ADVERTISING: Print Media July 17, 2016 Advertising 1 PRINT MEDIA • Newpapers • Magazines • Flyers and Inserts July 17, 2016 Advertising 2 Newspaper Advertising TYPES OF NEWSPAPERS • Broadsheet • Larger papers folded horizontally • Tabloid • flat with only a vertical fold TYPES OF ADS • Display Ads • Classified Ads • Printed Inserts (Retail) • Public Notices July 17, 2016 Advertising 3 Advantages of Newspapers • Geographic selectivity • Upscale readership • Flexibility • Reader involvement • Good penetration • Additional services July 17, 2016 Advertising 4 Limitations of Newspapers • Short life span • Lack of target selectivity • Clutter • Poor reproduction quality July 17, 2016 Advertising 5 July 17, 2016 Advertising 6 July 17, 2016 Advertising 7 July 17, 2016 Advertising 8 Ways to Buy Newspaper Space • Agate Lines [old] • 1 column wide 1/4" deep • column varies in width • Column Inch or SAU [1984] • Column inch is 2 inches wide by 1 inch deep • Conversion • 14 agate lines per column inch July 17, 2016 Advertising 9 July 17, 2016 Advertising 10 Section Segmentation • Sports Section • Heavy (down-scale) male readership • Society Section • Heavy (mid-scale) female readership • Financial Section • Appeals to the business reader • Comic Section • Heavy child/adolescent readership July 17, 2016 Advertising 11 Magazines • Consumer • Maclean’s • Canadian Living • PC-Today • Business • AgDay • Bar and Beverage Magazine • Building • National Farm Report July 17, 2016 Advertising 12 Advantages of Magazines • Great selectivity • Geographic, demographic, interests • • • • • • Reproduction quality Permanence (long life) Creative flexibility Prestige Consumer involvement Services July 17, 2016 Advertising 13 July 17, 2016 Advertising 14 July 17, 2016 Advertising 15 July 17, 2016 Advertising 16 July 17, 2016 Advertising 17 Disadvantages of Magazines • Long lead time • High cost • Clutter and competition • Limited reach and frequency July 17, 2016 Advertising 18 July 17, 2016 Advertising 19 Special Magazine Features • • • • • • July 17, 2016 Bleed Pages Preferred Positions Inserts & Reply Cards Gatefolds Split Runs etc. Advertising 20 Comparing Magazines Homemaker’s Chatelaine Canadian Living 1P, 4C rate $20,640 $35,695 $27,220 Circulation 1,290,000 802,700 561,100 $16.00 $44.47 $48.51 CPM Source: CARD, May 1998 July 17, 2016 Advertising 21 Measuring the Audience Newspapers NADbank (Newspaper Audience Databank) • survey Magazines 1. Verified Audit Circulation (US) 2. Audit Bureau of Circulation (UK) July 17, 2016 Advertising 22 Discounts Offered by Print Media Frequency Number of lines, times, etc. Continuity Length of time Volume Corporate July 17, 2016 $ spent Products combine lines, times, etc., for better rate Advertising 23 Summary PRINT MEDIA + reach an affluent audience + allow good segmentation - are cluttered - have limited reach NEWSPAPERS + geographic segmentation, short lead time - short shelf life, poor reproduction quality MAGAZINES + targeting, excellent quality, long life - long lead time, expensive July 17, 2016 Advertising 24 Quote of the day A magazine is simply a device to induce people to read advertising. • James Collins (professor, writer) July 17, 2016 Advertising 25