Description
Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this textbook explores the continuing transformation of advertising, sales promotion, and public relations functions within the marketing discipline. The content focuses on emerging new technologies, as well as established digital and legacy media, as the reader is guided through the process of developing and implementing a comprehensive Integrated Marketing Communication plan for companies, organizations, and brands.
Clear, concise, and practical, the book takes the reader through consumer, market, and competitive research; creative conceptualization; market segmentation, identification of a target audience, and brand positioning; as well as strategic decisions involving the timing, placement, and intensity of advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and brand visibility. The new edition emphasizes the importance of social media, website development, search engine optimization, mobile marketing, brand promotion events, and retail store connec
Table of Contents
Author Foreword Preface 1. Artificial Intelligence: Another Digital Transformation for the Future of Marketing 2. Integrated Marketing Communication: Pathways for Brand Messages and Content 3. Marketing Research Methods: Collecting and Analyzing Input for Decision-Making 4. IMC Objectives and Budgets: Funding Methods and Allocating Financial Resources 5. Segmentation Strategies: Prioritizing Target Groups for Effective Brand Communication 6. Creativity Strategies and Advertising: The Storytelling Process, People, and Procedures 7. Digital Media Strategies: Owned and Shared Pathways for Delivering Brand Content 8. Legacy Media Strategies: Paid Pathways for National and Local Advertising Campaigns 9. Sales Promotion Strategies: Motivating Shoppers to React and Respond to Special Offers 10. Public Relations Strategies: Earned Media Coverage and Building Lasting Relationships 11. Brand Visibility Strategies: Displaying a Physical Presence and Using Personal Contact 12. B2B Communication Strategies: Retaining Customers and Discovering New Buyers Index
