The Print Media Planning Manual

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 sixth edition reflects the critical changes in how advertising in various media is planned, bought, and sold by today’s industry professionals. Author Helen Katz looks at the larger marketing, advertising, and media objectives, and follows with an exploration of major media categories, covering paid, owned, and earned media forms, including digital media. She provides a comprehensive analysis of planning and buying, with a continued focus on how those tactical elements tie back to the strategic aims of the brand and the client. Also available is a Companion Website that expands The Media Handbook’s content in an online forum. Here, students and instructors can find tools to enhance course studies such as chapter overviews, PowerPoint slides, and sample questions. With its emphasis on real-world industry practice, The Media Handbook provides an essential introduction to students in advertising, media planning, communication, and marketing. It serves as an indispensable reference for anyone pursuing a career in media planning, buying, and research.

Provides a practical introduction to the media planning and buying process. This handbook emphasizes basic media planning and buying calculations along with the practical realities of offering plan alternatives and evaluating the various plans.

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 perfect media-planning primer for your classroom or reference library. This comprehensive resource provides students with a solid foundation in media. This book presents media dynamics--definitions of various popular media terms and how these terms fit into media planning analysis. The latter part of the book deals with media plan development--how a media plan is constructed and what students should consider in that construction. Interspersed are related topics with which students should be familiar in order to plan effective advertising efforts. The Glossary/Index is a handy reference defining the most common terms used in media planning, as well as referring the student to the specific page where that term is discussed. Thoroughly discusses the major media forms including Interactive and Out-of-Home. Covers the basic components of a media plan: objectives, research, creative and promotion strategy, sales data, and competitive activity. Addresses basic questions regarding audience geography, scheduling, copy, coupons, reach, and frequency.

Updated and greatly expanded to reflect the explosive growth of new media, this acclaimed and widely-adopted text offers practical guidance for those involved in media planning on a daily basis as well as those who must ultimately approve strategic media decisions. Its current, real-world business examples and down-to-earth approach will resonate with students as well as media professionals on both the client and agency side.

Advertising Media Planning blends the latest methods for digital communication and an understanding of the global landscape with the best practices of the functional areas of media planning. Taking a unique brand communication approach from an agency perspective, the textbook is organized into four key parts, walking the student through the foundations of brand communication, communication planning, the different media channels available, and the process of preparing, presenting, and evaluating a media plan. This 5th edition has been fully updated to include: • An emphasis throughout on digital and global media planning • New chapters on the role of brand communication, media planning and data analytics, paid media, mobile media, influencer marketing, and B2B media • New mini-case studies and innovation-focused call-out boxes throughout, showcasing media examples from Europe, the United States, and Asia • Discussion questions to foster engagement and understanding A highly regarded new edition, this practical and integrated textbook should be core reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Media Planning, Advertising Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, and Brand Management. Instructor resources include: PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and an instructor manual.