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Integrated Marketing Communications
the coordination and integration of all marketing communication tools, avenues and sources within a company into a seamless program which maximizes the impact on consumers and other end-users.
The Communication Process
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Emerging Trends of IMC
1. Emphasis on accountability and measurable results 2. Changes in tasks performed 3. Emergence of alternative media
Accountability & Measurable Results
-economic pressures -want results from marketing budgets -effort led by CEOs,CFOs, & CMOs -advertising agencies expected to deliver results -emerging social media changes communication -emerging alternative methods and media -less reliance on mass TV ads
Changes in Technology
•Instant communications •Consumers have access to unlimited information •Consumer communication has increased
Channel Power
channel member's capacity to control the other channel members
Global Competition
•Information technology and communication has changed marketplace •Products can be purchased from multiple locations •Customers want both low prices and high quality •Manufacturers and retailers must work together
Global Competition
the ability of a profit-making organizations to compete with other businesses in other countries.
Brand Parity
Results when consumers believe that most brands provide the same set of attributes. Quality becomes less of a concern because consumers think that only minor quality differences exist between brands.
Brands
the names, terms, design, symbols, and other features that distinguish a seller's goods or services from those of other sellers
Family Brands
A group of related products sold under one name.
Brand Extension
The use of an established brand name on products or services not related to the core brand.
Flanker brand
The development of a new brand sold in the same category as another product.
Co-branding
The offering of two or more brands in a single marketing offer.
Ingredient Branding
The placement of one brand within another brand.
Cooperative Branding
The joint venture of two or more brands into a new product or service.
Complementary branding
The marketing of two brands together for co-consumption.
Private Brands
Proprietary brands marketed by an organization and sold within the organization's outlets.
Benefits of Brand Equity
•Higher prices •Higher gross margins •Channel power •Additional retail shelf space •Reduces customer switching behavior •Prevents erosion of market share
Methods of Measuring Brand Equity
Financial value Stock market value Revenue premium Consumer value
changes in private labels
- improved quality - perceived as value purchase - loyalty to retail outlets - increased advertising
Manufacturers tactics to combat gains made by private labels
1.) focus on core brands 2.) increase advertising 3.) introduce new products 4.) focus on in-store selling and packaging 5.) use alternative methods of marketing
Components of a corporate Image are
Tangible Goods and Services Retail outlets Corporate name and logo Intangibles Corporate, personnel, environment Ideals & Beliefs of corporate Culture of Country and Location
Corporate Names
Overt: What company does(American Airlines) Implied: Words that convey what company does (Fedex IBM) Conceptual: Capture the essence of what a company offers (Twitter Krispy Kreme) Iconoclastic: Unique different memorable (Monster.com)
Logos
•Aids in recall of specific brands •Aids in recall of advertisements •Reduces shopping effort •Reduces search time and evaluation of alternatives
Consumer decision-making process
need recognition information research evaluation of alternatives purchase post-purchase behavior
Consumer Purchasing Process
•Consumers recognize need or want Physical/Functional Social/Symbolic Psychological/Experiential •Can be triggered by advertising
Internal/external search
Internal information search - recalling info. stored in memory External information search - seeking info. in the outside environment. (two types - marketing and non-marketing)
Level of motivation
•Level of involvement •Need for cognition •Level of shopping enthusiasm
Attitudes
•Affective- feelings or emotions a person has about the object • Cognitive- mental images, understanding, and interpretations of the person. • Conative- intentions, actions, or behavior
Cognitive Mapping
•Cognitive linkages • Processing new information • Retaining information • New concepts
Marketing Message
Strengthen current linkage Modify current linkage Create new linkage
Methods of evaluating alternatives
Evoked set- consists of the brands the individual considers in a purchasing situation. Multiattribute- •Brand’s performance for each attribute •Importance of each attribute Affect referral- •Saves mental energy •Multiattribute approach may have been used previously •Consumers often…
Types of B-to-B sales
•Straight rebuy • Modified rebuy • New task
Types of B-to-B buying processes
1.Identification of needs 2.Establishment of objectives 3.Identification of vendors 4.Vendor evaluation 5.Vendor selection 6.Negotiation of terms 7.Postpurchase evaluation
IMC planning process
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Customers
•Current customers •Former customers •Potential new customers •Competitors’ customers
Communications in IMC planning
•Company communications •Industry communications •Competitor communications
tests to determine viable segment
•The individuals or businesses within the segment are homogeneous. • The market segment is different from the population as a whole and distinct from other market segments. • The market segment is large enough to be financially viable to target with a separate marketing campaign. • The…
methods for segmentation
• Demographics • Psychographics • Generations • Geographic • Geodemographics • Benefits • Usage
VALS2
•Innovators – successful, sophisticated – upscale products •Thinkers – educated, conservative, practical – durability, value •Achievers – goal-oriented, conservative, career, and family •Experiencers – young, enthusiastic, impulsive, fashion, social •Believers – conservative, conventi…
geodemographic segmentation
demographics combined with geographic segmentation to select target markets for advertising
Benefit segmentation
Different consumers seek different primary benefits from the same product
Product Positioning approaches
•Product Attributes • Competitors • Use or application • Price/quality • Product user • Product class • Cultural symbol
communication objectives
§Develop brand awareness § Increase category demand § Change customer beliefs and attitudes § Enhance purchase actions § Encourage repeat purchases § Build customer traffic § Enhance firm image § Increase market share § Increase sales § Reinforce purchase decisions
factors impacting relationship between promotions and sales
•The goal of the promotion •Threshold effects •Diminishing returns •Carryover effects •Wear-out effects •Decay effects
methods of determining budget
•Percentage of sales •Meet-the-competition •“What we can afford” •Objective and task •Payout planning •Quantitative models
IMC components
•Traditional advertising •Trade promotions •Consumer promotions •Media spending •Alternative media spending •Business-to-business media spending
Advertising and IMC process
•Advertising still major component •Role of advertising varies •Business-to-business sector •Supporting role •Consumer sector •Primary communication vehicle
Outside Agency VS In-House Research
Outside: new ideas more objective than in-house special expertise local expertise (ex: american org wants info on german markets) In-House Quick completion Close Collaboration Cheaper Company Secrecy
budget allocation considerations
75-15-10 Rule 75% - Media buys 15% - Creative work (agency) 10% - Ad production
crowd-sourcing
the idea of trusting the collective opinion of a crowd of people rather than that of an expert
boutique vs. full-service agency
•Advertising agencies •Media service companies •Direct marketing agencies •Consumer and trade promotion specialists •Online and digital agencies •Social media agencies •Public relations agencies
Evaluation criteria in choosing an agency
•Size of the agency •Relevant experience of the agency •Conflicts of interest •Creative reputation and capabilities •Production capabilities •Media purchasing capabilities •Other services available •Client retention rates •Personal chemistry
Creative Pitch
Addressing a specific problem, situation or set of questions. The presentation reveals how each agency with deal with specific issues that arise
advertising research
•Understand customers •Purchase benefits, not attributes •Product-specific research Consumer-oriented research Focus groups
advertising goals
•To build brand image •To inform •To persuade •To support other marketing efforts •To encourage action
the advertisingn budget(manner of distribution)
-pulsating schedule -flighting schedule -continuous schedule
creative brief
•The objective •The target audience •The message theme •The support •The constraints

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