thanks,

Emily

Is anyone a marketing research specialist or advertising specialist? Or does anyone know one?
Check out ( http://www.salesandmarketinghelp.com )

They have great information and resources on sales and marketing.
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Tell me a good advertising theme for a catering college?

2010-08-19T20:21:00.001-07:00

Iam in a process to start a New Ctering College And I need some suggestions for advertising in media ( Television, Printed media,Radio etc)

Tell me a good advertising theme for a catering college?
i think the best media will be the broadcast media nd print media for ur college as its an college so the print media will help u in providing the detail facilities nd functions of ur catering college....

nd broadcast media is also good as it is the ideal medium for advertising bcoz of its availability to combine visual images, sound motion %26amp; colours.

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How to make a advertising book?

2010-08-19T20:21:00.000-07:00

how to make a advertising book like the flyer, yellow pages, superpages, etc

How to make a advertising book?
Hi..

Here is a great resource to copy and learn from.

Pick it up and start using the ideas:

go here for the details..

easy enough a teenager could do it:

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Banning alcohol and tabacco advertising?

2010-08-19T20:20:00.002-07:00

Should alcohol and tabacco advertising be banned?

Banning alcohol and tabacco advertising?
Only where children can see it, the rest of us are old enough to decide for ourselves.
Reply:Tobacco I would support being banned, but the alcohol banning I'm against.
Reply:YES!!!!
Reply:no.
Reply:It's not really necessary at this point, alcohol and ciggies pretty much sell themselves these days.
Reply:tabacco should be

not so much alcohol
Reply:I think tobacco definately should
Reply:Tobacco already is and hard liquor should be, I kinda like some of the beer commercials...
Reply:Well I don't see why the commercials are necessary atleast for cigarettes.Iit's not like we (kids included) don't already know what alcohol and tobacco are anyway ESPECIALLY if your parents smoke. If you smoke chances are you already have your prefered brand so why do we need a bunch of advertisements. Besides I don't think children pick up smoking from advertisments. I think they pick it up from whomever they are hanging around that does it. Now as far as alcohol goes, I like knowing whats out there. Someone is always coming up with a new flavor or mixture for something. On the other hand it could be that i'm just biased since I don't smoke but I do drink socially and I like to know what's out there were as for cigarettes, I just don't care.

As far as banning the advertisements to, I suppose, keep children from being tantlized by it, it's not going to work. It's already out there nowl All stopping advertisements is going to do is make kids more curious. Besides when it comes to banning alcohol commercials, the only way that's going to work is if someone decides to ban the sell of alcohol at all places except the local ABC store because children can see it all the time when they go to the grocery store. You ask your child to go grab a 12 pack of soda from the soda aisle and the alcohol is right there on the other side. So by all means ban the cigarette commercials, who needs those anyway, but leave the alcohol commercials, if you please.

I need some help in my essay (Advertising to youth)?

2010-08-19T20:20:00.001-07:00

hi,

Thesis: People should be concerned about the advertising their children are exposed to for three reasons: some advertising creates materialistic, illegal, and health behaviors.

Can anyone please give me supporting point for health behaviors?? or for the other reasons.

If you have something different about the three reason please tell me.

thanks a lot

I need some help in my essay (Advertising to youth)?
hm i read an article yesterday about the a bill that was supposed to be passed to ban all vending machines in schools because of the junk food they are selling make students become unhealthy and unfit. I guess you can write about the vending machine in school advertises to children to make it seem okay to eat junk food and drink soft drinks everyday. Children become more hyper or lazy after eating and drinking them.

Of course, in New York City, the bill was not passed because of the number of complains filed. So, the schools basically just turned off the vending machines during lunch time to promote eating just the lunch they provide for the children. And, more health programs are promoted to help children to stay fit and healthy.

hope this will give u some ideas for your essay :)
Reply:How about all of the dieting advertisements that we see on TV? Huge industry right now for weight loss. I think this has a lot to do with the anorexia issues of our youth.

If you think about it, it's not just in the advertising as far as commercials. It is also in the tv programs that we watch. Movies, soaps, weekly series, video games, etc.

Cartoons even for that matter.

You've got a lot of choices here with this 'wide' subject.

Hope this helps, and good luck with your paper.
Reply:health behaviors hmm i need to think.... oh ya you could probably use mcdonalds they advertise exercise and junky fat foods kids most likley wouldnt get any thiner from a 20 second commercial but they see the burgers and think o ya that food tastes good i wanna eat more of it

i dont know if this helped much i hope it did

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What to charge for advertising?

2010-08-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

I am making major changes to my website; all for the better. Currently my site is receiving 1500 unique visitors per month; over the last 3 months. What should I charge for advertising fees?

What to charge for advertising?
It depends. Those 1,500 unique visitors... Who are they? Why are they visiting your site? What are they searching for?

Different potential advertisers will pay different amounts. 1,500 unique visitors a month is a pretty small amount of traffic... 50 people a day, roughly. If you can find someone that will buy advertising on your site, you're ahead of most people. You're probably better off joining Google AdSense and monetizing your traffic that way.
Reply:Maybe you can find references to pricing in these places.

http://www.advertopia.com/cgi-bin/ref.cg...

http://www.pays4traffic.com/redir.php?ur...

http://www.AdProfitsOnline.com/4804TRO

http://myviralwebsite.com/?affiliate=620...

I have a lot more but that should give you an idea.

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What is the existing advertising agency for Kappa?

