TV advertising space is considered as the most expensive ad space that a company can purchase. Due to the wide reach of television, however, it is also one of the more efficient types of advertising. Television remains as the most preferred media channel for information and entertainment. It has outgrown radio as the most preferred media channel and is still ahead of the Internet. Since TV advertising space is quite expensive any advertiser should make sure that it knows how to go through the process of purchasing TV ad space.
Advertising professionals who are familiar in purchasing TV ad space can help any business in securing the best possible ad spots at the most favorable rates.

In a nutshell, buying ad space in cable TV is more affordable compared to purchasing in network TV channels. If the area where the advertiser is targeting has around 100 cable stations available, TV advertising space can be cheap. The minimum number of spots that an advertiser can buy on TV is up to 12 spots per week. However it is also important that the advertiser make sure that the TV advertising space it is buying are strategically timed during timeslots when the target audience is most likely watching.

Some TV ad representatives can offer cheap TV ads but most of the time, there’s a catch to these offers. For one, the timeslot offered may not be appropriate for the advertiser. For instance a product geared towards men should not be advertised on a TV show for women, since the chances are great that men won’t be able to watch the ads. It is important that an advertiser demand that the timeslot they buy for advertising their products is suited to the products or services they are promoting.

An advertiser buying TV advertising space should negotiate for advertising packages. It also helps if the advertiser tests the waters before signing up for any long-term contract. Signing up for a TV advertising space for one quarter is a good way for the advertiser to determine the effectiveness of television and their promotional campaign. Keep in mind that buying TV advertising space is very costly for any company, that’s why the advertiser has to make sure first that television is the most suited medium to air their promotional campaign.

Since advertising in TV is very costly, a business may make it more affordable by raising advertising money with other partners in business. For instance a reseller may talk with the manufacturer and encourage the setting up of a mutual advertising fund that will be used to finance the costs of buying TV advertising space.

TV advertising has proven itself as an effective way to promote goods and services. Despite the emergence of other types of media channels TV remains as the best way for advertisers to reach out to as many consumers as possible.
TV advertising space may be costly but as long as the advertiser knows how to get the best possible ad spots, then advertising on TV can be harnessed even better. Advertisers must always be conscious of where and when the TV advertising space they buy are aired to get the best results for their commercials.