sales promotion
A) SALES PROMOTION
-Stimulation of sales achieved through contests, demonstrations, discounts, exhibitions or trade shows, games, giveaways, point-of-sale displays and merchandising, special offers, and similar activities.
-Sales promotions are the set of marketing activities undertaken to boost sales of the product or service.
-The media and nonmedia marketing pressure applied for a predetermined, limited period of time at the level of consumer, retailer, or wholesaler in order to stimulate trial, increase consumer demand, or improve product availability.
-Media and non-media marketing communication employed for a pre-determined, limited time to increase consumer demand, stimulate market demand or improve product availability
Description:
There are two basic types of sales promotions: trade and consumer sales promotions. The schemes, discounts, freebies, commissions and incentives given to the trade (retailers, wholesalers, distributors, C&Fs) to stock more, push more and hence sell more of a product come under trade promotion. These are aimed at enticing the trade to stock up more and hence reduce stock-outs, increase share of shelf space and drive sales through the channels. However, trade schemes get limited by the cost incurred by the company as well as the limitations of the trade in India to stock up free goods. Incentives can be overseas trips and gifts.
A typical trade scheme on soaps would be buy a case of 12 soaps, get 1 or 2 free - or a 8% discount scheme (1/12=8%). Such schemes are common in FMCG and pharma industries.
But sales promotion activity aimed at the final consumer are called consumer schemes. These are used to create a pull for the product and are advertised in public media to attract attention. Maximum schemes are floated in festival times, like Diwali or Christmas. Examples are buy soap, get diamond free; buy biscuits, collect runs; buy TV and get some discount or a free item with it and so on. Consumer schemes
-Stimulation of sales achieved through contests, demonstrations, discounts, exhibitions or trade shows, games, giveaways, point-of-sale displays and merchandising, special offers, and similar activities.
-Sales promotions are the set of marketing activities undertaken to boost sales of the product or service.
-The media and nonmedia marketing pressure applied for a predetermined, limited period of time at the level of consumer, retailer, or wholesaler in order to stimulate trial, increase consumer demand, or improve product availability.
-Media and non-media marketing communication employed for a pre-determined, limited time to increase consumer demand, stimulate market demand or improve product availability
Description:
There are two basic types of sales promotions: trade and consumer sales promotions. The schemes, discounts, freebies, commissions and incentives given to the trade (retailers, wholesalers, distributors, C&Fs) to stock more, push more and hence sell more of a product come under trade promotion. These are aimed at enticing the trade to stock up more and hence reduce stock-outs, increase share of shelf space and drive sales through the channels. However, trade schemes get limited by the cost incurred by the company as well as the limitations of the trade in India to stock up free goods. Incentives can be overseas trips and gifts.
A typical trade scheme on soaps would be buy a case of 12 soaps, get 1 or 2 free - or a 8% discount scheme (1/12=8%). Such schemes are common in FMCG and pharma industries.
But sales promotion activity aimed at the final consumer are called consumer schemes. These are used to create a pull for the product and are advertised in public media to attract attention. Maximum schemes are floated in festival times, like Diwali or Christmas. Examples are buy soap, get diamond free; buy biscuits, collect runs; buy TV and get some discount or a free item with it and so on. Consumer schemes