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Q4B · Discuss the ‘AIDA Model’ used in advertising giving appropriate examples
2026-05-16 · Final examination
Actual TEE paper · 100 marks · Q1 compulsory + any four complete Q2–Q7
2026-05-16 · Q4B · Previous-paper question. Discuss the ‘AIDA Model’ used in advertising giving appropriate examples. [10 marks]
Answer
AIDA: attention → interest → desire → action
Definition. AIDA is a response-hierarchy model that organises persuasive communication into Attention, Interest, Desire and Action.
In simple words. Pehle notice, phir interest, phir chahiye, phir action.
Diagram: AIDA: four stages of a persuasive message. Labels: AIDA: four stages of a persuasive message | AIDA: four stages of a persuasive message | 1. Attention | Notice the headline or visual. | 2. Interest | Understand a relevant benefit. | 3. Desire | Develop a reason to prefer it. | 4. Action | Take the stated next step.
Understand it step by step
- Attention: earn notice with a relevant headline or visual. The notes also use “Awareness” for this first stage; explain that the message must first be noticed and recognised.
- Interest: offer information that matters to the audience. A striking image without a relevant benefit may stop here.
- Desire: connect the benefit to the person’s need and provide reasons to prefer the offering. Interest is “this is useful”; desire is “I would like this”.
- Action: give a clear next step: visit, enquire, register or purchase. Make access easy and avoid inventing false urgency.
- Limit: AIDA is a planning model, not a guarantee that every buyer follows a strict linear sequence. Habit and repeated experience may produce a different journey.
See it in use
One advertisement explained at all four stages
| Stage | Communication task | Illustrative beginner-workshop advertisement |
|---|---|---|
| Attention | Make the intended audience notice the message. | A readable headline, “Build your first website”, and a clear example page catch the attention of students interested in creating a site. |
| Interest | Give relevant information that makes the audience continue considering the offer. | Explain that the workshop covers page structure, styling and publishing, and state the date and beginner prerequisites. |
| Desire | Turn interest into a personal reason to prefer or want the offering. | Show what a student can realistically complete with guided support and explain why that outcome is useful. Evidence and credible scope support preference. |
| Action | Make the next response clear and practical. | Give the registration link, fee, deadline and contact details. The next action is registration; exposure alone is not action. |
Interest versus desire: “I want to know what is taught” is interest; “this suitable workshop would help me make my own site” is desire. A persuasive message should not skip essential conditions just to attract attention. Buyers may move back and forth or act from habit, so AIDA is a planning framework rather than a universal prediction.