Canadian ad culture

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Introduction
The topic of discussion in this paper is advertising in Canada. It will argue that the Canadian advertising industry strives to protect themselves from competition in the United States. The paper will discuss how the Canadian advertising industry allots their money to different forms of media to ward off the United States competition. Tracing the history of advertising from the early 1960’s to the present day, will help to show why Canada concentrates on the television and radio portion of the media.
The paper will display the philosophy or reason behind their advertising, as well as the structure of their industry. The audience and the jobs and training that take place will also be examined to better understand the Canadian advertising industry. The external environmental factors such as technology, language, and the economy will also affect the advertising industry. This issue should be addressed to understand the importance of international competition and how it can affect or even control an industry.
To better understand the advertising industry in Canada we need to look at some facts. The communication lines in Canada are expanding daily. These communication vehicles are how advertising is spread. The more Canada strives to be evident in the communication lines, the less influence the United States can have on the Canadian industry. There are 18.5 million telephone lines and 3 million cellular phones in use. There are 32.3 million radios in Canada and there are 535 AM stations and 53 FM stations. As of 1997 there was 80 television broadcast stations (with over 100 repeater stations) and 21.5 million televisions. In 1999 there was an estimated 750 Internet service providers (CASI). There are 120 daily newspapers, 108 are in English and the other 12 are in French (Pang). There are also seventy-five ethnic weekly papers published (Pang). Communication is part of the second largest service industry in Canada. With such a large country and such few people Canada relies on strong communication to tie people together. Canada was the first country to launch a communications satellite and has been in the forefront of developing communications technology. With more and more changes in technology, the government, and the economy Canada can communicate to all citizens in many ways, keeping the communication lines tight.
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Conclusion
Advertising in Canada has taken measures to assure that it will not be overcome by the United States or any other foreign country. They have established rules that keep Canadian citizens prevalent in the Canadian advertising industry. These regulations make it possible for Canadian advertising industries to survive and succeed. Canada has grown their advertising services tremendously over the last forty years and will continue to do so. This has been possible with the change towards global marketing. Advertising agencies have done a great job in adapting to the increase in multinational accounts and firms. Canadian advertising agencies have formed strategic alliances with international companies to make this possible (Strategies). Canada’s advertising agencies will continue to grow in size and profits to better themselves, the consumers, and their client

Bibliography
Pang, Guek-Cheng. Cultures if the World: Canada. Marshall Cavendish. New York. ã 1994

Grabowski, John F. Modern Nations of the World: Canada Lucent Books. San Diego. ã 1998.

Shepard, Jennifer. Enchantment of the World: Canada. Children’s Press. Chicago. ã 1987.

http://strategies.html.

http://CASI.com

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