MIDTERM PAPER OF MKT=621

1) The process of translating thought into a symbolic form is known as ___________.

A- Encoding
B- Feedback
C- Noise
D- Decoding
2) Which of the following is NOT a requirement for setting advertising objectives?
A- Objectives must specify the amount of change.
B- Objectives must be stated in terms of profits.
C- Objectives must be realistic.
D- Objectives must be clear and in writing.
3) In terms of execution styles, a family seated at the dinner table enjoying the advertised
product would be an example of which of the following types of advertising?
A- Lifestyle
B- Mood or imagery
C- Slice of life
D- Personality symbol
4) Which one of the following types of advertising promotes products, services or ideas with the
expectation of making a profit?
A- Product advertising
B- Non-commercial advertising
C- Action advertising
D- Commercial advertising
5) Which one of the following refers to number of times the audience is exposed to an
advertisement message?
A- Frequency
B- Reach
C- Scheduling
D- Coverage
6) Which promotion mix ingredient costs considerably more than advertising to reach one person
but can provide more immediate feedback?
A- Publicity
B- Personal selling
C- Sales Promotion
D- Public relations
7) Which one of the following is included in classification of advertisement?
A- Perceptible
B- Imperceptible C- Target Audience
D- Induced
8) Which one of the following is NOT an ingredient of a Promotion mix?
A- Direct marketing
B- Sales promotion
C- Advertising
D- Warehousing
9) Technological advances, shifts in consumer tastes, and increased competition, all of which
reduce demand for a product are typical of which stage in the PLC?
A- Decline stage B- Introduction stage
C- Growth stage
D- Maturity stage
10) A(n) _______________ is a name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or a combination of these
that identifies the maker or seller of a product or service.
A- Product feature
B- Brand
C- Sponsorship
D- Logo
Quiz # 1 of MKT621 has been upload1. Which one of the following is the main ingredient of
Promotional mix?
A. Advertising
B. Personal selling
C. Public relation D. All of the given options
2. Which one of the following form of communication represents advertising?
A. Paid form of personal communication
B. Unpaid form of personal communication
C. Paid form of non personal communication D. Unpaid form of non personal communication
3. If a company's customers are concentrated in a small geographic area and the company sells
technical products, which one of the following promotion methods is better?
A. Advertising
B. Personal selling
C. Publicity
D. Public relation
4. Which promotion mix ingredient costs considerably more than advertising to reach one person
but can provide more immediate feedback?

A. Personal selling

B. Advertising

C. Publicity

D. Public relation

5. Which one of the following is NOT a part of advertising Pyramid?

A. Need
B. Attention
C. Desire
D. Interest
6. Nestle gave an advertisement, Nestls makes the very best chocolate, which one of the
following claim they have used in this advertisement?
A. Weasel claim
B. Puffery
C. Shock ad
D. Emotional ad
7. In US presidential election 2008, two major candidates, Barak Obma and John Mackin had
spent more then $ 28million for advertising their election campaign. Which one of the following
benefits they got from this huge spending?
A. Economic
B. Social
C. Political
D. Cultural
8. Which one of the following major benefit advertising is providing to the society?
A. Using latest media
B. Using celebrities in the advertisements
C. Using latest technology
D. Providing information about a new product
9. Which one of the following is NOT a component of a product?
A. Credit term
B. Quality
C. Design
D. Packaging
10. Which one of the following is mostly closely associated with the concept of Intermediaries?
A. Market targeting
B. Channels of distribution
C. Market segmentation
D. Marketing information
1- Which one of the following is first step in developing media plan?
A- Market situation analysis
B- Evaluation & control
C- Selection of media
D- Media strategy implementation
2- Which of the following components compare and measure the achievement of objectives in an
advertising campaign?
A- Post campaign
B- Pre campaign
C- Mid campaign
D-Future campaign
3- In which one of the following components, agency analyzes whether message content &
presentation will perform as desired or what changes may be required?
A- Copy research
B- Media research
C- Market research
D- Distribution research
4- A detergent that advertises how clean it gets clothes is appealing to the __________ consumer
need.
A- Symbolic
B- Functional
C- Biological
D- Experimental
5- In a _________ advertising schedule, advertising is used during every period of the campaign,
but the amount of advertising varies considerably from period to period.
A- Flighting
B- Pulsing
C- Dated
D- Plotted
6- Reach and frequency are aspects of which part of an advertising plan?

