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Media Planning, Media Buying and Creative ExecutionTRANSCRIPT
ADVERTISING MANAGEMENTSession 6
Creativity in AdvertisingDr. Ritu Srivastava
Creativity
• Giving birth to something new
• Application of past experiences or ideas in a novel way
• Being imaginative, innovative, original & different
Creativity
• Can anyone be creative?
• Potential to be creative = f (Creative traits + Motivation to create – “blocks” to creativity)
Some Common Mental Blocks
• The Right Answer• That’s Not My Area• That’s Not Logical• Avoid Ambiguity• Be Practical• Don’t Be Foolish• Follow The Rules• To Err Is Wrong• Play Is Frivolous• I’m Not Creative
• Fear of Failure• Allergy to Ambiguity• Touchiness• Conformity• Resource Myopia• Rigidity
Lateral thinking
• Lateral thinking is a term coined by Edward de Bono, a Maltese psychologist, physician, and writer
• de Bono defines Lateral Thinking as methods
of thinking concerned with changing concepts and perception.
We use six types of thinking hats in our day to day lives
White Hat Data, Facts, Information known or needed.
Red Hat Feelings. Emotions and Intuition.
Yellow Hat Values and Benefits- Why something may work. (Advantages)
Black Hat Difficulties, potential problems- why something may not work. (Disadvantages)
Green Hat Creativity- possibilities, alternatives, solutions, new ideas.
Blue Hat Manages the thinking process, focus, next steps, action plans.
The Process of creative thinking
Steps and Stages• Immersion – read, research and learn everything
about a problem• Ideation – all angles• Brainfog – hit a wall• Incubation – rest the conscious• Illumination – unexpected moment – idea strikes• Evaluation – does it work?
Fundamentals of an ad campaign
•‘Message’ that the advertiser gives to solve a communications-related problem
Advertising strategy
•Idea that advertisers select for communicating the strategic message in a creative way•Central theme for a series of ad campaignsBig idea•Physical form of an advertisement – story, script, copy, art, music, words and phrases, colour, production, etc.
Creative execution
•Short-term decisions about specific, tangible tasks related to the advertising method, media, etc.Tactics
Fundamentals of an ad campaignTactics
Creative execution
Big idea
Advertising strategy
Ad 1
Ad 2
Ad 3
Ad 4
Ad campaign
Dhara health sunflower oil
Strategy: Demonstrate that Dhara keeps
consumers’ hearts & health strong
Big idea: Kids are proud of fathers who are
healthy and strong (due to Dhara)
Fevicol
Strategy: reinforce fevicol’s leadership
position as the ultimate adhesive
Big idea: show the bonding power in a
metaphoric way
What can you brainstorm on?
Strategy
Dove
Target audienc
eLalitaji
Product names &
definitionsHimalaya
dental cream
MediaRexona
SituationReliance Insuranc
e
Current affairsPepsi
CompetitionJet
airways
Shortcomings
Pepsi
CorrelationsGarnier wrinkle cream
Personifications
Pillsbury atta
Popular culture
olx
ColoursEveryuth
cucumber green mask
ShapesWords & visuals
Competition as a springboard for ideasDay 1
Day 2
Day 3
Commonly practiced creative techniques
Analogy Free association
Lateral thinking
Right brain thinking
Creative execution of the Big Idea
• Effect of the message?• What is said?• How is it said?• Physical form of an advertisement – story,
script, copy, art, music, words and phrases, colour, production, etc.
• The ‘ROI’ of advertisement
Creative execution of the Big Idea
• The ROI of effective advertising– Relevant, original, and has impact
• Relevant – in line with advertising strategy and marketing objective
• Original – thought by one person• Impact – creating effective communication;
– Public appreciation and award– Increase in sales– Enhancement of brand equity– Advertiser’s goals
Creative Brief
• Document that spells the advertising strategy and key execution details
• Account planner in an ad agency– What are we trying to accomplish?– Who are we trying to influence?– What do they think now?– What do we want them to think?– Why should they think this way?– How would our brand’s character be best described?– What is the single most important thing we can say to
influence them
Creative Brief
– What type of materials is the creative team requested to produce?
