Exam 1 Review Flashcards
What does Integrated Marketing Communications mean?
The coordination of the promotional
mix elements with each other and
with other elements of the brand’s
marketing mix such that all elements
speak with one voice
What are the main elements or types of the promotional mix?
- advertising
- Public relations
- sales promotion
- digital marketing/ social media
- personal selling
- direct marketing
What are the fundamental Marcom Decisions?
(1) directed to a particular target market,
(2) clearly positioned,
(3) created to achieve a specific objective, and
(4) undertaken to accomplish the objective
within the budget constraint.
how is positioning via attributes done?
- Product Related
- Non Product Related/ usage and user imagery
What is product-related attribute positioning?
Price, color, design, safety.
What is usage attribute positioning?
positioned based on usages that become associated with using it. EX SUVs can go offroad.
What is user imagery attribute positioning?
Positioned based on the kind of people that use them. For example attractive people wear Ralph Lauren
What is positioning via brand benefits?
Represents positioning based on key features, benefits or images that a brand stands for in the target audience’s mind. Example Volvo is associated with safety.
What are the categories of brand benefits?
- functional needs
- symbolic needs
- experiential needs
What is functional needs?
ability to solve consumers consumption related problems
What is symbolic needs?
association of brand ownership with a desired group role or self image.
What is experiential needs?
Brands extraordinary sensory value or rich potiential for cognitive stimulation.
What are some examples of functional benefits?
OConvenience
OHigh quality
OFast delivery time
OCleanliness
OSafety
OGood health
What are some examples of symbolic needs?
ONeed for status
ONeed for power
ONeed for belonging/membership
ONeed for uniqueness
ONeed for altruism
What are the four types of targeting variables?
- demographics
- psychographics
- geodemographics
- behaviorgraphics
What is psychographics?
Psychographics represents a combination of
consumers’ activities, interests and opinions
What is geodemographic targeting?
People who reside in similar areas,
such as neighborhoods or postal ZIP-
code zones, also share demographic
and lifestyle similarities
What is behavior graphics?
Based on how people behave. The best predictor of one’s future behavior is his or
her past behavior.
What are the demographic segments?
- preschoolers
- elementary school age children
- tweens
- teenagers
- young adults
- middle aged
- mature consomers
what is preschoolers demographic
5 years or younger
what is the elementary school aged children demographic?
6-11 years old
What is tweens demographic?
8-12 years old
What is the teenagers demographic?
13-19 years old
What is the young adults demographic?
20-34
years old
What is the middle age demographic?
35-54 years old
What is the mature consumers demographic?
-55 years or older
-27% of the population
- highest discretionary income and most assets
What is the babyboomers demographic?
born from 1946-1964
What is generation x?
-born 1965-1981
- baby busters
-cynic unmotivated hopeless
- not unifed
What is generation Y?
-born between 1982 and 1994
- familiar with internet mobile devices and social media