Chapter 14 Flashcards
promotion
communication by marketers that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers of a product in order to influence their opinion or elicit a response
promotional strategy
a plan for the optimal use of the promotional mix elements: advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion
competitive advantage
one or more unique aspects of an organization that cause target consumers to patronize that firm rather than competitors
communication
the process by which we exchange or share meanings through a common set of symbols
interpersonal communication
direct, face to face communication between two or more people
mass communication
involves communicating a concept or message to large audiences
sender
the originator of the message in the communication process
encoding
the conversion of the sender’s ideas and thoughts into a message, usually in the form of words or signs
channel
communication medium
noise
anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down the transmission of information
receivers
customers
decoding
the interpretation of the language and symbols sent by the source through a channel
feedback
the receivers response to a message
corporate blogs
blogs that are sponsored by a company or one of its brands and maintained by one or more of the company’s employees
non-corporate blogs
independent blogs that are not associated with the marketing efforts of the company or brand
promotional mix
the combination of promotional tools including advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion used to reach the target market and fulfill the organization’s overall goals
informational promotion
increase awareness
persuasive promotion
encouraging brand switching
reminder promotion
reminding consumers that the product may be needed in the near future
public relations
the marketing function that evaluates public attitudes, identifies areas within the organization the public may be interested in
personal selling
a purchase situation involving a personal, paid for communication between two people in an attempt to influence each other
sales promotion
consists of all marketing activities other than personal selling, advertising, and public relations