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Hi, my name is And I prefer to be called. Three adjectives that others may use to describe me are..

What I disliked most about lectures last semester was. What I like most about lectures last semester was My expectations for this course are

What did you learn about individuals in this class? What are some common expectations you all hope to have met during this course?

You will be responsible for making sure you objectives are met

Marketing is Difference between strategies and tactics Some marketing strategies are I will define marketing mix as Definition of 4Ps Some Product decisions are Price Place/Distribution Promotions

Introduction to marketing communications Definition and meaning


Promotion Promotional Mix

Elements of the Promotional Mix Value of Promotions Define Marketing Communications Types of Marketing Communications Benefits of Marcom Challenges of Marcom in the contemporary market place

Definition of Marketing Marketing consists of the strategies and tactics used to identify, create and maintain satisfying relationships with customers that result in value for both the customer and the marketer Creating value for customers and capturing value in return Marketing focuses on relationships and value

Marketing Strategies
Market Expansion Market Share Growth Niche Market Status Quo Market Exit

Marketing Mix
The tactical tools that Marketers use to implement their strategies and deliver superior customer value

Marketing Management Managing External Forces Marketing Planning & Stra. Product life Cycle Place Marketing Plan

Product

Marketing
Customers & Markets
Price

Promotion

The marketers bag of tools for communicating with customers and other stakeholders

Any form of communication a business or organization uses to inform, persuade or remind people about its products". Promotion is also used to improve public image of an organization
Companys total promotion mix is also called its marketing communications mix
Consists of the following 5 major tools:

Establishes/improves the image of the organization and its brands Creates awareness for new products: informs & educates the market Communicates features of products Generates enthusiasm for channel members Alerts consumers to sales Explains where products can be bought Creates competitive difference from other products Creates & reinforces loyalty among customers

Also know as marketing communications mix


The specific blend of promotional

tools(advertising, public relations, personal selling, and direct-marketing) that the

company uses to persuasively communicate customer value and build customer relationships

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2. 3.

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5. 6.

Advertising Sales Promotion Personal Selling Public Relation Direct Marketing Interactive/Internet Marketing*
Under each category, there are specific promotional tools to communicate with customers

Advertising
Broadcast , Print, Internet, Outdoor

Sales Promotion
Discounts, Coupons, Displays, Demonstrations

Personal Selling
Sales Presentations, Trade shows, Incentive programs

Public Relations
Press release, Sponsorship, social events, web pages

Direct Marketing
Catalogues, Telephone Marketing, Internet, Mobile Marketing, Kiosks

Marketing communications represent the voice of the company and its brands and are a means by which it can establish a dialogue and build relationships with consumers Kotler and Keller's 13th Edition.
Marketing communications occurs wherever and whenever people interact with the organization -Amanda Broderick. 2005

External: concerned with an organization communicating with its stakeholders e.g. banks, government agencies, the press, suppliers, customers, and the general public for the purpose of obtaining, disseminating or changing information Internal: The exchange of ideas, views, and activities within the same organization Also occurs informally & formally

Consumer sophistication Media proliferation Competition Liberalisation Globalisation Technology Increasing costs (particularly media costs) Increasing pressure group activity

Unity of understanding Awareness, desire, interest, action, etc Image enhancement Long term loyalty and profitability Affords good rapport and relationship marketing Means of sustainable differentiation

If communication occurs whenever or wherever people interact with the organisation, then there is the need to synchronize all of the communication efforts of the organization into a seamless effort delivering a concise message

A concept of marketing communications planning that recognizes the added value of a comprehensive plan that evaluates the strategic roles of a variety of communication disciplines for example, general advertising, direct response, sales promotion and public relations and combines these disciplines to provide clarity, consistency and maximum communications impact

American Association of Advertising Agencies

IMC involve the process of presenting and integrated set of stimuli to a market with the intent of evoking a desired set of responses within the market CIM
The combination of every communication from a firm to target customers to convey a consistent and complete message Perreault and
McCarthy

Aim: To present a consistent message to target markets Involves coordinating the various promotional elements and other marketing activities that communicate with a firms customers

Advertising

Sales Promotion

Consistent, clear and compelling company and brand message

Personal Selling

Direct Marketing

Public Relations

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2.

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A shifting of marketing budget from media advertising to other forms of promotion especially consumer and trade oriented sales promotions A movement away from the reliance on advertising focused approaches to solve communication problems The rapid growth and development of database marketing

4. Demands for greater accountability from advertising agencies and changes in the way agencies are compensated 5. The rapid growth of the internet
6. Consumers are changing: better informed and more communications empowered

Advertising Direct Marketing Interactive/Internet Marketing Sales Promotion Publicity /PR Personal Selling

Any paid form of non-personal communication about an organization, product, service or idea by an identified sponsor Paid: Space must be bought, except PSA Non-personal: involves media transmitting to large groups of people at the same time

Short term incentives to encourage the purchase or sale of a product or service. Includes: coupons, discounts, displays, demonstrations

Direct connections with carefully targeted individual consumers to both obtain an immediate response and cultivate lasting customer relations the use of direct mail, the telephone, e-mail, the internet and other tools to communicate directly with specific consumers

Personal presentation by the firms sales force for the purpose of making sales and building customer relations

Responsible for managing the firms relationships with its various publics. Includes communication with customers, employees, stockholders, government regulators, suppliers, etc Aims at obtaining favourable publicity, building up a good corporate image, and handling or heading off unfavourable rumours, stories and events

To be presented in class next week A one page presentation on one of the major Marcom tools used by organizations. What it is Characteristics or features Merits Demerits

Introduction to marketing communications Definition and meaning


Promotion Promotional Mix

Benefits of Marcom Challenges of Marcom in the contemporary market place Introduction to the various tools of marketing communication Introduction to IMC Benefits of IMC Reasons for growth of IMC

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