- Advertising is any paid form of nonpersonal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor. Developing an advertising program involves five steps: setting objectives, establishing a budget, choosing the message/creative strategy, deciding on media, and evaluating effects.
- Sales promotion consists of mostly short-term incentive tools designed to stimulate quicker or greater purchase of particular products.
- Events and experiences are a means for companies to become part of special moments in consumers' lives to broaden relationships, but must be properly managed.
- Public relations includes programs to promote or protect a company's image through publications, events, news, community affairs and more at a lower cost than advertising.