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III. What are logos and what is their function?

Reading. Read and translate the text. Discuss it with your partner.

Advertisement Ideas

Advertising a product plays a vital role in its total sales, because it helps to draw the attention of a large number of consumers. However, advertising needs to be done in a proper and systematic manner, to target the potential buyer.

Newspaper Advertising

Placing an advertisement of your products or company in the local newspaper, is still considered to be one of the best advertising ideas. For newspaper advertisements, be very specific when it comes to giving the wording for your ad, as you have to pay charges depending on the number of words. Make sure that the content in the advertisement is relevant, grammatically correct and appealing to the customers. Large sized color advertisements can be the best advertising technique for those with a high budget.

Radio Advertising

Due to the increasing popularity of radio, radio advertising has been the best means of making the people aware of your new products. Ad jingles are the best way advertising on the radio. Conducting interesting contests on the radio in which the radio jockey asks some product related questions and the lucky winners get your product as the prize, can be useful radio advertising ideas. You can also enter into a sponsorship deal with a radio station.

Television Advertising

Television advertising can help you reach a large audience and increase your sales turnover. For that, you will have to shoot ads with models and hire experienced ad directors. If you have a high budget, you can surely rope in some top celebrities to advertise your products. By airing your ads on popular channels and shows, you increase your chances of grabbing the attention of the viewers.

Internet Advertising

With the number of Internet users increasing at a rapid pace all round the world, Internet advertising becomes the best way of introducing your services and products. You can find out which are the most popular and highly surfed websites and place ads on them to reach maximum number of people. However, you should be aware of the internet advertising costs and terms and conditions to do the same.

Making use of Banners, Hoardings and Pamphlets

Banners, hoardings and pamphlets can also be good advertising ideas for marketing any kind of products. Pamphlets can be self made, by including all the detailed information of your products, whereas, banners would be made by others for you. Banners and hoardings cost much more than pamphlets. 

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Reading Comprehension

I. Find English equivalents of the following words and phrases:

привлечь внимание, нацелиться на потенциального покупателя, размещать рекламу продукта, оплачивать услуги, реклама на радио, рекламный джингл, увеличить продажи, снимать рекламный ролик, заполучить широкую аудиторию, знаменитости, рекламировать, воспроизводить рекламу в эфире, реклама в интернете, растяжки, рекламные щиты, брошюры.

II. Fill the gaps with the words from the previous exercise.

  1. To … your sales turnover you can place your ads on television or on the Internet.

  2. Advertising helps to … the attention of … buyers.

  3. … advertising should be placed on the most popular websites.

  4. Ad … are the best way advertising on the radio.

  5. … can be self made by including all the detailed information of your products.

III. Answer the following questions. Explain your answers.

  1. What kind of advertising is the most effective? Why?

  2. What is he best way of advertising on the radio?

  3. What are the advantages of television advertising?

  4. How to make internet advertising more successful?

  5. What are the advantages of using banners, hoardings and pamphlets?

IV. Complete the chart with the information from the text and your own ideas.

Advantages

Disadvantages

Newspaper Advertising

Radio Advertising

Television Advertising

Banners, Hoardings and Pamphlets

VI. Make a summary of the text.

VII. Did you know…? A 30- second TV advert during the American Superbowl costs more than $2 million!

Lexical Exercises

I. Decide with your partner if the following statements are true or false.

1. In the UK an advertisement is often called a ‘spot’.

2. There are no advertisements on BBC TV and radio.

3. There are three recognised abbreviations of

‘advertisement’: ‘advert’, ‘ad’ and ‘adv’.

4. A ‘commercial’ is an alternative word for an advertisement on television or radio.

II. Underline the stressed syllable in the following words.

ad ver tise ad ver ti sing

ad vert ad ver tised

ad ver tise ment

III. Fill the gaps below with the words from II.

1. Do you think that............................ is a form of art? Why (not)?

2. How much does it cost to ..........................in a newspaper, on the radio or on TV in your country?

3. Tobacco ......................... in the UK is banned on television and radio and in magazines

and newspapers. Is it banned in your country? Do you think it should be? Why (not)?

4. Do you think that tobacco, cigarettes etc. should be ............................ near schools?

5. What are the funniest three ......................... you have ever seen?

6. What factors do you think make a good .............................?