The Role of IMC in The Marketing Process
The Role of IMC in The Marketing Process
The Role of IMC in The Marketing Process
Market segmentation
Resellers Purchase
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Marketing to a Lifestyle
Develop a market/product grid to relate the market Develop a market/product grid to relate the market segments to the firms products and actions. segments to the firms products and actions. Select the product segments toward which the firm Select the product segments toward which the firm directs its marketing actions. directs its marketing actions.
Take marketing actions to reach target segments. Take marketing actions to reach target segments.
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Customer Customer Characteristics Characteristics Socioeconomic Socioeconomic Geographic Geographic Behavior Behavior Buying Buying Situation Situation Awareness Awareness
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Outlets Outlets
Usage Usage
Benefits Benefits
LOW
Positioning Strategies
How should we position?
By Attributes and Benefits? By Attributes and Benefits? By Price or Quality? By Price or Quality? By Use or Application? By Use or Application? By Product Class? By Product Class?
From whom From whom must we win this must we win this position? position?
By Product User? By Product User? By Competitor? By Competitor? By Cultural Symbols? By Cultural Symbols?
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Positioning Decisions
Is the current Is the current position strategy position strategy working? working? Is the segmentation Is the segmentation Is the segmentation Is the segmentation strategy strategy strategy strategy appropriate? appropriate? appropriate? appropriate?
Are there sufficient Are there sufficient Are there sufficient Are there sufficient resources to resources to resources to resources to communicate the communicate the communicate the communicate the position? position? position? position?
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Brand Brand name name communcommunicates icates attributes attributes and and meaning meaning
Advertising Advertising creates and creates and maintains maintains brand brand equity equity
Packaging Packaging has become has become increasingly increasingly important important
Its often Its often customers customers first first exposure to exposure to product product
Selecting Selecting
Managing Managing
Distributors Distributors
Wholesalers Wholesalers
Motivating Motivating
Retailers Retailers
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PUSH
Point of sale displays, racks, stands Point of sale displays, racks, stands Trade deals, special displays Trade deals, special displays Dealer premiums, prizes, gifts Dealer premiums, prizes, gifts Cooperative advertising deals Cooperative advertising deals Advertising materials, mats, inserts Advertising materials, mats, inserts Push money or spiffs" Push money or spiffs" Collaterals, catalogs, manuals Collaterals, catalogs, manuals Company conventions, meetings Company conventions, meetings
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PULL
Sampling, free trial Sampling, free trial Cents-off promotions Cents-off promotions Cents-off coupons Cents-off coupons Combination offers Combination offers Premiums or gifts Premiums or gifts Contests, sweepstakes Contests, sweepstakes Point-of-purchase Point-of-purchase Trading stamps Trading stamps
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