what is advertising?

Answer 1

ad: a public promotion of some product or service
the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. Marketers see advertising as part of an overall promotional strategy. Other components of the promotional mix include publicity, public relations, personal selling and sales promotion.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising

Making known; calling public attention to a product, service, or company by means of paid announcements so as to affect perception or arouse consumer desire to make a purchase or take a particular action.
www.motto.com/glossary.html

The lifeblood of any newspaper is the income derived from its advertising. This fact is reflected in the prominent Page One positioning of ads, usually to the exclusion of late-breaking news stories, a practice which was continued well into this century. The evolution of advertising is a popular specialty field, which clearly reflects the economic transition to the techniques of modern mass marketing, which so often stress image over product quality.
www.cnpa.com/adserv/glossary.htm

Listing in search engine results where advertisers pay for a guaranteed high ranking, usually dependent on specified keywords being used in a search. These listings are usually segregated from editorial results and labelled to indicate that they are ads. Also known as ‘pay for placement’, ‘pay for performance’, or pay-per-click listings (PPC). The last two terms refer to the usual method of payment, which is based on the number of times the link is selected (‘clicked’) by a user. ...
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There are a variety of definitions, with subtle but important distinctions. While the general public frequently views advertising as encompassing all forms of promotional communication, most advertising practitioners limit it to paid communications conveyed by a mass medium. The latter definition distinguishes advertising from other forms of marketing communication, such as Sales Promotion, Public Relations, and Direct Marketing.
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Any paid form of non-personal presentation of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor.
www.accenter.com/aboutthecenter/glossary.asp

The practice of bringing to the public's notice the good qualities of something in order to induce the public to buy or invest in it.
www.powerhomebiz.com/Glossary/glossary-A.htm

Non-personal, paid communication such as sale bills, newspaper, radio, direct mail, e-mail, Internet or TV directed toward the general public or, in some cases, specific prospective client groups to provide information about the time, place, contents, and arrangements of an auction.
www.troyerandassociates.com/auction_glossary.htm

Advertising is only permitted within the exhibit space rented by the exhibitor. Any political advertising is prohibited.
www.igd.fhg.de/archive/1995_www95/documentation/exhibition/general.html

Faith-Web is proud to have a strict "NO-Spam" policy. Sending spam is a direct violation of Faith-Web's Terms of Service and is cause for immediate termination without refund.
www.faith-web.com/TermsOfService.php

Advertising allows a company to tell the benefits of a product to a potential customer. Advertising can be in a newspaper or magazine, on radio or TV, a billboard, internet or a variety of other means. Advertising is generally paid for, as opposed to publicity, which is usually free.
www.ktec.com/sec_news/hs_busplan/definitions.htm

Any form of marketing communication in the paid media.
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Persuasive messages used to sell products or ideas. Also used to inform consumers about new products. Advertising is the commercial basis of most media. See also, Public Service Announcements.
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Any paid, nonpersonal communication transmitted through out-of-store mass media by an identified sponsor.
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Paid-for promotion of goods or services which can take the form of space in a publication or on a web site, as posters inside and outside buildings or vehicles, on hoardings and bus shelters; as exposure on radio or television stations and in other media.
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This category includes the cost of placing ads in papers, magazines, on radio or television.
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Banners are the primary form of advertisements on the web. The standard banner usually appears at the top of a web page, and will link to a target web page, that may be the homepage of the advertiser or a target page developed by the advertiser that is more directly relevant to the message of the banner (a better use). Web advertising can also come in the form of buttons, half-banners, vertical banner ads and more. The IAB has developed banner size standards.
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Expression of a preference or restriction as to race, religion, sex, etc. when soliciting applicants for employment, housing opportunities or services.
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We may accept advertising on certain sections of the site and/or may engage in affiliate marketing arrangements. If you are interested in advertising on the site or discussing affiliate marketing, please e-mail [e-mail].
www.marketthoughts.com/terms.html

The Member agrees not to use the logo(s) or other official materials of the Corporation without the specific written consent of the Corporation. The Member agrees not to use any advertising materials which have not been provided by the Corporation, except with the specific written consent of the Corporation to use such materials.
www.fssc-members.com/terms.htm

Messages printed in space paid for by the advertiser.
www1.thetimesnews.com/tn_nie/terms.html

paid commercial messages designed to inform, persuade or remind potential and existing customers about a company, its products or services.
www.garyeverhart.com/glossary_of_advertising_terms.htm

Restaurants are listed at the discretion of the editorial department of TEXAS MONTHLY. We do not list a restaurant in exchange for advertising--past, present, or future. A restaurant review may not be purchased.
www.texasmonthly.com/travel/includes/rest_policies.php

Advertisements on www.chelmsford.co.uk are accepted at the operators discretion.
www.chelmsford.co.uk/terms/

"Advertising" means any written, electronic or printed communication or any communication by means of recorded telephone messages or transmitted on radio, television, the Internet or a similar communications medium, including film strips, motion pictures and videos, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of creating an interest in or inducing a person to sell a life insurance policy pursuant to a settlement contract. [2003, c. ...
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All descriptions and sales literature, other advertising matter and price lists are intended merely to represent a general idea of the goods described therein and none of these shall form part of the contract.
www.lothianhardwoodflooring.co.uk/terms-and-conditions.asp

Answer 2

It is not easy. It is expensive. A good advertisement draws attention to your product or service. It positions it in the best possible light in order to create awareness of your product and make consumers want to purchase or use it for themselves.

I took marketing in college, and it was a tough course. I covered all types of advertising.

From complicated ads you find on TV or magazines, to simple ones that you could find left on the windowshield on your car.

It takes planning and preperation to target your audinece. So to effectively advertise, you have to make sure you are attracting your target market.

Answer 3

It's when rich companies own the media and a piece of your mind for 30 seconds.

Answer 4

telling the public that it exist... might be true, might be lies... telling the public again and again... later is moves to another level called brandings, where you set a norm or image.

Answer 5

THE MEANS OF ANY COMPANY PROVIDEING A GOOD OR SERVICE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSUMER

Answer 6

Letting people know that something exists.

Answer 7

it is putting ur product on some one's *** so that every can see it

Answer 8

visit to http://www.wikipedia.org. you'll found the answers at there.