Advertisement
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event.
They placed an advertisement in the newspaper to sell their car.
Often appears as...
- place an advertisement
- engage with an advertisement
noun
A public promotion to encourage or gain support for a cause.
The charity organization ran a powerful advertisement to raise awareness about hunger.
Often appears as...
- powerful advertisement
- advertisement campaign
noun
An online display or pop-up designed to attract traffic to a website.
People often find online advertisements annoying when they interrupt their browsing.
Often appears as...
- online advertisement
- pop-up advertisement
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event.
They placed an advertisement in the newspaper to sell their car.
Often appears as...
- place an advertisement
- engage with an advertisement
noun
A public promotion to encourage or gain support for a cause.
The charity organization ran a powerful advertisement to raise awareness about hunger.
Often appears as...
- powerful advertisement
- advertisement campaign
noun
An online display or pop-up designed to attract traffic to a website.
People often find online advertisements annoying when they interrupt their browsing.
Often appears as...
- online advertisement
- pop-up advertisement
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Call to Action
Advertisements often include a phrase that urges the reader to do something, like 'Call now' or 'Visit today'.
The car advertisement ended with 'Book your test drive today!' to encourage immediate action.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasive Language
Advertisements use persuasive language to convince you of the benefits of a product or service.
The advertisement claimed their juice was 'bursting with natural flavors'.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Appeal
Print and online ads often use attractive images or graphics to grab attention.
The perfume advertisement featured a famous actor to create a visually appealing message.
Pro Tip 1/3Call to Action
Advertisements often include a phrase that urges the reader to do something, like 'Call now' or 'Visit today'.
The car advertisement ended with 'Book your test drive today!' to encourage immediate action.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasive Language
Advertisements use persuasive language to convince you of the benefits of a product or service.
The advertisement claimed their juice was 'bursting with natural flavors'.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Appeal
Print and online ads often use attractive images or graphics to grab attention.
The perfume advertisement featured a famous actor to create a visually appealing message.
Pro Tip 1/3Call to Action
Advertisements often include a phrase that urges the reader to do something, like 'Call now' or 'Visit today'.
The car advertisement ended with 'Book your test drive today!' to encourage immediate action.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasive Language
Advertisements use persuasive language to convince you of the benefits of a product or service.
The advertisement claimed their juice was 'bursting with natural flavors'.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Appeal
Print and online ads often use attractive images or graphics to grab attention.
The perfume advertisement featured a famous actor to create a visually appealing message.
Never forget "Advertisement"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Morgan Spurlock: The...
that make them entertaining and accessible to an audience. So when I knew I was coming here to do a TED Talk that was going to look at the world of branding and sponsorship, I knew I would want to do something a little different. So as some of you may or may not have heard, a couple weeks ago, I took out an ad on eBay.
Video examples
Secrets of Toothpaste PIPE...
have been around for thousands of years the world's oldest surviving formula is Egyptian and it was made from mint flowers salt and pepper it dates to the fifth century AD and by all accounts it worked very well although it did have the nasty side effect of making your
Video examples
Why political...
it's not that people got mean it's not the attack ads it's not the money it's not the news these things all have something to do with it sure and they all feed into it the viciousness of the news cycle and the corrupting influence of money in politics but it's really
Video examples
Poverty isn't a lack of...
are thinking about how to make people click ads." I'm a historian. And if history teaches us anything, it is that things could be different. There is nothing inevitable about the way we structured our society and economy right now. Ideas can and do change the world.
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
And one last tip, and this one is really important as Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mountain, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work.
Video examples
How to spot a fad diet -...
Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet, ads routinely come about claiming to have the answer about what we should eat. So how do we distinguish what's actually healthy
Video examples
Sergey Brin and Larry...
and you know, in addition to the ads, and we thought this would be a great idea. And so there is this blog of a young person who was kind of depressed, and he said, "You know, I'm sleeping a lot." He was just kind of writing about his life.
Video examples
Connected, but alone? PIPE...
I hear that life is hard, relationships are filled with risk. And then there's technology -- simpler, hopeful, optimistic, ever-young. It's like calling in the cavalry. An ad campaign promises that online and with avatars,
Video examples
Building a New Home PIPE...
they start to form a protective bivouac shaped like a large round basket inside the nests Hollow and the whole structure will be made entirely of living ads or they're waiting for now is enough workers to fill the gaps
Video examples
Jeff Bezos: The...
OurBeginning.com. Life's an event. Announce it to the world. Jeff It's very difficult to figure out what that ad is for. But they spent three and a half million dollars
Video examples
Morgan Spurlock: The...
that make them entertaining and accessible to an audience. So when I knew I was coming here to do a TED Talk that was going to look at the world of branding and sponsorship, I knew I would want to do something a little different. So as some of you may or may not have heard, a couple weeks ago, I took out an ad on eBay.
