What an Advertising Agency Will Do for Your Business

Marketing is, of course, the main way a business will get themselves into the public eye and adverts are one of the main avenues that marketers will pursue. Choosing an advertising agency is a decision which shouldn't be taken lightly and you should familiarise yourself with the sorts of tasks that a fully integrated advertising agency will carry out for you if you choose to utilise their services.


Brands don't become household names overnight and it takes dedicated advertising campaigns over time to ensure that they become entrenched within the public consciousness. Examples of companies who have really capitalised on the use of skilled advertising agencies include the likes of Microsoft, Apple, Nike and they now have huge customer loyalty and immensely strong brand identities - courtesy of the quality of their products and the creativity of an advertising or branding agency.

Laying an Advertising Campaign Bare

Each agency will have their own way of approaching a marketing campaign but there will be various elements which are fairly universal across all advertising agency campaigns. Just some of the actions an advertising agency will undertake on your behalf include:

• Devise and Manage Creative Advertising Campaigns - Coming up with visually striking, relevant and engaging advertising campaign is no small feat and it takes a skilled and dedicated team of creative professionals to achieve this objective. The company will usually provide a brief of what they hope to achieve from their marketing and then leave it to the advertising agency to come up with a variety of concepts. Advertising campaigns are ordinarily to promote a new product or to reinforce the strength of a current brand.

• Generate New Business - It goes without saying that the majority of the bigger brands will already have a loyal fan base (something that will have elevated them to the upper echelons of their particular industry) but there is always room for new business and many companies use an advertising campaign to focus on an alternative demographic and create a more diverse fan base.

It is important to realise that advertising agencies will vary in size and capabilities and, as with all things, it is important to do a little research prior to committing to anything. It is prudent to check out the work portfolio of an advertising agency and make sure the calibre of their work falls in line with the sort of marketing campaign that you have in mind.