Benefits to Manufacturers and TradersĀ
It pays to advertise. Advertising has become indispensable for the manufacturers and distributors because of the following advantages –
(i) Advertising helps in introducing new products. A business enterprise can introduce itself and its products to the public through advertising.
(ii) Advertising develops new taste among the public and stimulates them to purchase the new product through effective communication.
(iii) Advertising assists to increase the sale of existing products by entering into new markets and attracting new customers.
(iv) Advertising helps in creating steady demand of the products. For instance, a drink may be advertised during summer as a product necessary to fight tiredness caused by heat and during winter as an essential thing to resist cold.
(v) Advertising helps in meeting the forces of competition in the market. If a product is not advertised continuously, the competitors may snatch its market through increased advertisements.
Therefore, in certain cases, advertising is necessary to remain in the market.
(vi) Advertising is used to increase the goodwill of the firm by promising improved quality to the customers.
(vii) Advertising increases the morale of the employees of the firm. The salesmen feel happier because their task becomes easier if the product is advertised and known to the public.
(viii) Advertising facilitates mass production of goods which enables the manufacturer to achieve lower cost per unit of product. Distribution costs are also lowered when the manufacturer sells the product directly to the customers. Advertising also facilitates distribution of the product through the retailers who are encouraged to deal in the advertised products.