Chapter 15 - Digital Media
Chapter 15 - Digital Media
• Web 1.0
• Banners
• Sponsorships
• Pop-Ups/ Pop-
unders
• Interstitial
obstacles
• Ads that come
in between
content.
The Internet and IMC
• Web 1.0
• Paid searches
• Behavioral targeting
• Contextual ads
• Ads matching the content of
a publisher’s site
• Rich media
• Online commercial
• Video on demand
• Webisodes
Web 2.0
The Big Four of social media
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• YouTube
Additional social media
• Instagram
• Pinterest
• LinkedIn
• Podcasting
• RSS
• Blogs
Other web 2.0 forms
• Augmented reality
• Second life
• QR code
• NFC
Advantages of internet, digital & social media
• Target marketing
• Target a huge market with minimum waste
• Message tailoring
• Messages can be structured to fit the appeal of the target
audience
• Interactive capabilities
• Customer involvement, engagement and satisfaction
• Informative access
• One of the most important aspects of the internet
Advantages of internet, digital & social media
• Sales potential
• Creativity
• Creatively designed sites can ensure repeated visits and positive
positioning of the company’s image
• Exposure
• Better for small companies with limited budget
• Speed
• Quickest mean of acquiring and providing information
• Complement to IMC
• Can be mixed with other IMC tools
Disadvantages of internet, digital & social media
• Measurement problems
• Clutter
• Potential for deception
• Privacy
• Irritation
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