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Re: [LUG] Advertising (or lack of)

 

On Sunday 20 January 2008 00:03, Julian Hall wrote:
> Neil Williams wrote:
> > Ads on TV are the only real way of affecting the masses - why else
> > would the fees be so high?
>
> Radio?  I think a large proportion of people also listen to the radio at
> least on a daily basis.  I know I do in the car.  BBC notwithstanding
> commercial radio stations also need advertisers to stay afloat, and
> they're cheaper than TV.  Hell half the time I can tell it's one of the
> DJs reading the advert, so it's not like they spent the earth on casting :)
>
> BTW I spend about 4.5 hours a week in the car, and *maybe* slightly more
> watching TV.  In my case, and maybe others, advertising budgets would go
> further with radio.
>
Good point there Julian.  Classical FM is a good one, vibrating wallpaper for 
millions daily: erhaps while they are at home - staring at "Blue Screens"

Hoardings, and especially adverts on the tube.  Must have read "millions" in 
my time.  

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