Chapter 18 Flashcards
Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
designing marketing communications programs that coordinate all promotional activities - advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations, & direct marketing - to provide a consistent message across all audiences
Promotional Mix
The combination of one or more communication tools used to: (1) inform prospective buyers about the benefits of the product, (2) persuade them to try it, and (3) remind them later about the benefits they enjoyed by using the product.
Promotional Mix Elements
advertising
personal selling public relations
sales promotion
direct marketing
Advertising
any paid form of nonpersonal communication about an org, product, serv, or idea by an identified sponsor
-Creates AWARENESS
-Normally must be bought/nonpersonal
Ex: Super Bowl Ads
Personal Selling
two-way flow of communication b/w a buyer & seller designed to influence a person’s/group’s purchase decision
- Face-to-face communication b/w sender & receiver
-Personal relationship - MOST EXPENSIVE
Public Relations
form of communication management that seeks to influence the feelings, opinions, or beliefs held by customers, prospective customers, stockholders, suppliers, employees, & other publics about a company & its products/servs
-Publicity
-Uses tools: special events, lobbying efforts, social media, press conferences
Publicity
nonpersonal, indirectly paid presentation of an org, product, or serv
› Comp does not pay for space in a mass medium (tv/radio) but attempts to get the medium to run a favorable story of the company
Ex: news story, editorial, product announcement
Sales Promotion
a short-term, inducement of value offered to arouse interest in buying a product/serv
-Helps get customer into your product/buy more of it
Ex: BOGOS, Coupons, rebates, samples, contests, sweepstakes
Direct Marketing
uses direct communication w/ consumers to generate a response in the form of an order, a request for further information, or a visit to a retail outlet
Ex: Social media/email campaigns
Ex: face-to-face selling, direct mail, catalogs, direct response advertising, online marketing
Mass Selling are used with groups of prospective buyers
Advertising, PR, Sales Promotion
Customized Interaction between a seller & prospective buyer
Personal Selling & Direct Marketing
Other IMC Tools (Non Traditional)
Sponsorships
Product Placements
Infomercials
Branded Entertainment
Guerilla Marketing
Crowdsourcing Advertising
Sponsorships
1) Needs to mean something to customer
Ex: Nascar has different colors/energy to the cars (visual interest)
2) Needs to make enough of an investment for it to stick to customers
Ex: Big FEDEX sticker on car
3) Activation: creating an experience w/ customer (vivid image)
Ex: Consumers will remember that image of the car
4) Fit
Ex: Many type of brands can advertised on the car unless it’s something extremely out of place
5) Event Marketing: events put together by brand
Ex: Red Bull’s Space Jump event
Product Placement
products are integrated as part of what you’re watching
Ex: E.T. & Reeses pieces both got great exposure
Infomercials
Long commercial that informs consumer more about what the product is doing, puts product into a lot of different situations/scenarios
Ex: FlexTape
Branded Entertainment
the act of linking the firm or product’s name (and personality) with an activity that the target audience enjoys
-creating content/show that showcases your brand, 100% you
Ex: RedBull video of guy doing crazy running in a ghost town
(Showcases RedBull spirit/daredevil)
Guerilla Marketing
innovative, unconventional, and low-cost marketing techniques aimed at obtaining maximum exposure for a product
-uses creative ways to create buzz
Ex: Pepto Bismol ad of stomach turning like a laundry mat
Crowdsourcing Advertising
New ideas advertised
Ex: Doritos asking customers to send in videos to be in SuperBowl commercial
Mix Elements Have …
Different tasks
Consistency
Complementarity
Different Tasks
Use different tools to achieve different purposes, integrate them together or serve their own purpose
Consistency
Make sure they’re consistent/all moving the same
Make sure their main focus is on the customer
Ex: Luxury store is inconsistent because it looks dirty/messy inside
Complementary
complement each other, add value to each other, work together
Two Issues to Consider When Putting Together the Promotional Mix
- The balance of the elements must be determined
- Coordinate a consistent promotional effort is necessary since the various promotional elements are often the responsibility of different departments
Target Audience
- Promotional programs directed to buyers of consumer products use mass media because the number of potential buyers is large
- Personal Selling is used at the place of purchase (retail store)
- Direct Marketing is used to encourage first-time or repeat purchases
- For Business Buyers, advertising & personal selling is important
- For intermediaries, personal selling is also important