TV commercial

Broadcast product pitch

A TV commercial is a short advertisement broadcast during breaks in television programming.

Commercials typically run 15 to 60 seconds and promote products, services, or causes.

The term often shortens to just commercial: We'll be right back after these commercials.

Super Bowl commercials have become cultural events in their own right.

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brand awareness · target audience · airtime · Super Bowl ad · sponsor · pitch · call to action · broadcast · catchy · product · primetime · announcer · interruption · channel · prime time slot · remote · mute · fast forward

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content type

TV commercialTV program

Scheduled broadcast content

television show · movie · news broadcast · documentary · sitcom

advertising medium

TV commercialprint ad

Purchased space in publications

billboard · online ad · digital banner · podcast ad · direct mail

commercial vs. non-commercial content

TV commercialpublic service announcement

Broadcast promoting civic awareness

PSA · public broadcasting · educational television · premium content

Family

commercial, televise, commerce, commercials, commercialize, commercialized, commercialization, commercially, commercialism

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G