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The Economics of Advertising
Anthony J. Pennings, PhD
New York University
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3 Roles of Advertising
• Persuasive
• Informative
• Complementary
• Informative?
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What is Advertising?
Advertising informs the perception of goods and services to influence consumers and to reassure investors as well as distributors and retailers
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Advertising Industry Structure
• Advertising traditionally has been dominated by four major conglomerate holding companies:– Omnicom and Interpublic of New York– WPP of London– Publicis of Paris
• These advertising groups account for some 250,000 employees and own subsidiaries spread among many countries throughout the world
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Advertising Industry Structure
• Google quickly became a powerhouse in the advertising field reaching revenues of over US$20 billion by 2010
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Why Advertise?
Advertising is best seen within a context of competing against other companies with similar goods or services for sale. It is useful for companies that may want to increase competitive advantage in a crowded market
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Why Advertise?
The more competition in an environment, the more the need to advertise?
O – market structure
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John Kenneth Galbraith
• As a famous economist on modern industrial society Galbraith pointed out the two major reasons for advertising:– Manipulate market demand– Guard against sudden shifts in demand
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MySpace vs. Facebook
Advertising or technological innovation?
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Why Advertise
Determine what brands rather than what products people will buy
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Why Advertise?
Differentiate a product
Draw attention to brands
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Why Advertise?
Brands as “symbolic thirds”?
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Why Advertise?
• As a barrier to entry to gain competitive advantage
• Impose high start-up costs on new entrants
• Especially in a digital environment?– No natural economies of scale to ward off
competitors
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Why Advertise?
• Brand proliferation• Pepsi One, Coke Zero
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