2010-08-19T20:19:00.003-07:00

I need to find out the advertising agency that is used by Kappa Sportswear

What is the existing advertising agency for Kappa?
I would call their corporate offices and speak to their marketing department. The director of marketing is usually the one who deals with the advertising agency. Ad Age usually publishes a list of major advertising agencies and their accounts. www.adage.com.

Anyone majoring or has a B.S in marketing/advertising? Like it?

2010-08-19T20:19:00.002-07:00

Trying to decide what to major. what kind of job do you have or get in marketing and advertising? do you like it? pays good? is it all Sales dont like sales that much? Or any help that someone that has graduated with marketing and advertising or work in marketing/advertising tell me what is it about, classes hard in college , like it, what you do?

Anyone majoring or has a B.S in marketing/advertising? Like it?
I have a BBA (Bachelor's of Business Administration) in Marketing. I am going back to get my MBA starting this fall.

As far as the classes go. I found them to be very easy and I loved them. However, it depends on the college and the professors. The reading isn't bad, but you are expected to do a lot of reading in college. That's college! You will probably end up in some sort of sales position at some time. But if you are determined, depending on the industry, you shouldn't have a problem. Advertising, from what I understand, can be hard work but pay off in the end.

If you like working with a team and like being around people I think this major is the one for you. But beware! I've found that many of the marketing jobs that are open are entry level for those just getting out of college. You have to work your way up through a company to get your dream job in marketing. If you want to start higher up then I wouldn't recommend marketing as a profession because many jobs expect you to have experience to get the job. But as many college students know, it's a double-edged sword. You can't get the experience without a degree. But to get a good job you must first have the degree. Unless you do an internship while getting a degree it's hard to get the experience. That's the way it is with many jobs.

Good Luck!
Reply:I have an MBA in marketing.. Classes weren't hard, but the jobs for entry level marketing and advertising can be low pay, high hours. Advertising is a dog eat dog world... a lot of work for low rewards at times, but if you like to work in a creative environment, under a lot of pressure, advertising is the way to go.

And most companies paint a very fine line between marketing and sales (unless they know what they are doing) so there is a high likelihood you will end up in a sales role at some point in time
Reply:I'm an advertising marketing major and I love it! If you like to be with people and also use your artistic abiblities then it's right for you! :D The classes aren't bad, their a lot of reading but you get use to that! I love college it's the fact that you met SO many cool people and get to really learn what you like and what you don't like! :D

How does the Media –advertising, television, movies, and magazines-impact a teenager?

2010-08-19T20:19:00.001-07:00

I'm having trouble finding the right site for my health essay. The topic is: discuss the role of the media (movie-TV-music video-music-commercials-advertising-inte... in influencing teen attitudes and behaviors. Thanks.

How does the Media –advertising, television, movies, and magazines-impact a teenager?
the media is all about weight - the thinner the better which isn't true and they put across the wrong messages about EVERYTHING!!!
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Reply:The media turns teenagers into money-spending leeching cattle who will follow any and all fads and crazes for fear that a classmate may laugh at them for not wearing the right clothing or listening to the right music.
Reply:the medias raison d'etre or reason for being is to make money. what sells? sex, promiscuity, anything that's really base. just check out the tv, most movies and the music. gangsta rap? check the lyrics. how does it affect anyone who hears that stuff constantly. it brainwashes them. repetition, over and over, sex is good, question authority, rebel. etc. etc.etc. they don't talk about abortion, teen pregnancy, aids, all byproducts of sex without love. think about it please.

How do you start out in an advertising career?

2010-08-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

I have a student who is serious about getting into advertising - he has a degree but would go back to school to study if need be. What kind of trainings should he look for, or in what area of advertising is it easiest to break into?

How do you start out in an advertising career?
If your student wants to break into the creative side of advertising, tell him that he should go to a "portfolio school." He'll be able to refine his creative skills and leave with a "book" that will be his resume to get a creative job at an advertising agency or at an in-house advertising department.

If he wants to break into account management or media, then I would suggest he start in advertising sales. Tell him to start at a newspaper or radio station, or anywhere selling advertisements. Eventually he is going to make contacts that will get him into an advertising agency if he wants to, or maybe he'd like staying in sales.

Wish him good luck for me!

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Mid life change to advertising copywriter?

2010-08-19T20:18:00.002-07:00

I'm a 52 year old chartered accountant, partner in a West End firm. I have felt unhappy in my work for some time.

An aptitude test book suggests that a career in advertising copywriting might suit me.

Does anyone know how easy or hard this would be? What sort of starting salary might I expect?

Mid life change to advertising copywriter?
I dont know myself but learn direct have trained career advisors who you can phone or email or post a question to in a forum on their site, they give advice to people of any age, you could also try prospects.ac.uk for generic advice on the career you are considering. I;ve just career changed myself and I love it

I'd say go for it

good luck
Reply:Hi,

Before you launch yourself into this new career path, it is probably prudent to do some homework first.

If you are fed up with your current job and are looking around, make sure that you can succeed at the new business before giving up on something that has helped pay the bills for many years

Why don't you consider affiliate marketing. It is a way of advertising other people's products on the internet for a commission. The beauty of affiliate marketing is that you can do it in your spare time and build it to a reasonable level before giving up your day job

Learn more about this at http://www.affiliatemarketingintro.com

But back to the current job, before giving up on it, give yourself time, you may just be going through an unsettled period and things may well look up

Good luck

Does anybody know the advertising agency for the Yellowbook.com TV commerical currently running in the USA?

