广告专业英语课后题及答案.doc

专业外语 作业一 Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Advertising Definition of Advertising1) Whats the definition about “advertising”? American Heritage Dictionary: The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in print or on the air. Another one: Advertising is a non-personal communication of information, usually paid for and usually persuasive in nature, about products, services or ideas through various media.Five components: non-personalcommunication of information paid forpersuasivevarious media2) How can you categorize advertising in academy? Criteria: target audience: consumer advertising (direct user, end user) Business advertising (professional journal, direct mailing) Target area: local advertising National advertising International advertising Media: print advertising Electronic advertising Out-of-home advertising (Transit advertising) Purpose: commercial advertising Noncommercial advertising( public interests advertising)2. Common Expressions: Advertising 广告，广告业，广告活动 Advertisement 广告 Advertising audience 广告的受众 consumer advertising 消费者广告 Business advertising 企业广告 local advertising 地方广告 National advertising 全国广告 International advertising 全球广告 print advertising 印刷广告 Electronic advertising 电子广告 Out-of-home advertising 户外广告 Transit advertising 交通广告，移动广告commercial advertising 商业广告，盈利广告Noncommercial advertising 非盈利广告3. 英汉互译练习：l We may define advertising as a communication process, a marketing process, a public relations process, or a persuasion process.我们可以把广告定义为沟通过程、营销过程、公关过程、劝说过程。l In addition to promotion tangible goods such as detergents and soft drinks, advertising also help publicize the intangible services of bankers, lawyers, etc.广告除用以促销洗涤剂、饮料等有形产品外，还用来宣传银行、律师等提供的无形的服务。l Most advertising is directed to the general public.大多数广告的对象是公众。l Advertising is to be paid for.广告是要付费的。l Word-of-mouth publication isnt advertising.口碑宣传不是广告。l The vast majority of advertising is intended to be persuasive.绝大多数广告是劝说性的。l Ideas can also be advertised.观念也可以广告l Advertising reaches us through a channel of communication referred to as a medium.广告是通过一种叫做“媒介”的传递渠道传播给我们的。l Mass media are the most common advertising channel.大众传播媒介是最常见的广告渠道（vehicle） Functions of Advertising:1. Questions:1) Does advertising increase the prices? Its not true. i. Without advertising, people also buy unnecessary things, even though sometimes advertising does influence the human demand.ii. advertising - economy of scale-reduce the price.2) Whats the functions of advertising? (1) Advertising-stimulate the consumers demand-increase demand and export of a country (2) advertising -economy of scale-reduce the price (3) the unit cost of advertising is lower than personal selling, pyramid selling and others. (4) advertising -business cycle. During a recession-maintain advertising scale-perform better afterward. (5) advertising -survival and development of the business -by create the product and corporate identities, realize the differentiation strategy, build the consumers brand preference and loyalty, increase the value of the product, win the confidence of consumer.3) What are the problems of pyramid selling? The higher sales cost. Only the persons highest up the pyramid only receive most, while the bottoms receive very little. Its prohibited by law in America.2. Common Expressions: Corporate image, CI 公司形象 Economy of scale 规模经济 Business cycle 商业周期 Brand preference 品牌偏好 Brand loyalty 品牌忠诚 Human demand 个人需求 Publicize 宣传 Advertising cost 广告成本，广告花费 personal selling 人员推销方式the unit cost of advertising 广告的单位成本prospects 潜在顾客pyramid selling 传销recession 萧条，后退create the product and corporate identities 树立产品和企业形象realize the differentiation strategy 实现差异化战略build the consumers brand preference and loyalty 培养消费者品牌偏好和忠诚increasing the value of the product. 提升产品价值win the confidence of the consumer 赢得消费者信任build the brand 树立品牌increase the value of its goodwill 提高信誉3英汉互译练习：l Considering its functions, its worthwhile to run an ad to publicize it on Beijing Youth Daily. 鉴于广告的作用，在北京青年报上登一则广告进行宣传是有价值的。l Advertising is an effective marketing tool.广告是一种有效的营销工具。l Undoubtedly, advertising helps identify products.毫无疑问，广告有助于产品识别。l Another function of advertising is to communicate information about the product and its features.广告的另一功能是传递产品信息、宣传产品特性。l The ad persuades and induces the people to try the new product. 广告劝诱人们尝试新产品。l Advertising stimulates the demand for the product.广告对产品需求有刺激作用。l It is true that advertising has some influence upon the competition pattern.不错，广告对竞争格局有影响。l Advertisings effect on the value of the product is quite obvious.广告对产品价值的影响是非常明显的。 advertising industry:Dialogue 1:1. Questions:1) Whats the change in advertising industry since 1990s? Changed plan of budget allocations: more on sales promotions and event sponsorships, less on traditional advertising.2) Whats the event sponsorship? Fund an event-get the right to display a brand name, logo, or advertising message on site at the event.3) Whats IMC ? Integrated Marketing Communication. Emphasize: i: Communication between the business and its customers, advertising agency and other stakeholder. ii: cooperation between the traditional advertising means and the emerging ones.4) What are the participants of the advertising industry? Advertisers, advertising agencies, and media organizations.5) What is 4Cs? Why is it important to advertising agency? Chemistry, communication, conduct, and changes. Decide its survival. Dialogue 2:1. Questions:1) Why does the advertiser entrust委托 its advertising business广告业务 to the advertising agency?First, the agency employs experienced professionals; Second, another service of the agency is to contact the media. They can save time for their client.2) What types of agencies are there?By the range of services, advertising agencies can be classified into the full-service agency and the specialized service agency.3) What is the in-house agency?内部代理机构The in-house agency is a wholly-owned advertising institution全资广告机构 established by the company with a purpose to cut down on the expenses.4) Do the in-house agency work better than advertising agency?Generally speaking, its not the truth. They appear not very professional.Dialogue 3:1. Questions:1)what are the channels through which advertising agencies get their clients?One is by referrals推荐 and the other is by advertising.2)Why an agency may refer the prospect潜在客户 to推荐 another agency? The decision is based on agreement. If the advertiser stipulated the agency cant accept rivals business because of commercial secrets, the agency would refer the prospect to another agency.3) How does the unknown agency get his clients?The unknown agency must take a more aggressive approach, which means advertising, writing solicitation letters促销信, and calling on prospective clients.4) What are forms in which the advertising agencies get their income? Three most common forms: media commissions媒体佣金, markups客户加价,and fees项目酬金.5) What is the form of media commissions? Media give agencies commissions if the agencies introduce advertisers to them.6)What is markup?Markup mean charging the client for the total of the medias bill and a certain added amount.7) What is the fee? Fees are usually charged on the basis of the number of hours the advertising needs and the hourly rate小时酬金标准.2. Common Expressions:advertising turnover（营业额）advertisers（广告主）sales promotions（促销活动）event sponsorships（赞助活动 ）overall effect整体效果advertising agency广告公司 entrust委托 advertising business广告业audiences demand advertising time and space 广告时段和版面the full-service agency 全面服务广告公司the specia