This unit serves as the introduction and prerequisite to later units in the advertising course and as a useful elective for students taking other courses. The unit provides you with a thorough fundamental knowledge of advertising principles and a practical understanding of the techniques and practices used by today's advertising agencies and clients, including strategy development, media planning, creative development, integration of other communications and analysing an advertising campaign.
1 Introduction to Advertising No Tutorials
2 Understanding the Target Audience What Makes for Effective Advertising?
3 Consumer Insight and Message Strategy Assessment 1 Overview and Target Audience Analysis
4 Creative Strategy Defining Consumer Insight and Message Strategy
5 Digital Media Strategy Analysing Creative Strategy
6 Traditional Media Strategy Exploring Digital Media Strategy Assessment 1 Due
7 Regulation and Ethics Exploring Traditional Media Strategy
8 Planning Campaigns Assessment 2 Overview
9 Advertising Testing and Evaluation Advertising Ethics
Mid-Semester Break
10 Copy Testing Advertising Testing & preparing for Copy Testing
11 Consumer Responses to Advertising Leveraging Consumer Responses
12 Integrated Marketing Communications Assessment 2 Frequently Asked Questions
13 Review of Key Concepts Assessment 2 Due