CPM Flashcards
What is IMC?
The planning and execution of all types of advertising and promotion like messages for a brand or company to meet communication objectives and support a single positioning.
What is the key and aim of IMC?
The key is PLANNING and the aim is to deliver a CONSISTENT MESSAGE across multiple communication channels.
What is the role of Advertising in IMC?
To sell more of a branded product or service or to achieve a higher price that customers are willing to pay than without the advertisement.
To turn the consumer’s mind towards the advertised brand by raising awareness of the brand among the target audience.
What are some of the barriers in IMC?
Organizational barriers, Organizational Character, Compensation Issues
What are some indications of complexity in IMC?
Target audience (different interests), Product or service (different models), Distribution (Limited or specialized)
What are the 5 steps of the IMC planning process?
1) Select the correct target audience
2) Determine how the target audience makes product and brand decisions
3) Decide how the brand will be positioned within marketing communication and select a benefit to support the position.
4) Set communication objectives
5) Identify media options that are consistent with the communication objectives
What is ‘positioning’ in IMC?
It involves how a brand is to be positioned to the target audience within message execution.
What are the two fundamental questions to ask to achieve effective positioning?
1) What need should the brand be linked to?
2) What benefits should be emphasized to communicate what the brand offers?
What are the two basic types of positioning for brands?
Central and Differentiated
What is the difference between Central positioning and Differentiated positioning?
A central brand can deliver all of the basic benefits associated with the product category. (Apple)
A differentiated brand looks for a way to set themselves apart from other competitors. (Mobile Providers)
What is brand attitude?
Brand attitude reflects consumers’ preferences for specific brands that they like or dislike.
What is the difference between Corporate and Organizational identity and imagery?
Corporate is External: Looks at the company’s outside target audience
Is associated with the Sender of communication and how the company is to be perceived
Organizational is Internal: Looks at employees and other stakeholders within the company
related to the Receiver of communication and how the company is perceived based on what they know about it.
What is Corporate Image?
The global evaluation a person has about an organization.
What is Corporate Reputation?
The attributed values (honesty and responsibility) that are evoked from the person’s corporate image.
Name 5 different types of corporate identity.
A C C I D
A ctual (Reflects reality)
C ommunicated (Driven by corporate communication)
C onceived (Perception held by target audiences)
I deal (Optimum positioning for corporations)
D esired (Top management vision)
Name the 5 keys to corporate meaning.
I I R C B
1) I dentity (What are the company’s distinct attributes?)
2) I mage (How is the company currently perceived?)
3) R eputation (How is the company perceived over time?)
4) C ommunication (What does the company communicate and to whom?)
5) B randing (What is the corporate covenant?)
What are the 4 P’s?
Product, Price, Place and Promotion
List the 8 channels within the Marketing Communication Mix.
W E P D I P A S
W ord-of-Mouth Marketing
E vents and Experiences
P ublic Relations and Publicity
D irect Marketing
I nteractive Marketing
P ersonal Selling
A dvertising
S ales Promotion
What is Word-of-mouth marketing?
Leveraging satisfied customers to organically spread positive recommendations and experiences about a product or service.
What is Events and Experiences marketing?
Crafting memorable and immersive brand interactions through sponsored events or unique experiences to engage and resonate with target audiences.
What is public relations marketing?
Strategically managing communication to shape and maintain a positive public image through media relations, press releases, and stakeholder engagement.