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Mass communication
Sending concept or message to a large audience
Interpersonal communication
Direct, face to face communication between two or more people
Promotional goals

Informing


Persuading


Reminding


Connecting

Informing

Convert and an existing need into a want or to stimulate interest in a new product

Persuading
Stimulate a purchase or an action
Reminding
Keep the product and brand name in the publics mind
Connecting

Getting customers to become brand advocates that promote the brand through their own social networks

Integrated marketing Communications program (IMC)
Promotional mix
Advertising
Any form of impersonal PAID communication in which the sponsor or company is identified
Advantages of advertising
Repeat message to build long term image, very expressive, product is viewed as more legitimate , says something positive about the seller

disadvantages of advertising
INTERPERSONAL, not as persuasive as a sales person, can be very costly, one way communication , difficult to receive good feedback
Sales Promotion
A short term tool used to stimulate immediate increases in demand i.e, displays, discounts, coupons, demonstrations
Personal selling
A purchase situation involving a personal, paid for communication between two people in an attempt to influence each other
Advantages of personal selling
most effective for building preferences , convictions and actions, personal interaction, buyer feels a greater need to listen and respond, relationship developed
Disadvantages of personal selling
A sales force requires a longer term commitment, MOST EXPENSIVE promotional tool, messages between sales people may differ
AIDA concept
Attention, interest, desire , action: works with promotional mix
Types of buying decisions

Routine


Complex

Routine
ADVERTISING and SALES PROMOTION

Complex
PERSONAL SELLING
Push Strategy
A strategy used that uses aggressive personal selling and trade advertising to convince a wholesaler or retailer
Pull strategy
A marketing strategy that stimulates consumer demand to obtain product distribution
Setting Advertising Objectives-classified by primary purpose
Advocacy, pioneering, competitive, comparative
Setting the advertising budget

Affordable method


Percent of sales method


Competitive parity method


Objective and task method

affordable method
Often used by small businesses, lead to under-spending

Percent of sales method
Simple, wrongly views sales as the cause of promotion rather than the result
Competitive parity method
Match competitor's spending, ignores market demand and does not prevent promotion wars
Objective and task method
Define specific promotion objectives, determine what is needed to reach each objective, most difficult to implement but BEST APPROACH
Selection of execution style

Slice of life


Lifestyle


Spokesperson testimonial


Humorous


Fantasy


Animated product symbols


Mood or image


Demonstration


Musical


Scientific

Slice of life
Depicts people in normal settings
Lifestyle
Shows how well the product will fit in with the consumers lifestyle
Spokesperson testimonial
Features a celebrity, company official, or typical consumer making a testimonial or endorsing a product
Humorous
Using humor to get attentin

fantasy
Create a fantasy for a user built around using the product

Animated product symbols
Creates a character that represents the product
Mood or image
Builds a mood or image around the prod ut
Demonstration
Shows consumers the expected benefits

Musical
Conveys the message of the advertisement by song
Scientific
Uses research or scientific evidence to give a brand superiority over competitors
Cost per contact (cost per 1000th)

Cost of reaching one member of the target market

Cost per click
Cost associated with a consumer clicking on a display or banner ad

Reach

Number of customers who are exposed to a commercial at least once during a specific time period

Frequency
The number of times an individual is exposed to a given message during a specific time period
Audience selectivity

A mediums ability to reach a precisely defined market


Pulsing-have throughout the year
Continuous with bursts
Seasonal-strictly based on that time of year
Advertising only during times of the year when the product is most likely used
Public relations tools

New product publicity


Product placement


Consumer education


Sponsorships


Company website


Corporate identity materials


Public service activities


Mobile marketing

New product publicity
Print, video and online press releases added to paid advertising
Product placement
Getting a product, service or company name in an entertainment medium(movie,book, blog)
Consumer education
Free educational seminars provided by the company
Sponsorships
Money spent to support an issue, cause or event that is consistent with corporate objectives
Company website
Provide information , get consumer feedback, engage the public
Corporate identity materials
Logos, stationery, uniforms, buildings
Public service activities
Contribute time or money
Mobile marketing
Traveling promotional tours that bring the brand to consumers
Trade sales promotion tools-78% of manufacturer sales promotion budget is directed at wholesalers and retailers

Trade allowance


Push money


Training


Free merchandise


Store demonstrations


Business meetings, conventions, tradeshows

Trade allowance
Price reduction offered by manufacturers to intermediaries
Push money
Bonus for pushing manufacturers brand through the distribution channel
Training
intermediarys personnel are trained if the product is complex
Free merchandise
Extra product for buying a certain quantity or flavor
Store demonstration
Representatives offer customers in store samples while shopping
Business meetings, trade shows, conventions
Displaying goods or describing their services to potential customers
Consumer sales promotional tools

Coupons


rebates


premiums


loyalty marketing programs


contest, sweepstakes and games


Samples


Point of purchase promotion

Coupons
Immediate price reduction, very commonly used, response rate 2%
Rebates
Cash refund given for purchasing a product during a specific period
Premiums
An extra item offered to the consumer, usually in exchange for some proof of purchase of the promoted product

loyalty marketing program
Build long term, mutually beneficial relationships between a company and its key customers
Contest
Requires participants to use some skill to compete for prizes

Sweepstakes
Only requires name and contact info
Games
Offer items with each purchase which may lead to prizes

***BONUS


SAMPLES



most effective, but MOST EXPENSIVE way to introduce a new product
Point of purchase promotion
Set up at the retailers location to build traffic, advertise the product, or induce impulse buying
Relationship selling
A sales practice that involves building, maintaining and enhancing interactions with customers to develop long term satisfaction through mutually beneficial partners
7steps in the selling process

Generating leads


Qualifying leads


Approaching the customer


Developing and proposing solutions


Handling objections


Closing the sale


Following up

Generating leads

Identifying those firms and people most likely to buy the sellers offerings


Referrals-typically are as much TEN


times more productive in generating sales than are cold calls




Networking- is using friends, business contacts, coworkers, acquaintances, and fellow members in professional and civic organizations to identify potential clients

Qualifying leads
Determine a sales prospects recognized need, buying power, receptivity and accessibility. Usually based on financial ability, volume of business, special needs or location
Approaching the customer
Probing needs
Developing and proposing solutions
These are specific to the clients needs
Handling objections
Seek out, clarify and turn objections into reasons for buying

BONUS


CLOSING THE SALE

ask for the order, MOST DIFFICULT STEP
following up
Ensure the customer satisfaction and repeat business
Sales force structure

Territorial


Products


Customef


Complex

Territorial

Each person is assigned to an exclusive geographic area and sells the full product line.


THIS IS OFTEN SUPPORTED BY MANH LEVELS OF SALES MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

SELECTING AND TRAINING SALESPEOPLE

Ego strength


Sense of urgency and competiveness


Assertiveness


Sociable


Capable of understanding complex concepts and Ideas


Risk takers


Creativity


Empathetic

Compensation is a mix of

Fixed amount


Variable amount


Expense allowance


Fringe benefits

fixed amount

Provided some stable Income

Variable amount
Commissions or bonuses based on sales performance

Expense allowance

Repays salespeople for job related expenses
Fringe benefits
Paid vacations, sick leave, pensions, life insurance, education
The mix results in 4 basic compensation plans

Straight salary


Salary plus bonus


Salary plus commission


Straight commission

Social media
Any tool or service that uses the internet to silicate conversations
Social media campaigns

Owned media


Earned media


Paid media

Owned media
Online content that an organization creates and controls

Earned media
A public relations term for free media such as mainstream media coverage
Paid media
Content paid for by a company to be placed online
Social media metrics

Buzz


Interest


Participation


Search engine ranks and results


Influence


Sentiment analysis


Website metrics

Buzz
Volume of consumer created posers and impressions

Interest
Number of likes, fans, followers, friends
Participation
Number of comments, social books makers, uploads, posts, pins, tweets
Search engine ranks and results
Change based on keyword searches
Influence
Media mentions, bloggers reached, customers reached
Sentiment analysis
Positive, neutral, and negative comments
Website metrics
Clicks, click through rates and percentage of traffic
Social media users

Creators


Critics


Collectors


Joiners


Spectators


Inactives

The social median plan

1.listening stage


2.seg social media objectives


3.define strategies


4.identify the target audience


5.select the tools and platforms


6.implement and monitor the strategy

The primary benefit to consumers
Receiving offers that closely match their interest
The primary benefit to sellers
Microtargeting selling efforts
Catalogs-most are now web based

Main problem- passive-must be marketed


Solution-Print a concise version, drive attention to website

What is a permission/no rebuttal state
Caller must ask for permission to continue and stop when requested

BONUS


ENTITIY MOST OPPOSED DIRECT MAIL REGISTRY

US POSTAL SERVICE
Profit margin
Profits/sales
Elastic demand

Consumer demand is sensitive to price changes


Horizontal

Inelastic demand

Increases or decreases in price will not significantly affect demand


Vertical

Demand elasticity
Total revenue remains the same when price changes : id renewal fee
Movement ALONG the demand
Change is due to internal factors
A SHIFT in the demand curve
Is due to external factors
Fixed costs
Does not change as output is increased or decreased
Variable costs
Varies with changes in the level of input
Price vs quality
Prestige pricing can be used to communicate high product quality
Break even volume
Fixed cost/(price-variable cost)
Price skimming
A company charges a high introductory price, often coped with heavy promotion
Penetration pricing
A company charges a relatively low price for a product initially as a way to reach the mass market
Status quo pricing
Charging a price identical to or very close to the competitors price
Value based bpricing
Setting the price at a level that seems good to the customer compared to other options
High low pricing
Most products priced at a premium with loss leader weekly specials-jewel
Predatory pricing
Charging a very low price for a product with the intent of driving competitors out of business , or out of a market
Two reasons for pricing products too low

Managers attempt to buy market share through aggressive pricing, EASILY COPIED


Managers have a tendency to make decisions that can be justified OBJECTIVELY

GEOGRAPHIC PRICING

FOB foraging pricing


Uniformed delivered pricing


Zone pricing


Freight absorption pricing


Based point pricing

FOB foraging pricing
"free on board", buyer pays for shipping
Uniformed delivered pricing
Seller pays the actual freight charge and bills every purchaser an identical, flat freight charge
Zone pricing

Divides the united states into zones and charges a flat freight rate to all customers in a given zone

Freight absorption pricing
The seller pays all or part of the actual freight charges and does not pass them onto the buyer
Based point pricing
Charges freight from a given point, regardless of the city from which the goods are shipped

BONUS


WHY INCREASE PRICE?



OVER DEMAND, LIMITED SUPPLY, HIGHER COSTS
Pricing strategies

Single price


Flexible pricing


Price lining


Leader pricing


Odd even pricing


Price bundling


Two part pricing


By product pricing

Single price
All goods and services offered at the same price
Flexible pricing
Different customers pay different prices for essentially the same merchandise bought in equal quantities
Price lining
Offering a product line with several items at specific prices
Leader pricing
A product is sold near or even below cost in hope that shoppers will buy other items once they are in the store-jewel 10for10
Odd even pricing
Using odd-numbered prices to connote bargains and even numbered prices to imply quality
Price bundling
Marketing two or more products in a single package for a special price
Two part pricing

Charging two separate amounts to consume a single good or service

By product pricing
Setting a price for by-products to make the main products price more competitive