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The dvertisingPlan
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Advertising Plan
Components
Situation Analysis
Objectives
Budgeting
Strategy
Execution
Evaluation
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SituationAnalysis
Historical context
Industry analysis
Market analysis
Competitor Analysis
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Product Analysis
Brief history of specific product/brand
Strengths, weaknesses, problems,
opportunities
Past ad budgets, campaigns, successes
and failures
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Competitive/Industry Analysis
Analyze two primary
competitorsFocus on industry
developments and trends
Discusses the most importantaspects of an industry
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Competitive/Industry Analysis
Evaluate your primary competitors just
like you evaluate your own
product/service.
How/Why are their offerings better,
worse, similar, different, etc.?
What are their advertising budgets,
strategies, campaigns, etc.?
How well can they counter your
strategies?
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MarketAnalysis
Who is your primary target
segment?
What are the primary
characteristics they share?
Describe their demographics,
psychographics, geographics,benefit segment, usage pattern,
commitment level, etc.
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Objectives
What do we want to accomplish andhow should we accomplish it?
Marketing Objectiveshow much sales
or market share should be increased.
Advertising or CommunicationObjectiveswhat should be said or
communicated in the ad (awareness of
new product or feature, etc.)
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To create or maintain brand
awareness.
To change consumer beliefs or
attitudes. To influence purchase intent.
To stimulate trial use.
To convert one-time users intorepeat purchasers.
To encourage brand switching.
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StrategyBrand name recognition?
Repetition and frequency
Rhyming games
Trial Use Stimulation?
Introductory offers
Product guarantees
Brand Switching?
Value Propositions
Product comparisons
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What is the
strategy in this ad?
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Strategy & the Creative Mix
Enhanced Kim-
Lord grid
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Budgeting
Methods
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BASICPrinciples of MarginalAnalysis
IncreaseSpending . . . IF:The increased cost is less than the incremental
(marginal) return.
DecreaseSpending . . . IF:The increased cost is more than the incremental
(marginal) return.
Hold Spending Level. . . IF:The increased cost is equal to the incremental
(marginal) return.
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Problems with Marginal
Analysis
Assumption that sales are a direct
measure of advertising and promotional
efforts.
Assumption that sales are determined
solely by advertising and promotion.
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The Promotion Budget Is Set to Stay Within theSpending Limit
Top Management Sets the Spending Limit
Top-Down Budgeting
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Affordable
Method
Competitive
Parity
Percentage
of Sales
Top-Down Budgeting Methods
Top
Management
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Total Budget Is Approved by
Top Management
Cost of Activities are Budgeted
Activities to Achieve Objectives
Are Planned
Promotional Objectives Are Set
Cost of Activities are Budgeted
Activities to Achieve Objectives
Are Planned
Promotional Objectives Are Set
Bottom-Up Budgeting
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Execution
Copy strategy
Media plan
Integrated brand promotion
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Evaluation
Evaluate whether weve achieved the
objectives we set for the advertising
Pretestsevaluate ads before the ad
campaign starts (or is exposed to the
public through the media)
Posttestsevaluate ads during or after
the ad campaign starts
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