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Social Advertising                                     and  this  materialisation  has  affected  on  value

             Social  ads  are  one  of  the  quickest  and  most    system  also.  Possessing  material  goods  and
             effective  ways  to  connect  with  our  target  audi-  physical  comfort  and  luxury  have  primarily
             ence. These ads bring profitable opportunities in      become  more  important  and  special  values  or
             digital marketing formats .                            the  coordination  between  the  mind,  body  and
                                                                    soul  have  been  given  the  secondary  position.
             These small ads make the most of all the infor-
                                                                    This is referred to as consumerism.
             mation users share on social media to offer them
             content as highly personalised as possible and as                   MEDIA AND ETHICS
             such conversion opportunities.                         Media  plays  an  important  role  in  a  democratic
                                                                    country. It is the main responsibility of the media
                                                                    to decide which news are worthy of attention for
                                                                    the people and which are not. Some of the basic
                                                                    principles of media ethics are listed below :
                                                                    (a)  It provides us true reports.
                                                                    (b)  It acts independently.
                                                                    (c)  It minimizes the harm done to society.

                                                                             MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY
                                                                    In a democracy, the media is supposed to be free
             More and more brands are getting on board with
                                                                    and independent. In a democracy, the media is
             social ads on social media. The possibilities and
                                                                    expected  to  function  with  great  responsibility  as
             varieties  of  ways  to  reach  out  to  our  audience
                                                                    opinion  of  the  people  are  greatly  influenced  by
             seem endless, with seemingly great examples of
                                                                    what they see and read in the media.
             advertising on social media and personalisation.
                                                                    g    A  free  and  uncensored  media  has  the
             Social  Ads  are  an  incredibly  profitable  and
                                                                         responsibility to provide unbiased coverage
             versatile  advertising  channel  that  give  us  the
                                                                         of events. People have to be told the truth
             ability  to  build  specific  campaigns  on  social
                                                                         about the activities of the government, and
             media  to  meet  a  selection  of  different  business
                                                                         what is happening around them.
             goals at relatively low costs.
                                                                    g    An  independent  media  also  helps  to  keep
             To clue you in a bit more on the new social ads
                                                                         the  judiciary  under  check  by  reporting  on
             options,  or  even  if  it’s  your  first  time  venturing
                                                                         the way the court decides cases.
             into these waters. Let’s explore great examples of
             advertising  through  social  ads  on  social  media   g    If  a  democracy  has  to  have  free  and  fair
             platforms with the largest user base. We’ll finish          elections,  it  needs  a  press  that  will  cover
             off  with  great  examples  of  advertising  through        candidates  from  all  the  parties  in  an  unbi-
             ads platforms on social media from ourselves at             ased manner.
             Cyberclick.                                            g    The media should also cover relevant issues
             Consumerism                                                 that need to come up before elections, like

             In  today’s  world,  we  are  highly  affected  by  the     developmental issues or social issues.
             advertisements. People are brand conscious and         g    The  media  assesses  the  performance  of  the
             feel  to  maintain  a  particular  standard.  We  can       government  impartially  so  that  people  can
             also  say  that  we  live  in  the  materialistic  world    know how effective the government has been.

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