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Advertising summary.
Steve - Just to bring you up to date on the advertising strategy.
Television - Our TV ad campaign has been running for two weeks, and brand awareness is now over 70% in the target demographic. We have booked slots after adventure movies, nature documentaries, and occasional slots just before adult content on mainstream channels. We are mainly advertising in prime time, but also early evening to catch the late teens/college audience before they go out for the evening. The N.E. wear catchphrase "If you aren't wearing it, you aren't dressed" has been very successful. We'll keep the advertisements running until the opening in two weeks.
Exposure very high. Targeting average Cost per viewer low Impact high Overall cost high
Radio - Low profile here - we stress the visual element of how the clothes look, and we use outdoor scenery, which does not work with radio. But we have a spot just before the morning news on national radio, and the same on a classical radio station.
Exposure high. Targeting poor Cost per viewer low Impact average Overall cost moderate
Magazines and newspapers - Most of our target demographic don't read dailies. We targeted fashion magazines (for females) and motoring and extreme sports magazines (for males and females). We went for full - page colour glossies. Naturally, fishing, hunting, boating and similar magazines all carried ads.
Exposure average. Targeting good Cost per viewer high Impact average Overall cost moderate
Posters - We decided not to put posters outside urban areas. In our opinion Ausweiss are making a mistake here. Posters in the countryside are seen as environmentally unfriendly by our audience. We have chosen one or two sites in major cities, and put up very large posters on the side of buildings. We chose the picture of a couple playing under a woodland waterfall, with their N.E. wear gear lying on the river bank in the foreground, and the catchphrase "Get back to nature".
Exposure high. Targeting very poor Cost per viewer low Impact low Overall cost low
Street Furniture - We have some advertisements on the back of bus stops on busy streets, and on bus stops used by university and college students. To keep up our image we do not advertise on phone boxes, or dustbins though we are considering advertisements under public notices, where this is allowed.
Exposure high. Targeting very poor Cost per viewer very low Impact low Overall cost low
Positioned advertisements - Commuter rail stations with a high young professional population are targeted with posters. These show a couple in smart business clothes strap-hanging. A larger picture alongside shows a view of the countryside in summer, with the caption "Wouldn't you rather be somewhere else?"
Exposure moderate. Targeting good Cost per viewer low Impact average Overall cost low
1. True
The report says that the TV ads have run for 2 weeks and will run for two more.
2. True
Verity want N.E. wear ads to be seen while audiences are thinking of adverture, nature, or (especially with female viewers) fashion.
3. True
This is one of the two disadvantages mentioned.
4. False
N.E. wear is advertised in magazines not in daily newspapers.
5. False
The poster is in a city, but a waterfall is shown on the poster.
6. False
Bus stop advertising is aimed at older students, but also at shoppers on busy streets.
7. True
The advertisements are aimed at young professionals on their way to and from work.
8. True
The cost per exposure is very low, and the overall cost is low, but there isn't really any targeting, so this is very poor.