Advertising is only part of the total sales effort, but it isthe part that attracts the most attention. This is natural enough becauseadvertising is designed for just that purpose. In newspapers, in mail, on radioand television, we constantly see and hear the messages for hundreds ofdifferent products and services. For the most part, they are the kinds ofthings that we can be persuaded to buy — food and drinks, cars and television sets, furniture and clothing,travel and leisure time activities.The simplest kind of advertising is theclassified ad. Every day the newspapers carry a few pages of these ads; in thelarge Sunday editions there may be several sections of them. A classified ad isusually only a few lines long. It is really a notice or announcement that somethingis available.Newspapers also carry a large amount ofdisplay advertising. Most of it is for stores or for various forms ofentertainment. Newspapers generally reach an audience only in a limited area.To bring their message to a larger audience, many who want to put out their adsuse national magazines. Many of the techniques of modern advertising weredeveloped in magazine ads. The use of bright colors, attractive pictures, andshort messages is all characteristic of magazine ads. The most importantpurpose is to catch the eye. The message it self is usually short, often nomore than a slogan which the public identifies with the product.The same techniques have been carriedover into television advertising. Voices and music have been added to color andpictures to catch the ear as well as the eye. Television ads are shore — usually only 15,30,or60seconds, but they are repeated over and over again so that the audience seesand hears them many times. Commercial television has mixed entertainment andadvertising.

Advertising is only part of the total sales effort, but it is the part that attracts the most attention. This is natural enough because advertising is designed for just that purpose. In newspapers, in mail, on radio and television, we constantly see and hear the messages for hundreds of different products and services. For the most part, they are the kinds of things that we can be persuaded to buy — food and drinks, cars and television sets, furniture and clothing, travel and leisure time activities.

The simplest kind of advertising is the classified ad. Every day the newspapers carry a few pages of these ads; in the large Sunday editions there may be several sections of them. A classified ad is usually only a few lines long. It is really a notice or announcement that something is available.

Newspapers also carry a large amount of display advertising. Most of it is for stores or for various forms of entertainment. Newspapers generally reach an audience only in a limited area. To bring their message to a larger audience, many who want to put out their ads use national magazines. Many of the techniques of modern advertising were developed in magazine ads. The use of bright colors, attractive pictures, and short messages is all characteristic of magazine ads. The most important purpose is to catch the eye. The message it self is usually short, often no more than a slogan which the public identifies with the product.

The same techniques have been carried over into television advertising. Voices and music have been added to color and pictures to catch the ear as well as the eye. Television ads are shore — usually only 15,30,or 60seconds, but they are repeated over and over again so that the audience sees and hears them many times. Commercial television has mixed entertainment and advertising.