A- Selection of a copy platform

B- Determination of a media timing pattern
C- Setting of sequential objectives
D-Setting of the campaign budget
7- A clothing store that sets their advertising budget by following the major competitor and
adding an additional 15 percent is using the __________ method.
A- Percentage-of-sales
B- Objective-and-task
C- Competitive parity
D- Affordability
8- All of the following methods are used to budget advertising expenditures EXCEPT
A- Case-rate budgeting
B- Task-method budgeting
C- Alternate-year budgeting
D- Percentage-of-industry budgeting
9- All marketing activities that attempt to stimulate quick buyer action or immediate sales of a
product are known as __________.
A- Sponsorship
B- Advertising
C- Sales promotion
D- Personal selling
10 - What causal factor affects the measurement of promotion?
A- Competitor ads
B- New emerging competitors
C- Resource shortages or excesses
D- All of the given options
Quiz # 1 of MKT621 has been upload1. Which one of the following is the main ingredient of
Promotional mix?
A. Advertising
B. Personal selling
C. Public relation
D. All of the given options 2. Which one of the following form of communication represents
Advertising?
A. Paid form of personal communication
B. Unpaid form of personal communication
C. Paid form of non personal communication
D. Unpaid form of non personal communication
3. If a company's customers are concentrated in a small geographic area and the company sells
technical products, which one of the following promotion methods is better?
A. Advertising
B. Personal selling
C. Publicity
D. Public relation
4. Which promotion mix ingredient costs considerably more than advertising to reach one person
but can provide more immediate feedback?
A. Personal selling
B. Advertising

C. Publicity
D. Public relation
5. Which one of the following is NOT a part of advertising Pyramid?
A. Need
B. Attention
C. Desire
D. Interest
6. Nestle gave an advertisement, Nestls makes the very best chocolate, which one of the
following claim they have used in this advertisement?
A. Weasel claim
B. Puffery
C. Shock ad
D. Emotional ad
7. In US presidential election 2008, two major candidates, Barak Obma and John Mackin had
spent more then $ 28million for advertising their election campaign. Which one of the following
benefits they got from this huge spending?
A. Economic
B. Social
C. Political
D. Cultural
8. Which one of the following major benefit advertising is providing to the society?
A. Using latest media
B. Using latest technology
C. Using celebrities in the advertisements
D. Providing information about a new product
9. Which one of the following is NOT a component of a product?
A. Credit term
B. Quality
C. Design
D. Packaging
10. Which one of the following is mostly closely associated with the concept of Intermediaries?
A. Market targeting
B. Channels of distribution
C. Market segmentation
D. Marketing information
1- Point where advertising departs from Public Relations is
Non-paid forma
Publicity
Paid form
Press conference
2. The message Smoking is injurious to health is mostly used in which type of
advertising.
Puffery advertising
Shock advertising
Creative advertising
Smart advertising

3. Which of the following is an advertising technique uses less conventional methods

than the usual specific channels of advertising to promote products and services?

Below the line

Above the Line
Conventional advertising
promotion

4. Which of the following is an advertising technique includes activities such as direct

mail, public relations and sales promotions for which a fee is agreed upon and
charged up front?

Below the line

Above the Line
Conventional advertising
Promotion

5. Before a response is made and before exposure is considered wasteful, the number
of times a person must be exposed to an advertising message is known as ___.

Reach
Frequency
Media vehicle
Below the line

6. A name, term, sign, design or a unifying combination of them, intended to identify and
distinguish the product or service from competing products or services is called _________.
Personal Name
Trade Name
Brand
Trademark

7.________ is the art and science of fitting the products or services to one or more segments
of the broad market in such a way as to set it meaningfully apart from competition.

