Increasing consumer control over exposure to advertising means that campaigns will have to appear in multiple environments in order to communicate successfully.
There is an almost unlimited range of touch-points with consumers today requiring many different formats for content. The key to effective communication is a blend of the right message(s), in the right format(s), allowing the right consumers to be communicated with at the right time (for them).
One of the defining aspects of magazines is their ability to cross media boundaries in a way other media struggle to mimic.
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Creative formats: impact and interaction
Double page spreads
Gatefolds
Print technology, textures and special papers
Samples, vouchers and gifts
Sponsorship and supplements
Advertisement features (‘advertorials’)
Samples, inserts & booklets: further evidence
Inserts not linked to an ad