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Introduction to Advertising
Dr. Satyendra Singh
Professor, Marketing & International Business
University of Winnipeg, CANADA
Is this ad needed?
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Source: medium.com/@Stewart_Fabrik/holidays-are-coming-the-coca-cola-christmas-branding-story-8f08e2be8def
Advertising
Since 3000 BC: ad used to indicate availability, later to increase demand
Premarketing era <1700 🡪 buyer and seller communicate in primitive way
Mass marketing 1700 − 1900 🡪 advertisers could reach large segment
Research era 1900 − 2000 🡪 targeted segment through research
Interactive era > 2000 🡪 user controlled eg blog, youtube…
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1740 – billboard (Hoarding, Poster)
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
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1863 – cosmetics and lotion ad
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
1885 – intuitive, no research
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
Mass communications – outdoor
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
Automobile ownership – Outdoor ad increased
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
Departmental stores
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
Advertising Agencies
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Advertising agency – 1902
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Advertising in war – 1920
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
Misleading claims – 1900s
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Source: Library of Congress, USA. https://loc.gov
Advertising for services
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Why so much ad now?
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No logo ad – Self Reference Criterion (SRC)
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Why so popular?
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Source: csrbox.org/India_CSR_Project_Gillette-India-Limited-P&G-Shiksha--Build-&-Support-Schools-pan-india_4487
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Photo Credit: ©Robeto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images
Advertising has Social Benefits
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Companies use ad to sponsor cause-related activities
Non-profit orgn use ad to raise funds to support activities
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Source: https://www.facebook.com/CasaChiri/photos/a.461525656583/10158991553886584/?type=3&source=57
Source: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/coca-cola-world-wildlife-fund-arctic-home
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Integrated Marketing Communications
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Questions?�s.singh@uwinnipeg.ca