2nd Edition

The Advertising Handbook

By Sean Brierley Copyright 2001
312 Pages
by Routledge

Including new illustrations, workshop exercises, and case studes and profides of key media players, the second edition of this critical introduction to the practices and perspectives of the advertising industry explores the structures of the profession and examines in depth the roles of all those involved. The Advertising Handbook examines the reasons why companies and organizations... Read more
1. Why Businesses Advertise  2. Making and Segmenting Markets  3. 'Finding' Consumers  4. Advertising and Marketing  5. Advertising Agencies  6. Client Relationships  7. Advertising and the media  8. Media Planning and Buying  9. Media Research  10. Principles of Persuasion  11. Persuasion Techniques  12. Formats, Style and Language  13. Measuring Effectiveness  14. Regulating Advertisements  15. Postscript: Advertising in Crisis

Biography

Sean Brierley

'A highly readable and informative text which will be useful to both the student and the advertising professional.' - Christine D.Reid, University of Strathclyde

'Brierley describes the convoluted world of advertising with all its confusing complexities and alarming simplicities with a cool and objective eye...'fleshed-out' with excellent - and sometimes shocking - case studies and examples.' - Media Education Journal