exam 1; chapters 1-5 Flashcards
What does IMC stand for?
Integrated Marketing Communications
What does IMC involve?
Coordinating the various promotional elements and other marketing activities that communicate with a company’s customers.
value definition
a customer perception of all the benefits of a product/service vs the costs of consuming
4 p’s definition
product, price, place (distribution) and promotion
brand identity
factors such as logo, symbols, design, product performance; builds relationships with consumers
brand equity
trust in a brand; IMC plays a role in this
branding pillars
what a company stands for; a strong brand consistently answers that question
primary vs secondary research
Primary research is research you gather yourself
Secondary research is research others have gathered
types of consumer insights
demographics, psychographics, lifestyle and behavior
tools in promotional mix
advertising, direct marketing, digital marketing, sales promotion, publicity, professional selling
advertising definition
any paid form of nonpersonal communication about a product/service by an identifiable sponsor; reaches large audiences
direct marketing definition
organizations communicate directly to consumers to generate a response; mail, categories, telemarketing
Digital Marketing definition
Interactive media allow for a two-way flow of communication whereby users can participate in and modify the form and content of the information they receive in real-time
sales promotion definition
marketing activities such as coupons and samples that provide incentives to the consumer and sales force
publicity definition
nonpersonal communications regarding an org, product, service NOT sponsored or controlled by org
PR definition
the communication process that builds beneficial relationships between orgs and their consumers; sponsored and controlled by org
personal selling definition
personal communication where the seller tries to persuade people to buy their product/service
different types of touch points
- company created (advertisements)
- intrinsic (employee interactions)
- unexpected (word of mouth)
- customer initiated (customer contacts company)
types of media
paid
owned
earned
SWOT analysis
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
strategy vs tactic
strategy: plan to achieve your goal (broad)
tactic: how to execute your plan
market segmentation
dividing a marker into distinct groups to more efficiently market product to similar audiences
geographic segmentation
division by geographic units
demographic segmentation
division by sex, age, family size and income
psychographic segmentation
division on personality and lifestyles
behavioristic segmentation
division by product usage, loyalties and buying responses
benefit segmentation
consumers look for products for their needs and wants
external research companies for segmentation
VALS + PRIZM (psychographics)
Nielsen (demographic)
steps to select the target market
1) determine how many segments to enter
2) determine which segments offer the most potential
undifferentiated market
involves ignoring segment differences and offering one product/service to the entire market
differentiated market
marketing to many different segments