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Advertising

Advertising history, media planning, copywriting, creative development, and digital advertising.

About this event

Advertising digs into the strategy and craft behind promotional campaigns. Expect questions on advertising history, media planning and buying, the creative development process, copywriting, the differences between print, broadcast, and digital formats, and the ethics and regulation of advertising. It rewards competitors who can connect creative decisions to a campaign's business objective and target audience.

Test day

What to expect

60 minutes, 100 questions

You have 60 minutes to answer 100 multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C, D) with exactly one correct answer. There is no penalty for wrong answers -- always fill in your best guess.

Computer-graded, instant results

Tests are machine-scored. Questions are drawn from the official FBLA topic outline for this event, distributed proportionally across all topic areas. Expect a mix of recall (definitions, formulas), application (scenario-based), and analysis questions.

Top scorers advance

The highest-scoring competitors at each regional advance to the state competition. State winners compete at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). Study the official FBLA topic outline -- it lists the exact subject areas and their approximate weight on the test.

What's on the test

Advertising historyMedia planning & buyingCreative processCopywritingPrint, broadcast & digital adsBrand campaignsEthics & regulation

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