Creating the Message Flashcards
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5 steps to create the message
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- Intent- Purpose of message (who & why)
- Message- What is the message and how will you create it?
- Media- Where will it be conveyed
- Evaluate- How target market receives a message
- Action- Does a purchase occur?
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Step 1: Intent
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- What is the purpose of the ad? What is the marketing objective?
- ie. Brand trial, brand awareness, brand preference, brand repositioning, brand reminder
(lesson 1) - Who is it for? (Target Market)
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Step 2: Message
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- WHAT do you want to say
- WHAT is your POSITION
- Conduct a SWOT analysis (see jamboard)
- When determining HOW to convey your message, you can use one or two of the following APPEALS
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Step 3: Media
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- Where will you display your ad?
- TV, radio, billboard, magazine, internet, etc.
- Once you determine the medium, you must decide which specific channels, stations or magazines your ad will be used in
- Must also decide time
- Ex. 680 news, Monday to Friday during rush hour traffic
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Step 4: Evaluate
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- Analyze the effectiveness of the ad
- Change ad based on target market feedback to make it more effective
6
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Step 5: Purchase
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Ad is only successful if it leads to additional purchase by the target market
7
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4 Appeals:
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- Biological
- Emotional
- Rational
- Social
8
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Biological appeal
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Focuses on customer’s needs for health and safety (ie. Pampers-rash proof; car companies- Crash Test Dummies)
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Emotional appeal
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- Focus on consumer’s feelings (ie. Smoking-old or MADD- drinking & driving skills)
- Ads often use to humor to attract customers
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Rational appeal
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Focuses on reasoning to the consumer, such as convenience, cost, savings, warranties, ease of purchase, high quality (ie. Prius- great gas mileage OR Walmart- affordable) “duh, of course I should buy this’’
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Social appeal
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Focuses on social acceptance (ie. Weight loss clinics/ cosmetic industry, etc)