2010-08-19T20:18:00.001-07:00

i just wanted to know which advertising agency handles the Yellowbook.com TV commercial currently running in the USA, anybody knows?

Does anybody know the advertising agency for the Yellowbook.com TV commerical currently running in the USA?
I do not know, but they have my admiration.

That is a great Ad!

Why do people believe advertising?

2010-08-19T20:18:00.000-07:00

Really, I'm asking two questions, first of all, does advertising work at all, then the second question is, why. Thanks.

Why do people believe advertising?
First- If you don't believe advertising works ask a first grader whether he wants fries from McD's or homemade. I bet he says homemade doesn't taste as good.

Second - Advertising is a synonym for brain washing. Why else would someone go out and buy a car that costs 1/2 as much as their house and lose 75% of it's value in 10 years?
Reply:I believe it does work, because it puts that little seed and reminds you of something. My kids saw something on the TV and it was a gotta have. I saw a commercial today for Cocoa Krispies and that was my favorite cereal when I was a kid. I will definitely buy a box when I go to the grocery store next time. Haven't eaten cereal in years because I am lactose intolerant but I will suffer the consequences but that seed was there and now I am craving it. Do you understand advertising and marketing more now?
Reply:I walked away from a marketing gig over 10 years ago. I know advertising works, so do you. Don't even get me started on this. There are many levels of the why's and how's of this issue. Honestly, it is beyond me how stupid people really are. They do believe. Why??? People don't think for themselves anymore. Because if they did do their own thinking that would mean they would have to be responsible for the thought, and ultimately the decision that was made from that thought. People need someone to blame for their lameness. It's easier to be a sheep. Go along with the other sheep. Sheep are good like that - they'll follow you anywhere. They don't need truth.
Reply:Personally, I don't believe that advertising is very effective... I mean...

If you're driving down the road and see a billboard for a restaurant you've never been to, you might be more apt to visit in the future. And if you are watching TV, and a commercial reminds you that you need to buy new shoes... then you MAY be more likely to buy that particular brand or from that particular store.

So... I guess it raises awareness of your product or business... but it doesn't necessarily guarantee that it will increase sales or profits...

I need a good advertising idea!?

2010-08-19T20:17:00.003-07:00

I am looking to launch a unique and clever ad campaign for a lawyer who assists people in getting their social security and disability when they have been denied. I am looking for ideas for advertising besides the yellow pages and television ads. Something that will reach our clientel. Any creative suggestions?

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don't try and go up against a system you don't know how to talk to. Let us doing the talking for you.

(Name of comapny) Fights Your Battles To Win

Let us fight your battles with the system we are familiar with.

Leave The Talking To Us.... (a take on Leave the driving to us)

Have You Been Denied Lately?

Let ______________ fight for your ____________ benefits.

We not only do it right....We do it better!!! Call _________ today if you need professional assistance in getting your social security and diability.

It just dawned on me what this is for which raised a question in my mind? Why can't these people get their social security or diability to begin with? That might help in developing a campaign. I would also, personally, like to know.
Reply:Starting out on the right foot is most important and staying in for the long run even better, i would suggest getting involved in your local united way campaign or agencies they are affiliated with the NFL. and most of the most solid business sand including the UAW unions, and anyone that involves themselves are treated with the utmost respect.

out of this will grow a business ethic that cannot be anything but be successful. It may take a little time ,

better success later than instant failure
Reply:Go to http://goodkeywords.com and get thier free keyword tool.

Find out what people are looking for pertaining to what you are offering.

Here is another place to search

https://adwords.google.com/select/Keywor...

Determine what words or phrases people are typing in to find what you have.

Then see how many people are adverstising on google adwords for what you have. Google adwords allows you to target specific markets and specific cities.

This is the fastest way to reach a market online.
Reply:print bumper stickers..negotiate with your local cab or bus companies to have them on their windshields..they are large in numbers..and they go everywhere..or here is another original idea..how about come out with matchbox with advert on the box..and its given free everywhere..its cheap..and i am sure people will atleast read the ad once..imagine 50 matches in a box..they will carry it and look at it atleast 50 times!...e-mail me at ally_merc@yahoo.co.uk for more great ideas..
Reply:Contact at topindianseo@gmail.com
Reply:I'm not sure why you want to avoid television and the yellow pages. Those two media are probably the best at reaching upper-middle-aged people, who are your most likely candidates. If you have a good radio station in your market that reaches that group and is affordable, that could work well for you.

Direct mail is good if you are sure you are hitting a high percentage of your target customers. The mailing list is the key. Make sure you invest in a good one.

A good web site and search marketing is something you should invest in, because it costs very little and can directly reach potential customers.

As far as unique and clever, the best source is your client's customers ... people for whom he has successfully litigated. If he has a lot of customers, he will surely have some unique and unusual cases that can be translated into strong customer stories and testimonials. People love a good story. Find some and tell them far and wide.

If your client is just getting started in the business, you need a different approach. Contact a local talk radio station and see if they want an hour-long show each week (free) where an attorney will answer legal questions on air. It's great publicity, and the audience will fit right in with your client's prospective customer group. Contact the local newspaper and see if they want a legal advice column. Start an online blog, and publicize it through Google's localized search marketing. People love free legal advice. Use it to help build a client base.
Reply:Direct mail.

Build a good list in your target community. Develop a good short letter and let it rip.

Don't forget that a 1% return is considered good, so I would suggest a list of 10,000 to start.

