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TV Advertising for Small Business
TV Advertising for Small Business
TV Advertising for Small Business
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TV Advertising for Small Business

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The account executive made TV advertising sound like a great way to take your business to the next level. But your head is spinning from all the jargon. And will it really help you produce more sales? Before you sign on the dotted line find out more about ratings, TV ad costs, how to use classic TV ad techniques, types of TV spots, TV production and how to buy TV advertising like a pro.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherScott Walker
Release dateNov 30, 2010
ISBN9781452380797
TV Advertising for Small Business
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Scott Walker

SCOTT WALKER is the director of the Institute of Life Purpose and senior lecturer at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He earned a doctorate in adult education from the University of Georgia, specializing in adult developmental studies. Reared in the Philippines by missionary parents, he has spent a lifetime preparing to write The Edge of Terror. Walker is the author of ten books, including the recent American Civil War saga Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia.

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    TV Advertising for Small Business - Scott Walker

    TV Advertising For Small Business

    Scott Walker

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    Copyright 2010 Scott Walker

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    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: Ratings and TV Advertising Sales

    Understanding Rating Points and Other Key Terms in Advertising Media

    Chapter 2: TV Advertising Prices

    Rules of Thumb for Television Advertising Costs

    Chapter 3: Buying TV Advertising Like A Pro

    Marketing Products and Services with Smart and Effective Advertising

    Chapter 4: Leveraging Creative TV Advertising

    Push for Added Value when Buying a TV Advertising Schedule

    Chapter 5: Special Offers for TV Advertising

    The Sales Pitch Sounds Like Starting Ads Tomorrow is Way Overdue? Caveat Emptor

    Chapter 6: Customer Marketing – Classic TV Ads

    Basic Techniques Of Marketing Products & Services Via TV Advertising

    Chapter 7: Market Research for Targeted TV Ad

    Focus Group Testing Sharpens Creative Television Advertising Concept

    Chapter 8: First TV Ad for a Small Business

    Put the Spot to Work by Making it Sell. Here’s How to Have a Good Experience

    Chapter 9: TV Commercial Production Primer

    Knowing the Process is Critical to TV Ad Production

    Chapter 10: Types of TV Spots and Their Uses

    Use the Right Format for Specific Advertising Needs

    >>>>> Chapter 1: Ratings and TV Advertising Sales <<<<<

    Understanding Rating Points and Other Key Terms in Advertising Media

    In This Chapter:

    Knowing television advertising lingo enables an objective analysis of advertising sales proposals. A first-time advertiser who has just heard a TV advertising sales pitch can easily wind up with a brain swirling on overload trying to sort through a jumble of jargon. Here’s a quick primer of basic TV advertising terms and what they mean.

    Ratings

    Many advertisers and viewers think of ratings simply as a measure of a particular show’s popularity. That’s only the surface of a critical element in advertising. Ratings are expressed in points, and it’s true that the more rating points a show posts the more viewers it has. The actual meaning to an advertiser is

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