BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF SELECTED MEDIA CHOICES

Benefits

Medium
Drawbacks


  NEWSPAPERS  
Timeliness
Broad acceptance
High believability
Short life
  MAGAZINES  
Credibility
Prestige
Long life
Long lead time
  RADIO  
Mass use
High geographic and demographic selectivity
Low cost
Lower audience attention than TV
Fleeting exposure
  TELEVISION  
Combines sight, sound, and motion
High attention
High reach
High cost
High clutter
Fleeting exposure
Less audience selectivity
  DIRECT MAIL  
Audience selectivity
No ad competition
Personalization
High cost
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  OUTDOOR MEDIA  
High repeat exposure
Low cost
Low competition
No audience selectivity

Source: Kotler, 1980.