ad buy

Campaign spending category

An ad buy is a purchase of advertising space or time across media channels.

The term treats advertising inventory as a commodity to be bought in bulk: The campaign made a major ad buy in swing states, They're planning a $2 million ad buy for the product launch.

Common in political campaigns and marketing, where strategists allocate budgets across television, radio, digital, and print placements.

Related

time slot · airtime · placement · impressions · reach · budget · spend · political · swing state · digital · banner · slots · network · broadcast · ratings · target · audience · prime time

Opposites
media acquisition method

ad buyword of mouth

Information passed through conversation

viral content · press coverage · news coverage · user-generated content · social sharing

marketing activity type

ad buypublic relations

Organizational reputation management

media relations

promotional activity vs. absence of promotion

ad buymedia blackout

Suppression of press coverage

going dark · spending freeze

Family

ad, buy, ads, buys, buying, bought, buyer, buyers, advertisement

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G