Thursday, November 3, 2011

Online Media- A powerful channel of brand communication

Brand Advertising is now possible through various means or channels among which Online Advertising has emerged as a powerful channel of brand communication. Any promotion message of a brand or business that is available on the website comes under online advertising. Today, advertising through online media has become mandatory for most of the brand and business owners. In the following paragraphs, some imperative reasons of advertising through online media are provided.

Advertising through online media provides two way communications between brand owners and customers. Interested customers can click on a particular ad display, learn more and also have the choice to buy it on the spot. Bidding adieu to the old-fashioned style of advertising, online media ensures that customers make their best choice by purchasing a brand only after going through its complete details.

When you advertise through online media, you pay only for what you get. Banner Advertising therefore can be extremely competitive with other forms of advertising. For example when you buy 1,000 ad impressions through the advertisement you know exactly that 1,000 people will see you ad display. All in all, web sites have reduced the cost of online advertising that makes it a more affordable channel of advertising your brand or business amongst customers or prospects.

Another major advantage of online advertising as compared to traditional media is that any online ad is focused and targeted. Advertising through traditional media is like shooting an arrow in the dark. It depends on luck whether the advertiser is able to effectively convey the brand message or not. Web Advertising is different in this context. Websites allow advertisers to gather the complete detail on who visited the websites, viewed it and how many times and so on. This detail information helps a lot to adjust the advertising campaign and make it even more effective amongst target groups.

1 comment:

Mary said...

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