CAP 413: Media Planning: Media Planning
Directories & Ad Spending: GVSU Libraries' Subscriptions
- Winmo (was Advertising Red Books)Lists advertisers (companies, competitors, brands, industry codes, key contacts, media spend, sales, ad agencies, news) & agencies (media focus, target markets, key contacts, clients, social media, news).
- Winmo & SRDS HelpMedia Planning and Segmentation PowerPoint
- SRDS Media Planning PlatformMedia information & contact data. Nielsen draws maps of geographic areas it calls DMAs, “designated market areas,” based on its demographic data of program ratings (tv viewership).
- StatistaIncludes ad spending by medium, e.g., Pay-per-View (TVoD) revenue, user penetration, average revenue per user, comparison of the U.S. to global, and projected growth. Internet provides info on social media, online search, user-generated content, online advertising and marketing.
- WARC (World Advertising Research Center)Advertising database includes case studies, best practices, market intelligence, major brands, ad/spend statistics, demographics, & campaign videos in all areas of marketing communications.
- Broadcasting & cable TV in the United States byYearly TV and cable industry report on trends, ratings, major companies, in Business Source Ultimate database.
Media Kits
Most newspapers, magazines, & broadcast media provide demographic data about their audience for advertisers in an online media kit. Go to the company/publication website & find the link on that page for Advertisers (often at the bottom of the page). One can usually find a media kit with detailed information about market and readership. See the Atlanta-Journal Constitution Media Kit OR NYTmediakit as examples. In Google, try searching for the publication name and media kits, or advertising rates. E.g., "business week" ("media kit" OR "advertising rates")
To find the Top Lists of magazines or TV channels -- do a simple search in Google for something like "top magazines for teens"
WARC (World Advertising Research Center) has all kinds of helpful information like using TV ads well (effectiveness, length, context and positioning, scheduling, audience measurement).
Directories & Costs: websites
- Blue Line MediaLook for advertising (used nationally by ad buyers) - gives cost ranges, impressions, etc., for many markets. Use it to complement SRDS data.
- NielsenMeasures demographics based on industry & provides ratings. Top 10 lists for TV, TV ad brand memorability, books, music, video games, movies, social media, alcohol, health & beauty, beverages, snacks.
- TVB Local Media Marketing Solutions byMarket & Stations: characteristics of each local market, broadcast stations, digital channels, online platforms, demographic overview, diginets directory, ad spending, CPM trends, Broadcast calendar, Nielsen Survey dates & penetration by DMA, media comparisons
- Kochava Media Indexcrowdsourced directory of agencies & ad partners: website, channels, industries served, pricing, similar ad vendors. (formerly known as Thalamus)
Terms & Calculators
- SRDS CPM Calculator(Cost Per Thousand) Media Planning & Buying Calculators
- BDI & CDICategory Development Index = CDI
Brand Development Index = BDI - HUTs and PUTsHUT = homes using television
PUT = persons using television - GRPs and TRPsSum of the ratings= GRPs.
Sum of the ratings of a specific demographic segment = TRPs.
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