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How to Advertise » (Third Edition)

Book cover image of How to Advertise by Kenneth Roman

Authors: Kenneth Roman, Jane Maas
ISBN-13: 9780312340216, ISBN-10: 0312340214
Format: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: March 2005
Edition: Third Edition

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Author Biography: Kenneth Roman

Kenneth Roman, former Chairman and Chief Executive of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, one of the top international advertising and communications firms, is also the co-author of Writing That Works.

Jane Maas, a Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather and subsequently Chairman of the Earle Palmer Brown agency, is a strategic and creative consultant and conducts sessions for the Association of National Advertisers on how to get more effective advertising. She is the author of Adventures of an Advertising Woman.

Martin Nisenholtz is CEO of New York Times Digital and a former director of content strategy for Ameritech Corporation. He is a director of the Interactive Advertising Bureau and chairman of the Online Publishers Association.

Book Synopsis

A completely revised guide -- updated for the '90s -- to what works, what doesn't, and why.

Table of Contents

Preface: Will There Still Be Advertising?
Reflections on David Ogilvy: The Purpose of Advertising
Pt. IWhat to Say - and Where to Say It1
1Advertising Is About Ideas3
2Brands and Strategies12
3Research27
4Campaigns38
5Media Strategies and Tactics50
6Target Marketing66
7Integrated Communications81
Pt. IIGetting the Message Out89
8Television91
9Magazines and Newspapers110
10Radio and Outdoor125
11The Internet135
12Direct Marketing151
13Brochures, Web Sites, Sales Pieces169
14Promotion and Publicity185
15Truth and Ethics198
16Working with an Agency215
Glossary229
Index253
About the Authors: Collaborative Animals265
Acknowledgments: Thank You!267

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