• (Ex. Radio, television, print, outdoor, sales promotion materials, etc.)
• Timing– What is the due date for the creative work?
• Internal review• Client presentation
• Budget– How much can be spent to produce creative?
Creative execution elements
• Appeals• Formats• Tone• Structure• Production and design considerations
Advertising Writing Style
• Copy should be as simple as possible• Should have a clear focus and try to convey
only one selling point• Every word counts; space and time are
expensive
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Practical Tips• Be succinct• Be single-minded• Be specific• Get personal• Keep a single focus• Be controversial• Be original• Use variety• Use imaginative
description
Advertising Writing Style
• Tone of voice– To develop the right tone of voice, copywriters write to the
target audience as if they were in a conversation
• Grammar– Copywriters must know the rules of grammar, syntax, and
spelling, though they will play with a word or phrase to create an effect
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Copywriting for Print
• Display copy– Elements readers see in their initial scanning
• Body copy– Elements that are designed to be read and
absorbed
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The Headline• Key element in print
advertising• Conveys the main
message• Works with the visual
to get attention and communicate creative concept
How to Write Headlines
• A good headline will attract those who are prospects
• The headline must work in combination with the visual to stop and grab the reader’s attention
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• The headline must identify the product and brand, and start the sale
• The headline should lead readers into the body copy – Direct-action headlines– Indirect-action
headlines
How to Write Other Display Copy
• Captions– Have the second-highest readership and serve an
information function• Subheads
– Sectional headlines used to break up a large block of copy
• Taglines– Short, catchy, memorable phrases used at the end
of an ad to complete the creative idea
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How to Write Other Display Copy
• Slogans– Repeated from ad to ad as part of a campaign or
long-term brand identity effort– Can also be used as taglines
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Slogan Techniques• Direct address• A startling or
unexpected phrase• Rhyme, rhythm,
alliteration• Parallel construction• Cue for the product• Music
How to Write Body Copy
• Body copy– The text of the ad– Primary role is to maintain the interest of the reader
• Lead paragraph– The first paragraph of the body copy– Where people test the message and see if they want to
read it• Closing paragraph
– Refers back to the creative concept and wraps up the Big Idea
– Call to action
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Print Media Requirements
• All media in the print category all use the same copy elements
• The way these elements are used varies with the objective for using the medium
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Newspapers• Copy does not have
to work as hard to catch audience’s attention
• Straightforward and informative
• Writing is brief
Print Media Requirements
Magazines• Better quality ad production• Ads can be more informative and carry longer
copy
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Directories• Use a headline that
focuses on the service or store’s personality
• Little space for explanations
Print Media Requirements
Posters and Outdoor• Primarily visual• Words try to catch the consumer’s attention
and lock in ideas• An effective poster marries words with visuals
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Product Literature• Also called collateral• Used in support of
an ad campaign• Typically a heavy
copy format
How to Write Radio Copy
• Must be simple enough for consumers to grasp, but intriguing enough to prevent them from switching the station
• Ability of the listener to remember facts is difficult
• Theater of the mind– The story is visualized in the listener’s imagination
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How to Write Radio Copy
• Voice• Music• Sound effects
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Radio Guidelines• Keep it personal• Speak to listener’s
interests• Wake up the
inattentive• Make it memorable• Include call to action• Create image
transfer
How to Write Television Copy
• Moving action makes television so much more engaging than print
• The challenge is to fuse the images with the words to present a creative concept and a story
• Storytelling is one way copywriters can present action in a television commercial more powerfully than in other media
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Tools of Television Copywriting
• Video• Audio• Voice-over• Off camera• Other TV Tools• The copywriter must describe all of these in
the TV script
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Talent• Announcers• Spokespersons• Character types• Celebrities
Planning the TV Commercial
• What’s the Big Idea• What’s the benefit• How can you turn that benefit into a visual
element• Gain the viewer’s interest• Focus on a key visual• Be single minded• Observe rules of good editing• Try to show the product
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Planning the TV Commercial