Good luck.
Reply:Sure! go to a site like this one http://www.fairplaymusicalgifts.com/ and have them write a jingle for you. I think they also write jingles?
Reply:I got one!

Don't you give up! We won't give up on you!

Do you do SSD?

Do you represent veterans in their fight for VA disability?

e-mail me please!

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$.01 adverstising? Almost free advertising?

2010-08-19T20:17:00.002-07:00

Has anyone tried pixel advertising? I'm just curious whether it actually works, or generates any traffic. I was thinking about trying some on this site... www.theultimatepyramid.com

$.01 adverstising? Almost free advertising?
It depends on what site you use.

Alex Tew's Million Dollar Homepage which introduced pixel advertising worked so well (and reached its million dollar goal) because it was such an innovative idea. As always, copycats abound and everyone was soon offering pixel advertising.

I would look at how the pixel ad site attracts its audience and what the site's contents are. Many pixel sites are nothing but grids with the pixel ads -- which do not attract visitors. Hence, many are asking if pixel advertising is simply a fad that is not here to stay as most of these sites are just clutters of ads. So your $0.01 advertising may cost just that in terms of value because the site did not give you anything in return.

I suggest you check out sites that offer pixel advertising PLUS content to have a wider chance of reaching the target audience. Or advertise in popular pixel ad sites such as Tew's.
Reply:there is a website that lists the best 10 free websites on the internet to advertise.

most of the sites on the list are in the top 100 of the most traffic on the internet.

here is the link

http://www.advertisesmallbusiness.com/fr...
Reply:Nice SPAM you douche....Did your parents have any children that lived???
Reply:Hey spamboy... what's the value of your time?
Reply:No results... Much better to use traffic exchanges, which are free. or pay for adwords or yahoo. plus yahoo gives $50 for free if you start with $5, which I think is a good deal...

Is providing a link to Amazon.com advertising?

2010-08-19T20:17:00.001-07:00

My question was removed (after I chose an answer) for spam/advertising. I provided a link to Amazon to describe the book I was refering to. Is that advertising by Yahoo guidelines?

Is providing a link to Amazon.com advertising?
Not necessarily. Provided the relevance to the question or not.

If you were giving the link to say "here is the information you need" then it is not spam. Sadly, people are just doing www searches and just reporting all those who have left links in their answers.

It's the abuse of the abuse system that got your link reported. Not because it was spam.
Reply:Even though its "spam/advertising" I think its stupid. How would you know if the people know what you're talking about if you don't provide a link if its needed to better ask the question.
Reply:Yes it would be....sorry...
Reply:Yes, it is, sorry!
Reply:Sorry, but yes

Is investing in an advertising comany in Kenya a smart move. This company is new in the Stock Exchange market?

2010-08-19T20:17:00.000-07:00

The company has the largest market share in East Africa but do advertising companies make good material for sound investment?

Is investing in an advertising comany in Kenya a smart move. This company is new in the Stock Exchange market?
No ad co are service based and has no capital equipments.
Reply:No
Reply:Start by reading news daily...Havent ya heard about the woman in Delhi being duped of 1.5 Lacs....By someone only she knows in Nigeria..Although Kenya sounds to be more stable state then its neighbours...Ya never know...Good Luck
Reply:I would look at the company more or less in the same way you would consider an investment in any other company (with some caveats). The comments regarding Africa as an unsound investment destination are generalizations and somewhat outdated if not just plain wrong.

First look at the company's fundamentals to determine if its a good value as is. Then you should factor in potential exchange rate issues. For a while now Kenyan shilling has been gaining ground on the US dollar. If this continues, any dividends the company may pay in the future will be worth relatively more in the future than they are now (in US dollars). So keep in mind that exhange rates will influence your profits or losses.

Secondly, consider your transaction costs. Brokerage fees and any associated transaction costs should be factored into your investment decision. With African markets these can be significant.

Thirdly, as sooo many people love to harp on, there is not quite the same level of regulation in African markets (including Kenya) as in the West. So if you are using a local broker rather than an international bank, be sure to get a reference first.

Overall, the Nairobi Stock Exchange is well regulated. As a whole it has performed pretty well in recent years. More state owned companies are being privatized (like KenGen) and this means more liquidity in the market (which is good). Most encouragingly, there is burgeoning domestic demand for shares from pension funds and individual investors. This will tend to push up the stock market as a whole over time - irrespective of individual company performance.

As far as politics are concerned. Kenya has long been a stable country. There are indeed concerns surrounding the next presidential elections. You should expect to see the market dip significantly at that time. But otherwise there are no large macro-threats to either the economy or the integrity of the state. As evidence, just consider that the price of oil, which has to be totally imported into Kenya has gone through the roof. Yet the economy grew instead of stagnating as might have been expected. And also note that a moderately severe drought over the past year has hit large parts of Kenya but again, the economy continued to grow. The neighbors that matter: Tanzania and Uganda are also stable and growing and interstate trade is slowly being liberalized. Ethiopia and Somalia of course are not as stable. But really, the interaction between the two countries and kenya is limited. Its mostly unpopulated desert at the boarders. So dont worry too much about Somalia.

The most important thing is for you to do your homework. Look at the company like any other. And dig a little deeper since they probably dont use US GAAP in accounting. They most likely us IAS GAAP which although comparable results in some differences in reporting. Read the East African newspaper online (free) to understand the regional economy and go for it.

Most importantly remember that your investment should be part of a diversified portfolio. In otherwords dont put all your eggs in any one basket - even one made in kenya.
Reply:When considering investing in foriegn companies, there are several things to consider.

