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Create an advertising campaign worksheet 1
CREATE AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Now, it’s time to create your own advertising campaign for a product of your choice. All you have to do is follow
these steps.
STEP 1 CHOOSE A PRODUCT
You are going to compete with other agencies to advertise a new product for a company (the client). Choose a
product that will best allow your agency to demonstrate its creativity. Here are some ideas:
fast perfume or soft women’s gym car
food fragrance drink clothes
Write the type of product here:
STEP 2 CREATE AN AD AGENCY
Advertising campaigns are usually created by a team of people, so form a group with some other students and
think of a name for your advertising agency. Most agencies use the names of the people who set them up such as
J Walter Thompson, McCann-Erickson, Young & Rubicam, Lowe Lintas & Partners. Write the name of your agency
here:
STEP 3 PLAN THE CAMPAIGN
Follow the steps below.
1. Describe the product.
2. Think of a name for the product.
3. Invent a slogan.
4. Create a customer profile (age, sex, lifestyle, etc.).
5. Decide what product qualities to promote. What makes it different from its rivals?
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6. Choose the best technique(s) for selling the product.
7. Design and produce a printed ad that will attract the customer’s attention.
8. Plan a TV or radio ad. Record it, if you are able to. Keep it short, and consider using music.
STEP 4 COMPETE FOR THE ACCOUNT
You now have to show your ad campaign to the client. Show your printed ad to friends or classmates, and play
them (or read aloud) your TV or radio ad. What do they think of your campaign? The best campaign gets the job!
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