Chp 10 Flashcards
Media planning
A series of decisions involved in delivering the promotional message to prospective consumers
Media planning contains…
- Media objectives
- Explanation of the media strategy decisions
- Media tactics
Media objectives
Gives direction for the media strategy and tactics decision (eg. Provide coverage of 80% of target over a 6 month period)
Media strategy
Action sought to attain objective. Includes:
- Reach
- Coverage
- Frequency
Reach
The number of potential audience members exposed once to a media vehicle in a given period of time
Coverage
The potential audience that might receive a message through a vehicle
Frequency
The number of times the receiver is exposed to the media vehicle in a given time
Media vehicle
Specific carrier within a medium category (eg. Channels, shows, social media)
Media tactics
More specific media decisions. Involves:
- Media vehicle
- Fine-tuning of budget
- Timing of all media purchases
Challenges in media planning
- Difficulty measuring effectiveness
- Need for flexibility
- Inconsistent terminology
- Media planners’ role
- Insufficient information
Media strategy decisions
Media mix –> Target audience coverage –> Geographic coverage –> Scheduling –> Reach & frequency
What are factors affecting what media mix to use?
- Objectives
- Product/service characteristics
- Budget
- Preferences
- Target audience
Television
Strengths:
- Target audience coverage
- Geographic coverage
- Scheduling flexibility
- Reach
- Frequency
- Cost-efficient
- Attention
Limitations:
- Target audience selectivity
- Absolute cost
- Little control for selective exposure
- Clutter
- Processing time
Radio
Strengths:
- Target audience coverage
- Geographic coverage
- Scheduling flexibility
- Reach
- Frequency
- Cost-efficient
- Absolute cost
Limitations:
- Target audience selectivity
- Little control for selective exposure
- Attention
- Clutter
- Involvement
- Processing time
Magazines
Strengths:
- Target audience selectivity
- Geographic coverage
- Full control for selective exposure
- Attention
- Involvement
- Creativity
Limitations:
- Target audience coverage
- Scheduling flexibility
- Reach
- Frequency
- Absolute cost
- Clutter
- Cost-efficiency
Newspapers
Strengths:
- Target audience selectivity
- Geographic coverage
- Scheduling flexibility
- Reach
- Frequency
- Absolute cost
- Cost-efficient
- Creativity
- Processing time
- Involvement
Limitations:
- Target audience coverage
- Little control for selective exposure
- Attention
- Clutter
Outdoor
Strengths:
- Geographic coverage
- Scheduling flexibility
- Reach
- Frequency
- Cost efficiency
- Attention
- Full control of selective exposure
Limitations:
- Target audience selectivity
- Target audience coverage
- Absolute cost
- Processing time
- Involvement
- Clutter
Transit
Strengths:
- Geographic coverage
- Scheduling flexibility
- Reach
- Frequency
- Absolute cost
- Cost efficiency
- Processing time
Limitations:
- Target audience selectivity
- Target audience coverage
- Attention
- Creativity
- Involvement
- Clutter
Goal of target market coverage
Optimal goal is to obtain full market coverage, while minimizing as much waste as possible
Types of market coverage
- Target market population
- Full market coverage
- Partial market coverage
- Coverage exceeding market
Target market proportion
75% population excluding target market + 25% target market (not covered)