1) How safe is it to invest there - How is the market regulated? Is it regulted? Many countries do not have the reporting and regulatory laws that the U.S. and other major contries do. The result is that many times, yo do not know if you can trust the numbers.

2)Political risk - What are the chances that the gov't can be overthrown and the market ruined as a result. If this risk is high, avoid those stock.

3) Economic risk - How strong is that countries economy? How well established is it? How much Gov't interference is there?

These are all things that have to be considered before investing in foreign companies, especially in emerging countries.

Personally, I would not go near a company in most african nations, due to the high number of wars and the high political instability in the region.

While Kenya may be stable, what about it's neighbors?

It is very high risk, but do the rewards jsutify that risk?

The price for media advertising is pretty high.?

2010-08-19T20:16:00.003-07:00

what are your most successful cost effective advertising that you have tried and are pleased at the results? i am retail. other than tv,radio and paper? out of the normal things. unusual. or even a kindness that you offer that is always remembered? i always have free cold water in the summer. a .20 bottle of cold water on a hot day makes a great impression.

The price for media advertising is pretty high.?
A billboard in an high traffic area can pay off. Some times you can get them for $100.00 for a month than stop. The good thing is your add may stay up for a long time until they sell the space again.

The internet is a good way to advertise. Make a video screen your website across the screen. You could make it on the product you sell, like maybe how easy it is to use.
Reply:I just ran an ad at our local movie theater. Yes it was a pretty penny but I have seen results. My store is high end and people that see movies are more likely to shop high end before someone driving by a billboard. Direct mail is also effective for me. I send out coupons to people on my mailing list. I have also done direct mail available through local vendors. Giving away something without a purchase has always attracted the people that want freebies. I don't need any more of those.

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How much money can we demand for advertising a banner in our web site?

2010-08-19T20:16:00.002-07:00

What type of truck advertising media is allow by law in pennsylvania?

2010-08-19T20:16:00.001-07:00

I am starting a new type of mobile media advertising with electronic bill boards on a truck. Are there any ristrictions or laws against this?

What type of truck advertising media is allow by law in pennsylvania?
I think there are sign height restrictions... we used this form of advertising in a former job.

May I just say though that this is the most irresponsible type of advertising. I will no longer purchase this type of media for any brand I work for nor will I use any brand that uses this media.

Our environment is dying, we are killing our planet with gas guzzling vehicles that jam our highways. You are just adding insult to injury with another vehicle on the road.

From the research I have see the effectiveness of this type of advertising is zilch. Yes, you get a lot of impressions (people that see the ad, but very little ROI because people are in their cars where they can't go buy the item. The exposure doesn't have the depth other forms of advertising have.

What I would look into is selling advertising space on already existing cars -- like you putting a magnet advertisement on someone who travels in a certain region frequently.

How Can Movie Theaters Get Away With Advertising False Movie Start Times In Order To Show Ads?

2010-08-19T20:16:00.000-07:00

Movies in most theaters normally start about 15 to 20 minutes after their advertised times. The theaters are generating captive audiances in order to show car and cell phone ads as well as promos for other movies the want to sell to their patrons. Local newspapers condone this by advertising these false times as well. Some consumer protection group should do something about this. For as much as I dislike law suits this is a situation which merits class action on behalf of all theater patrons.

How Can Movie Theaters Get Away With Advertising False Movie Start Times In Order To Show Ads?
Call Ralph Nader
Reply:I don't know but it really iritates me to pay 8 bucks to see commercials.

I hate it when on dvd's they won't allow you to by pass the previews and go straight to the menu also.

we all need to start standing out side until they start the actual movie. we can also boycott any business being advertised before movies.
Reply:Oh come off it. It's no grand conspiracy. Newspapers only print what they are paid to - they aren't in on the whole Illuminati conspiracy.

The theater darkens and the entire presentation -- ads, trailers, and the feature -- start *exactly* as advertised.

If you want to strain at gnats, It's called a "show time", not a "feature film starting time."

Since you already KNOW the feature starts 15 minutes into the show, feel welcome to show up when you think the feature will start and grab the front row seats, because those will be all that's left.

But if you push past me and step on my toes and knock over my popcorn, expect me to accidentally spill my entire soda on you. Then you can unsuccessfully try and sue me for that. :-D

Believe it or not, I actually agree with you a bit. I would rather pay an extra $3 a ticket and have zero ads. I can't stand them.
Reply:Someone once sued a chain (Loews, I believe) becuase of the difference between the listed start time and the actual start time. The compensation was not that great, but they became very afraid that the next suit would say that this chain has a habit of starting late. From that point on, they had a disclaimer in their ads that said that the movie would start 10-15 minutes late.

A lot of things start late. I got lost on the way to a symphony concert this afternoon, and I was about fifteen minutes late; they orchestra was still playing the opening piece, which is less than ten minutes long. Obviously, they started the concert late. Some people arrive late, and they still have to buy a ticket, get some refreshments, etc. (I always love the people who are ten minutes late in arriving for a church service, yet the first thing they do is not to find a seat or start paying attention to the service, but to get a bulletin. What are you going to do, read the bulletin during the service? Actually, some of them will do exactly that.)

In a way, it's a courtesy to those who are not late that they don't have to put up with someone walking into the movie right in front of them.

