Marketing Communications

Question 1

Promotion

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Communication by marketers that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers of a product in order to influence an opinion or elicit a response

Question 2

Promotional Strategy

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A plan for the optimal use of the elements of promotion: advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales promotion, and social media

Question 3

Competitive Advantage

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One or more unique aspects of an organization that cause target consumers to patronize that firm rather than competitors

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Communication

Answer 4

The process by which we exchange or share meaning through a common set of symbols

Question 5

Interpersonal Communication

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Direct, face-to-face communication between two or more people

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Mass Communication

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The communication of a concept or message to large audiences

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Sender

Answer 7

The originator of the message in the communication process

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Encoding

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The conversion of a sender’s ideas and thoughts into a message, usually in the form of words or signs

Question 9

Channel

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A medium of communication, such as a voice, radio, or newspaper, for transmitting a message

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Noise

Answer 10

Anything that interferes with, distorts, or slows down the transmission of information

Question 11

Receiver

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The person who decodes a message

Question 12

Decoding

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Interpretation of the language and symbols sent by the source through a channel

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Feedback

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The receiver’s response to a message

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Promotional Mix

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The combination of promotional tools — including advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales promotion, and social media — used to reach the target market and fulfill the organization’s overall goals

Question 15

Advertising

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Impersonal, one-way mass communication about a product organization that is paid for by a marketer

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Public Relations

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The marketing function that evaluates public attitudes, identifies areas within the organization the public may be interested in, and executes a program of action to earn public understanding and acceptance

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Publicity

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Public information about a company, product, service, or issue appearing in the mass media as a news item

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Sales Promotion

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Marketing activities — other than personal selling, advertising and public relations — that stimulate consumer buying and dealer effectiveness

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Personal Selling

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A purchase situation involving a personal, paid-for communication between two people in an attempt to influence each other

Question 20

Paid Media

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A category of promotional tactic based on the traditional advertising model, whereby a brand pays for media space

Question 21

Earned Media

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A category of promotional tactic based on a public relations or publicity model that gets customers talking about products or services

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Owned Media

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A new category of promotional tactic based on brands becoming publishers of their own content in order to maximize the brands’ value to customers

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AIDA Concept

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A model that outlines the process for achieving promotional goals in terms of stages of consumer involvement with the message; the acronym stands for attention, interest, desire, and action

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Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)

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The careful coordination of all promotional messages for a product or a service to ensure the consistency of messages at every contact point at which a company meets the consumer

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Push Strategy

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A marketing strategy that uses aggressive personal selling and trade advertising to convince a wholesaler or a retailer to carry and sell particular merchandise

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Pull Strategy

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A marketing strategy that stimulates consumer demand to obtain product distribution