duminică, 8 mai 2016

How To Advertise In Belize

By Larry Clark


Advertising is a kind of marketing communication used for promoting or selling products or services of a company. There are many reasons why companies engage in advertising of their businesses. Some companies in engage in this activity for one reason while other do so for multiple reasons. This article contains some important information to keep in mind before one goes ahead to advertise in Belize.

Historical evidence extracted from remains of many ancient civilizations shows that advertising has a very long history. Egyptians used papyrus in making wall posters and sales messages whereas in Ancient Arabia, Pompeii ruins contained evidence of political campaign displays as well texts used for commercial purposes. People from Ancient Greek and Rome also routinely engaged in lost and found advertisement. Wall paintings as well as rock paintings from ancient world are a strong indication of the long history of advertisin.

Wall paintings and rock paintings for commercial advertising were found in various parts of the world in different continents. Indian rock art paintings were the origin of wall painting in the world. Indians engaged in this activity starting in 4000 BC. Oral techniques were used to advertise candy in ancient China according to evidence from Classic of Poetry. People played bamboo flutes while selling candy to attract customers.

Besides being used to promote and sell products and services, advertising is also used in reassuring shareholders and employees of the success and viability of a company. Commercial adverts increase the level of consumption of commodities through branding. Branding helps consumers to associate certain commodities with certain qualities. Messages used in advertising are often paid for by sponsors and they are viewed through various media outlets.

Different media outlets are used to air including direct mail, magazines, television, text messages, newspapers, the internet, and radio. Commercial and non-commercial advertisers are the two major kinds of advertisers in existence today. Like the name suggests, commercial advertisers are involved with advertising consumer commodities and they are usually businesses.

Non-commercial advertisers advertise non-consumer products, and services. Non-commercial advertisers include religious organizations, interest groups, political parties, and governmental agencies. They may employ public service announcement and other free modes of persuasion. The estimated global expenditure on advertising was 592.43 billion US Dollars in 2015. Internationally, four main advertising conglomerates command the industry. These are WPP, Publicis, Interpublic, and Omnicom.

Any medium can be used to advertise product and services. Media used for commercial advertising include wall paintings, cinema, web banners, mobile telephone screens, billboards, town criers, skywriting, in-flight advertisements, bathrooms stalls, and posters among others. There are many types of advertising used in Belize. Some of them include television, radio, informercials, online, domain name, press, billboard, mobile billboard, in-store, coffee cup, street, and sheltered outdoor advertising among others.

Public interests in the advertising industry have always been protected through regulation. An example where regulation has been applied is where tobacco products are banned from being advertised on television. Europe is currently debating a lot about the issue of advertising to children.




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