Integrated Marketing Communications - Chapter 14 Flashcards
What is IMC short for?
Integrated marketing communications
Integrated marketing communications
Rep the promotion dimension of the 4 Ps.
Encompasses a variety of communication disciplines - advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, etc - in combo to provide clarity, consistency, and max communicative impact
Sender
The firm from which an IMC message originates ; the sender must be clearly identified to the intended audience
Transmitter
An agent or intermediary w which the under works to develop the marketing communications; for ex, a firm’s creative department or an ad agency
Encoding
Process of converting the sender’s ideas into a message, which could be verbal, visual or both
Communication channel
The medium-print, broadcast, the Internet - that carries the message
Receiver
Person who reads, hears or sees and processes the info contained in the message or ad
Decoding
Process by which the receiver interprets the sender’s message
Noise
Any interference that stems from competing messages, a lack of clarity in the message, or a flaw in the medium; a problem for all communication channels
Feedback loop
Allows the receiver to communicate w the sender and thereby informs the sender whether the message was received and decoded properly
What are the 7 steps in planning an IMC Campaign?
- Identify Target Audience
- Set Objectives
- Determine Budget
- Convey Message
- Evaluate and Select Media
- Create Communication
- Assess Impact
Objective and Task
The communication budget is set based on the cost of specific tasks required to achieve stated communication objectives
Limitations
Can be difficult to identify the specific tasks that will achieve the objectives and, as a result, it is the most difficult method to use
Competitive parity method
Method of determining a communications budget in which the firm’s share of the communication expenses is in line w its market share
Percentage of sales method
Method of determining a communications budget that’s based on a fixed % of forecasted sales
Affordable method
Method of determining a communications budget based on what is left over after other operating costs have been covered
What does a message provide target audience?
Reasons to respond in the desired way. A logical starting pt for deciding on the advertising message is to tout the key benefits of the product or service
What is USP short for?
Unique selling proposition
Unique selling proposition
A strategy of differentiating a product by communicating its unique attributes; often becomes the common theme or slogan in the entire advertising campaign
Rational appeal
Helps consumers make purchase decisions by offering factual info and strong arguments built around relevant issues that encourage consumers to evaluate the brand favourably on the basis of the key benefits it provides.
Emotional appeal
Aims to satisfy consumers’ emotional desires rather than their utilitarian needs
Media planning
The process of evaluating and selecting the media mix
Media mix
The combo of the media used and frequency of advertising in each medium
Media buy
The purchase of airtime or print pages