Chapter 17 Packet Notes Flashcards

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Marketing communications that inform and persuade consumers.

  • Personal selling
  • Advertising
  • Sales promotional tools
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Marketing Communications: Getting the Message Across

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  • Source
  • Message
  • Channel
  • Receiver
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Communication Process Components

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The message sender.

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Source

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The content being sent.

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Message

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The path the message travels.

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Channel

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The recipient of the message.

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Receiver

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  • Nonpersonal advertising- advertising
  • Personal- personal selling
  • Special forms- sales promotion
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Forms of Promotional Communication

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A blend of nonpersonal, personal, and special forms for communication techniques aimed at a target market.

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Promotional Mix

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  • Geographical nature of target market
  • Size of promotional budget
  • Product’s characteristics
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Makeup of the Promotional Mix is Determined by:

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  • Allocating a percentage of sales.
  • Deciding how much can be spared.
  • Spending as much as the competition.
  • Determining what it takes to do the job.
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How Much Should a Small Business Spend on Promotion?

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  • WTDJ: What it takes to do the job
  • APS: A Percentage of sales
  • WCS: What can be spared
  • ACS: As much as the competition spends
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Key Terms

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A sales presentation (promotion) delivered in a one-on-one manner.

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Personal Selling

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  • Product knowledge
  • Well-prepared sales presentation
  • Ability to build good will
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Personal Selling Requires:

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  • Successfully educate customers about the product’s advantages, uses, and limitations.
  • Answer customer questions and counter customer objections.
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Salespersons use Product Knowlege to:

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15
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Personal selling becomes order-taking when a salesperson lacks ____ ______.

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Product Knowledge

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A systematic process of continually looking for new customers.

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Prospecting

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  • Personal referrals
  • Impersonal referrals
  • Marketer-initiated contacts
  • Customer-initiated contacts
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Prospecting Techniques

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18
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Salesperson initiates customer contact through referral by another party known to the customer.

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Personal Referrals

19
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Information on potential new customers developed from public records and published sources.

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Impersonal Referrals

20
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Market surveys are used to identify prospects.

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Marketer-Initiated Contacts

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Potential customers are identified through their contacts with the firm.

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Customer-Initiated Contacts

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  • Nonfinancial rewards
  • Financial rewards
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Compensation for Salespeople

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  • Personal recognition of employees by the firm.
    • Plaques and “Employee of the Month” awards
    • Providing “perks” to superior performers
  • Personal satisfaction drawn by salespersons from doing their work well.
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Nonfinancial Rewards

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  • Commissions
  • Straight salary
  • Combination of commissions and salary
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Financial Rewards

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  • Compensation paid as precentage of sales productivity.
  • Strong sales motivator
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Commissions

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Compensation paid regardless of sales made.

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Straight Salary

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Balance of two compensation forms is adjusted to provide an increasing proportion of commission as salesperson gains experience.

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Combination of Commissions and Salary

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The impersonal presentation of a business idea through mass media.

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Advertising

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  • To sell by informing, persuading, and reminding.
  • To serve as complement to product quality and efficient service.
  • To properly reflect changes in customer needs and preferences.
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Advertising Objectives

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  1. Product advertising
  2. Institutional advertising
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Two Basic Types of Advertising

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The presentation of a business idea designed to make potential customers aware of a specific product or service and create a desire for it.

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Product Advertising

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The presentation fo information about a particular firm, designed to enhance the firm’s image.

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Institutional Advertising

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  • Frequency of advertising
  • Where to advertise
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Advertising Decision Factors

34
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With regularity for effectiveness and continuity.

  • Introduction of new uses for established products.
  • Introduction of new products and services.
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Frequency of Advertising

35
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Appropriate media mix determined by:

  • Geographical area for target market coverage
  • Customer type targeted by advertising campaign
  • Advertising media customarily used by industry
  • Type of business
  • Advertising on the World Wide Web (Internet)
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Where to Advertise

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  • Sales promotion
  • Specialties
  • Trade show exhibits
  • Publicity
  • When to use sales promotion
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Sales Promotional Tools

37
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An inclusive term for any promotional techniques that are neither personal selling or advertising.

  • Used in combination with personal selling and advertising.
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Sales Promotion

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Tangible and enduring functional items of worth distributed personally to recipients that serve as reminders of the firm.

  • Pens, key chains, magnets, and clothing imprinted with the name, logo, or slogan of hte firm.
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Specialties

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  • Provide hands-on experience with products.
  • Are less costly than personal selling.
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Trade Show Exhibits

40
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Information about a firm and its products or services that appears as a news item, usually free of charge.

  • Provides visibility for the firm
  • Requires regular contacts with the news media
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Publicity

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  • For manufacturers
  • For wholesalers
  • For retailers
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When to use Sales Promotion

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To stimulate channel members- retailers and wholesalers- to market a firm’s products.

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For Manufacturers

43
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To induce retailers to buy inventories earlier than they normally would.

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For Wholesalers

44
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To persuade customers to make a purchase.

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For Retailers