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Advertising is the most effective way for a company to get its message out to the public. Similarly, using a media buyer is the most effective way for companies to advertise. These agencies have extensive media contacts that the average person does not. Even more importantly, since the business buys advertising for a large number of... more »
Media Planner is a job title in an advertising agency or media planning and buying agency, responsible for selecting media for advertisement placement on behalf of their clients. The main aim of a Media Planner is to assist their client in achieving business objectives through their advertising budgets by recommending the best possible use of various media platforms available to advertisers. Their roles may include analyzing target audiences, keeping abreast of media developments, reading market trends and understanding motivations of consumers (often including psychology and neuroscience).
Traditionally, the role of the media planner was quite close to that of the Media Buyer, the obvious distinction being that the planner would devise a plan for advertising and the buyer would negotiate with the Media proprietor on things such as rates, copy deadlines, placement, merchandising, etc. The role of the modern media planner is more wide reaching however. Today many agencies are actually eschewing the job title of media planner in favour of titles such as communications planner, brand planner or strategist. This reflects the shift away from traditional media planning to a more holistic approach, with the planner now having to consider (as well as standard above-the-line channels such as TV, print, radio and outdoor) PR, below-the-line channels, in-store, digital media, product placement and other emerging communications channels all for the purpose of ensuring the clients advertising budget is well spent as well as adhering to the overall marketing strategy devised by marketing consultants or the client themselves. Their expanded job scope has thus made greater demands of their time, placing them in immensely pressured situations matched by the states faced by their creative (copywriters and art directors) counterparts.
Though many media planners are housed within ad firms, Initiative Worldwide, Carat, ZenithOptimedia, Starcom, Mindshare and OMD are examp read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media+planner
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