2. The
present-day alternative media is
generally defined by its opposition to the
mainstream media. Some proponents of
alternative media argue that governments
and/or large corporations so heavily control
the mainstream media, that the mainstream
media is often used as a propaganda
machine.
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3. Therefore,
alternative forms of media view
themselves as necessary to present
viewpoints other than those from media
sources controlled by governments or
corporations.
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4. Basically
anything that is not a major news
channel or something a government is
putting out is alternative media. outdoor
advertising may also be the alternative
media, such as writing in the air, arenas and
stadiums, ships, campuses, resorts and
leisure
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5. Transport
is another well known alternative
media advertising tool that includes
advertising with in transport sectors such as
trains, buses, planes, boats etc. Trains, buses
and the underground are used daily by
endless numbers of people of all ages and
that‟s why they are so effective way to reach
to the public and target market.
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6. Some
refer to it as buzz marketing.
Others prefer street marketing, guerrilla
marketing, renegade marketing, virtual
marketing, ambush marketing, vanguard
marketing, ambient marketing, covert
marketing, under-the-radar
marketing, below-the-line
marketing, diffusion marketing or viral
marketing.
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7.
A decline in the power of traditional media.
A greater demand for point-of-sale
communications.
Its ability to offer precise audience
targeting.
Its general versatility.
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9. International
charity organisation used
posters with face of homeless people and
posted it on garbage containers in special
manner.
the aim of this advertising campaign is to
make donation to homeless people and make
people realise that what is trash for them is
a food for someone else.
In just 12 days the number of donations
increased to 500%. This advertising campaign
won an award in 8th Kiev International
Advertising Festival in 2007.
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11. United
State of America used advertising
writing in the air when they want recruit
new soldiers. Entitle “Take a brochure”
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18. Stadium
is the place where large number of
people gathered together to watch football
match.
Advertisers found this as an alternative
medium to advertise the product or service
to the audience via „score board‟ Citizens
Bank used this alternative advertising
media, i.e. in the stadium.
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31.
Expensive
Relatively cheaper
Easy to skip
Difficult to skip
Is more general
More specific
Familiar
Odd/unusual
acceptability
sceptical
Mainstream media
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Alternative media
33. Alternative
advertising media often known as
guerilla marketing, and sometimes as placebased marketing. The basic concept behind it
is to catch consumers‟ attention in ways that
it would not normally be caught, improving
the retention of the advertising message.
Today‟s consumers have grown very
accustomed to tuning out traditional forms
of advertising like newspaper and magazine
ads and TV commercials.
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