I agree in wishing that they didn't show the ads. My mom's family owned a theatre, and they never showed ads. They did have trailers for upcoming movies, as well as a few other things to delay the start of the feature (e.g., a cartoon, especially on the weekend, or a short subject), but no ads (unless you count the trailers as ads). However, times change. These days, movie distributors take as much as 95% of the box office receipts for a movie in its first week of release. That means that of that $10.00 you paid, the theatre gets fifty cents. That's not a lot. And they have to provide the staff, pay the electric costs and the heat (or air conditioning), etc. They do make money on the concession stand, yes. But they also have to rely on ads to pay them. And why does the distributor charge so much? Because movies cost money. Take a look at those credits--there are a lot of people involved in making a movie, and all of them have to be paid. So, the distributor has to take a huge bite of the early revenues (when people are buying lots of tickets). The theatre does get to keep more money after the movie has been out a while, but by then, fewer people are coming by to see the movie, so they get a bigger percentage of a smaller box office tally.

Anyway, the movie theatre makes little money off the price of admission, so they make it up at the concession stands and by showing ads. The distributor takes a lot of money from admissions, but they have to pay it to the producers so that the costs of making the film can be recovered.

There is one group I wish to exonerate in all this, and that is the newspapers. The newspapers actually sell the space to the theatres as ads. It is sold by the inch. If a theatre chooses not to advertize its movies in the paper, that's their decision. What runs in that ad is what the theatre says to run. If the theatre wants to say that the movie starts at 9:30, even though it actually starts at 9:47, the newspaper will print what the theatre tells them to print, even if they know it is not the truth. It is an ad, and the ad says what the purchaser of the ad wants it to say.
Reply:Most people know that they start later than it says, it just gives you time to get there, get some sweets, get sat down etc without missing the start of the film. It's sort of a 'aim for this time cos if you're later than it you'll miss it'. Noone's forcing you to sit and watch the adverts.

Does anyone know about nintendo Wii's advertising campaign?

2010-08-19T20:15:00.003-07:00

I need to find out what magazines Nintendo Wii used for their advertising campaigns, especially the magazines that women read, and what time slots they used on tv to advertise. Thanks a lot I'm really stuck.

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Good Community college for advertising/ communication?

2010-08-19T20:15:00.002-07:00

I'm an oversea student and want to study advertising.

which community colleges are good in such related field?

Good Community college for advertising/ communication?
I think "Maryland College Of Art And Design" is a good Community college for advertising. "Itt Technical Institute" is a good Community college for communication. It's located at various locations like Omaha, Dayton, Troy, Spokane, Tucson, Memphis, Mechanicsburg. For detailed information about these colleges you could visit:

http://www.communitycollegereview.com/se...

I want to do advertising in the creative side. am in the final year of doing mass comm. how do i go about it?

2010-08-19T20:15:00.001-07:00

i need a job in advertising. am currently in the last year of bachelors in mass comm. how do i approach an ad agency. creative is the field i want to be in. eg. copywriter.

I want to do advertising in the creative side. am in the final year of doing mass comm. how do i go about it?
you need more than a BA or BS, also you'll need a second degree in marketing or economics

Where should I start advertising my new free community-website?

2010-08-19T20:15:00.000-07:00

I have already written three articles:

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-You-Can-Ma...

http://ezinearticles.com/?We-Do-Not-Nece...

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Gay-Landlo...

My site is also already listed in the directories of Google since two weeks so far.

However, I would like to know what i am missing. I am a little skeptic about link exchanges because I wonder why should a low-rank website want to share a link with a high-rank website.

I would like to know how much I should spend in total budget at the beginning for:

Google Adwords,

Local magazine advertising

Or any other ways

and if I would also need to better optimize the website in order to be found faster in search engines.

As you can see, there are already some users who posted their profiles, but I wish to have HUNDREDS more.

Where should I start advertising my new free community-website?
http://www.adgridwork.com/

This website is great for web advertising. It's a free targeted advertising (based on you selecting various categories you would like to be included in) and link exchange network. You put other websites text ads on your page and yours appears on others. And it really is 100% free, forever. While it's not something that guarantees traffic it also doesn't cost anything, so why not try it?

Good luck!
Reply:First of all - I want to say I like your website design. It's perky and clean, easy to navigate, clear to read and loads nicely. Kudos.

As far as getting more traffic - welcome to the web. I don't know about giving advice for a marketing budget, that's really up to you and you financial people. Advertising in a local magazine is a great idea; cross media marketing holds high returns. You could even explore producing a quick and easy commercial to run on your local public access site. If you live in the US, public access television is free! And very under utilized.

As for print, think about targeting some travel magazines or travel agency websites. Also, consider putting a link up in your state our county government run travel website. When people come to the travel site, looking for information on a vacation or a long term holiday, they'll find your link to explore a housing option. I wonder if realtors would be interested in the service you offer?

Another way to look at it is to consider your clients - the people who are already using your site. Look for common denominators amongst them - are they all in a particular income bracket? Do they all have a certain lifestyle quality? Figure out the consumer aspect of those lifestyles - would someone like that go to Starbucks or other local coffee shop? Maybe you could offer a coupon or discount to current clients for referrals? Figure out what your current clients do, or buy, and try to strategically get the url in front of people like them, or offer some type of service exchange or discount.

Just some ideas. Good luck!
Reply:Myspace and Facebook. Social Networking sites are taking over. Its proven they are out performing all of the marketing top gurus "paid" systems, which are all scams if you ask me.

Is 26 too old to get a job in Advertising?

