With promotions it is not enough for a business to have good products sold at attractive prices. To generate sales and profits, the benefits of products have to be communicated to customers. In marketing, this is commonly known as 'promotion'. Promotion is all about companies communicating with customers. A business' total marketing communications programme is called the 'promotional mix' and consists of a blend of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and public relations tools.

Advertising
Any paid form of non-personal communication of ideas or products in the "prime media": i.e. television, newspapers, magazines, billboard posters, radio, cinema etc. Advertising is intended to persuade and to inform. The two basic aspects of advertising are the message (what you want your communication to say) and the medium (how you get your message across)

Personal Selling
Oral communication with potential buyers of a product with the intention of making a sale. The personal selling may focus initially on developing a relationship with the potential buyer, but will always ultimately end with an attempt to "close the sale".

Sales Promotion
Providing incentives to customers or to the distribution channel to stimulate demand for a product.

Publicity
The communication of a product, brand or business by placing information about it in the media without paying for the time or media space directly. otherwise known as 'public relations' or PR.

event promotional cards

in-store 'giveaways'

'point-of-sale' promotions

'on-pack' promotions & leaflets

sales literature

posters

'in-store' promotional FSDU

exhibition display stand

exhibition pop-up displays

exhibition display unit

Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience (viewers, readers or listeners) to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common. Advertising messages are usually paid for by sponsors and viewed via various traditional media; including mass media such as newspaper, magazines, television commercial, radio advertisement, outdoor advertising or direct mail; or new media such as websites and text messages.

billboard poster

full page advert

half page advertorial intro

A2 Poster

exterior poster