1.3.2 Branding and Promotion Flashcards
What is Promotion?
The USE of MARKETING TOOLS to BRING a product or service to the ATTENTION of POTENTIAL BUYERS
What are 6 Types of Promotion?
- Personal Selling
- Direct Marketing
- Above the line advertising
- Below the line advertising
- Public Relations
- Sponsorship
What does Above the Line advertising involve?
2 Examples
Involves MASS MEDIA METHODS for TARGETING LARGER and more general CUSTOMERS
- radio
- tv
What are 2 Advantages and 1 Disadvantage of Above the Line Advertising?
+ TAILORED to reach a MASS AUDIENCE
+ great for building brand awareness
- VERY EXPENSIVE , difficult to measure clear results
What is Below the Line advertising?
3 main methods
the same as direct marketing for REACHING SMALLER but MORE TARGETED
- social media marketing
- events
- search engines
What are 2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Below the line advertising?
+ EASY and INEXPENSIVE to use SOCIAL MEDIA to increase brand awareness
+ more targeted to specific NICHE segments
- extensive training on working social media
- DEEPER UNDERSTADNING of CUSTOMER or buyer BEHAVIOUR REQUIRED
What is Direct Marketing?
Highly focused TARGETED MAIL BASED on what CUSTOMERS have BOUGHT BEFORE
Can be email or by post
What are 6 Types of Sales Promotions?
1) BUY ONE GET ONE FREE - to encourage customers to go into shop and buy
2) PRICE DISCOUNTS
3) MONEY OFF COUPONS- used to capture new customers to add an incentive
4) SAMPLES/GIVEAWAYS - free sample to persuade customers to try product
5) SPECIAL EVENTS - encourages customers to try the product
6) POINT OF SALE - cardboard display stand located close to the till within a shop
What are 6 types of Digital Communications used to promote products and services?
1) Online adverts
2) Mobile communications
3) Advergaming - a video game that contains an advert for a product/service/business
4) Social media
5) Consumer generated content - any form of content, e.g. video,blogs
6) Viral strategies
What is a Brand?
A product with UNIQUE CHARACTER, for instance in design or image. It is consistent and well recognised.
What are 4 Types of Branding?
1) Manufacturer / Corporate Branding
2) Product Branding
3) Own Brand Products
4) Rebranding
What is Manufacturer / corporate branding?
Aims to BUILD COMMUNICATIONS and relationships BETWEEN the MAIN BUSINESS NAME and the CUSTOMERS
The Business may own a range of brands E.g. Nestle and Kitkat
What are 2 Benefits of Manufacturer/Corporate branding?
- SPREADS COST of MARKETING across all the individual brands
- AWARENESS WORLDWISE of the company can be worldwide e.g. Coca Cola
What are 2 Drawbacks of Manufacturer / Corporate Branding
- takes a LONG TIME to BUILD a SOCIAL BRAND IMAGE
- any unfavourable incidents and the whole brand suffers
What does Product Branding aim to show?
AIMS to SHOW the CUSTOMERS the FEATURES and BENEFITS OF a PRODUCT which will differentiate it from other similar products in the market