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A textbook that introduces advertising media planning, for advertising students as well as for use in advertising agencies and corporate marketing departments. It emphasizes consumer media rather than industrial media, and national advertising planning rather than local planning. This revised edition describes changes that have occurred in the advertising industry and their effects on media and media planning; discusses new ideas in targeting consumers; and explains integrated marketing communications and how it may affect media planning. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


Book Description

The bible of media planning for more than 25 years, Advertising Media Planning teaches the fundamentals of planning, purchasing, and evaluating the effectiveness of advertising. It also emphasizes today's rapid proliferation of media choices. This new edition covers the increasing use of nontraditional and interactive media, including interactive television and the Internet.


From the Back Cover
Discussions of media planning as the “noncreative” side of advertising miss the boat entirely. A successful media plan requires creative decisions on media, time frames, dollar distribution, and more. In addition to having in-depth knowledge of available media resources, the best media planners must also be strategic experts in marketing, advertising, research, and finance. Through five previous editions, Advertising Media Planning has proven to be essential to the success of both practicing and aspiring media planners. Now in its landmark sixth edition, it continues to provide insightful and fundamental coverage of media plan construction, reach and continuity measurement, and more, along with timely updates that include: •The latest in academic research and professional best practices •An all-new hypothetical media plan, providing a top-down perspective on real-world media planning •Illustrative examples of the Internet and other new media integrated throughout the text Advertising Media Planning explains the complexities of planning in a fast-moving, noncomplex style. As we enter the new century of transformed advertising techniques and marketing challenges, this all-inclusive yet highly readable reference--an artful blend of long-standing fundamentals and the latest tools and approaches--remains the one must-have resource for anyone interested in creative, results-based media planning and buying.


About the Author

Jack Z. Sissors has more than 30 years of experience teaching media planning and strategy at Northwestern University.

Roger Baron is the senior vice president and director of media research at Foote, Cone & Belding in Chicago. A member of the ARF Media Communications Council, he is the past president of the Media Research Club of Chicago.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Discussions of media planning as the "noncreative" side of advertising miss the boat entirely. A successful media plan requires creative decisions on media, time frames, dollar distribution, and more. In addition to having in-depth knowledge of available media resources, the best media planners must also be strategic experts in marketing, advertising, research, and finance. Through five previous editions, Advertising Media Planning has proven to be essential to the success of both practicing and aspiring media planners. Now in its landmark sixth edition, it continues to provide insightful and fundamental coverage of media plan construction, reach and continuity measurement, and more, along with timely updates. Advertising Media Planning explains the complexities of planning in a fast-moving, noncomplex style. As we enter the new century of transformed advertising techniques and marketing challenges, this all-inclusive yet highly readable reference -- an artful blend of long-standing fundamentals and the latest tools and approaches -- remains the one must-have resource for anyone interested in creative, results-based media planning and buying.

SYNOPSIS

Media planning is broadly defined as the process of figuring out the best means of delivering advertisements to prospective customers of goods and services. Sissors (formerly professor of media planning and strategy, Northwestern U.) and Baron (director of media research at Foote, Cone, & Belding, Chicago) present a guide to the process that uses non-technical language to discuss the relationship among media, advertising, and consumers; basic and advanced measurements and calculations; marketing strategy; strategy planning using consumer demographics, weighting, frequency, and scheduling; evaluating and selecting media vehicles; media costs and buying problems; setting and allocating budgets; and testing and experimenting. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

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