'''Advertising''' is taking a deliberate action to get recognition among a given population group for some purpose. Most advertising is paid for with the specific goal of selling a product or service. Some advertising neither costs money nor does it produce revenue. As an example, public service annoucements warning of the dangers of [[cigarette]]s are often times run for free, and do not result in spending money on a product, merely living healthier and longer. | '''Advertising''' is taking a deliberate action to get recognition among a given population group for some purpose. Most advertising is paid for with the specific goal of selling a product or service. Some advertising neither costs money nor does it produce revenue. As an example, public service annoucements warning of the dangers of [[cigarette]]s are often times run for free, and do not result in spending money on a product, merely living healthier and longer. |