A commercial advertisement on television (usually abbreviated to TV commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization, which conveys a message, typically to market a product or service. Advertising revenue provides a significant portion of the funding for most privately owned television networks. The vast majority of television advertisements today consist of brief advertising spots, ranging in length from a few seconds to several minutes (as well as program-length infomercials). Advertisements of this sort have been used to promote a wide variety of goods, services and ideas since the dawn of television.
The effect upon the viewing public of commercial advertisements, and mass media in general, has been the subject of philosophical discourse by such luminaries as Marshall McLuhan. The viewership of television programming, as measured by companies such as Nielsen Media Research, is often used as a metric for television advertisement placement, and consequently, for the rates charged to advertisers to air within a given network, television program, or time of day .In many countries, including the United States, television campaign advertisements are considered indispensable for a political campaign. In other countries, such as France, political advertising on television is heavily restricted while some countries, such as Norway, completely ban political ads.
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Premiering in 2009, this advertisement’s strength rests in it’s simplicity: “Frankie the Fish,” a mechanized version of Big Mouth Billy Bass, hangs mounted on a wall plaque in a very plain-looking garage, singing the short diddy: “Give me back that Filet-O-Fish” over and over again. Meanwhile, two friends eat the sandwich and watch the fish without saying a word.
It’s amazing how such a simple commercial can have such a great effect on customers. The advertisement led to an increase in sales, inspired a Facebook fan page with more than 40,000 members, increased online searches for the sandwich at Google by 100% in the subsequent four weeks that it aired, and even led to mounted “Frankie’s” that sung the jingle being sold in stores.
During this Lenten season, businesses can learn a lesson from McDonald’s popular fish sandwich campaign: keep it catchy and simple. After that, when it comes to their customers, all businesses have to do is have a little faith.
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