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Establishing Objectives and Budgeting For The Promotional Program
Establishing Objectives and Budgeting For The Promotional Program
Establishing Objectives and Budgeting For The Promotional Program
Establishing Objectives
and Budgeting for the
Promotional Program
Value of Objectives
Specific
Objectives Communications
Communications
Planning
Planning &
&
Decision
Decision Making
Making
Measurement
Measurement
&
& Evaluation
Evaluation
Characteristics of Objectives
Specific
Attainable Measurable
Realistic Quantifiable
Marketing vs. Communications Objectives
Marketing
Marketing Communications
Communications
Objectives
Objectives Objectives
Objectives
•• Generally
Generally stated
stated in in the
the •• Derived
Derived from
from the
the overall
overall
firm’s
firm’s marketing
marketing plan plan marketing
marketing plan
plan
•• Achieved
Achieved through
through the the •• More
More narrow
narrow than
than
Vs.
overall
overall marketing
marketing plan plan marketing
marketing objectives
objectives
•• Quantifiable,
Quantifiable, such
such as as •• Based
Based onon particular
particular
sales,
sales, market
market share,
share, ROI ROI communications
communications taskstasks
•• To
To be
be accomplished
accomplished in in aa •• Designed
Designed to to deliver
deliver
given
given period
period ofof time
time appropriate
appropriate messages
messages
•• Must
Must bebe realistic
realistic andand •• Focused
Focused onon aa specific
specific
attainable
attainable to
to be
be effective
effective target
target audience
audience
Sales Objectives
Technology
Competition
The
Advertising economy
& promotion
Product
quality
Distribution
Price
Where Sales Objectives are Appropriate
90% Awareness
70% Knowledge/Comprehension
40% Liking
25% Preference
20% Trial
5% Use
Communications Effects Pyramid
The DAGMAR Approach
Define Awareness
Awareness
Advertising
Goals for
Comprehension
Comprehension
Measuring Conviction
Conviction
Advertising
Results Action
Action
Characteristics of Objectives
Concrete, Well-defined
measurable tasks audience
Benchmark Specified
measures time period
Pros and Cons of DAGMAR
Pros Cons
Focus
Focus on
on communications
communications Relies
Relies heavily
heavily on
on the
the
objectives
objectives response
response hierarchy
hierarchy
Measurement
Measurement of
of stages
stages May
May not
not increase
increase sales
sales
Better
Better understanding
understanding ofof Practicality
Practicality and
and cost
cost
goals
goals and
and objectives
objectives
Less
Less subjective
subjective Inhibition
Inhibition of
of creativity
creativity
Advertising-Based View of Communications
Ads
Acting on Consumers
Establishing & Allocating the Promotional Budget
Sponsorship Direct
Underwriting Marketing
Sales Internet
Promotions
Marginal Analysis-Establishing a Budget
Assumptions for Marginal Analysis
Incremental Sales
Initial Spending
High Spending
Middle Level
Little Effect
Little Effect
High Effect
Range A Range B Range C
Advertising Expenditures Advertising Expenditures
Factors Influencing Advertising Budgets
Product Product
durability price
Purchase
Differentiation frequency
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Budgeting
Top-Down Budgeting Methods
Affordable
Affordable
Method
Method
Return
Return on
on Arbitrary
Arbitrary
Top
Top
Investment
Investment Allocation
Allocation
Management
Management
Competitive
Competitive Percentage
Percentage
Parity
Parity of
of Sales
Sales
Object and Task Method
Isolate
Isolate objectives
objectives
Determine
Determine tasks
tasks required
required
Estimate
Estimate required
required expenditures
expenditures
Monitor
Monitor
Reevaluate
Reevaluate objectives
objectives
Organizational Characteristics