2010-08-19T20:14:00.003-07:00

I’m finishing up my Visual Communications degree at the end of this year (majoring in Film and TV) and have seriously begun to contemplate just how I will go about getting my dream job in advertising at 26? I know most Jnr positions offered in advertising are for people 18-21 years old…so the question that springs to mind is, is 26 too old to begin a career in Advertising?

Is 26 too old to get a job in Advertising?
it is never old. You are fine in your age, but I believe in this case if you have any experience would help better. Nowadays, companies would prefer people with at least 3 - 5 years experience in advertising.
Reply:Statistically, in the course of our lives, people in our generation will change careers (not jobs, careers!) as many as 9 times. So no, 26 is not too old. Nor would 46 be!
Reply:Absolutely not. People change careers at all ages. Good luck!

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Has anyone used jad advertising?

2010-08-19T20:14:00.002-07:00

Please share you exprience. i'm looking for good advertising site (company) that will give me ruslt.

Has anyone used jad advertising?
Yes, Our company used Jad Advertising .We paid them for the service they advertised. We were to receive email traffic to our site. We received "poor" communication with this company and have been unable to track any results from them.

We requested our money be returned as they promised to return if anyone was not happy with results they promised. ..They stated the new year was just slow. We requested three times for our money to be credited back to our account.. To date that has not happened.

Their website is gone so there is no way to communicate with them..

Guess they took our money and left town..

What is cross-media advertising?

2010-08-19T20:14:00.001-07:00

what is cross-media advertising

What is cross-media advertising?
every medium should work in tandem to produce one synergistic marketing communications message
Reply:The strategy involves integrating broadcast, print, online and wireless advertising operations to create more benefits for the advertiser and more revenue for the media company in a bid to reach the new information consumer.

What sites have free advertising for escorts?

2010-08-19T20:14:00.000-07:00

IM LOOKING FOR SITES WITH FREE ADVERTISING FOR ESCORTS

What sites have free advertising for escorts?
Also try backpage.com and www.gkdx.com
Reply:you can try with craigslist.org or kijiji in section offer services.

How does buying television advertising work?

2010-08-19T20:13:00.001-07:00

I'm doing a project and i'm wondering what the typical contract for buying television advertising spots

How does buying television advertising work?
There are a couple questions wrapped up in this one.

1 - How does buying television advertising work?

Answer: Submit an availability request to broadcast television stations in the market you are looking to buy (affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CW, etc.). This asks a station what they have available for you to buy and how much they're charging for that program. An avail request contains the information a station needs to satisfy your request: the client, the product, the flight dates of the campaign, the measurement period you're buying off of, the target audience, the dayparts you'll be buying, and anything else that might be of importance to the station. All of this information plays into the costs that you're quoted. Once the avails are received, you negotiate with the stations on their ratings and costs for programming. From there, the buy (station orders) is constructed based on the goals that you are trying to acheive for the campaign. When you've satisfied your goals, the order is sent to the station, they send a confirmation to you, and then a spot is sent to the station for them to air according to your order.

2 - "Typical contract for buying television"

Answer: There is no "typical contract" persay - it all depends on the goal of the campaign. If TV is going to be utilized for a new product launch, this flight might only be 2-3 weeks. These weeks would be incredibly loud as it's a new product, but there's no need to have a product launch last for weeks on end. If TV is going to be utilized for a branding campaign (establishing a corporate presence in a market), a longer flight is needed.

Some tips:

- Use a mix of programming as it increases the audience you will reach (ie: don't buy just Grey's Anatomy - not everyone watches it)

- The longer lead time you have before a flight airs, the lower your costs will typically be as demand increases as timing gets shorter. (ie: if you want to be on-air in a week, be prepared to pay a pretty penny)

- The size of the market you are buying plays a large part in the cost. New York City is going to be much more expensive than Anchorage Alaska. Why? Larger population.

- Never reveal your budget to a station - they will submit a flight to you that uses your entire budget leaving you no room to buy another station.

- If you're looking to maximize a small budget, consider partnering with a station. In this instance, you would need to reveal your budget to the station and tell them you are looking for a partnership. You get a lot more added value this way - bonus spots, online exposure, etc.

I hope that covers what you were looking for. Good luck!
Reply:hmm. People see those glamorous advertisments,drool over them (even if they are not in need of those products) because TV ads just entice and rope in people into buying.

is this what you mean?
Reply:I've worked with TV, Radio and newspaper advertising. The media never wants you to do anything for a one time try. First of all, if you can't afford to partially saturate a market for three to six months, then you can't afford to advertise yet. Save up to get enough funds to advertise. TV is expensive, but reaches specific crowds. Newspaper can be expensive since you don't get as much of a visual, but reaches a different crowd, and radio the same, and on. You need to hit people many ways. With TV specifically, the longer the contract the less you spend over time. Carefully research WHO you want to reach first and don't forget the free PR by writing many news releases. The more quality news you send the better. Also use online PR like PRWeb, which is very well search engine optimized.

This is all important, but poorly written material might as well never have happened.
Reply:try spotrunner.com, it allows you to create a commercial, buy time spots and manage your own campaign without going through an agency. it's good for local marketing.

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What are some good advertising programs like AdSense that allow profanity? Could I make any money off of them?

2010-08-19T20:13:00.000-07:00

I have a blog that I basically just rant on and I get 50-100 users per day, is that enough to actually make any money from advertising sites or would it take me like 6 years to get a $20 pay check? Also, i swear quite a bit on it and google adsense is what you always hear about but they dont allow adult content or "excessive profanity." anyone know of any other good, trusted programs that would take me?

