Marketing & Sales

Guides on marketing, advertising, sales management, distribution and retail, with Indian examples.

Reader flipping through a glossy magazine with a full-page ad
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Magazine advertising suits brands that want a specific, engaged audience. Its benefits are a long shelf life, high-quality

Reader with a newspaper showing display and classified ad blocks, illustrating newspaper advertising
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Newspaper advertising, classified or display, reaches a large local audience quickly, is flexible and relatively cheap, suits time-sensitive

City street with a billboard, neon sign, wrapped bus and metro screen
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Outdoor advertising reaches people while they are out and about. Main types are posters and hoardings, painted displays

Shop window display with mannequins drawing in passers-by
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Display advertising promotes products at or near the point of sale. Its main types are window displays, interior

Postman delivering postcards, letters and catalogues to mailboxes
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Direct mail advertising sends printed material straight to chosen customers by post. The main types are postcards, sales

Broadcast tower reaching TV, radio, podcasts and cinema, illustrating broadcast media advertising
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Broadcast media advertising includes TV commercials, programme sponsorship, product placement, infomercials and direct response TV; radio, podcast and

Creative team designing a billboard with one clear message aimed at an audience
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Effective advertising carries a relevant message, gives a strong enough reason to buy, follows a sound strategy, is

City billboards with product and awareness campaigns, illustrating advertising in society
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Advertising shapes society as well as markets. It informs and persuades people, influences values and culture, spreads awareness

Shopkeeper and salesman welcoming customers drawn by a billboard ad, illustrating advertising for middlemen
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Advertising makes the work of salesmen and middlemen easier. It creates demand before the salesperson arrives, speeds up

Family comparing products from a TV ad and phone, illustrating benefits of advertising to consumers
Marketing & Sales

Quick answer: Advertising helps consumers by telling them what products exist, what they cost and how they compare, so they