Using Effective

Promotions

Chapter 16

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1. Identify the new and traditional tools that make up the promotion mix.

2. Contrast the advantages and disadvantages of various advertising media, including the Internet and social media.

3. Illustrate the steps of the B2B and B2C selling processes.

4. Describe the role of the public relations department, and show how publicity fits in that role.

5. Assess the effectiveness of various forms of sales promotion, including sampling.

6. Show how word of mouth, e-mail marketing, viral marketing, blogging, podcasting, and mobile marketing work.

LEARNING GOALSChapter Sixteen

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Promotion and the Promotion Mix

• Promotion Mix -- The combination of promotional tools an organization uses. The traditional mix includes:

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• Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) -- Combines the promotional tools into one comprehensive strategy. IMC is used to:

- Create a positive brand image.

- Meet the needs of consumers.

- Meet the strategic marketing and promotional goals of the firm.

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• Amy Scherber of Amy ’s Bread can’t afford to outsource her promotions, so she needs to get creative.

• She sends newspaper editors stories about her company and has an assortment of company shirts.

• She builds strong word-of-mouth by keeping in touch with her community members.

FRESH-BAKED PROMOTIONSpotlight on Small Business

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1. Identify a target market

2. Define objectives

3. Determine a promotional budget

4. Develop a unifying message

5. Implement the plan

6. Evaluate effectiveness

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Advertising: Informing, Persuading and Reminding

• Advertising -- Paid, non-personal communication through various media by organizations and individuals who are in some way indentified in the message.

• Major goals of advertising:

- Inform

- Persuade

- Remind

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• Total advertising expenditures exceed $241 billion yearly.

• Consumers benefit because production costs of TV programs, radio programs, newspapers and magazines are paid for by advertisers.

• Marketers choose ad media that will reach the target market.

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• Social media advertising is growing so fast, marketers can’t keep up.

• Starbucks has over 12 million followers on Twitter.

• McDonald’s has over 7 million fans on Facebook.

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MAJOR CATEGORIES of ADVERTISING

Category What it is

Retail From retail stores to consumers

Trade From manufacturers to wholesalers and retailers

B2B From manufacturers to other manufacturers

Institutional Creates a desirable image for an organization

Product Creates a desirable image for a product or service

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MAJOR CATEGORIES of ADVERTISING

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Category What it is

Advocacy Supports a particular view of an issue

Comparative Compares competing products

InteractiveCustomer-oriented ads that allows customers to

choose information to receive

Online Computer ads featured on different sites

Mobile Ads that reach consumers on cell phones

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1. Plan: What should your mailing accomplish?

2. Get the Right List: The better the list, the better your chance of success.

DEAR MR. POSTMAN…Steps in Launching a Direct-Mail Campaign

3. Stand Out: Make your ad like no other.

4. Get Help: Contact a marketing firm with direct mail experience.

5. Follow Up: One mailing is not enough.

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Television Advertising

• TV advertising is still the dominant media.

• Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) challenge TV advertising because viewers can skip ads.

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• Product Placement -- Advertisers pay to put their products into TV shows and movies where the audience will see them.

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Infomercials and Online Advertising

• Infomercial -- A full length TV program devoted exclusively to promote a particular product.

• Online ads are attempts to get potential customers to a web site to learn about a product.

• Interactive Promotion -- Allows marketers to open a dialogue between buyers and sellers and let them work together to create a beneficial exchange.

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1. Brand messaging is key.

2. Site must be easy to navigate.

3. Make sure calls to action are effective.

4. Users want fast, readable sites.

5. Users with disabilities should be able to navigate.

ONLINE EXPERIENCEHow to Avoid Losing Customers Over a Bad Web Site

Source: Entrepreneur, October 2010.

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1. Be wary of requests for money transfers -- even from friends’ accounts.

2. Be wary when you use applications. Don’t give unnecessary information.

3. Use URL expanders to see the full address of links on friends’ pages.

SOCIAL SCAMMERSHow to Protect Yourself From Schemers

Source: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, December 2010.

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Using Social Media to Monitor Ad Effectiveness

• Dr. Pepper posts messages on Facebook and monitors the results from their over 8.5 million fans.

• Richard Branson and Tony Hsieh all tweet their customer base to maintain two-way communication.

