Advertising Management - Concepts, Theories, Research and Trends

This book explores the concept of advertising and the different ways advertising is understood and evaluated. It dives deep into planning, designing, and executing advertising campaigns on different mediums. It discusses the theoretical and research parts of advertising by critically examining how over the years various hierarchical models and theories are developed by advertising experts.
It examines various models and theories that explain why and how advertising is successful in persuading customers/target audiences to buy a product or accept an idea for behavioural change. It will help readers to understand the significance of advertising and consumer psychology which has a critical role in purchasing a product or an idea.



Prof. Manukonda Rabindranath is the Chairperson,  Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Previously, he was the Head and Dean, Faculty of Mass Communication at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University and Central University of Himachal Pradesh. He also worked for five years at an Ethiopian university. He did his Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication & was awarded Gold Medal in Master of Journalism and Mass Communication and qualified NET and SLET. He has 25 years of teaching experience as Media educator and was Head of Department for the last 15 years continuously. He was a team member of NAAC.

Dr. Aradhana Kumari Singh is a Research Assistant at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. She has completed her Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Amarkantak. She has completed her Masters and M.Phil. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Central University of Odisha, Koraput. She qualified UGC-Net in 2017. Her area of research is public service advertising.