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Chapter # 19
Managing integrated
marketing communications
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The marketing communications mix
Advertising - Any paid form of non-personal
presentation by an identified sponsor.
Personal Selling - Personal presentations by a firms
sales force.
Sales Promotion - Short-term incentives to encourage
sales
Public Relations & publicity A variety of programs
designed to promote or protect a companys image or
its individual products.
Direct Marketing Direct communications with
individuals to obtain an immediate response.
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Response
Feedback


Media
Sender
Encoding
Message
Decoding
Receiver
Noise
The Communication Process
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Steps in developing effective
communication
Step 1 Identifying the target audience
Step 2 Determining the communication objectives
Step 3 Design message
Step 4 Selecting channels
Step 5 Establish budget
Step 6 Decide on media mix
Step 7 Measure result
Step 8 Managing integrated Marketing communication
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Step 1. Identifying the target
audience
Audience may be current buyer or potential buyer
decider or influencer .
Audience may be individuals, groups, special
publics or the general publics.
The target buyer audience will heavily affect the
communicators decisions on
what to say
how to say
when to say
where to say
who to say
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Step 2. Determining the
communication objectives
The target audience may be at any of six buyer
readiness stages, the stages consumer normally pass
through on their way to make any purchase.
Awareness
Knowledge
Liking
Preference
Conviction
Purchase
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Step 3. Design message
AIDA model (To develop effective message)
A = Gain Attention
I = Hold Interest
D = Arouse Desire
A = Elicit Action
Formulating message will require solving four problems
What to say (message content)
How to say logically (message structure)
How to say symbolically (message format)
Who should say it (message source)
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Step 3. Design message (cont..)
Message Content Mgt search for an appeal, theme,
idea or USP.
Rational appeals quality,value, economy or
performance
Emotional appeals
negative emotional appeal - fear, shame etc.
positive emotional appeal love, pride, joy
Moral appeals directed to audiences sense of
what is right and proper- clean environment, aid to
disadvantages.
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Message Structure communicator must decide
how to handle three message structure decision

Draw conclusions or leave it to consumer--
Conclusion draw might cause negative reaction if
communicator is seen as untrustworthy or the issue
is seen as too simple or highly personnel.
- Drawing too explicit a conclusion can also limit
appeal or acceptance.
Argument type one side or two sides
Argument order to present strong argument first
or last
Step 3. Design message (cont..)
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Step 3. Design message (cont..)
Message format
In a print ad,decide to headline, copy, color.
In a radio message decide to choose words,
voice,vocalization
If the massage is to carried on television or in
person words & sounds,body language
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Step 3. Design message (cont..)
Message source
Source should be attractive & popular
Spokes person should be credibility
Credibility Expertise, trustworthiness, Liability
Expertise specialized knowledge
Trustworthiness objective and honest the
source is perceived to be.
Likability sources attractiveness
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Step 4 Selecting channels
Personal communication channels
Personal communication channel - Face
to- face, Over telephone, The mail
Advocate channel, Expert channel & Social
channel.
Buzz marketing

Non-personal communication channels
Media print media broadcast media-
display media online media.
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Step 5 Establish budget
Affordable method
Percentage-of-sales method
Competitive-parity method
Objective-and-task method
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Step 6 Decide on media mix
Advertisement
Public presentation
Pervasiveness
Amplified expressiveness
Impersonality
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Step 6 Decide on media mix
Sales promotion
Communication
Incentive
Invitation

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Step 6 Decide on media mix
Public relations & publicity
High credibility
Ability to catch buyer off guard
Dramatization
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Step 6 Decide on media mix
Personal selling
Personal confrontation
Cultivation
Response
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Step 6 Decide on media mix
Direct marketing
Nonpublic
Customer
Up to-date
Interactive

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