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Advertising Reviewer
Marketing Plan
❖ Describes overall marketing strategy and
programs for organization.
❖ Elements include:
❖ Detailed situation analysis.
❖ Specific marketing objectives with time Communication objectives:
frame and mechanism for measuring
performance.
• Determine what the firm seeks to
accomplish with its promotional program.
❖ Selection of target market(s) and plans
❖ Nature of the message to be
for each element of the marketing mix.
communicated.
❖ Program for implementing the
❖ Specific communication effects to
marketing strategy.
be achieved.
❖ Process for monitoring and evaluating
performance and providing feedback.
Budget Determination
❖ Set tentative marketing communications
Review of the Marketing Plan
budget.
❖ Examining overall marketing plan and
❖ Allocate tentative budget across different
objectives.
media, geographic markets, and time periods.
❖ Identifying the role of advertising and
❖ Budget may not be finalized until specific
promotion.
promotional-mix strategies are developed.
❖ Performing competitive analysis.
❖ Assessing environmental influences.
Developing the Integrated Marketing
Communications Program
Internal Analysis
Involves deciding role and importance of
Assesses relevant areas involving the
each promotional-mix element.
product/service offering and the firm itself.
Aspects of an advertising program include:
Assessment of:
❖ Creative strategy: Determining the
❖ Capability to develop and
basic appeal and message to be
implement promotional program
conveyed to target audience.
in-house.
❖ Media strategy: Determining which
❖ Brand image and implications for
communication channels to use to
promotion.
deliver the message.
❖ A product’s relative strengths and
weaknesses.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control
Reviews previous promotional programs
Determining how well program is:
and results.
❖ Meeting communication objectives.
❖ Helping the firm accomplish its
External Analysis
overall marketing goals and
Assesses characteristics of firm’s
objectives.
customers, market segments, positioning
Evaluating promotional program
strategies, and competitors, through:
results/effectiveness.
❖ Customer analysis.
Taking measures to control and adjust
❖ Competitive analysis.
promotional strategies.
❖ Environmental analysis.
Marketing objectives:
• Determine what is to be accomplished by
overall marketing program in terms of sales,
market share, or profitability.
Chapter 2 Isolates consumers with similar lifestyles,
The Role of IMC in the Marketing Process needs, and the like.
Increases marketer’s knowledge of
Marketing Strategy and Analysis consumers’ specific requirements.