Video examples
Secrets of Toothpaste PIPE...
have been around for thousands of years the world's oldest surviving formula is Egyptian and it was made from mint flowers salt and pepper it dates to the fifth century AD and by all accounts it worked very well although it did have the nasty side effect of making your
Video examples
Why political...
it's not that people got mean it's not the attack ads it's not the money it's not the news these things all have something to do with it sure and they all feed into it the viciousness of the news cycle and the corrupting influence of money in politics but it's really
Video examples
Poverty isn't a lack of...
are thinking about how to make people click ads." I'm a historian. And if history teaches us anything, it is that things could be different. There is nothing inevitable about the way we structured our society and economy right now. Ideas can and do change the world.
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
And one last tip, and this one is really important as Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves. Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mountain, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work.
Video examples
How to spot a fad diet -...
Conventional wisdom about diets, including government health recommendations, seems to change all the time. And yet, ads routinely come about claiming to have the answer about what we should eat. So how do we distinguish what's actually healthy
Video examples
Sergey Brin and Larry...
and you know, in addition to the ads, and we thought this would be a great idea. And so there is this blog of a young person who was kind of depressed, and he said, "You know, I'm sleeping a lot." He was just kind of writing about his life.
Video examples
Connected, but alone? PIPE...
I hear that life is hard, relationships are filled with risk. And then there's technology -- simpler, hopeful, optimistic, ever-young. It's like calling in the cavalry. An ad campaign promises that online and with avatars,
Video examples
Building a New Home PIPE...
they start to form a protective bivouac shaped like a large round basket inside the nests Hollow and the whole structure will be made entirely of living ads or they're waiting for now is enough workers to fill the gaps
Video examples
Jeff Bezos: The...
OurBeginning.com. Life's an event. Announce it to the world. Jeff It's very difficult to figure out what that ad is for. But they spent three and a half million dollars
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I love the TV show, and if you make a bad movie it means you've soiled it. Just like if we made an advert. We were offered so many times and I'd say, look, this is the good thing, and you can't compromise that, because then you compromise the integrity of the characters.
Quote examples
Eric Schmidt
American Businessman
The funny thing about advertising is that it's not a zero-sum game... Historically, in the digital ad world, pie has gotten larger and it's possible for everyone to win, and it's perfectly possible that will continue to be true for quite some time.
Quote examples
Jessica Chastain
American Actress
In the characters that I play, I'm so involved in the look; it's very, very important to me. Because how a person presents him or herself to the world, they're saying something about themselves. It's their first form of advertisement.
Quote examples
Farhan Akhtar
Indian Director
It was interesting to write ad films and scripts for TV shows before I moved on to writing a feature film. That helped me grow as a writer, and I also found out how long I could sit in front of a computer and see something through.
Quote examples
John Bradley-West
English Actor
When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.
Quote examples
John Hodgman
American Comedian
While I understand that all things must come to an end, whether it's a television advertisement or one's life or the world itself, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with.
Quote examples
George Miller
Australian Comedian
People looking at advertisements or reading their local newspapers would have had no idea that what they were reading was bought and paid for with their tax dollars.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
Quote examples
Leo Burnett
American Businessman
I regard a great ad as the most beautiful thing in the world.
Quote examples
Jennifer Hale
Canadian Actress
In the 'Mass Effect' universe, there is zero ad libbing.
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I love the TV show, and if you make a bad movie it means you've soiled it. Just like if we made an advert. We were offered so many times and I'd say, look, this is the good thing, and you can't compromise that, because then you compromise the integrity of the characters.
Quote examples
Eric Schmidt
American Businessman
The funny thing about advertising is that it's not a zero-sum game... Historically, in the digital ad world, pie has gotten larger and it's possible for everyone to win, and it's perfectly possible that will continue to be true for quite some time.
Quote examples
Jessica Chastain
American Actress
In the characters that I play, I'm so involved in the look; it's very, very important to me. Because how a person presents him or herself to the world, they're saying something about themselves. It's their first form of advertisement.
Quote examples
Farhan Akhtar
Indian Director
It was interesting to write ad films and scripts for TV shows before I moved on to writing a feature film. That helped me grow as a writer, and I also found out how long I could sit in front of a computer and see something through.
Quote examples
John Bradley-West
English Actor
When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.
Quote examples
John Hodgman
American Comedian
While I understand that all things must come to an end, whether it's a television advertisement or one's life or the world itself, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with.
Quote examples
George Miller
Australian Comedian
People looking at advertisements or reading their local newspapers would have had no idea that what they were reading was bought and paid for with their tax dollars.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
Quote examples
Leo Burnett
American Businessman
I regard a great ad as the most beautiful thing in the world.
Quote examples
Jennifer Hale
Canadian Actress
In the 'Mass Effect' universe, there is zero ad libbing.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension