Advertising Any paid form of nonpersonal presentation and

Advertising Any paid form of nonpersonal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor.

Figure 18. 1 The Five M’s of Advertising 2

Advertising Objectives Informative advertising Persuasive advertising Reminder advertising Reinforcement advertising

Factors to Consider in Setting an Advertising Budget Stage in the product life cycle Market share and consumer base Competition and clutter Advertising frequency Product substitutability

Developing the Advertising Message • Message generation: – Inductive (Talk to Consumer) – Deductive (Observation) • Message Evaluation and Selection – Desirability – Exclusiveness – Believability • Message Execution: – Rational Positioning – Emotional Positioning • Social responsibility review 5

Message Execution • • Style Tone Words Format: Ad Size, Color and illustration 6

Media Selection • • Reach Frequency Impact Exposure 7

Figure 1. 2 Relationship among Trial, Awareness, and the Exposure Function 8

Choosing Among Major Media Types • Target audience and media habits • Product characteristics • Message characteristics • Cost 9

Major Media Types • • • Newspapers Television Direct mail Radio Magazines • • • Outdoor Yellow pages Newsletters Brochures Telephone Internet 10

Television Advantages • Reaches broad spectrum of consumers • Low cost per exposure • Ability to demonstrate product use • Ability to portray image and brand personality Disadvantages • Brief • Clutter • High cost of production • High cost of placement • Lack of attention by viewers 11

Print Ads Advantages • Detailed product information • Ability to communicate user imagery • Flexibility • Ability to segment Disadvantages • Passive medium • Clutter • Unable to demonstrate product use 12

Print Ad Components Headline Picture Copy Signature 13

Print Ad Evaluation Criteria • • Is the message clear at a glance? Is the benefit in the headline? Does the illustration support the headline? Does the first line of the copy support or explain the headline and illustration? • Is the ad easy to read and follow? • Is the product easily identified? • Is the brand or sponsor clearly identified? 14

Place Advertising • • Billboards Public spaces Product placement Point-of-purchase 15

Selecting Specific Vehicles • • Circulation Audience Effective ad-exposed audience 16

Figure 18. 3 Classification of Advertising Timing Patterns 17

Deciding on Geographical Allocation • National Buys (Place ads on national TV networks) • Spot Buys (Buys TV time in just a few markets or in regional editions of magazines) 18

Evaluating Advertising Effectiveness • Communication Effect Research – Consumer feedback method – Portfolio tests – Laboratory tests • Sales-Effect Research 19

Sales Promotion Collection of incentive tools, mostly short term, designed to stimulate quicker or greater purchase of particular products or services by consumers or the trade. 20

Sales Promotion Tactics Consumer-directed • Samples • Coupons • Cash refund offers • Price offs • Premiums • Prizes • Patronage rewards • Free trials • Tie-in promotions Trade-directed • Price offs • Allowances • Free goods • Sales contests • Spiffs • Trade shows • Specialty advertising 21

Using Sales Promotions Establish objectives Select tools Develop program Pretest Implement and control Evaluate results

Direct Marketing • Direct marketing uses consumer-direct channels to reach and deliver offerings to consumers without intermediaries. • Direct marketing is growing and offers consumers key benefits. • Firms are recognizing the importance of integrated direct marketing efforts. 23

Direct Marketing Major Direct Marketing Tools • • Face-to-face selling Direct mail Catalog marketing Telemarketing • Direct-response TV marketing • Kiosk marketing • E-marketing 24

Direct Marketing • Steps in Developing a Direct-Mail Campaign: – Step 1: Set objectives – Step 2: Identify target markets – Step 3: Define the offer – Step 4: Test the elements – Step 5: Measure results 25