Round out your advertising vocabulary with this exercise. The terms covered here are used across advertising agencies, marketing departments, and media companies in English-speaking environments.
📚 Key vocabulary above-the-line (ATL) — advertising through mass media channels with broad reach, such as TV, radio, and national print below-the-line (BTL) — targeted, direct advertising activities such as email campaigns, sponsorships, and in-store promotions reach — the total number of unique individuals exposed to an advertisement over a specified period frequency — the average number of times a target audience member is exposed to an advertisement impressions — the number of times an advertisement is displayed, regardless of whether it is clicked on copywriting — the craft of writing persuasive text for advertisements, websites, and other marketing materials creative brief — a document outlining the objectives, target audience, and guidelines for an advertising campaign media buy — the purchase of advertising space or time from a media outlet to run a campaign programmatic advertising — automated buying and selling of online advertising using data and algorithms in real time sponsored content — paid material that resembles editorial content, designed to promote a brand in a less intrusive way
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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.
1. During the recession, marketers have learned that interactive marketing is ______________. (meaning: the correct approach)
Correct answer: the way to go.
2. Marketing that involves a "conversation" between the prospective client and the company is called ______________ marketing.
Correct answer: interactive.
3. He has already predicted the likely ____________________ conditions.
Correct answer: future.
4. Advertising ____________________ are the media used for advertising, such as television, radio, websites, and online video.
Correct answer: channels.
5. I doubt the ______________ of this approach.
Correct answer: effectiveness.
6. Online forums, social networks, video channels, and podcasts are examples of ____________________ media.
Correct answer: social.
7. We have to ______________ the advertisement to this particular need. = We have to adjust the advertisement to meet/address this particular need.
Correct answer: tailor.
8. If an advertising campaign ____________________, it achieves the opposite of its intended effect.
Correct answer: backfires.
9. He has brought a lot of work ____________________; he has obtained many contracts for the company.
Correct answer: in.
10. A _______________ campaign = A (very) decisive campaign