This document provides an overview of guerrilla marketing. It defines guerrilla marketing as using unconventional and low-cost marketing methods like pop-up ads and stickers to promote products locally or virally. The principles of guerrilla marketing emphasize being drastic, humorous, one-shot, cheap, and creating goodwill. Types of guerrilla marketing include ambient, grassroots, viral and experiential marketing. Implementing guerrilla marketing requires utilizing social media, partnering locally, and enlisting participation. While low-cost, guerrilla marketing requires creativity, consistency and building long-term relationships over quick fixes.
3. MEANING
Guerrilla Advertising is an advertising strategy in
which low-cost unconventional means(pop-ups ads,
stickers) are utilized, often in a localized fashion or
large network of individual cells, to convey or
promote a product or an idea.
4. DEFINITIONS
“ Non Conventional ways of Doing Marketing.”
BY: Jay Conrad Levinson
“ It’s about using all yours communication
resources in order to create word-of-mouth.”
BY: Wagner Martins
19. IMPLEMENTING GUERRILLA
MARKETING STRATEGY
• Utilize Social Networking Sites
• Partner With Local Businesses
• Enlist Member Participation
• Speak Up
• Create “Free” Mailboxes
20. TRADITIONAL Vs. GUERRILLA
MARKETING
Traditional
Use of Capital
Big budgets
Logo
To sell is a target
Monolog
Finishes after deal
Guerrilla
Use of Imagination
Small budgets
Meme
Target is to build long-
term relationship
Dialog
Starts after the deal
24. ETHICAL ISSUES
Content and Intent
False and Misleading Advertisements
Information misuse
Brutal
Negative emotions
Distraction
Exposure to children
Acceptance in society
Surrogate Advertisements
Unhealthy Competition
25. ADVANTAGES OF GM
Cost effective
Allows increased interaction
Brand recognition
Flexible
Simple
Targeted
Unique and eye catching.
Guerilla marketing is specifically tailored to meet the needs of small
businesses, whereas traditional advertising venues are complicated.
26. DISADVANTAGES OF GM
If one is looking for a quick fix, guerrilla marketing is not the solution. An investment
of time is required in order to achieve business sales goals.
At the very least, there will be a few detractors to find fault in one’s methods
Not completely failsafe
Subject to interpretation
Difficult to measure
Limited visibility
Maintaining creative edge