2. Communication Definition
Marketing communications represent the voice of
the company and its brands and are means by which
it can establish a dialogue and build relationships
with consumers.
Communication can be defined as the sharing of a
common thing
5. Promotion
Promotion involves disseminating information
about a product, product line, brand, or company.
It is one of the four key aspects of the marketing
mix.
To generate sales and profits, the benefits of
products have to be communicated to customers.
In marketing this is commonly known as
“promotions”.
6. OBJECTIVES FOR PROMOTION
Build awareness.
Create interest.
Provide information.
Stimulate demand.
Reinforce the brand
7. ADVERTISING
Advertising is any paid form of non-personal
presentation and promotion of ideas, goods and
services through mass media such as
newspapers, magazines, television or radio by an
identified sponsor
Advantages
The most visible element of the promotional mix
Disadvantages
Actual cost of advertisement is quite high.
Since many people receive the message, the per
contact cost is very low.
11. Sales Promotion
Short term
Stimulate Sales
Demand-stimulating activity designed
to supplement advertising and facilitate
personal selling. A variety of short term
incentives to encourage trial or
purchase of a product or service
15. Direct Marketing The use of consumer-direct (CD)
channels to reach and deliver goods and services to customers without
using marketing middlemen.
Telemarketing
Interactive TV
Mobile Devices
Web Sites
Direct Mail
16. Benefits of Direct Marketing
Consumers
Market
Demassification
Selective targeting
Personalized messages
Measure effectiveness
21. Buzz and Viral Marketing
Buzz Marketing
Viral Marketing
Conveys new relevant brand-related information through
unexpected or even outrageous means
another form of word of mouth, or “word of mouse,”
32. Marketing Channels
Sets of interdependent organizations
participating in the process of making a
product or service available for use or
consumption
36. Role of Marketing Channels
Contacts
Experience
Specialization
Scale of operation
Facilitators
Merchants
Agents
37. Channel Functions and Flows
Time
Place
Possession
Transportation,
communication
Ordering, payment
Forward Flow
Backward Flow
Information,
negotiation, finance,
risk taking
38. By channel level we mean how many intermediaries are there between
the producer and consumer.
Distribution channels are usually of two types, namely zero level
channel or direct marketing channel and indirect marketing channel.
Levels of Channels
47. Apple Computer Marketing Channel Structure:
CompUSA - Direct Channel/Strategic Channel Alliance
CustomersConsumer
Retailer
Producer
Apple Employees
Staff CompUSA
Store-Within-
A-Store
CompUSA
48. Identify Channel Alternatives
Sales Force
Distributors
Direct Mail
Telemarketing
Channel Alternatives
• Type of Intermediaries
• Number of Intermediaries
• Terms and Responsibilities
53. Conflict, Cooperation & Competition
Channel Conflict
Channel
Coordination
Goal Incompatibility
Unclear roles and rights
Differences in perception
dependence on the manufacturer