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2.1 Promotion: (Bui & Martinez, 2019) - Nelson (2023)
2.1 Promotion: (Bui & Martinez, 2019) - Nelson (2023)
1 Promotion
Promotion—the many actions that aim to sell your products—is a crucial aspect of every
marketing plan. A wide range of tactics are used to convince potential purchasers of a product or
service's benefits. Promotions include ads, sales, PR, and personal selling. Promoting a product
or service draws attention. Commercials let companies reach a big audience with their products
and services. Businesses often offer discounts, coupons, and incentives to stimulate sales and
encourage speedy purchases. Public relations tactics including news releases, events, and
sponsorships boost company credibility. Personal selling involves direct, one-on-one
engagement with customers. Advertising requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and
client behavior. Marketers must consider their target demographic, product qualities, and
competitive landscape when picking promotional tools and tactics. They should also consider
marketing goals and budget constraints to ensure promotional efforts align with company goals.
Today, more promotions are happening online using social media, email marketing, and others.
This move allows for more targeted ads to reach more people. Promotions are essential to the
marketing mix because they boost sales, customer acquisition, retention, and brand loyalty.
Quality promotional activities help a company communicate its value proposition and succeed
(Bui & Martinez, 2019).
As per Nelson (2023), efficient advertising connects with potential customers and
educates them about your products or services. Advertising must synergize with other marketing
tactics and business components to achieve success. Advertising should be interruptive to
capture your attention and make you pause from your current activity to engage with the ad. For
advertising to be effective, it must possess credibility, uniqueness, and memorability. Effective
marketing support must be based on a strong positioning strategy. For any advertising campaign
to be effective, it is essential to allocate sufficient funds to create a media plan that ensures the
frequency of ads, which is crucial for enhancing ad memorability. Through the different
promotional strategies, a business can advertise well.
2.3.1 Advertising
Godday (2019) states that one of the foundational elements of the promotional mix that
is well recognized in general promotional techniques is advertising. This aspect is the outcome of
its inclusion and exposure in every other crucial component of marketing communication. In
firms, advertising aims to inform, remind, and persuade the customer to buy the product.
Advertising is defined as any paid form of nonpersonal presentation and promotion of ideas,
goods, and services through the media such as newspapers, magazines, television, or radio by an
identified sponsor. These effective channels for advertising include TV, radio, magazines,
newspapers, billboards, and posters (Kotler and Keller 2013) Due to its low cost when
compared to other techniques, this promotional strategy is essential for businesses as it reaches a
large number of people (Daniel 2018). According to Bazergan et al. (2021) Advertising
encompasses various channels, including print and electronic media, guidebooks, brochures,
symbols, logos, and bulletin boards.
Sales promotion includes all the different marketing actions that are meant to quickly
boost sales of a product or service. It's a strategy used in the context of marketing to get
customers to act right away, and it usually works best when combined with other marketing
efforts. Discounts, coupons, free samples of products, loyalty programs, and points of purchase
are just a few of the many ways that businesses try to boost sales. Such strategies are meant to
make people feel like they need to act quickly or give them a reason to buy, which changes how
they behave and leads to short-term sales growth. To do good sales promotion, you need to know
a lot about your target market, what customers want, and your competitors. This way, businesses
can make sure that their promotions have the most impact and return on investment.
2.4.2 Coupons
Throughout the years, Barat & Ye (2014), marketers have made extensive use of
coupons as an essential promotional tool in a wide variety of consumer product categories. In the
past few years, customers have increased their usage of coupons as a cost-saving tool in an
economic environment that has been volatile. It is difficult to overstate the significance of
coupons as a kind of advertising and marketing, as well as the function that they play in our day-
to-day lives. It is the primary objective of retailers and manufacturers to provide coupons with
the purpose of increasing sales. This can be accomplished by encouraging existing customers to
make larger purchases, by luring new customers to make trial purchases, or by doing both.
2.4.3 Discounts
A price discount is a marketing strategy that is often used to attract customers by offering
them an additional value or incentive. This motivates customers to make instant purchases of the
products that are being pushed within the marketing strategy. The provision of a price promotion
to clients can result in monetary gain or loss, as well as non-monetary gain or loss (such as time
and effort), which can then be converted into price discounts. It is possible for the face value of a
coupon or the amount of a refund to generate a monetary effect that is on the positive side when
it comes to price promotion. According to the economic impacts of price discounts, a price
discount results in a monetary gain, which serves as an incentive for customers to acquire the
goods in question. When a bigger price reduction is offered for a product, consumers have the
perception that they are saving more money on that goods. This association has been proven by a
number of studies that were conducted in the past (Lee & Yu, 2018).
