Chapter Sixteen: Advertising, Public Relations, and Sales Promotion

Question 1

Advertising Response Function

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A phenomenon in which spending for advertising and sales promotion increases sales or market share up to a certain level but then produces diminishing returns

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Institutional Advertising

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A form of advertising designed to enhance a company’s image rather than promote a particular product

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Product Advertising

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A form of advertising that touts the benefits the benefits of a specific good or service

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Advocacy Advertising

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A form of advertising in which an organization expresses its views on controversial issues or responds to media attacks

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Pioneering Advertising

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A form of advertising designed to stimulate primary demand for a new product or product category

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Competitive Advertising

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A form of advertising to influence demand for a specific brand

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Comparative Advertising

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A form of advertising that compares two or more specifically named or shown competing brands on one or more specify attitudes

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Advertising Campaign

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A series of related advertisements focusing on a common theme, slogan, and set of advertising appeals

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Advertising Objectives

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A specific communication tasks that a campaign should accomplish for a specified target audience during a specific period

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Advertising Appeal

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A reason for a person to buy a product

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Unique Selling Proposition

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A desirable, exclusive, and believable advertising appeal selected as the theme for a campaign

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Medium

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The channel used to convey a message to a target market

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Media Planning

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The Series of decisions, advertisers make regarding the selection and use of media, allowing the marketer to optimally and cost-effectively communicate the message to the target audience

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Cooperative Advertising

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An Arrangement in which the manufacture and the retailer split the costs of advertising the manufacturer’s brand

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Infomercial

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a 30-minute or longer advertisement that looks more like a television talk show than a sales pitch

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Advergaming

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Placing advertising message in web-based, mobile, console or handheld video games to advertise or promote a product, service, organization, or issue

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Media Mix

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The combination of media to be use for a promotional campaign

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Cost per contact (cost per thousand or CPM)

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The cost of reaching one member of the target market

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Cost Per Click

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The cost associated with a consumer clicking on display or banner ad

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Reach

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The number of target consumers exposed to a commercial at least once during a specific period, usually four weeks

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Frequency

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The number of times an individual is exposed to a given message during a specific period

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Audience Selectivity

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The ability of an advertising medium to reach a precisely defined market

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Media Schedule

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Designation of the media, the specific publications or programs, and the insertion dates of advertising

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Continuous Media Schedule

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A media scheduling strategy in which advertising is run steadily throughout the advertising period; used for products in the later stages of the products life cycle

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Flighting Media Schedule

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A Media scheduling strategy in which ads are run heavily every other month or every two weeks to achieve a greater impact with an increased frequency and reach at those times

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Pulsing Media Schedule

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A media scheduling strategy that uses continuous scheduling thought the year coupled with a flighted schedule during the best sales periods

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Seasonal Media Schedules

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A media scheduling strategy that runs advertising only during items of the year when the product is most likely to be used

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Public Relations

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The element in the promotional mix that evaluates public attitudes, identifies issues that may elicit public concerns, and execs programs to gain public understanding and acceptance

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Publicity

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An effort to capture media attention, often initiated through press releases that further a corporation's public relations plans

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Product Placement

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A public relations strategy that involves getting a product, service or company name to appear in a movie , TV shows, radio program, magazine, newspaper, video game, video or audio clips, book or commercial for another product; on the Internet; or at special events

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Sponsorship

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A Public Realtions strategy in which a company spends money to support an issue, cause, or event that is consistent with corporate objectives, such as improving brand awareness or enhancing corporate image

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Crisis Management

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A coordinated effort to handle all the effects of unfavorable publicity or another unexpected unfavorable event

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Sales Promotion

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Marketing communication activities other than advertising, personal selling, and public relations, in which a short-term incentive motivates consumers of members of the distribution channel to purchase a good or service immediately, either by lowering the price or by adding value

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Trade Sales Promotion

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Promotion activities directed to members of the marketing channel, such as wholesalers and retailers

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Consumer Sales Promotion

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Promotion activities targeted to the ultimate consumer market

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Trade Allowance

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A price reduction offered by manufactures to intermediaries such as wholesaler and retailers

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Push Money

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Money offered to channel intermediaries to encourage them to "push" products-that is, to encourage others members of the channel to sell the products

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Coupon

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A certificate that entitles consumers to an immediate price reduction when the product is purchased

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Rebate

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A cash refund given for the purchase of a product during a specific period

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Premium

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An extra item offered to the consumer, usually in exchange for some proof of purchase of the promoted product

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Loyalty Marketing Program

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A promotional program designed to build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between a company and its key customers

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Frequent Buyer Program

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A loyalty program in which loyal consumers are rewarded for making multiple purchases of a particular good or services

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Sampling

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A promotional program that allows the consumer the opportunity to try a product or service for free

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Point of Purchases (P-O-P) display

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A promotional display set up at the retailer's location to build traffic, adverts the product, or induce impulse buying