Flighting

Flighting

Flighting is an advertising term for a timing pattern in which commercials are scheduled to run during intervals that are separated by periods in which no advertising messages appear for the advertised item. Any period of time during which the messages are appearing is called a flight, and a period of message inactivity is usually called a hiatus.

The advantage of the flighting technique is that it allows an advertiser who does not have funds for running spots continuously to conserve money and maximize the impact of the commercials by airing them at key strategic times.

Advertisers will often employ less costly media such as radio or newspaper during a television flighting hiatus. This method of media planning allows the messages and themes of the advertising campaign to continue to reach consumers while conserving advertising funds.

Other uses

Flighting is also a term to describe the sides of an auger.

References

* Clow, Kenneth. Concise Encyclopedia of Advertising, pp 83-86. Haworth Pr Inc, March 2005. SKU / ISBN 0789022117


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