Positioning
Branding
Marketing
Segmentation

8. AIDA is abbreviation of

American, interest, Desire, Action

Attention, international, Desire, Action
Attention, interest, Desire, Action
Attention, interest, Data, Action

9. All of the following options are steps of making good theme except one:

Interest
Idea generation
Copywriting
Illustrations

10. The specific program, publication, or promotional piece used to carry an advertising
message is known as________.

Advertising program
Promotional ad
Media vehicle
Medium

1. Illustration is used to __________.

a) Grab attention
b) Provide details and sales pitch
c) Retain interest
d) Provide brand name, slogan and trade mark
2. Advertising space usually purchased in small amounts by the public and published by
categories in its own section of the newspaper is called __________.
a) Classified Advertising
b) Retail Advertising
c) National Advertising
d) Section Advertising
3. Any form of advertising that appears on moving objects is called __________.
a) Flyers
b) Out of home advertising
c) Transit advertising
d) Out Door advertising
4. __________ means that several different advertisers buy commercial time during
specific television program.
a) Sponsorship
b) Participation
c) Spot advertising
d) Day part
5. __________ is a World-Wide Web page that appears before the expected content page
and can be used for advertising.
a) Superstitial
b) Ad Views
c) Button Ads
d) Interstitial
6. Coupons, small gift, and other incentives are part of __________.
a) Sales promotion
b) Advertising
c) Customer service
d) Publicity
7. Companies get benefits from IMC (Integrated Marketing Communication)
through__________.

a) Brand differentiation
b) Increased brand trust
c) Improved accountability
d) All of the given options
8. A major problem for sales people is that it often takes longer time to __________.
a) Make a sale than it does to identify a prospect
b) Identify prospects than it does to make a sale
c) Generate prospects from qualified leads
d) All of the above are problems
9. Which of the following activities is not part of personal selling?
a) Making sales calls
b) Closing the sale
c) Generating leads
d) Managing profit
10. _________is less expensive than telemarketing but more expensive than e-mail
marketing.
a) Direct-mail
b) Web-mail
c) Leaflets
d) All of the given options

Purposes of advertising agencies include:

a.
Advise & counsel on marketing strategy
b.
Advise & counsel on advertising and media strategy
c.
Help & counsel on sales promotion & other communication tasks
d.
All of the given options

_______ is the process and activities people engage in- when searching for,
purchasing, using, evaluating and disposing of products and services so as to
satisfy their needs and desires.
a.
Consumer Behavior
b.
Decision Making
c.
Advertising
d.
Feedback

A name, term, sign, design or a unifying combination of them, intended to identify

and distinguish the product or service from competing products or services is
called _________.
e.
Personal Name
f.
Trade Name
g.
Brand
h.
Trademark

________ are individuals who have specific needs and for whom the
communication must be specifically tailored.
i.
Customers
j.
Consumers
k.
Target Audiences
l.
Market Segments

The phenomenon whereby a product is promoted through an ad that encourages

the consumers to purchase directly from the manufacturer is known as _____.
m.
Brand Advertising
n.
Direct Response Advertising
o.
Retail or Local Advertising
p.
Public Service Advertising

________ is the art and science of fitting the products or services to one or more
segments of the broad market in such a way as to set it meaningfully apart from
competition.
q.
Positioning
r.
Branding
s.
Marketing
t.
Segmentation

A measure of the number of different audience members exposed at least once

to a media vehicle in a given period of time is called _________.
u.
Reach
v.
Coverage
w.
Scheduling
x.
Frequency

Criteria for MEDIA PLAN EXECUTION consists of

y.
Geographical Coverage
z.
Creative Aspects & Mood
aa.
Both of the given options
bb.
None of the given options

In _______ method, managers establish budget amount by matching the

competitions percentage of sales expenditure.
cc.
Percentage of Sales Method
dd.
Competitive Parity Method
ee.
Objective & Task Method
ff.
None of the given options

The act of informing or reminding consumers about a specific product or brand is

referred to as:
gg.
Advertising
hh.
Marketing
ii.
Selling
jj.
Promotion

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION (MKT 621)

Fill in the blanks using appropriate words.
Q .

An account executive can only be efficient and convincing if he or she is fully

aware of the market and its trends.

Q .

The selection of high quality of people will always produce the best and
productive results thereby attracting more clients.

Q .

To keep advertising program on track, stay focused on your positioning.

Q .

Generally the cost of magazines advertising vary based on type, circulation,

positioning and strength.

Q .

TV time periods are divided into dayparts, which are specific segments of a
broadcast day.

Mark the statements as true or false.

