# Unit 3 · strategy and media

Subject: Advertising and Public Relations

Exam: TEE

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All five units and case-answer structure

Use the following connected outline to revise. Open a topic for its full definition, explained points, diagram where useful and example.

## What a brand is: identity, image and promise

A brand identifies and differentiates an offering using recognisable signs and accumulated associations. Identity is how the organisation intends to present the brand. Image is how audiences actually perceive it through communication and experience.

#### Real campaign · Amul topical advertising

Amul maintains an archive of topical advertisements. A recognisable character and brand identity can remain consistent while the specific topical message changes. This is an application of consistency with creative variation.

[Campaign / case source ↗](https://old.amul.com/m/amul-hits)

[Read the complete topic](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/read/brands--brand/)

## Brand management and its challenges

1. Market fragmentation requires relevant messages for different needs.
2. Media fragmentation makes consistent communication across many touchpoints harder.
3. Informed buyers compare claims and experiences, making credibility and service quality essential.

#### Illustrative example · A shampoo range

Different variants may serve different hair needs, while a consistent naming and packaging system helps shoppers navigate them. A new variant is useful only if customers understand whom it serves and its supported benefit.

[Read the complete topic](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/read/brands--management/)

## The complete five-step strategic planning process

1. Select an audience consistent with marketing objectives.
2. Study how that audience makes the purchase decision.
3. Define a relevant and distinctive brand position.
4. Develop a message around specified communication effects.
5. Select media and scheduling that deliver the message effectively within resources.

#### Illustrative example · A campus bicycle-repair service

Target students who already cycle; identify doubts about reliability; position the service around transparent repair estimates; demonstrate the inspection process; use cycling-group messages and notices near cycle parking. Each choice follows the original audience and problem.

[Read the complete topic](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/read/strategy--five-steps/)

## Developing and evaluating the media plan

1. Analyse the market and identify the target audience.
2. Set measurable media objectives for audience, place, timing and exposure.
3. Develop and implement a suitable mix and schedule.
4. Evaluate media delivery and its contribution to communication objectives; improve the next plan.

#### Illustrative example · Museum student programme

A hypothetical plan aims to reach 60% of eligible nearby students during four weeks. After running the plan, compare deduplicated reach with that goal, then measure student understanding and registrations separately. A high impression count does not automatically mean high attendance.

[Read the complete topic](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/read/media--process/)

## Print, audio, audio-visual and digital

**Definition.** A medium’s sensory and technical characteristics determine how a message can be presented and how audiences can respond.

| Medium | Nature | Strength | Limitation | Illustrative use |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Print | Text and still images; can be retained and reread | Detailed explanation; useful local or specialist targeting | No motion or sound; readership and placement matter | Magazine page explaining a product specification |
| Audio | Speech, music, sound effects and silence | Voice and sound can create recall; fits listening occasions | No visual demonstration; listeners may miss details | Local radio announcement with a memorable spoken address |
| Audio-visual | Sight, motion and sound | Demonstrates use and combines verbal/nonverbal cues | Production and placement costs; clutter and avoidance | Film showing how a foldable product works |
| Digital | Can combine text, audio, video and interaction | Clickable response, flexible formats and measurable events | Privacy, fraud, clutter, measurement gaps and unequal access | Captioned demo linked to a detailed product page |

Swipe across the diagram to read its labels ↔

![Match the format to the communication task](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/apr/fig/media-types.d17fcb0c2c.svg)

Diagram: Match the format to the communication task. Labels: Match the format to the communication task | Match the format to the communication task | 1. Print | Read and reread details; text plus still image. | 2. Audio | Hear speech, sound and music; no visual | demonstration. | 3. Audio-visual | See motion and hear sound; demonstrate a | process. | 4. Digital | Multiple formats plus possible interaction and | response.

Choose the medium for the communication task, not only for audience size.

These categories can overlap: a digital video is both digital and audio-visual; a digital newspaper uses print-style text but online distribution. Print is not necessarily published only once a day. Electronic and digital are not exact opposites: radio and television can also use digital transmission.

#### Illustrative example · Same repair service, different formats

A printed leaflet lists services and hours; a video demonstrates a repair; a digital booking page allows an enquiry. The core promise remains consistent while the format changes.

[Read the complete topic](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/read/media-types--compare/)

## Media measures: match the actual task

Be able to define reach, frequency and message weight, explain their importance and show one calculation for each. May 2026 Q4(a) asks exactly that. For BDI/CDI, explain both ratios and all four high/low interpretations; that is the July 2026 Q6(b) task. The paper does not supply a large numerical dataset.

- [Revise the exam-use explanation and faculty examples](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/read/media-worked--exam-use/)
- [Revise the full BDI/CDI interpretation answer](https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/read/apr/tee/papers/paper-2026-07-11--q6b/)