Final Exam Flashcards
Promotion
communication by marketers that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers of a product in order to influence an opinion or elicit a response.
Promotional Strategy
A plan for optimal use of the elements of promotion, advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion.
competitive advantage
one or more unique aspects of an organization that cause target consumers to patronize that firm rather than competitors
communication
the process by which we exchange or share meanings through a common set of symbols
interpersonal communication
direct, face to face communication between two or more people
mass communication
the communication of a concept or message to large audiences
sender
the originator of the message in the communication process
encoding
the conversion of a senders ideas and thoughts into a message usually in the form of words or signs
channel
a medium of communication such as a voice or newspaper for transmitting a message
noise
anything that interferes with distorts or slows down the transmission of information
receiver
the person who decodes a message
decoding
interpretation of the language and symbols sent by the source through a channel
feedback
the receivers response to a message
corporate blogs
blogs that are sponsored by a company or one of its brands and maintained by one or more of the companies employees
non corporate blogs
independent blogs that are not associated with the marketing efforts of any particular company or brand
promotional mix
the combination of promotional tools including advertising public relations personal selling and sales promotions used to reach the target market and fulfill the organizations overall goals
aida concept
a model that outlines the process for achieving promotional goals in terms of stages on stages of consumer involvement with the message; the acronym stands for attention, interest, desire and action
integrated marketing communications IMC
the careful coordination of all promotional messages for a product or a service to assure the consistency of messages of every contact point where a company meets the consumer
pull strategy
a marketing strategy that stimulates consumer demand to obtain product distribution
push strategy
a marketing strategy that uses aggressive personal selling and trade advertising to convince a wholesaler or retailer to carry and sell particular merchandise
advertising
impersonal, one-way communication about a product or organization that is paid for by a marketer
advertising response function
a phenomenon in which spending for advertising and sales promotion increases sales or market share up to a certain level but then produces diminishing returns
institutional advertising
a form of advertising designed to enhance a companies image rather than promote a particular product
product advertising
a form of advertising that touts the benefits or a specific good or service
advocacy advertising
a form of advertising in which an organization expresses its views on controversial issues or responds to media attacks
pioneering advertising
a form of advertising designed to stimulate primary demand for a new product or product category
competitive advertising
a form of advertising designed to influence demand for a specific brand
comparative advertising
a form of advertising that compares two or more specifically named or shown competing brands on one or more specific attributes
advertising campaign
a series of related advertisements focusing on a common theme, slogan, and set of advertising appeals
advertising objective
a specific communication task that a campaign should accomplish for a specific target audience during a specified period
advertising appeal
a reason for a person to buy a product