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Direct Marketing

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Includes web, social, tv, magazine… any medium.
The most measurable.
Big demand from clients, huge potential for growth, excellent pay.

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Direct Mail Benefits

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Clients put in most money here. Measurable ROI, Ability to retain customers, reaches the right audience.

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Direct Marketing Definition

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A database-driven process of directly communicating with target customers or prospects using any medium to obtain a measurable response or transaction via one or multiple channels.
Marketing directly from manufacturer or wholesaler to the consumer. (no intermediary/retailer)

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Four key areas to direct marketing

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catalog, direct mail, telemarketing, and direct-response advertising

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Three key elements needed for direct marketing

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offer, response mechanism, and measurability

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One-to-one communication

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Direct Marketing

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LTV

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Lifetime Value - keep customers beyond the first sale

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CRM

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Customer Relationship Management - Don’t just keep the customer, make the most of the relationship from beginning to end

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acquisition and retention

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Getting new customers then keeping them

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Advantages of Direct Marketing

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Purchase not restricted to location, marketer controls product until delivery, easier to evaluate its effectiveness, flexibility in form and timing, personalization, talk to people not at them, focuses on sales, relevant customer info

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Disadvantages of Direct Marketing

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Market to people online giving up secret information ex: baby story, leak gifts to receivers etc.
Consumers reluctant to purchase (can’t touch the product or try it on)
Credit card numbers unsafe online.
Annoyances associated with Direct Marketing.
Unable to reach everyone in marketplace.

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Merge and a purge

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clear/transition database due to transient audiences, people that die etc.

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Offer

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Give the customer something - motivate them to act, incentives, free trial, samples, discounts etc.

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Response mechanism

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Give the customer a war to respond immediately

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Measurability

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Test what worked and what didn’t.
What is the response rate? - generally low (2%)
What characteristics are most successful?
Which offers do people like the most?

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Direct Mail Formats

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Self-Mailer (no envelope, lower response rate but costs less)
Direct Mail package (in an envelope)
Dimensional Mailer (box or tube etc.)
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Advantages of Direct Mail

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Tells a story, engages attention, personalization, builds feedback, reaches the unreachable.

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Disadvantages of Direct Mail

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Expensive (printing and postage), negative perception, mailing list, response rate, vulnerability

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Catalogs

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multiple page, direct mail publication, shows a variety of merchandise

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Past behavior is

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the best predictor of future behavior

watch what people do not what they say

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Telemarketing two categories

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inbound- someone calls the telemarketer

outbound- cold call from the telemarketer

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direct response advertising

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Has an offer, has response methods and is measurable. Can be tv, radio, print etc.

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5 major success

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1 don't let creativity get in the way
2 sell benefits not features
3 make an offer
4 urgency, give timeline
5 appeal to core values/universal motivators
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Direct mail components

