chapter 17 measuring the effectiveness of integrated marketing communications

Chapter 17 Measuring The Effectiveness of

Integrated Marketing Communications

Chapter 17 : Measuring the Effectiveness of IMC

Objectives

• To understand reasons for measuring promotional program effectiveness

• To know the various measures used in assessing promotional program effectiveness


Objectives

• To evaluate alternative methods for measuring promotional program effectiveness

• To understand the requirements of proper effectiveness research


The Measuring Advertising Effectiveness Debate

• Reasons for measuring advertising effectiveness

• Reasons for not measuring advertising effectiveness


Reasons for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

1. Avoiding costly mistakes

– Understanding how well money is being spent– Opportunity loss due to poor communications– Measuring the effectiveness of poor communications


Reasons for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

2. Evaluating alternative strategies– Which strategy is most effective

3. Increasing the efficiency of advertising in general– Problem with losing sight of the message and expecting

the audience to understand


Reasons for Not Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

1. Cost• Timing• Proper spending to gain increased exposure on the

right message

2. Research problems• Isolating the effects of promotional elements


Reasons for Not Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

3. Disagreement on what to test• Different objectives for stages in PLC, industry and

different people in the firm

4. The objections of creative• The more creative an ad, the more successful• Testing impairs creativity


Decisions for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

• What to test

• When to test

• Where to test


What to Test

• Creative decisions

– The creative theme/idea can be tested– To see the reaction and different message appeals of

the target audience– Reinforcing the brand position in the target’s mind– Using a variety of creative tools


What to Test

• Media decisions

– Using research to determine the most effective media vehicle

– Vehicle option source effect• People perceive ads differently depending on their context

– Evaluating Flighting v. Pulsing or continuous scheduling


What to Test

• Budgeting decisions

– Examining the effect of budget size on advertising– Sales are not an indicator of effectiveness because

they ignore the other elements of the marketing mix


When to Test

• Pretest

– Taken before the campaign is implemented– Can occur at any time from idea generation to final

implementation– Feedback is relatively inexpensive with pretesting– Potential that message may not be communicated as

effectively as the final product


When to Test

• Post

– Designed to : • 1. Determine if the campaign is accomplishing its

predetermined objectives

• 2. Serve as input into the next period’s situational analysis


Where to Test

• Laboratory tests– Advantage is control by the researcher– Disadvantage is the lack of realism, testing bias

• Field tests– Tests of the ad or commercial under natural viewing

circumstances


Methods of Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

• Concept generation and testing

• Rough art, copy, and commercial testing

• Pretesting of finished ads

• Market testing of ads


Concept Generation and Testing

• Concept testing

– Conducted early in campaign development– To explore the targeted consumers response to a

potential ad or campaign • i.e. Focus groups and mall intercepts


Rough Art, Copy, and Commercial Testing

1. Comprehension and reaction tests• Conveying meaning intended by assessing responses

2. Consumer juries• Uses consumers to evaluate the probable success of

an ad• Self-appointed expert• Limited evaluation of the number of ads• Halo effect• Specific ad preferences overshadowing objectivity


Establishing a Program for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

• Problems with current research methods

– Requiring two similar measures to ensure reliability– Tests should use the target audience to assess an ad’s

effectiveness– Consistency in reliability and validity


Establishing a Program for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

• Essentials of effective testing

– Establish communications objectives– Use a consumer response model– Use both pretests and posttests– Use multiple measures– Understand and implement proper research


Measuring the Effectiveness of Other IMC Tools

• Sales Promotion effectiveness

– Four advertising applications/communication goals: attention, comprehension, persuasion, and purchase

– Assessing the attention, cognitive and emotional responses

– Measurement of switching and loyalty



• Public Relation Effectiveness: evaluation tells management

1. How to assess what has been achieved through public relations activities

2. How to measure PR achievements quantitatively

3. How to judge the quality of PR achievements and activities



• Public Relation Effectiveness

– Measuring the effectiveness of PR– Management by objectives– Matching objectives and results– Personal observation and reaction– Public opinion and surveys– Internal and external audits



• Direct Marketing Effectiveness

– For direct marketing programs that do not have an objective of generating an immediate behavioral response, traditional measures of advertising effectiveness can be applied



• Internet Marketing Effectiveness

– Exposure measures• Hits• Viewers• Unique Visitors• Clicks (click-throughs)• Click-through rate• Impressions/Page views


Internet Marketing Effectiveness

• Processing and communication effects measures– Online Measuring– Recall and Retention– Non-Response– Surveys– Panels– Sales– Tracking

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