Promotion Flashcards
Promotion
communication used to build/maintain relationships by informing and persuading targeted
Communication
sharing of meaning between sender and receiver
Functions of promotion
informing, creating demand, persuading, reminding, assisting, supporting other mix elements, building relationships
Persuading
customers to choose one brand over another
Reminding
encouraging brand loyalty and repurchases
Communicating process
source - encoded message - medium (media) - decoded message - receiver - feedback
Source
group with meaning to be shared
Encoding
converting meaning into symbols, signs and indexes symbolic with target audience
Media
channel the message is passed through
Decoding
conversion of signs and symbols into concepts and ideas and assigning meaning
Receiver
consumer who decodes the message
Communication channel
medium of transmission that carries encoded message from source to receiver
Noise
distractions that reduce clarity of the message
Feedback
receiver’s response communicated back to source
IMC
efficient and effective coordination of promotional efforts for max info and persuasion on customers and consistent brand image
Promotional tools
advertising, PR, personal selling, sales promo, direct and digital marketing
IMC mix
paid, owned, earned, shared
Paid promotional activities
promotional activities paid for by marketer
Owned promotional activities
promotional channels owned and controlled by company
Earned promotional activities
PR media channels not directly paid for or controlled but incorporate content from interest
Shared promotional activities
by consumers for consumers - word of mouth, influencers
IMC process
process (promotion) - tools (mix) - management (IMC)
Types of integration
message (tactical) and strategic
Selecting promotional mix
resources/objectives/policies, market and product characteristics, cost/availability, push and pull, location, PLC and buyer readiness
Promotional objectives
create awareness, stimulate demand, encourage product trial, identify prospects
Push strategy
channel members focus on pushing product to market
Pull strategy
getting consumers to create demand through building excitement
Advertising
paid non personal communication about org and its products to target
Advantages of advertising
controllable, build brand image and equity, wide reach, low cost per person, connect with customer
Disadvantages of advertising
impersonal, one-way, media and production cost high, cluttered, difficult to measure effectiveness
Advertising process
objectives - budget - message +media - evaluation