Q .
T
Q .
T
Q .
T
Q .

The more exact the identification of your target buyer, the more efficient your
marketing programs would be in generating sales.
If your customers are primarily the ultimate users of your product or service,
identification is generally in terms of demographics and lifestyles.
There is a high demand for account executives but less job security than other
professions.
A logotype is a symbol that stands for your company but it should not be a
picture of everything you do.

F
Q . Television is a good medium for conveying specific, detailed information about a
product and its features; so it is basically ideal for a company which wants to
influence a broad market.
F

Choose the correct option from given choices.

Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ads are measured for effectiveness to:

Choose a medium
Avoid costly mistakes
Focus the brand
Judge ad liking

Q.

Highly involved ___________ are more motivated and actively looking for
information.
Customers
Employees
Target audiences
Advertisers

a.
b.
c.
d.
Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which of the following is a strategy where firms focus their promotional

messages on target customers?
Co-branding
Advertising
Push
Pull

Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A slogan in promotion is used because:

It makes you unique
In all media immediate attention is grabbed
Always reminds of a definite brand
All of the given options

Q.

_________ often appear when you access a certain website.

a.
b.
c.
d.
Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pop-ups
Banners
Links
Interstitials
Today, the emphasis of most advertisers is on:
Publicity
Billboards
Print media
Electronic media

Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

A/ an __________ is usually simple idea:

TV ad
Advertising campaign
Big idea
Efficient idea

Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

_________ is measured in points or point sizes.

Type
Design
Length
Style

Q.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Advertising should be abolished because it:

Raises prices
Encourages monopoly
Causes corruption
Forces an inferior product on customer

Q.
The constraints of promotion may include:
a. Competitors advertising
b. Resistance to change
c. Budget
dAll of the given options

) Advertising is a major promotion mix ingredient that is a...?

A) Paid form of personal communication.
B) Paid form of non personal communication.
C) Non paid form of personal communication.
D) Non paid form of non personal communication.
) A Bank airs a series of radio ads that claim "We are the listening bank." This campaign
would be best described as __________ advertising.
A) Pioneer
B) Target
C) Product
D) Institutional
E) comparative
) Advertising that promotes organizational images, ideas, and political issues is
__________ advertising.

A) defensive
B) Product
C) Competitive
D) comparative
E) Institutional
) Soft drink companies advertise that their products beat the competition in national
"taste tests," and they refer to the rival brands by name. This type of advertising is
best described as?
A) Pioneer.
B) Competitive.
C) comparative.
D) defensive.
E) Selective.
) The initial stage in the development of an advertising campaign is?
A) Creating the message.
B) Setting the budget.
C) Identifying and analyzing the advertising target audience.
D) Defining the advertising objectives.
E) Creating the advertising platform.

) The target audience for an advertising campaign is the .?

A) Information base on which to develop the campaign.
B) Location and geographic distribution of persons.
C) Group of people toward whom the advertisements are directed.
D) Overall goal of the advertising campaign.
) Why should a benchmark statement be included in advertising objectives?
A) The shareholders always like to see where a company is in relation to competition.
B) It gives an indication of how the advertising message might best be presented.
C) Without a reference point, it is difficult to determine to what degree the objectives have
been accomplished.
D) The objectives become more easily attainable when such a statement is included.
) The most effective method of determining platform issues is to use a survey of ?
A) Personnel with the firm.
B) Individuals at the advertising agency.
C) Customers.
D) Marketers in the industry.
E) Advertising experts.
) People in the marketing department are having difficulty estimating the level of effort
needed to achieve advertising goals. This problem is characteristic of the __________
approach to advertising appropriation.
A) reliable-appropriation
B) match-competition
C) Arbitrary

D) objective-and-task
E) percent-of-sales
) Roger McKinney complains to his advertising director that the continuing slump in
orders has apparently been perpetuated by the firm's failure to have the necessary
advertising expenditures in key media. Based on this information, the firm is MOST
likely using the __________ approach to determine its advertising appropriation.
A) percent-of-sales
B) objective-and-task
C) competition-matching
D) Arbitrary

