Creative Ads

Internationally, the largest ("big four") advertising conglomerates are Interpublic, Omnicom, Publicis, and WPP. Popular definitions of the term Advertisement-- 1.The non-personal communication of information usually paid for & usually persuasive in nature, about products (goods & services) or ideas by identified sponsor through varioous media.(Arenes (1996) 2.Any paid form of non-personal communication about an organisation, product ,service, or idea from an identified sponsor.( Blech & Blech (1998) 3.Paid non -personal communication from an identified sponsor using mass media to persuade influence an audience. (Wells , burnett, & Moriaty (1998) 4. The element of the marketing communication mix that is non personal paid for an identified sponsor, & disseminated through mass channels of communication to promote the adoption of oods, services, person or ideas.( bearden, Ingram, & Laforge (1998) 5.An informative or persuasive message carried by a non personal medium & paid for by an identified sponsor whose organisation or product is identified in some way. ( Zikmund & d'amico (1999) 6. Impersonal , one way communication about a product or organisation that is paid by marketer. (Lamb, Hair & Mc. Daniel, 2000)
History
Egyptians used papyrus to make sales messages and wall posters. Commercial messages and political campaign displays have been found in the ruins of Pompeii and ancient Arabia. Lost and found advertising on papyrus was common in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Wall or rock painting for commercial advertising is another manifestation of an ancient advertising form, which is present to this day in many parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. The tradition of wall painting can be traced back to Indian rock art paintings that date back to 4000 BC. History tells us that Out-of-home advertising and billboards are the oldest forms of advertising.