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Despite what anti-aging ads say, growing older can be better. I feel better in my skin, 100 percent. You have greater effects of gravity, but the better sense of yourself you have is something I wouldn’t trade. Women who lie about their age – why?” –Demi Moore.

Advertisements are the bread and butter of newspaper revenues but this was the case before the birth and spread of Internet. However, there are still traditional newspapers in some parts of the world that depend predominantly on advertisements given by private companies, and the government bodies.

Advertisement is a promotion of a product or service by someone or something such as a company, a firm, an agency, a government or a wing of a government, or even individuals, political parties among others.

When someone issues an advertisement it is a public promotion, or making a statement to an audience.
When someone issues an advertisement such as in a newspaper, television channel, website or an app it is to draw the public’s attention to goods, services, about himself or herself or itself.

The short form or an abbreviation for an advertisement is ad, or advert, and other words are advertising (noun).
Advertising is about publicizing.

Advertiser is the person or a company or body or agency whose business is advertising. Adman is the advertiser.
Advertisers help to promote goods and services. There are advertising agencies and departments that help to promote products and services and about someone or something such as a political party or an individual.

Advertising is a big business and many professionals are involved: some criticise advertisements but some say it is inevitable.
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.” –Will Rogers
The alternative spelling for advertisement is advertizement (advertizing).

Advertorial is a kind of advertisement but its content is distinct from an advertisement in the sense that it could also be an editorial. As the word suggestions, advertorial is a mix of an advertisement and an editorial. Advertorials are usually found in magazines, and are issued by firms, companies, government agencies or bodies like department of tourism, or even about a country.

Advertorial is a blend or a mix of advertisement and editorial. Advertorials could also be misleading because the reader could infer or assume that it is not an advertisement.

Commercial has many meanings, and one of its meanings is advertisement. Commercial is an advertisement issued on a radio or television channel (broadcasting) promoting a political party, product, service, individual among others.

By:Kovuuri G Reddy