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Advertising Cont.

ClassNotes Team 1 MIN READUPDATED 4 JUL 2026

Marketing S.S.S 1 Third Term

WEEK 2

Advertising Cont.

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to explain:

i. Advantages and disadvantages of each medium

(Electronic media)

 

Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Media

 

Medium                    Advantages                                  Disadvantages

Television

- Dramatic presentation & demonstrative ability.

- High reach potential

- Attain rapid awareness

- Relatively efficient

- Non-literate compliance

- Audio and visual advantage

- Provides a form of entertainment.

- Very expensive

- Needs electricity which is not guaranteed/stable.

-  Requires full attention

- Non-retrieval of message

- High product cost

- Control of time

 

 

Radio

- High frequency

- High level of efficiency

- Ability to integrate with television

- Portable & personal medium

- Low production cost

'- Use of local personalities

- Reach a wider audience at once

-  Not limited to literate

- Message on the product could not be seen

- Prone to wrong interpretation.

- sometimes ambiguous & misleading.

- Fractionalization of audience.

- Time limitation

- Commercial clutter, etc.