Selecting Advertising Media

The Media Handbook provides a practical introduction to the complete media planning and buying process. Emphasizing basic media planning and buying calculations along with the practical realities of offering plan alternatives and evaluating the pl "This work is suitable for faculty who teach advertising, as well as students of advertising media planning." CHOICE

The Media Handbook provides a practical introduction to the advertising, media planning, and buying processes. Emphasizing basic calculations and the practical realities of offering alternatives and evaluating the plan, this seventh edition includes greater coverage of social media, buying automation, the continued digitization of media, and updated statistics on media consumption. It covers over the top television, programmatic TV, digital advertising, and the automation of buying across all media. Author Helen Katz provides a continued focus on how planning and buying tie back to the strategic aims of the brand and the client, keeping practitioners and students up to date with current industry examples and practices. The Companion Website to the book includes resources for both students and instructors. For students there are flashcards to test themselves on main concepts, a list of key media associations, a template flowchart and formulas. Instructors can find lecture slides and sample test questions to assist in their course preparation.

Written as an introduction to the media planning and buying process, this handbook should help the college student gain a clearer understanding of the media and how it fits into the overall marketing process. It should also be useful for those working in the advertising or media industries.

The planning and placement of advertising media is a multibillion dollar business that critically impacts advertising effectiveness. The new edition of this acclaimed and widely adopted text offers practical guidance for those who practice media planning on a daily basis, as well as those who must ultimately approve strategic media decisions. Full of current brand examples, the book is a "must-read" for all who will be involved in the media decision process on both the agency and client side. Its easy-to-read style and logical format make it ideal for classroom adoption, and students will benefit from the down-to-earth approach, and real-world business examples. Several new chapters have been added to the fourth edition, including: International advertising Campaign evaluation The changing role of media planning in agencies, to give the reader a better grounding in the role of media in an advertising and marketing plan today Evaluating media vehicles, filled with up-to-date examples Search engine marketing, and a thorough revision of the chapter on online display advertising to address the increased emphasis on digital media Gaming, and many new examples of the latest digital media with an emphasis on social media, and a new framework for analyzing current and future social media Increased coverage of communication planning Added focus on the importance of media strategy early on in the book Separate chapters for video and audio media (instead of lumping them together in broadcast). This creates a more in-depth discussion of radio in particular An online instructor's manual with PowerPoint slides and sample test questions is available to adopters.

The industry standard for 30 years—updated to include the newest developments in digitization and the three screens of video Apply the latest advertising technologies Build your brand in every medium Create the right budget for each campaign Through six previous editions, Advertising Media Planning has proven essential to the success of both practicing and aspiring media planners. Now in its seventh edition, it continues to provide valuable insight into the construction of media plans that most effectively achieve marketing objectives. Advertising Media Planning, seventh edition, retains all the critical information you need to know about traditional media—including TV, radio, and print--while exploring the latest media forms, illustrated with major advertiser case histories. You’ll find comprehensive coverage of the latest media planning and digital technologies, including: • Organic and sponsored Google search • Digital out-of-home video • Internet banners • Computerized media channel planning • Cell phone mobile-media • DVR’s impact on TV commercial viewing • New online and traditional media measurement technologies • Interactive television • Cross-media planning • Data fusion • International competitive spending analysis This is an exciting time for media planners. Those with the most creativity, strategic insight, and knowledge of the market are sure to find the greatest rewards. Providing firm grounding on the fundamentals and bringing you up to speed on the latest developments in digitization, this updated classic is the best and most complete companion available for navigating the new frontier of media planning.