YA H YA TA R I Q TYPES OF COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS & PURPOSE OF EACH • Flyers: Informative document which can be distributed to promote or create awareness of an up and coming events. • Posters: larger then flyers and are strategically positioned to promote and create awareness of a business. Displayed on billboards, notice boards, buildings as part of an advertising campaign to target a specific target audience. • Brochures/Leaflet: Can be used to advertise a company or to be informative. Brochures are normally printed on glossy paper with a high quality finish. • News Letter: Used by companies to communicate certain information to staff and customers. May contain information on recent events and identify success company may have experienced. A D VA N TA G E S D I S AD VAN TA G ES
• Poster- Eye-catching and very • These communication would mainly
difficult to miss meaning be distributed by hand which means cost of time and money. people have to see it. • Printing costs can be very • You have a physical copy of expensive the document. • Brochures- People mostly throw it away. • Poster- Cost of Display are high and weather conditions can damage the poster meaning it has a limited life.
H O W T O M A K E E I T HE R O F T H E S E C O MM UN I C AT I O N A P P L I C AT I O N S ?
YOU C O UL D U S E W OR D PR O C ESSOR S, D E SKT OP PU BLI SH I N G
(SU C H A S : M IC R OSO F T P U B LI SH E R ) , G R A PH I C S SO F T WA R E ( SU C H A S A D OB E P H OT O SH O P) . TYPES OF COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS & PURPOSE OF EACH Websites
• Companies use websites as a mean
to communicate with existing and potentially new customers. • Websites can be easily updated and can provide relevant and up to date information. • Websites can be used to research, social network, online gaming or for online shopping and banking. A D VA N TA G E S D I S AD VAN TA G ES
• Can include interactive • Websites can be hacked and
elements such as sound, information may be altered. video, animation and • Setting up website and hyperlinks. maintaining would be • Can be available on different expensive and would require a platforms. special skill set. • Much easier to update a • Difficult to target certain website audience since it is a global •H O Hyperlinks system W T O S E Tcan U P be used. A WE BS I T E? YO U C A N U S E A O N L I NE W E BS I T E C R E AT I NG SO F T WA R E ( FO R E X A M P L E : W I X ) O R YO U C O U L D US E M I C R O S O F T W EB E X P R E SS I O N .