Syllabus

Course Code: P-204    Course Name: Advertising & Social Communication

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 • Origin & Development of Advertising,
• History of Indian Advertising
• Advertising: Meaning, Goals
• Elements of Advertising
• Role of Advertising- Social benefits, impact of ad on norms, attitude, behavior, perception and life styles
• Ad in Indian economy
• Impact on culture on ad, impact on ad on culture
2 • Advertising Types
• Guerrilla Ad, Glass Ad, Social Ad, Viral Ad etc.
• What is branding, brand image, brand ambassador, product vs corporate branding
• Ad copy and layout, Ad writing for TV, Radio, Cinema, SMS, Internet, Out of home.
3 • Advertising media- Print, Electronic, Cinema, Outdoor, Internet
• Criteria for selecting media vehicles
• Media buying
• Ad campaign for consumer goods and industrial goods
4 • Selection of an Ad agency
• Case studies in advertising
• Advertising research- pre-testing, post-testing
• Ad laws and ethics
• Regulatory system control in India-ASCI
• Online expression, social networking, identity management, community building
• Blogs, Tags, Wikis, Social networks, Twitter and Flickr, RSS feeds, Media sharing, Tagging
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