What is Advertising?
Companies use advertising to impact their target audience's behavior and opinion, through persuasion and promotion, in buying various products or services. The structure and use of advertising varies considerably from industry-to-industry. Many large organizations outsource their advertising operations to third-party ad agencies. Other companies may perform advertising activities in-house, either in-whole or partially. Activities carried out within a typical advertising function, or agency, include audience research, competitor research, ad design and production, content development, media buying and ad performance analysis and reporting. Major advertising mediums include digital or social media platforms, print publications (e.g., magazines, newspapers), television, radio, and outdoor ads (billboards, etc.).
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Marketing Benchmarking ReportBenchmarking Report Bundle -
Marketing Expense as a Percentage of Total RevenueBenchmarking Report -
Marketing KPI EncyclopediaKPI Encyclopedia -
Marketing Best Practices GuideBest Practices Guide -
Marketing Organization Chart TemplateOrg Chart Template -
Campaign Management: Cable ProvidersWorkflow Template
A typical advertising function, or ad agency, is composed over several common sub-functions, or teams, that work together to understand target audience demographics and interests, develop enticing ad content (print, digital, etc.), manage relationships with advertising partners and outlets, improve overall brand awareness and increase sales. Browse our Advertising organization chart page to learn about the roles and responsibilities of each major function. Then, download our org chart template (PDF, Visio) to further understand advertising organizational structure, and support improvement efforts within advertising operations.
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