Notes - Chapter 6
Notes - Chapter 6
Notes - Chapter 6
Chapter 6
INTEGRATING MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TO BUILD BRAND EQUITY
Lecture 19
Date: November 5, 2018
Marketing Communication
Purpose of market communication is to inform, persuade, and remind consumers. The communication
process is not static rather dynamic as target market may change. The process is a two way process.
Communication contribute to brand knowledge.
The New Media Environment
Customers have access to information as a result of digital revolution. Sainsbury, the second largest chain
of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, offers customers a way to order from there store where they will
provide home deliver. Traditional media attention of customers are decreasing as a result of digital
media. For instance, people view television less and pass more time on online media. It creates
challenges by increased variance and competitions in the media and efficiency and effectiveness are
required for success. The contribution of communication on brand knowledge should be measured for
effectiveness.
Information Processing Model of Communications
For a person to be persuaded by any form of communication the following steps must occur:
Exposure - Seeing or hearing communication
Attention - Noticing communication, avoid switching
Comprehension - Understanding the intended message, the message must not be complex.
Yielding - Responding favorably to the message,
Intentions - Planning to act in the desired manner of communication. Intentions may not be converted
into behavior as lack of affordability of customers.
Behavior - Actually acting in the desired manner, there is a big difference in intensions and behavior.
Customers’ intentions may be changed by the influence of the competitors. That’s why companies
continuously tract customers for final purchase. Behavior contributes to the bottom line.
Variations are among the media type. So, there should be optimization in using the media such as low
costs in social media but high in television.
Advertisement
Any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified
sponsor. A teaser advertisement refers to a pre-launch campaign. There must be some perspective in
teaser advertisement not fully unknown of the customers. Advertisement is one of the biggest tool used
by the marketers which creates strong, favorable, and unique brand associations and eliciting positive
judgments and feelings.
Types of Advertising Media
Television: there is motion, sound and sight. Brand positioning and creative strategy are considered more.
Radio: there is motion, sound but not sight.
Lecture 20
Date: November 6, 2018
Promotion
Short-term incentives to encourage trial or usage of a product or service and increase sales. It can also hit
brand awareness and image. There are two types of promotions.
1. Consumer promotion
To incentivize the customers.
Type of consumer promotions:
Customer franchise building promotions: like samples, demonstrations, product usage manual and
educational material. The purpose is to create long term brand loyalty or brand equity.
Noncustomer franchise building promotions such as price off packs, premiums, sweepstakes, and
refund offers. The purpose is to immediate purchase to impact on companies’ bottom line. End of
seasons discounts given by clothing companies such as Zara. These discounts reduce the perceived
quality of big brands. For example, fewer amount of discounts are given by Apple.
2. Trade promotion
To incentivize the trade channel members.