This document provides an overview of advertising, including definitions, history, purposes, types, and costs. It defines advertising as a paid form of communication from an identified sponsor to influence an audience. The history section outlines the evolution of advertising from ancient times through the 20th century. It also discusses how advertising works to create awareness, comprehension, conviction and action. The document reviews the importance and role of advertising in brand promotion. It provides examples of major advertising media and describes benefits and costs of different types of advertisements like vehicle wraps. In the end, it outlines the process for creating advertisements on cars.