Purchase Solution

Pretesting advertising

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Advertising creatives have long lamented ad pretesting. They believe that it inhibits their creative process and results in sameness in commercials. Marketers, on the other hand, believe that ad pretesting provides necessary checks and balances as to whether an ad campaign is being developed in a way that will connect with consumers and be well-received in the marketplace.

Take a position on the issue by supporting one of the following statements:
- Ad pretesting in often an unnecessary waste of marketing dollars.
- Ad pretesting provides an important diagnostic function for marketers as to the likely success of an ad campaign

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

This solution provides a discussion about the pros of pretesting advertising by marketers.

Solution Preview

Pretesting can have many reasons for not providing the appropriate insight into how well a campaign will play out in the public. Pretests do not often simulate the reality in which an ad will play. People want to help, but often they are unable to articulate or even understand how ads affect them, especially during a long term scenario. That said, pretesting can provide valuable feedback to the marketer. Pretesting can help to identify unknown target audiences, or help reformulate the actual market that is being targeted. For example, a car commercial featuring a celebrity can appeal to the target audience in a positive way, but the marketers may find ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Income Streams

In our ever changing world, developing secondary income streams is becoming more important. This quiz provides a brief overview of income sources.

Understanding the Accounting Equation

These 10 questions help a new student of accounting to understand the basic premise of accounting and how it is applied to the business world.

Six Sigma for Process Improvement

A high level understanding of Six Sigma and what it is all about. This just gives you a glimpse of Six Sigma which entails more in-depth knowledge of processes and techniques.

Marketing Management Philosophies Quiz

A test on how well a student understands the basic assumptions of marketers on buyers that will form a basis of their marketing strategies.

IPOs

This Quiz is compiled of questions that pertain to IPOs (Initial Public Offerings)