Marketing Telecommunications
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Telecommunications brands need to work hard to stand out, get attention and get their message across. Globally, telecommunications is one of the top-spending advertising categories, the fourth-highest spending advertising category in the US ($8.6bn in 2015). AT&T is the most-advertised brand in the US, with Verizon in second place and Sprint fourth.
It is a category that faces a number of challenges. The market is nearly saturated in the developed world. Telco services are seen as a utility, lacking differentiation, commoditised, price sensitive, and brand...