Purpose of Advertising
Quiz 8
1. The purpose of advertising is:
a. To sell more of a product or idea.
b. To create favorable awareness for a product or service that stimulates or initiates a
positive intended action to generate sales.
c. To build awareness of ones product or service.
d. To persuade others to buy your product over your competitors product.
2. The primary senses for consuming advertising are:
a. Sight and Touch
b. Sound and Touch
c. Sight, Sound and Touch
d. Sight and Sound
3. Radio has been called the Theater of the Mind:
a. Because you can observe broadcasters at work at any time.
b. As you hear, absorb, filter and relate words and sound to create your
own personal image.
c. Because there is so much brain stimulation that takes place while listening
to the radio.
d. Because advertisers use radio to brainwash us.
4. A media that has the capability to extend the power of the human voice to wide
distribution but remain personalized in reception is:
a. Television
b. Magazines
c. Radio
d. Internet
1-Which one of the following is the major ingredient/s for an effective TV campaign?
Celebrities
Humor & Twist
A story line
All of the given options
---- 2 ---All of the following are the limitations of TV as an advertising medium EXCEPT:
Cost
Clutter
Fleeting Message Creativity and Impact

---- 3 ----All of the following are the disadvantages of a newspaper with respect to advertising,
EXCEPT:
High waste circulation
Short life span of information
Range of market coverage
No Audience selection
---- 4 ---Following are the tasks of a copywriter of an advertising agency EXCEPT:

Discussing with clients

Consulting creative team
Analyzing marketing data
Scrutiny the media vehicle
---- 31 ( Marks: 5 )
After conceiving the problem well, you are required to provide a tentative solution of the
problem. What are the steps involved to predict an agreeable solution of a problem?
---- 32 ( Marks: 10 )
Each component of marketing mix has its importance but integrated form of components can
produce more out of them. How can you assemble these components and what factors you will
consider to assemble them?
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Advertising is a most important ingredient of promotion mix that is:

Paid form of personal communication
Paid form of non personal communication
Non paid form of personal communication
Non paid form of non personal communication
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following tools is specifically designed to promote a product to massive
audience?
Advertising
Public Relations
Publicity
Personal selling
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following tools is more influential for massive target audience to convey a
message that is helpful in making a buying decision?
Publicity
Personal Selling
Public relation
Advertising
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following is the cheapest tool to promote a product?

Advertising
Publicity
Personal Selling
Sales Promotion
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Following are the product differentiations based on customers' perception EXCEPT:

Perceptible
Imperceptible
Persuasion
Induced
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following is the primary focus of advertising toward target audience?
Persuasion
Push the customer
Availability of a product
Infornmation of a new product
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Nazim heard an advertisement on the radio, asking for donations of usable clothes and household
items to the earthquake victims. This advertisement is an example of ________________.
Public Connection Program
Public Service Announcement
Public Cooperative Ad
Public Deceptive Campaign
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT usually defined as an element of standard marketing mix?
Product
Price
Place
People
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following is least likely to be associated with a firm's macro-environment?

Cultural convergence
Study of the changing birth rate
Analysis of household savings ratios
A new staff incentive scheme
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

For

a given market, a demand curve is the relationship between _______.

Price and quantity

 Price and supply

Demand and supply
Supply and quanity
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Mr.
Robin is working in an advertising agency and he is overall incharge of all creative and art work
related to agencys clients. Which one of the following position he has?
Copy & Design Developer
Idea Director
Creative Director
Media Director
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following types of advertising, attempts to create a favorable long-term
perception of an entire business instead of particular product or service?
Brand Advertising
Institutional Advertising
Business to Business Advertising
Public Service Advertising
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following puts different pieces of information together in a creative process?
Orientation
Ideation
Incubation
Synthesis
Question No: 14

( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following refers to potential audience might be exposed to the advertising
message?
Reach
Frequency
Scheduling
Coverage
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which type of the research helps agency to analyze whether message content & presentation will
perform as desired or not?
Copy research
Media research
Market research
Advertising research
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following tools is/are the ingredient/s of promotional mix?

