promo mix Flashcards
is endowing products with the power of a brand. It’s all about
creating differences between products. A brand answers the question:
Who is the product?
Branding
is the added value endowed on products. It may be reflected in customers’ brand knowledge as well as in the prices, market share, and profitability the brand commands.
Brand equity
pertains to all the thoughts, feelings, images, experiences, and beliefs associated with the brand.
brand knowledge
is the marketer’s vision of what the brand must be
and do for consumers
brand promise
4 Key concepts of Brand Equity
Differentiation
Relevance
Esteem
Knowledge
measures the degree to which a brand is seen as different from others, and its perceived momentum and leadership
Differentiation
measures the appropriateness and breadth
of a brand’s appeal
Relevance
measures perceptions of quality and loyalty, or how well the brand is regarded and respected
Esteem
measures how aware and familiar consumers are with the brand.
Knowledge
Stages of Brand Development
- Identity
- meaning
- response
- relationships
Objective: Establish Brand awareness
Identity
Objective: Establish points of
difference with competitors
meaning
Objective: Communicate brand solutions to problems
response
Objective: Establish customer’s brand loyalty
relationships
Brand-building criteria
- Memorable
- Meaningful
- Likable
Brand-defending criteria
- Transferable
- Adaptable
- Protectable
intend to build the strength and relevance of the brand and equips it with characteristics that makes it stand out:
Brand-building criteria
help leverage and preserve brand equity against
challenges
Brand-defending criteria
being recognizable and easy to recall
Memorable
leverages on the ingredients and target customer’s
tendencies
Meaningful
being aesthetically appealing
Likable
brand can be applied across product mix
Transferable
brand is able to be updated and refreshed to adapt with customers’ liking
Adaptable
brand should be protected from being used negatively
Protectable
Building Brand Elements
3 Characteristics of Strong Compelling Brands
Mystery
Sensuality
Intimacy
draws together stories, metaphors, dreams, and
symbols. Mystery adds to the complexity of relationships
and experiences because people are naturally drawn to
what they don’t know
Mystery
keeps the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste on constant alert for new textures, intriguing scents and tastes, wonderful music, and other sensory stimuli.
Sensuality
means empathy, commitment, and passion. The close connections that win intense loyalty.
Intimacy
Brand Narrative and Storytelling Techniques
Setting
Cast
Narrative arc
Language
choosing the appropriate time, place, and context
Setting
building the brand as a character, including its role in the life of the audience, its relationships and responsibilities, and its
history
Cast
establishing the way the narrative logic unfolds
over time, including actions, desired experiences, and defining events
Narrative arc
the authenticating voice, metaphors, symbols, themes
used should be aligned and appropriate
Language
are the means by which firms
attempt to inform, persuade, and remind consumers—directly or indirectly—about the products and brands they sell.
Marketing Communications
Steps in Developing Effective Marketing Communications
- Identifying Target Audience
- Determining Objectives
- Designing Communications
- Selecting Channels
- Establishing Budget
- Deciding on Marketing Communications Mix
- Measuring & Managing Result
The target audience is a critical influence on how
marketing communications will be implemented.
- A current user vs a new user of the category (product
knowledge) - An innovator vs a laggard (willingness to try)
- A brand loyal vs a switcher (willingness to switch)
- A heavy user vs a light user (duration of use)
Identifying Target Audience
4 Major Objectives
(Determining Communications Objectives)
Category Need, Brand Awareness, Brand Attitude, Brand Purchase Intention
establishing a product to remove or satisfy a perceived discrepancy between current and desired motivational states (Example: Non-acidic
Ascorbic acid boom – owners needed to establish that a
new Ascorbic Acid category is needed by the market)
Category Need
establishing brand recall to trigger purchase (Example: Biogesic tablet’s iconic “Ingat!” slogan triggers decision to purchase the brand)
Brand Awareness
to help customers evaluate the brand’s perceived ability to meet a current relevant need.
Brand Attitude
sensory gratification, intellectual stimulation, social approval
(Brand Attitude)
Positively oriented
problem removal, problem
avoidance, incomplete satisfaction, normal depletion
(Brand Attitude)
Negatively oriented
moving consumers to decide
to purchase the brand. (Example: coupons, deals, discounts,bundled promos)
Brand Purchase Intention
Designing Communications
Formulating communications to achieve the desired
response requires solving three problems:
- what to say (message strategy)
- how to say it (creative strategy)
- who should say it (message source)