Advertising and Promotion Online

An interstitial is a Web page or banner inserted in the normal flow of editorial content for the purpose of advertising or promotion.

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Affiliate is a customer-oriented advertising method.

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Procter & Gamble's Sparkle City site for Crest toothpaste is a brand specific site.

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Promotional banners are very ineffective in stimulating trial.

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The difference between banner ads and content sponsorship is that sponsorship ads are rotated.

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Sponsorship is subtler than banner advertising.

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Direct marketing through standard mail or telemarketing services is much cheaper than e-mail marketing.

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Click-through rates are higher for banner advertising than for e-mail ads.

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Permission marketing is build around a "opt-in" model of direct marketing.

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Viral marketing propagates itself.

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CPM stands for cost-per-hundred-impressions and ad rates are based on the "eyeball" model.

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The Industry Standard reports indicate that the average ad-banner CPM rates are continuing to increase.

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Banner exchange services are a way in which small and home businesses can drive traffic to their sites without paying for banner ads.

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Using different ad copy and controlling the frequency can help reduce banner burnout.

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Using the unique visitor metric is a good method for advertisers to differentiate between a teenager who accidentally stumbles into an online brokerage site and an investment pro looking to make good buys.

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Advertising networks:
One-stop shop for marketers to plan, serve, and track ad campaigns across many different Web sites; offers thousands of member sites where ads can be placed.

Banner advertising:
An image file placed in content sites where the advertiser's target market can be reached.

Click-through rate:
The measurement of how many times viewers click on a banner ad.

Cost-per-response (CPR):
The media cost based on how many viewers click on a banner ad or actual sales on a designated Web site.

Cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM):
The media cost of gaining exposure to one thousand persons with an ad on designated Web sites.

E-mail marketing:
A targeted or tailored message from a marketer to each recipient of the e-mail.

Electronic coupons:
A response-inducing sales promotion effort that can be redeemed in online or offline stores.

Interstitials:
A Web page or banner inserted in the normal flow of editorial content for the purpose of advertising or promotion.

Micro-site:
A mini online store site that runs during a specific ad or promotional campaign.

Permission marketing:
The sending of customized messages and e-mail flyers by marketers to consumers who have subscribed to this service.

Viral marketing:
A combination of e-mail marketing and word-of-mouth communication that propagates itself the way viruses do from one user to another via e-mail messages.