University of Westminster “Integrated marketing communications are far from reality in most companies. A number of strong barriers prevent IMC from being implemented quickly and efficiently.”- De Pelsmacker Managing Marketing Communications 2011 Introduction Integrated Marketing Communications‚ (IMC) has been one of the major communications developments in the last decade of the 20th century (Kitchen & Schultz 1999‚ 2000) It is regarded as a fundamental paradigm shift in the thinking
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Greg Runco Gillette Case Study‚ “I never knew my Fusion had a Precision Trimmer on the back” – 11.5.2012 It has been empirically proven that having too many options makes decision-making harder. In fact‚ some studies show that having to make too many decisions can leave people tired‚ mentally drained and more dissatisfied with their purchases. If you look at the major development milestones of Gillette‚ they occurred in 1903 // 1971 (68 years later) // 1990 (19 years later) // 1995 (5 years
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1. How is the Gillette Series being positioned with respect to (a) competitors‚ (b) the target market‚ (c) the product class‚ (d) price and quality? What other positioning possibilities are there? a. The Gillette Series is positioned as premium to the competition. b. Using the slogan‚ “The Best a Man can Get" appeals to the target market not because it is the most convenient or the most price effective‚ but because of the value that is added to products by building on the popularity of sensor.
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Integrated marketing communications plan-outline. LG’s Smartouch laptop IMC. Review of Marketing Plan The Integrated marketing communication plan will give a precise insight of the laptop environment LG will have to evolve in as well as an audit of LG’s position within this environment in term of brand awareness. This document will help LG improve its brand image in order to make the company enter in the era of Touch Green Laptop technology‚ a segment still undervalued which can become
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Executive Summary Gillette is a world known multinational company in shaving products market and holds more than 70% market share (Hartline 2007) in this segment. Since its very inception in 1901‚ Gillette has always been envied for delivering the finest shaving care products both for men and women. Besides‚ it has also diversified its product lines extending it to toothbrushes‚ toiletries‚ stationeries‚ cosmetics and other household appliances. Originated in Boston‚ Gillette has been dominating
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Introduction Protagonist: Ralph Bingham – Vice President‚ new business development‚ Gillette Safety Razor Division (SRD) Problem: Ralph needs to achieve company targets for earnings growth for his division by developing a new business product. Ralph has commissioned an extensive investigation into the blank cassette tape market and he views this market as poised for substantial growth and opportunity over the long-term range of ten to fifteen years. Ralph feels that his division is well positioned
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Gillette Logistics Management Logistics - 1st semester With regard to developing and introducing new products‚ what lessons did Gillette learn from the Wilkinson Sword and Bic experiences? Gillette learned that they had to think ahead and be creative to be competitive. They learned that they have to develop their products before their competitors to be the leading company of the market and staying popular to the customers. Russel B. Adams Jr.‚ says in the Gillette case study text:
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MCS*3620*02 Integrated Marketing Communications Plan Nokia Lumina 1020 November 28‚ 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………. Situation Analysis…………………………………… Market Analysis………………………………. Market Environment………………………….. Consumer Analysis…………………………… Competitor Analysis………………………….. Blackberry………………………………... Apple……………………………………… Samsung………………………………….. HTC……………………………………….. Product Analysis: Nokia Lumia 1020… SWOT Analysis……………………………………… Marketing Strategy…………………………………
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Northwestern University defined IMC as “The process of managing all sources of information about a product/service to which a customer or prospect is exposed which behaviorally moves the consumer towards a sale and maintains customer loyalty.” After I read the definition that Don Schultz gave‚ that made me want to really look into all of the definitions that I could find. As I started to read and search for five (5) different definitions for Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)‚ I was amazed at the numerous
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effective communication with the target market‚ product and business in order to attain a prestigious position in the market. Promotion of a product is done to persuade customers to try a new product or an older product. The diagram below gives a list of IMC tools that a company uses to promote its brand. Further analysis will be done on the below mentioned framework. Advertising Coca-Cola uses the concept of aggressive advertising to promote its products. It acts as a very important tool to cater to
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