What are some good advertising programs like AdSense that allow profanity? Could I make any money off of them?
Adbrite

Adengage

Why do people believe advertising?

2010-08-17T02:19:00.000-07:00

Really, I'm asking two questions, first of all, does advertising work at all, then the second question is, why. Thanks.

Why do people believe advertising?
Advertising does work

Then consider, if there's no other information, what else are you going to believe?

Measuring success is another issue
Reply:Yes advertising works. You have to get over all the misconceptions that advertising is something sleazy and untruthful.

At it's very essence, advertising is simply a targeted message. It is controlled news a company or business or group wants others to know.

You can be clever in your ads or you can focus on benefits, but you must always be truthful and respectful. That's when it works. That's what makes it believable.

What is the commericial Advertising?

2010-08-17T02:18:00.003-07:00

I am pretty sure it is advertising a beer, such as Bud Light or something along those lines. It has this guy asking an NFL coach stupid questions (such as wanna go to a 70s party) with him replying (such as [to the 70s question] "we have to stop living in the past") with actual sound bites from an actual press conference.

My sister in law thinks it is the funniest thing and we can't remember what it is for.

What is the commericial Advertising?
It is for Coors Light - there are several versions of the commercial.
Reply:It's a beer commercial for Coors I think for sponsoring the Superbowl this year.

How do i stop advertising my self on the web.idont like the way it comes across.?

2010-08-17T02:18:00.002-07:00

how do i stop advertising

How do i stop advertising my self on the web.idont like the way it comes across.?
Related questions:

How do I stop eating tomatoes? They taste bad to me.

How do I stop going to Spain? I can't speak Spanish.

How do I stop hitting myself with my paperweight? It hurts.
Reply:The dude on top is a dumbass *****

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What was the first advertising slogan ever made and by whom?

2010-08-17T02:18:00.001-07:00

I need to find out what the first advertising campaign was that featured a slogan

What was the first advertising slogan ever made and by whom?
It isn't quite a slogan but the Norse named Iceland in a way to keep people from going there (it had goog land for them) and named Greenland in a way to induce (trick?) people into settling there.
Reply:ANIMALS. They're what's for dinner. By some prehistoric fella.

I need some help in my essay (Advertising to youth)?

2010-08-17T02:18:00.000-07:00

What are soe good advertising ideas for a NEW realtor in NC?

2010-08-17T02:17:00.003-07:00

I just became a realtor, and I want to get some business int the Charlotte area. I need/ want some great advertising ideas that can help me to generate some. Does anyone have any Ides or suggestions?

Serious, well thought out advise and responses only please.

What are soe good advertising ideas for a NEW realtor in NC?
Hi,

Congratulations on your decision. I'm a REALTOR in Arizona and have found ActiveRain http://activerain.com/action/referrals/t... to be a great source of business. It is an online community of real estate agents across the country. Best of all, it is free.

Choose a domain name that reflects what you do. Put it on everything and use it in your signature line on your email.

Offer to sit open houses for other agents in your office.

Get a point2agent website which is also free and will automatically set you up with listings to advertise. You can contact me and I will provide you with a free one http://www.AZHomeBuyerHelp.com

Choose a geographical farm and start sending information on the real estate market to those who live in the neighborhood.

Good Luck.
Reply:Introduce yourself to everyone you meet, and hand out business cards.

If you have a website url, have it put on a sign for your car. There are magnetic signs - either the standard kind that goes on the side of your door, or nicer ones that are metal and go on the back of your car.

Contact your local Department of Transportation, and ask about adopting a stretch of highway. Your name and business will go on a sign for everyone to see.

Sponsor a local sports team. Have your picture taken on final game day with all the players, give copies out to each member with your compliments. (You don't need to use a photography studio for this...a friend with a camera is fine).

Have pencils made with your name on them...donate them to your local school.

Any time you do any of these activities, you can write a press release (look online for a how to) and submit the release to your local community newspaper. Also write a press release announcing the debut of your business. You might get a good writeup in the paper.

Join the local Chamber of Commerce and attend all their events and network with other professionals.

Any time there is a patriotic holiday, target a residential area you would like to sell houses in...buy some small flags with wooden posts, and place them in the ground by the curb, about 1 per house. Put your business card on the wooden post. Ask about any local ordinances first. They look really unique and will start a buzz about you.

Offer to give a free talk at the local community center or library...Buying Your First House or something like that. It doesn't have to be too long. Make it basic but informative, have maybe a couple of handouts. Give your business card out.
Reply:craig proctor. check out his marketing plans. they work. but be prepared to invest some money. you will get busy fast though if you do his system. good luck!

ps i'm a realtor....
Reply:set up a site on both myspace and facebook to promote your business
Reply:You absolutely NEED a website. The NAR put out a study in 2005 saying that the use of the Internet to search for a home has risen from 2% in 1995 to 77% in 2005 and agents with websites has increased 129% over the past 5 years. It also said that In terms of lead generation, only referrals and repeat clients rank above the Internet as the most effective methods of gaining new business.

Unfortunately the real estate industry is a little bit behind in marketing themselves online, so having a website that displays the MLS data with an integrated IDX feed is probably your best bet to beat the competition. Especially since most of the real estate being sold is being done so by the newly established realtors who have mastered online marketing.

Some good website design companies are http://www.bayshoresolutions.com or http://www.13avenue.com

But the real kicker is being able to display MLS listings on your site and integrate search tools using an IDX feed. IDX Broker is definitely a superior product: http://www.idxbroker.com

Good luck!