 Advertising
Personal selling
Public relations
All of the given options
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

After watching the 30-minute infomercial on surf excel, Sana was certain the cleaning product
would remove the grape juice stain from her white shirt. In terms of the communication process,
Sana had engaged in which of the following process?
Evaluating
Encoding
Decoding
Messaging
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

All

of the following are the "Advertising Hierarchy Models" EXCEPT:

AIDA model
Innovation-adoption model
Information procession model
Hierarchy of outcomes model
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

ROPE strategy is one of the old problem-solving techniques and it was proposed by:
Kleeppner
Johan Martson
Jerry Hendrix
E.K. Strong
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

RACE and ROPE are two problem-solving strategies. Which of the following factors are
common in both strategies?
Research, Action
Research, Objective
Research, Evaluation
Research, Communication
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following tools is used to decide 'Advertising Reach'?

Net Program Rating
Target Rating Scale
Net Rating Scale
Gross Rating Point
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following advertising objectives can be defined to increase companys brand
usage rate among existing consumers and encouraging non-users to have trial and / or purchase?

 Communication objective
Sales objective
Behavior related objective
Media planning objective
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

All

of the following are the different types of advertising theme, EXCEPT:

Utilitarian
Focused
Informative
Research
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which section of an advertisement copy provides information about the brand name or
trademark of the company?
Headline
Body copy
Signature
Illustration
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

All

of the following are the responsibilities of a copywriter in advertising agency, EXCEPT:

Writing clear, persuasive and original copy
Carefully proof reading copy to check spellings & grammar
Keeping up to date with popular culture & trends
Deciding about media for placing an advertisement
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

All
of the following can be part of a creative team for creating an advertisement in an advertising
agency, EXCEPT:
Copywriter
Art Director
Creative Director
Media Director
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which one of the following is an advantage to advertise in a newspaper?

All of the given options
Flexibility
Low Cost per advertisement
Coverage in remote areas
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

All

of the following are the advantages of TV advertising, EXCEPT:

 Creativity and Impact

Captivity and attention
Selectivity and flexibility
Clutter and Costs
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

A

printing error in a newspaper advertisement is an example of:

Feedback
Noise
Message loop
Carelessness
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 )

- Please choose one

Which of the following advertising agencies offers both creative & media services with research
to its clients?
Creative agency
Full Service agency
A Composite agency
Media Independent agency
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Suppose you are going to advertise your product on TV. What are the limitations you will face
while using TV as a medium?
Solution:
Television being and image building and visual medium it offers the ability to convey your
message with sight sound and motion.
Despite being advantage it still has some limitations and disadvantages which limits its use for
the advertisers;
. It is costly medium.
. it does not offer much audience selectivity like radio and magazines, newspaper or direct
mail.
. Deception technology and art are used to tell the stories to create desired reaction and
effect which are not usually true rather fake.
. Clutter advertiser message is only one or more occasion its result is effectiveness because
of clutter.
. limited attention the message is for lot number people but during commercial breaks the
number of audience becomes less.
Fleeting messages. Tv commercial usually remain for 30 seconds of time or less very short
time cannot produce the requisite impression and effectiveness like to examine consider and
decide.
. further message is temporary which require multiple add to rise above the clutter. Tv
cannot be right media in the countries less developed wher the common people cannot get
TV. And are there tv. Is scarce.
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 10 )
Advertising and public relations are the tools of promotional mix. How these tools are different
from each other? Give examples to differentiate both tools.
Solution;
Advertisement differ from PR. Public relationing is not the form of advertising basically.
We may say PR is big thing and advertising is its part. PR has a broader perspectives

Differeces:
. PR is not a paid form like advertising this is the difference we do not pay for PR
whereas advertising is always Paid.
. Public Relation is not the form of advertising.
. PR is for every one and advertising is limited to special selling and buying task and
activities.
. Advertising may not be in practice due some reason with any organization but PR is
always continued.
. PR is related to all the communication of total organization while advertising is only used
for marketing functions and sales objectives within the organization.
. You have to pay nothing for PR but advertising is always paid it is the main difference.
We may say advertising is the tool of PR
The role of PR is informative educator and creating understanding through knowledge. It paves
way for the advertising by creating the situation and circumstances by its activities creating
knowledge and understanding of the product or service being promoted through advertising. In
other words PR gives the market education. Than the message of advertising becomes most
persuasive. PR by market research decides on type of advertising and on the basic of market
information also decides the choice and use of media. Therefore we can say that advertising is
one of the important tool of PR. Usually advertising is the baby of PR mind.

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