
The same quarter where it laid off 12k employees, the tech giant's share price has made a steady recovery since the cuts were announced in January. Although Alphabet has recently had to deal with a slowdown in advertising, it appears to be regaining ground.


Google, Microsoft top expectations as AI rivalry heats up Alphabet, Google's parent company, reported Q1 2023 net profit of $15bn, beating market expectations, and recording revenue of almost $70bn, a billion higher than predicted.YouTube's revenue falls as ads slow down for third quarter in a row Google-owned YouTube saw its revenue from ads falling 2.6 per cent (year-on-year) in the March quarter - third quarter in a row that its ad revenue has decreased.Despite the decline in revenue, daily active users on Snapchat rose 15% YoY to 383 million, in line with Wall Street predictions. CEO Evan Spiegel said the company was testing sponsored links in text generated by Snap's My AI chatbot. Snap misses revenue expectations, warns on second quarter outlook Snap Inc missed analyst expectations for Q1 revenue due to changes in its advertising platform and warned Q2 results may fall below those anticipated by Wall Street.

After approval from the client, the ads go on air, as per the bookings done by the agency's media buying unit. The agencies convert the ideas and concepts to create the visuals, text, layouts and themes to communicate with the user. The company briefs the agency on the brand, its imagery, the ideals and values behind it, the target segments and so on. A company that needs to advertise itself and/or its products hires an advertising agency.

The advertising industry is made of companies that advertise, agencies that create the advertisements, media that carries the ads, and a host of people like copy editors, visualizers, brand managers, researchers, creative heads and designers who take it the last mile to the customer or receiver. It does this via television, print (newspapers, magazines, journals etc), radio, press, internet, direct selling, hoardings, mailers, contests, sponsorships, posters, clothes, events, colours, sounds, visuals and even people (endorsements). In today's world, advertising uses every possible media to get its message through. Advertisements are messages paid for by those who send them and are intended to inform or influence people who receive them, as defined by the Advertising Association of the UK.ĭescription: Advertising is always present, though people may not be aware of it. Definition: Advertising is a means of communication with the users of a product or service.
