EXAM 3 Flashcards
content marketing
creating, inspiring, and sharing brand messages and conversations with and among consumers across a fluid mix of paid, owned, earned, and shared channels
IMC- integrated marketing communication
carefully integrating and coordinating the company’s many communications channels to deliver a clear, consistent, and compelling message about the organization and its products
AIDA model
the message should get Attention, hold Interest, arouse Desire, and obtain Action
9 elements of the communications process
sender, encoding, message, media, decoding, receiver, response, feedback, noise
3 types of appeals
rational appeals (self-interest), emotional appeals, moral appeals
personal communication channels
2 or more people communicating directly with each other
word-of-mouth influence
the impact of personal words and recommendations of trusted friends, family, associates and other consumers on buying behavior
buzz marketing
cultivating opinion leaders and getting them to spread information about a product or service to others in their communities
4 budget methodologies
affordable method, %-of-sales method, competitive parity method (matching competitors), and the objective-and-task method (setting by defining objectives, determining the tasks to achieve, and estimating these costs)
push vs pull strategies
push- using sales force and trade promotions to push product to channel members, who promote to consumers
pull- spending a lot of consumer advertising to create a demand vacuum, pulling the product through the channel
4 decisions to make when developing an advertising program
setting advertising objectives, setting advertising budget, developing advertising strategy, evaluating advertising campaigns
4 types of advertising objectives
informative, persuasive, comparative, reminder
comparative advertising
directly or indirectly comparing one brand with another
Madison & vine
the merging of advertising and entertainment in an effort to break through the clutter and create new avenues for reaching customers with more engaging messages
creative concept
the compelling big idea that will bring an advertising strategy message to life in a distinctive, memorable way
3 characteristics of advertising appeals
meaningful, believable, distinctive
9 types of execution styles
slice of life, lifestyle, fantasy, mood/image, musical, personality symbol, technical expertise, scientific evidence, testimonial evidence/endorsement
reach, frequency, impact
reach- percentage of people in a target market exposed to the ad
frequency- how many times the average person in the target market is exposed to the ad
impact- qualitative value of message exposure through the given medium
media vehicle selection criteria
must consider the medium’s impact, message effectiveness, and cost; want a mix of paid, owned, earned, and shared media
alternative media
alternative forms of advertising that are less costly and more highly targeted
measuring communication effects
measuring effects & return on investment- pre & post evaluations of the effects on consumers
6 PR functions
press relations/agency, product publicity, public affairs, lobbying, investor relations, development
6 responsibilities of the salesperson
the salesperson represents the company and performs one or more of the following activities: prospecting, communicating, selling, servicing, information gathering, and relationship building
team selling
using people from sales, marketing, engineering, finance, technical support, and even upper management to service large, complex accounts
sales force automation systems
computerized, digitized sales force operations that let salespeople work more effectively anytime, anywhere
social selling
the use of online, mobile, and social media to engage customers, build stronger customer relationships, and augment sales performance