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1. Create a strong persona.

2. Have customers play along through Twitter and Facebook.

3. Engage bloggers.

4. Personalize the experience.

5. Keep your videos short and sweet!

SOCIALLY SUPERIOR Lessons From the Wisdom of the Old Spice Man

Source: Entrepreneur, September 2010.

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Global Advertising

• Requires marketers to develop a single product and promotional strategy to implement worldwide.

• Problems can arise in global markets with using one advertising campaign in all countries - especially bad translations.

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• India's 700 million rural consumers are spending more than ever.

• International brands are sending salesmen to reach these customers by giving free Castrol oil changes for tractors, passing out bowls of Nestlé noodles, and selling Unilever soaps.

• These salesmen must be aware of social customs to be successful.

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Personal Selling: Providing Personal Attention

• Personal Selling -- The face-to-face presentation and promotion of a product, including the salesperson’s search for new prospects and follow-up service.

PERSONAL SELLING

• Salespeople need to listen to customer needs, help reach a solution and do everything possible to make the transaction as simple as possible.

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The Business-to-Consumer Sales Process

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Steps in the Selling Process

• Prospecting -- Researching potential buyers and choosing those most likely to buy.

PROSPECTING and QUALIFYING in SELLING

• Qualifying -- Making sure customers have a need for a product, the authority to buy and the willingness to listen to a sales message.

• Prospect -- A customer who meets the qualifying criteria.

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• Know your competition

• Understand your customer’s business

• Differentiate your product or service

• Sell to the people most likely to buy

• Build relationships

• Put the right people in the right selling spots

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• Not feeling the customer’s pain

• Making money is the only goal

• Seeing sales as just a job

• Getting upset during the presentation

• Failing to properly prepare or over-preparing

• Not being yourself

• Neglecting the relationship

WHOOPS!Sales Slip-Ups

Source: Fortune Magazine.

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Public Relations: Building Relationships

• Public Relations (PR) -- Evaluates public attitudes, changes policies and procedures in response to the public, and executes a program of action and information to earn public understanding and acceptance.

• 3 steps of a good PR program:

1) Listen to the public

2) Change policies and procedures

3) Inform people you’re responsive to their needs

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Publicity: The Talking Arm of PR

• Publicity -- Any information about an individual, product or organization that’s distributed to the public through the media and is not paid for or controlled by the seller.

• Advantages of Publicity:

- Free

- Reaches people who would not look at an advertisement

- More believable than advertising

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• No control over whether the media will use a story or when they may release it.

• It can be good or bad.

• Once a story has been run, it isn’t likely to run again.

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• Sales Promotion -- The promotional tool that stimulates consumer purchasing and dealer interest by means of short-term activities.

SALES PROMOTIONSSales Promotion: Giving Buyers Incentives

• Categories of Sales Promotions:

1. B2B Sales Promotions

2. Consumer Sales Promotions

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• Coupons

• Demonstrations

• Sampling

• Sweepstakes

• In-store Displays

• Contests

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• Coupons, Inc

• EverSave

• RetailMeNot

• CouponCabin

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Word of Mouth and Other Promotional Tools

• Word-of-Mouth Promotion -- People tell others about products they have purchased.

• Word-of-Mouth is important for products like:

- Restaurants

- Daycare and Eldercare

- Car Repair Shops

- Hair Stylists

- Hotels

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Viral Marketing

• Viral Marketing -- Paying customers to say positive things on the Internet or setting up multiple selling schemes whereby consumers get commissions.

• People who promote through viral marketing often receive SWAG which can include free tickets, shirts, and other merchandise.

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Blogging, Podcasting and E-mail Promotions

• Blog -- Short for web log; an online diary that looks like a webpage, but is easier to create and update by posting text, photos, videos, or links.

• Podcasting -- A way to distribute audio and video programs via the Internet.

• Email promotions increase brand awareness among commercial suppliers.

• Mobile Media -- Marketers make use of cell phones to text customers about product offers and other company information

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Promotional Strategies

• Push Strategy -- Producers use advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and other tools to get their products stocked on shelves.

• Pull Strategy -- Directs heavy advertising and sales promotions efforts towards consumers and gets the public to request their products from retailers.

• Pick Economy -- Refers to consumers who pick out their products from online outlets.

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