Business functions

Advertising

Instructions

Choose one of the advertising methods below and then complete the following tables by assessing eacch of the advertising methods.

You will need to consider:

  • Cost
  • Target Market
  • Reach
  • Effectiveness

You can type into the boxes and then print out your response by clicking the print button.

Website

Advantages

Relatively cheap and a very large coverage as most households now have internet access which they use regularly. Good selection of different types of advertising – pop ups, social media sites, direct mail. Can use sound and video. Can target certain individuals or groups.

Disadvantages

A lot of people ignore internet advertising as there is so much of it. It can have a negative impact on the business if it is seen as a nuisance – who actually looks at junk mail?