According to a study by Fathoni et al., (2022) offering discounts is one strategy that
research suggests organizations use to quickly earn income. Presently, a lot of companies rely on
sales techniques that persuade customers to purchase at a bargain. (Dewi et al.,, 2018) on
Traveloka consumers in Surabaya who purchase tickets online and take advantage of the
discount, the variable of discount pricing has a major impact on customer happiness. Customers
are more likely to look for businesses that offer discounts. This suggests that the customers
prefer the variable of discounted price. (Zhang, 2017) investigated how the promo price affected
customer happiness in a study performed at a Starbucks in Thailand by looking at the
relationship between the promo price and the customer evaluation of the quality, the customer
contentment, and the intensity of rebuying.
Offering consumers incentives in the form of price breaks is one way to try and stop them from
switching to other businesses. According to research by (Kim, 2019) on the effect of promo
prices on customer attrition and the strategy of discount prices on purchase decisions, offering
discounts to customers can both influence their purchasing decisions and prevent them from
losing business.
As a result, price takes on significant importance as a direct or indirect indicator of
satisfaction that may have an impact on customer loyalty. (Raji & Zainal, 2016) certifies this in
a study that demonstrates how values obtained have an impact on customer satisfaction, with
monetary pricing thought to be the best indicator of satisfaction.
2.4.4 Point-of-Purchase
According to Kansal (2021), the consumer, the money, and the product join together to
form the point of purchase, which is a place where the consumer can buy a variety of things. In
accordance with Quelch (2006), the Point of Purchase is the most appropriate location and time
to engage with customers because it is the point at which they decide which brand to purchase.
The point of sale is the moment and location where all aspects of the sale—the consumer, the
money, and the product—come together, despite the fact that point of purchase advertising has
been the primary force behind consumer purchasing behavior in recent years. A growth in sales
volume and the development of a brand can be attributed to the existence of questions regarding
the efficiency of marketing communications.
2.4.5 Free gifts
According to (Nbdubisi et al., 2005) identifies a gap in understanding how consumers
reciprocate when presented with deep discounts or unexpected promotional rewards. Drawing
from the gift- giving in social psychology, he discusses the impact of promotional offers in a
retail setting, specifically examining the reciprocity norm, appreciation, and indebtedness. It
unveils that consumer appreciation and indebtedness play pivotal roles in fostering diverse
reciprocal responses, including increased likelihood of additional purchases, positive word of
mouth, loyalty, and favorable attitudes towards the store, particularly in the context of discounts
and rewards. Furthermore, situational factors such as staff helpfulness, purchase expectations,
social presence, and the depth of promotion formats significantly influence the likelihood of
consumer purchases. Cultural variations are also identified in how consumers react to specific
promotion formats, contributing valuable insights to the understanding of consumer behavior in
response to sales promotions.
2.8 Sales Promotion and Filipino customer behavior on Millennials in the Philippines
Public service announcements, sales promotions, advertisements, and various other
marketing gimmicks have the potential to influence and drive successful sales. Millennials often
will seek information about a product or service that is currently available on the market
whenever they make a purchase, usually who have sales promotion. It is typical for them to want
items that are durable enough to withstand the effects of wear and tear. Due to the fact that it
results in increased product awareness, the integrated marketing communication technique can
also be utilized with the Filipino consumer. The marketing of items and services that are
substantially less expensive can also be accomplished through the use of efficient transportation
marketing. When it comes to the mobility of items and goods, the trend that is being observed
right now is essentially convenience. As a result of the fact that the majority of products that are
sold in supermarkets and shopping malls may also be found in other stores, the likelihood of
purchasing things is increased (Castillo, 2018).
According to Rivera III (2021), an understanding of the customers is essential to the
success of a firm. As a result of their highly emotional and anxious disposition, dealing with and
having conversations with Filipino millennials is more difficult than it has ever been until now.
For the purpose of establishing a connection with Filipino Millennials, it is essential to learn
more about them than merely referring to them as the "selfie generation." There is a strong desire
among Millennials to be the "first to know," and the availability of smartphones contributes to
this desire. Taking into account the fact that its number is growing, this generation is by far the
largest group. Just like other communities, millennials can be divided into distinct subgroups
according to factors such as their general view on life, their use of technology, and their
involvement in cause marketing.
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