Online Media V/S Print Media

Online business promotion is the activity that markets to users on the Internet. Typically, online promotion drives users, through links, from one place on the Internet to your web site. Online promotions are performed to generate new business leads and opportunities. Online promotion is effective because your audience is already using the Internet and it qualifies the customer through the linking banner or headline used.
The print media consist of all newspapers, newsletters, pamphlets, magazines, and other printed publications, especially those that sell advertising space for raising revenue. Most print media, with the exception of magazines, are local except some national newspapers and trade publications. Also included in print media category are directories, yellow pages, yearbooks, and programs at sporting events.
Print media is traditionally used by marketers to promote their products and to reach target customers. Online advertisement is the emerging and hottest medium of advertisement in recent time. And with the number of Internet users fast growing across the world, new media advertisement has a bright future. In fact, it is just a matter of time when new media or online media advertising will experience a boom all over the world.
Online media is much cheaper than print advertising (news papers and magazines). Small businesses owners find this medium as the most convenient way to promote their brand as they find print advertising outside their budget. Compared to newspaper advertising coverage in online advertising is not limited. The number of people surfing the Web is not limited and thus an advertiser can reach more customers using online media. Another factor favoring online advertising is its edge over print advertising as it can give the surfer both visual and graphic treats. It combines the advantages television and print advertising.
Newspapers involve themselves in political, as well as the social activities. By using online media news