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Managing the Advertising Campaign

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Selecting Media Outlets

With an objective and a budget in place, the advertising campaign will next need to focus on developing the message.  However, before effort is placed in developing a message the marketer must first determine which media outlets will be used to deliver their message since the choice of media outlets guides the type of message that can be created and how frequently the message will be delivered. 

An advertising message can be delivered via a large number of media outlets.  These range from traditional outlets, such as print publications, radio and television, to newly emerging outlets, such as the Internet and mobile devices.  However, each media outlet possess different characteristics and, thus, offer marketers different advantages and disadvantages. 

The characteristics by which different media outlets can be assessed include the following seven factors:

1. Creative Options
2. Creative Cost
3. Media Market Reach
4. Message Placement Cost
5. Length of Exposure
6. Advertising Clutter
7. Response Tracking



 
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