• Copywriters must plan– Length of the commercial– Shots in each scene– Key visual– Where and how to shoot the commercial
• Scenes– Segments of action that occur in a single location
• Key frames– The visual that sticks in one’s mind
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Scripts and Storyboards
• Script– The written version of the commercial’s plan– Prepared by the copywriter
• Storyboard– The visual plan or layout of the commercial– Prepared by the art director
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Writing for the Web
• More interactive than any other mass medium• Copywriter challenged to attract people to the
site and manage a dialogue-based communication experience
• Banners– Most common form of online advertising
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Writing for the Web
• Web ads– Create awareness and interest in a product and
build a brand image– Focus on maintaining interest
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Copywriting in a Global Environment
• Language affects the creation of the advertising
• Standardizing copy content by translating the appeal into the language of the foreign market is dangerous
• Use bilingual copywriters who can capture the essence of the message in the second language– Back translation
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Basic Media Concepts
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• Media mix– The way various types of media are strategically
combined in an advertising plan• Media vehicle
– A specific TV program, newspaper, magazine, or radio station or program
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Basic Media Concepts
• Planning and Buying
• Reach and Frequency
• Impressions• Media Key
Players
• Media planning– The way advertisers
identify and select media options
• Media buying– Identifying specific
vehicles, negotiating the costs to advertise in them, and handling billing and payment
Basic Media Concepts
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• Planning and Buying
• Reach and Frequency
• Impressions• Media Key
Players
• Reach– The percentage of
the media audience exposed to the advertiser’s message during a specific time frame
• Frequency– The number of times
a person is exposed to the advertisement
Basic Media Concepts
• Planning and Buying• Reach and Frequency• Impressions• Media Key Players
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• The opportunity for one person to be exposed one time to an ad
• In print, impressions estimate the actual readership
• In broadcast, impression estimates viewers for TV and listeners for radio
Basic Media Concepts
• Planning and Buying• Reach and Frequency• Impressions• Media Key Players
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• Media salespeople work for a medium
• Media reps are people or companies that sell space or time for a variety of media
Print Media
• Print advertising includes printed advertisements in newspapers, magazines, brochures, posters, and outdoor boards
• Print provides more detailed information, rich imagery, and a longer message life
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Newspapers
• Used by advertisers trying to reach a local market
• Primary function is to carry news• Market selectivity allows newspapers to target
specific consumer groups
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Structure of the Industry
• Frequency of publication
• Format and size• Circulation
Newspapers
Types of Advertising• Classified – local businesses and individuals• Display – dominant, placed anywhere except
editorial, ROP rate or preferred position rate• Supplements
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Newspaper Readership
• Tends to be highest among older people and people with a higher educational level
• Measuring the newspaper audience
Newspaper Advertising
Advantages• Range of market coverage• Comparison shopping• Positive consumer attitudes• Flexibility• Interaction of national and local
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Disadvantages• Short life span• Clutter• Limited coverage of
certain groups• Poor reproduction
Using Print Advertising
Use Newspapers If…• You are a local business• Desire extensive market coverage• Product is consumed in a predictable manner• No need to demonstrate the product• Moderate to large budget
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Use Magazines If…• Well-defined target
audience• Want to reinforce or remind
audience• Product must be shown
accurately and beautifully• Need to relate moderate to
extensive information• Moderate to large budget
Using Print Advertising
Use Out-of-Home If…• Local business that wants to sell locally• Regional or national business that wants to
remind or reinforce• Product requires little information and little
demonstration• Small to moderate budget
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Use Directories If…• Local business or can
serve local customers• Want to create action• Want to allow
comparisons or provide basic inquiry and purchase information
• Small to moderate budget
Broad cast Media
• Transmit sounds or images electronically• Include radio and television• Broadcast engages more senses than reading
and adds audio as well as motion for television
Radio Advertising
• Relies on the listener’s mind to fill in the visual element
• Delivers a high level of frequency• Happens in the background, attention?
