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Advertising Vocabulary 1

An exercise covering the vocabulary of advertising and promotional communications. These terms are used by marketing and advertising professionals across agencies, brands, and media companies.



📚 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. We just ______________ ( = got) five new contracts in China.
2. We have to create a ______________ for a new deodorant.
3. Someone once said that "all's ______________ in love and advertising."
4. It's hard to develop a campaign for a product that many people perceive ______________.
5. The stakes are high. = A lot is at ______________. ( = a lot can be gained or lost)
6. This campaign is ______________ ( = focused/based) on the concept of family.
7. Our biggest creative ______________ is to associate the product characteristics with the spirit of Christmas.
8. Advertising has to be consistent with the brand "______________". ( = the way the company/advertiser wants the brand to be seen/perceived)
9. The agency got it ______________. That's not the direction we wanted to go with this.
10. Very often in advertising, there's more to a message than meets ______________. ( = there is also a hidden message)




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