3. Marketing Versus Communications Objectives
Marketing Communications
Objectives Objectives
• Generally stated in the • Derived from the overall
firm’s marketing plan marketing plan
• Achieved through the • More narrow than
overall marketing plan marketing objectives
• Quantifiable, such as Vs. • Based on particular
sales, market share, ROI communications tasks
• To be accomplished in a • Designed to deliver
given period of time appropriate messages
• Must be realistic and • Focused on a specific
attainable to be effective target audience
4. Many Different Factors Affect Sales
$ALE$
Advertising
Product
and Competition
quality
promotion
The
Distribution Technology Price
economy
6. Characteristics of Good Objectives
Realistic/
Attainable
Attainable
Based on
Specified
Realistic Measurable
concrete,
Time Period measurable tasks
Objectives
Based on
Target audience
is well-defined
Specific
benchmark
measures
7. Pyramid of Communications Effects
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9. Purchase Funnel as a Basis for
Communication Objectives
• Based on premise that consumers rarely go directly from
awareness to purchase but rather pass through a series
of stages
• Intermediate stages are important and can be measured
• Need to understand where customers are in the
purchase funnel and what needs to be done to impact
their perceptions and decision making
• Objectives and strategies can be defined for each stage
of the funnel
• Need to consider what IMC tools work best for impacting
various stages including customer retention
10. Using Brand Contacts To Influence The
Funnel
• Prioritize contact opportunities by understanding which
contacts are most likely to influence various stages of the
purchase funnel and to what degree
• What are the intrinsic values of each brand contact
– TV ad may impact image or create an emotional bond
more effectively than an brochure
– Time spent on web site will impact knowledge/interest
more than print ad
• How do brand contacts perform across different products
– What contacts are most influential for different product
or service categories
12. Budgeting for Marketing Communications
How do we
How much money determine the
should we spend impact of our
on marketing
advertising and communications
promotion? ?
14. Marginal Analysis
Sales Gross Margin
Sales in $
Ad. Expenditure
Profit
Point A
Advertising / Promotion in $
15. BASIC Principle of Marginal Analysis
Increase If the increased cost is less
Spending than the incremental
(marginal) return
If the increased cost is equal
Hold
to the incremental (marginal)
Spending
return.
If the increased cost is more
Decrease than the incremental
Spending (marginal) return
16. Advertising Sales/Response Functions
A. Concave- B. S-Shaped
Downward Response
Response Curve Function
Incremental Sales
Incremental Sales
Range A Range B Range C
Advertising Expenditures Advertising Expenditures
17. The Relationship Between Marketing
Communication Expenditures and Sales
Range A
Are you spending
Incremental Sales
enough money to have an impact?
Initial Spending
High Spending
Range B -
Middle Level
spending is generating incremental
Little Effect
Little Effect
High Effect
sales so continue to spend $
Range C –
Point of diminishing return
should cut back on spending
Range A Range B Range C
Marketing Communication Expenditures
18. Top-Down Budgeting
Top Management Sets the Spending Limit
The Promotion Budget Is Set to Stay Within
the Spending Limit
19. Top-Down Budgeting Methods
Competitive
Parity
Arbitrary Percentage
Allocation Top of Sales
Management
Return on Affordable
Investment Method
21. Objective and Task Method
Establish Objectives
(create awareness of new product
among 20 percent of target market)
Determine Specific Tasks
(advertise on market area television and
radio and local newspapers)
Estimate Costs Associated with Tasks
(determine costs of advertising,
promotions, etc.)
Monitor and Adjust
(monitor performance and adjust)
22. Ways Companies Asses ROI for Marketing and
Advertising Expenditures
66% - Incremental sales 49% - Changes in market
generated by marketing share
activities 34% - Cost per lead generated
57% - Changes in brand 34% - Ratio of advertising
awareness costs to sales revenue
55% - Total sales 30% - Reach/frequency
revenue generated by achieved
marketing activities 25% - Gross ratings points
55% - Changes in delivered
purchase intentions 21% - Comparison of media
51% - Changes in plan to media delivery
attitude toward the 19% - Changes in financial
brand/company value of brand equity
17% - Increase in customer
lifetime value
Source: Survey by Association of National Advertisers
Relation to text This slide relates to material on pp. 215-222 of the text. Summary Overview This slide outlines the top-down approach to budgeting. In this approach the budgetary amount is established by management and then the monies are allocated to the various departments. The goal of this method is usually to insure that the promotional budget is set to stay within limits set by top management. When this approach to budgeting is used spending levels are essentially predetermined and have no true theoretical basis. Use of slide This slide can be used to introduce the top-down approach to setting the advertising and promotion budget. Specific top down methods are shown in the next slide.
Relation to text This slide relates to material on pp. 215-222 of the text. Summary Overview This slide shows the various top-down budgeting methods. They are: Arbitrary allocation – budget is set by management based on what is felt to be necessary. No theoretical basis underlies the budgeting process. Competitive parity – setting budgets on the basis of what competitors spend. Usually accomplished by matching the same percentage of sales expenditures as competitors. Percentage of sales – advertising and promotion budget is based on the sales of product. Determined by either taking an amount based on a percentage of sales revenue sold or anticipated revenue from sales. Affordable method – the firm determines the amount to be spent on the various areas such as production and operations and then allocates what is left to advertising and promotion. Return on investment – advertising and promotions are considered investments, and the budget appropriation is based on the returns the company feels it will generate from advertising Use of this slide This slide can be used to discuss the various top-down budgeting methods. While these methods have their advantages and disadvantages, they are popular because of tradition and top managements desire for control. Studies have shown the percentage of sales and arbitrary method to be most popular.
Relation to text This slide relates to material on pp. 223-226 and Figure 7-13 of the text. Summary Overview The slide outlines the bottom-up approach to budgeting. This approach is based on the consideration of a firm’s communications objectives before the budget is set. Once the communication objectives are determined a budget is developed to attain these goals. The specific steps of this approach are: Promotional objectives are set Activities to achieve objectives are planned Cost of activities are budgeted Top management approves total budget Use of this slide This slide can be used to introduce a bottom-up approach to budgeting. The main advantage of using this approach is that the budget is driven by the objectives to be attained rather than some predetermined amount management is willing to spend.