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English For Advertising/Advertisers 5

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


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.

1. During the recession, marketers have learned that interactive marketing is ______________. ( = the correct approach)
2. Marketing that involves a "conversation" between the prospective client and the company is called ______________ marketing.
3. He has already predicted ______________ likely conditions. ( = what the conditions will be like in the future)
4. Advertising ______________ = Media for advertising (TV, radio, mobile, online videos, etc.)
5. I doubt the ______________ of this approach.
6. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are all examples of social media ______________.
7. We have to ______________ the advertisement to this particular need. = We have to adjust the advertisement to meet/address this particular need.
8. If an advertising campaign _______________, that means it achieved the opposite effect of what it wanted to achieve.
9. He's brought a lot of ______________. = He has obtained a lot of contracts for the company.
10. A _______________ campaign = A (very) decisive campaign


▶ Keep practicing — more exercises for you: Marketing English 1
Marketing English 2
Marketing English 3
Marketing English 4
Marketing English 5
Marketing English 6
Sales English 1
Sales English 2
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