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FOURTH P: PROMOTION
• It is the strategic
integration of multiple
means of communicating
with target markets to
form a comprehensive
and consistent message.
• IMC is an important factor
in shaping marketing strategy
side by side with the firm’s
understanding and grasps of
consumer behavior and
lifestyle trends, economic
trends, evolving new retail
formats.
INTEGRATED MARKETING
COMMUNICATIONS (IMC)
COMMUNICATION = is the verbal or nonverbal transmission of
information from someone wanting to express an idea and to
another who is expected or expecting to get that idea.
1. ENCODING THE MESSAGE
- Encoding is the process of translating the idea to be
communicated into a symbolic message consisting of
words, pictures, numbers, gestures, etc.
2. TRANSMITTING THE MESSAGE THROUGH A CHANNEL
- Once the sender has created the message by encoding it
Into a transmittable form, it must be sent through a channel
of communication such as a magazine or any other medium.
THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
3. DECODING THE MESSAGE
- Once the message has been transmitted through some
Communication channel, the symbols are decoded or
given by the receiver.
- DECODING is the mental process by which the receiver
Interprets the meaning of the message.
4. FEEDBACK
- The receiver’s response to the source of the message is
called feedback.
- The response could be nonverbal like smiling while
watching an ad, verbal like telling a friend, etc.
THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
PROCESS
ADVERTISING – is a persuasive message carried by a non-
personal medium and paid for by an identified sponsor.
Four Features of Advertisements
1. A verbal and/or visual message
2. A sponsor who is identified
3. Delivery through one or more media
4. Payment by the sponsor to the media carrying the message
Advertising Objectives
1. TO INFORM target customers about:
a. New product d. New users
b. Product function e. New distribution
c. Correct usage f. Price adjustment
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
- ADVERTISING
2. TO PERSUADE target customers about:
a. Brand preference
b. Brand switching
c. Urgency to buy new
d. Action to be taken (like phone inquiry)
3. TO REMIND target customers about:
a. Product’s features and benefits
b. Reassure them that they are making the right decision
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
- ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING PURPOSES
1. BRAND ADVERTISING – aims to stimulate demand for
a particular brand.
2. INSTITUTIONAL ADVERTISING – aims to develop
goodwill for a company or industry.
3. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING – aims to inform prospects
regarding opportunities such as buy and sell, events
and employment.
4. PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING – aims to inform
prospects about promotional activities such as a
special sale.
5. ADVOCACY ADVERTISING –aims to convince audiences
regarding a particular cause.
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
- ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING EXECUTION
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
- ADVERTISING
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