Topic 1
Topic 1
Topic 1
Marketing Communications
Integrated Marketing
Communication (IMC)
Programs
Source: Adapted from Figure 1.1 in Kevin Lane Keller, “Mastering the Marketing Communications Mix: Micro and Macro Perspectives
on Integrated Marketing Communication Programs,” Journal of Marketing Management 17 (August, 2001), 823–851.
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The Integration of Marketing
Communications (cont’d)
• IMC and Synergy
Using multiple communication tools in conjunction
with one another can produce greater results
(synergistic effects) than tools used individually and
in an uncoordinated fashion.
Media-Neutral
Approach
Identify Marcom
Program Goals
Determine Best
Way to Allocate
Marketing Budget
should be:
2. Clearly positioned
3. Created to achieve
a specific objective
4. Undertaken within
budget constraints
Top-down
(TD)
Top-down/Bottom-up
(TD/BU)
Budgeting
Procedures
Bottom-up/Top-down
(BU/TD)
Bottom-up
(BU)
Marcom Program
Implementation
Decisions
Marcom
Outcomes
Enhancing Affecting
Brand Equity Behavior
Marcom Program
Implementation