INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY METABICAL: _POSITIONING & COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY_ _FOR A NEW WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG_ Q1: WHAT IS THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR METABICAL? WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS? Consumer research over the years has shown that shoppers often follow a relatively common shopping behavior for product purchase. In theory‚ a shopper is said to go through the following five stages as a process. In reality‚ sometimes the steps may be switched around or even left out‚ as not all consumers
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THE ROLE OF ADVERTISING IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Marketing communications: Marketing communications are the means by which firms attempt to inform‚ persuade‚ and remind consumers – directly or indirectly – about the products and brands that they sell. In a sense‚ marketing communications represent the “voice” of the brand and are a means by which it can establish a dialogue and build relationships with consumers. Marketing communications perform several functions for consumers. Consumers can
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only in USA but worldwide. Starbucks has evolved into a great success due to their implementation of Integrated Marketing Communications. What is integrated marketing communication? For many‚ IMC is concerned with the harmonization of customer oriented promotional messages. Duncan and Everett (1993) suggest IMC has been referred variously as orchestration‚ whole egg and seamless communication. It is regarded by some as a means of combining the tools of the promotional mix in a more efficient and synergistic
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Consumer Psychology and Marketing Communications At any given moment during the day‚ decisions such as which brand of merchandise to purchase‚ which color paint to select‚ or what cable service provider to go with are being made by consumers. The selection and behaviors of the consumers go beyond their personal preferences and has been studied by psychologists for over a century. Knowing what appeals to consumers and what their preferences are is a crucial part of the business’s success. In
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INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS PLAN A. ADVERTISING Advertising refers to the paid promotion of goods and services through a sponsoring organization or company. While marketing has the objective to choose markets that have the capacity to purchase a product‚ advertising‚ on the other hand‚ is the paid communication through which relevant information about the product is conveyed to potential consumers (2001). In a general sense‚ the author plans to use advertising in order to be able to impart
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Integrated Marketing Communication Report Contents Executive summary ………………………………………………………….. 2 Situation analysis ...………………………………………………………….. 3 Objectives ……………………………………………………………………… 5 Strategy ………………………………………………………………………… 6 Tactics ………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Action …………………………………………………………………………… 9 Control ………………………………………………………………………….. 12 Reference ………………………………………………………………………. 14 Appendices …………………………………………………………………….. 15 Executive Summary Spoonfed is
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problem two weeks into my internship with Raffles Hotel Marketing Communications. After my orientation week‚ it was finally time for me to take on projects on my own and start communicating with some of the clients and media the department would follow up from time to time. One of the projects that I was tasked was to prepare the Arabic version of Raffles Hotel’s fact sheet for the Saudi Arabia sales trip that the Director of Sales and Marketing will be doing at the end of the week. This request came
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• Where do we want to be? • How do we get there? With a 5% market share before the takeover of Somerfield‚ which had a market share of 5% as well‚ resulting in a new market share for the group of 10% the feel is that with the correct marketing strategy‚ the Co-operative group can overtake Morrison’s‚ who have a share of 11%‚ and become one of the top 4 players in the UK food and drink retail market. To do this‚ brand image must be improved from its current down-market image to widen the
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Tesla’s Integration of Marketing Communications Tesla Motors Inc. gained widespread attention by producing the Tesla Roadster in 2008‚ the first federally-compliant electric vehicle. The roadster is also impressive because of its sports car design. Tesla then followed in summer of 2012 with the release of the Model S in the United States‚ which is a fully electric luxury sedan. Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 by a group of intrepid Silicon Valley engineers who set out to prove that electric
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relative to parents today‚ and that they continually improve their existing product. One of the advantages of Huggies is that they hold 68% market share in the diapers industry. Due to the rapid evolution of marketing communication strategies‚ companies are forced to update their marketing schemes‚ and target their audiences in the most effective and efficient way. Huggies have continued to position themselves strongly
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