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outer envelope (the most important part)
letter
brochure
lift note
business reply envelope or card
application (depending on client)
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Out of home advertising
Out of home provides an alternative that can't be turned off or thrown away in the clutter. No room for featured benefits, has negative image (environmentally), hard to measure effectiveness, not all markets are large enough to offer out of home. Keep it short, simple, creative, focus on one idea.
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Interactive
web sites, online ads, emails, cds big bucks in search engine optimization (measurability) two way communication - getting closer to the real conversation
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Intranet and Extranets
Intranet - internal communication system that connect employees Extranets - communications system that connect a company and its employees to key external stakeholders
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Branding
Found a need and made a promise to consumers. | A brand is a collection of perceptions in the mind of the consumer.
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Slogans
theme line, tag line, memorable, appear near the logo or as a sign off not as a headline.
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Neologism
Making up a new word/name
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Alternative Media
unconventional, surprising, memorable encounter - effect - impression Concerned with the impact Very Creative
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Word of mouth
most persuasive advertising there is | Buzz, Viral, guerilla
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DM mission
To motivate the target audience to take a specific action
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AIDA
attention, interest, desire, and action
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Six Common Direct Marketing Communication Tools
``` Direct mail with coupon, 800#, URL Print ad with coupon, 800#, URL TV commercial with 800#, URL Radio spot with 800#, URL Web site with e-mail, 800#, and e-commerce capabilities Online ad with click-through ```
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branding
A set of assets (or liabilities) linked to a brand's name and symbol that adds to (or subtracts from) the value provided by a product or service
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neologism
invented words
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TV commercial formats
``` Problem/Solution Demonstration Slice-of-Life Testimonial/Endorsement Presenters Vignette Jingle ```
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characteristics of good TV spots
A major selling feature or benefit A selling proposition that is relevant to the intended audience A strong opening to capture attention (first 3 seconds) An appropriate presentation (problem/solution, demonstration, spokesperson, etc.) Opportunities to showcase the product (it should be the star; show it often and end with it) A good fit between the audio and visual A way to involve the viewer with the product
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TV development steps
scripts, storyboards
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scripts, storyboards
Has unique 2-column manuscript format manuscript format | Each cell/frame represents a major scene in the script
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databases
Store consumer characteristics and response/transaction patterns Enable direct marketing efforts to be highly targeted
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80/20 rules
80% of repeat business comes from 20% of your customers | For direct marketers, that means know your customer well and keep making offers
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response mechanisms
Give the customer a way to respond immediately
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tools of direct marketing
catalog, direct mail, telemarketing, and direct-response advertising
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measurability
Statistically analyze what worked and what didn’t
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lifetime value
Keep customers beyond the first sale
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direct mail letters
A print advertising message for a product or service delivered by mail
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DRTV
Direct response television
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sales promotion
The use of any incentiveby a manufacturer to induce the trade(wholesalers and retailers) and/or consumersto buy a brand and to encourage the sales forceto aggressively sell it.
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push vs. pull
Pull: Efforts designed to create demand in the end user or consumer. Can include advertising and promotions such as coupons. Push: Efforts that “push” the product through the channels so they are available to consumers. These communications are targeted to the sales force and the retailers.
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promotion objectives
``` Short term sales boost Introduce new product Encourage trial Retain current customers Get repeat/frequent/multiple purchases Build brand equity/awareness/support other media Pre-empt competitive activity Increase purchase cost/size ```
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promotion strategies
``` Trial Loading Continuity Usage Image ```
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promotion tactics
``` Sampling Coupons Bonus Packs Premiums Continuity Programs Rebates Contests/Sweepstakes/Games Cause-related Tie-ins ```
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point-of-purchase
Communication materials in the store or at the point of sale (Displays, Cart ads, Floor decals, Freezer clings, Shelf talkers)
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out-of-home advertising
Short, reminder advertising | Includes outdoor, transit, mobile, and more
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advantages of out-of-home
``` Influences customers when they are out and likely to make a purchase decision TV/Radio/Print are very cluttered build awareness quickly powerful presence reach specific audiences or audiences near specific locations lower in cost flexible timing seen by a lot of people ```
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how to write for outdoor
``` Keep it short (7 words) Use simple words Use common, easy-to-read fonts Use visuals and make them large Show product visually Use emotion and humor Focus on one idea Don’t be subtle Be creative ```
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branding
The process of creating special meaning (brand image) for your product
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brand names
The success of the name is critical to the success of the product Helps product stand out Must be appealing, memorable, easy to pronounce
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slogans
Theme line, tagline
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trade characters
Illustrative devices to add memorability or personality to the brand
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domain names
The place where customers can find you on the web (URL, web address)
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interactive
Regardless of the agency or company you work for, you will most likely have to do some interactive writing
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Internet advertising
``` Provide brand reminder message Deliver informational or persuasive message Drive traffic Interactive brand experience New home for “TV commercials” ```
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advantages/disadvantages of Internet
Relatively inexpensive, Can also deliver business, Advertisers can customize and personalize messages, Can provide sales leads or actual sales Inability of experts to consistently produce effective ads and to measure their effectiveness, Clutter may even be worse than in other media
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shape vs. mirror
does advertising shape society or merely mirror societal trends?
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disadvantages of out of home
No room for features/benefits Locations may not be available May reach people who aren’t interested Has a negative image (environmentally) Hard to measure effectiveness• Weather can affect readability Not all markets are large enough to offer outdoor

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