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Monday, 19 August 2013

Types of media and their functions.

Introduction
Day after another, the media is becoming more important. There are an increasing number of people who turn away from print media; and are focusing their attention on broadcast and digital media. Media is a vital tool that can be used to promote brands by making people aware of their existance, educating people about them and changing people's perception and behaviour towards them, ultimately building and sustaining relationships.

Different forms of media
Forms of media can be classified as print, broadcast and digital media. Print media includes: newspapers and magazines; broadcast media includes: television and radio; while digital media are Facebook and Twitter. The benefit of using media is that it is fast and reaches masses of people in different locations.

Brands that use media successfully
Some of the brands that have stayed strong due to the correct use of media are Coke and Heineken. These brands have made use of one of the most important form of media today, which is social media. It is a strong form of medium because it offers organisations the opportunity to speak directly to stakeholders; and offers immediate feedback.

Who can use the media?
Anyone who wants to send a message to masses of people and has the required budget and equipment to do so can use media, from organisations to a person who just wants to be heard.

Conclusively, media is very influential and can be used for different purposes; it has become a big part of our lives which would be very hard to continue living without. "Media," our new addiction :-).