Measuring the Radio Audience
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• Dayparts– Typical radio programming day is divided into five
segments called dayparts• Coverage
– The number of homes in a geographic area that are able to pick up the station clearly
• Ratings– The percentage of homes actually tuned in to a
particular station
Television
• Television advertising is embedded in television programming
• Most of the attention in media buying, and in measuring effectiveness, focuses on the performance of various shows and how they engage their audiences
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Television Advertising
• Sponsorships• Participations• Spot announcements
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• Advertiser assumes total financial responsibility for producing the program and providing the commercials
• Advertiser can control the content and quality of the program and the placement and length of commercials
Television Advertising
• Sponsorships• Participations• Spot announcements
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• Where advertisers pay for 10, 15, 20, 30, or 60 seconds of commercial time during a program
• Provides more flexibility in market coverage, target audiences, scheduling, and budgeting
Television Advertising
• Sponsorships• Participations• Spot announcements
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• Commercials that appear in the breaks between programs
• Local affiliates sell these to advertisers who want to show their ads locally
Measuring the Television Audience
• Rating points– The percentage of all the households with
television tuned into a particular program• Share of audience
– The percentage of viewers based on the number of sets turned on
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• Gross Rating Points– The sum of the total
exposure expressed as a percentage of the audience population
• People meters– Record what television
shows are being watched, the number of households watching, and which family members are viewing
Television
Advantages• Pervasiveness• Reach• Impact
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Disadvantages• Production costs• Clutter• Wasted reach• Inflexibility• Intrusiveness
Media planning and buying
The Aperture Concept• The goal of the media planner is to expose the
target audience to the message at the critical point when the consumer is receptive to the brand message
• Aperture – opening of a camera lens• Focus tightly on the target audience – reach
them no more no less
Media Plan
• A written document that summarizes the objectives and strategies pertinent to the placement of a company’s advertising messages
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Media Objectives
• Exposure and GRPs
• The Reach Objective
• The Frequency Objective
• Effective Frequency
• Gross impressions– The sum of the
audiences of all the media vehicles used during a certain time span
• Gross Ratings Points– Media planners convert
impressions to gross ratings points in order to compare the efficiency of media schedules
The Reach Objective
• How many different members of the audience can be exposed to an advertisement in a particular time frame;
• Measure of campaign’s reach• The percentage of the target audience that is
exposed at least once to the advertiser’s message during a specific time frame
• Research based
The frequency objective
• The number of time the exposure happens, rate
• Average frequency = GRP/Reach(%)• 12/40 = 0.3• Impressions have to be increased• Media schedule readjusted
• Effective Frequency• Combines the reach and frequency elements
into one factor
Media mix selection
• Cost per thousand = (cost of the message unit/gross impressions)*1000
• Cost to expose to 1000 audience• Cost efficiency• Compare the choice available• Target audience• Cost per point – instead of impressions ratings
are used and not for 1000
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Media Strategies
• Media planners determine the most cost-effective media mix that will reach the target audience and satisfy the media objectives
• Strategies are designed to deliver on the media objectives, to deliver the right level of exposure in terms of reach and frequency
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Media Strategies
Target audience strategies
• Media use• Geography• Consumption patterns
Media mix selection
• Using a variety of media to get your message out to customers
• Media selection is based on message needs
Media Strategies
Scheduling Strategies• Timing strategies
– Duration: How long– Continuity: How often
• The media budget– An initial assessment of the amount of money
available determines media used
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