17-Marketing #2 Flashcards
promotion
communicating with customers to let them know about a product and persuade them to buy it
methods of promotion
advertising
sales promotion
public relation
personal selling
advertising
paid non-personal communication of info about a product through various media
types of advertising
reminder informative persuasive generic comparative
reminder adverts
let customers know a well known product is still around and keeps it in consumer’s mind e.g. coca cola
informative advert
provides factual info about a product e.g. sale starts at 10am
persuasive advert
convince consumers that they must have a product e.g. lynx effect
generic
advertise product for entire industry e.g. buy irish
comparative
show how much better in comparison to competitors e.g. lidl and tesco
functions of advertising
information reminds persuades competes increased sale and profits
advertising media
different places where a business can place an ad
types of advertising media
internet tv direct mail radio newpaper
advantages of internet as advert medium
global audience
social media
advantages of radio as advert media
local people-local stations
cost effective
disadvantages of newspaper as advert medium
only seen for one day
poor quality images
disadvantages of tv as advert medium
skip ads
expensive
advantages of newspaper as advert media
re-read (lots of info)
costs less than tv
disadvantages of internet as advert media
info can be copied
ignore pop-up ads blocker software
disadvantages of radio as advert media
sound only
advantages of tv as advert media
see product working
most common media
Factors when choosing an advertising medium
media habits of target audience e.g. toys during kids programmes
nature of product e.g. washing powder needs to be seen
message e.g. computer specs very informative
cost