This comprehensive book is designed to serve as a primary text for the Advertising Management course that follows the more general Principles of Advertising course. It can stand alone, or, for instructors who prefer a case-based approach, it can be adopted together with "Cases in Advertising Management" (978-0-7656-2261-7) by the same authors. "Advertising Management" covers a full range of topics for a semester-long course, including financial management, business planning, strategic planning, budgeting, human resource management, ethics, and managing change. There is even a unique section on 'managing yourself' and your own career in advertising. The text includes plentiful figures, tables, and sidebars, and each chapter concludes with useful learning objectives, summaries, discussion questions, and additional resources.

* Unlike competing texts that place media planning within a marketing context, this textbook provides an integrated and holistic approach to the full media planning process from an agency perspective. * This is a new edition of a highly regarded and core adoptable textbook, fully updated with the most recent trends and examples in digital and global campaign planning, supported by mini-case studies, examples, and activities throughout. * Divided into four key parts and bite-sized chapters to suit programme delivery, with supporting online resources to aid lecture preparation.

"Cases in Advertising Management" offers a wide range of short, medium-length, and longer cases, all designed to illuminate the topics covered in an Advertising Management course. The book can stand alone, or, for instructors who wish to incorporate a combined casebook and textbook approach, it can be adopted alongside any standard text, including Advertising Management by the same authors.The book features actual real-life cases that reflect current trends in the advertising and promotion industry, with a strong emphasis on digital media and integrated marketing communications. A detailed introduction ('How to Analyze a Case Study') is followed by 30 cases, covering a full range of topics for a semester-long course, including financial management, business planning, strategic planning, budgeting, human resource management, and managing change.

This comprehensive book is designed to serve as a primary text for the Advertising Management course that follows the more general Principles of Advertising course. It can stand alone, or, for instructors who prefer a case-based approach, it can be adopted together with "Cases in Advertising Management" (978-0-7656-2261-7) by the same authors. "Advertising Management" covers a full range of topics for a semester-long course, including financial management, business planning, strategic planning, budgeting, human resource management, ethics, and managing change. There is even a unique section on 'managing yourself' and your own career in advertising. The text includes plentiful figures, tables, and sidebars, and each chapter concludes with useful learning objectives, summaries, discussion questions, and additional resources.

This book provides simple explanations of advertising media sources and calculations along with real-world examples of source material from advertising and media companies. Each of the book's 45 concise units opens with a brief text segment, presents sample source materials from actual advertising and media companies, and concludes with hands-on exercises. Compact units cover all key topics including communication planning and media strategies. A media math primer, standard media formulae, media planning checklists, and a glossary of media terms are also included. Designed for practitioners and students, the latest edition includes new exercises with new media formats and digital media and new units devoted to popular social media channels.

Designed to serve as a comprehensive, primary text for research methods courses in advertising and/or public relations programs, this book concentrates on the uses and applications of research in advertising and public relations situations. The authors' goal is to provide the information needed by future practitioners to commission and apply research to their work problems in advertising and public relations.

This book provides simple explanations of advertising media sources and calculations along with real-world examples of source material from advertising and media companies. Each of the book's 45 concise units opens with a brief text segment, presents sample source materials from actual advertising and media companies, and concludes with hands-on exercises. Compact units cover all key topics including communication planning and media strategies. A media math primer, standard media formulae, media planning checklists, and a glossary of media terms are also included. Designed for practitioners and students, the latest edition includes new exercises with new media formats and digital media and new units devoted to popular social media channels.

Designed to serve as a comprehensive, primary text for research methods courses in advertising and/or public relations programs, this book concentrates on the uses and applications of research in advertising and public relations situations. The authors' goal is to provide the information needed by future practitioners to commission and apply research to their work problems in advertising and public relations.

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.

Table of Contents

1 The Changing Role of Brand Communication Support

2 Role of Data in Planning

3 Establishing a Media Framework

4 Dynamics of Paid Media

5 Dynamics of Owned Media

6 Dynamics of Earned Media

7 Components of a Strategic Communication Plan

8 How Brand Objectives Affect Communication Planning

9 The Role of Communication Plays in Brand Support

10 Working with a Situation Analysis

11 Defining the Target Audience

12 Geography’s Role in Planning

13 Seasonality and Timing

14 Competitive Analysis

15 Working with Creative

16 Working with a Budget

17 Setting Communication Objectives

18 Communication Idea and Briefi ng

19 Strategy and Tactics

20 Learning a New Language

21 Learning about Costs

22 Video Media

23 Audio Media

24 Print Media

25 Out-of-Home Media

26 Search Engine Marketing

27 Online Display Advertising

28 Mobile

29 Paid Social Media

30 Role of Social Influencers

31 In store Media

32 Direct Response

33 Gaming

34 Global Media

35 B2B

36 Sales Promotion

37 Global Campaign Planning

38 Preparing the Plan

39 Media and Campaign Measurement

40 Presenting the Plan: Developing the Narrative

41 Testing

42 Evaluating an Advertising Media Plan

Index