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Cross-media communication and the creative concept. Hoorcollege marketing communication blok 4 week 2. Learning goals. By the end of the colleges and reading you should Know what a consumer insight is and why this is important to marketing communication - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Cross-media communication and the creative concept
Hoorcollege marketing communication blok 4 week 2
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Learning goals
By the end of the colleges and reading you should Know what a consumer insight is and why this is important
to marketing communication Be able to define integrated marketing communications Have a working definition of a “cross media”
communication Understand and be in a position to use the steps in
developing effective marketing communication Be in a position to develop a creative concept
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Agenda
Consumer insight and marketing communications
Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
What is “cross-media” communication?
The creative concept - the basis of the campaign
Summary
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Consumer insight and marketing communications
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The communications loop
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Important stuff to remember when developing communications
Know your audience (target customer)
Send a clear message What do you want to say?
KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Understand the communications process What are the barriers to communication?
The question is how do we do this in practice?
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Consumers do not buy products
A golden rule of marketing is that consumers do not buy products or services…
They buy solutions to problems they have In marketing jargon: They buy benefits
For example: A person that has just moved house and has to put up
shelves does not buy a drill They buy holes in the wall that allow them to put up shelves
A parent does not buy a game for their children for a long journey
They buy peace and quiet during the journey
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However most problems have more than one solution
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Before they buy your solution the consumer wants to know…
“What’s in it for me?”
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Customer insights
A consumer insight is a deep understanding of a problem from the perspective of the consumer
A unique insight creates a strong competitive advantage as it differentiates your offer more effectively It helps the customer see “what’s in it for me?”
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Customer insight example:Wisk USA (Omo)
USA is P&G’s home market Ariel is the market leader
Unilever HQ wanted market growth No new product No TV
This can be a brand manager’s nightmare! What did the brand manager do?
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What happened?
The brand manager did what every marketer should do when faced with a problem…
Listen to the customer (user):
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The insight
Their research showed that many mothers were worried about that their children did not play outside enough This insight was the basis of their communication
campaign
Go Ahead. Get Dirty
This insight allowed them to grow by 12% in a tough market
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Internet Activity
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Internet Activity
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Brazil
Pakistan
UKEcuador
Chile
India
Taiwan
S.Africa
Thailand
Canada
Turkey
One global idea…many executions
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Using consumer insights
A consumer insight is often be the basis of the whole marketing mix
Therefore it can also be the basis of your marketing communications Your campaign ultimately aims to show the customer
“what’s in it for them”
This can be done by developing integrated marketing communications
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Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
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What is Integrated Marketing Communications?
Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) is simply the idea that an organization carefully integrates all its communications channels to deliver a clear, consistent and compelling message to its target customer(s)
By integrating all the elements of it communication it builds a strong brand identity and consistently shows the target customer “what’s in it for them”
Communication here is meant in a broad sense to include The message Communication channels Imagery, visual look and feel and tone of voice The idea of consumer touch points
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IMC - Kotler’s view
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An alternative view of IMC:The IMC circle
Source: Pickton, D. & Broderick, A., 2005. Integrated Marketing Communications 2nd Ed., Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd.
Consistent, clear and compelling company and product messages
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What is “cross-media” communication?
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Cross-media hype or something different?
In recent years the term cross-media communication has become popular within the marketing communications world Some regard it as the solution to the noise in marketing
communication Others see it as just a hype and no different from IMC
However, it is not even clear what cross-media communication is
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What is cross-media communication?
“By definition cross-media publishing is the publishing of a message or communication via multiple media outlets including printed media, electronic media and the Internet”Source: Barb Pellow, Rochester Institute of Technology (http://shopnews.suiteshoponline.com/tips/200651723435.htm, visited 04/02/2007)
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What is cross-media communication?
“Crossmedia communication is communication where the storyline will invite the receiver to cross-over from one medium to the next. Making it possible to transform from one-dimensional communication (sender -> receiver(s)) to multi-dimensional communication (sender(s) <-> receiver(s)). Good crossmedia communication will enhance the value of communication: The level and depth of (message) involvement will be more personal and therefore more relevant and powerful. Financial profits can be gained through equal or decreasing costs for the same communication effects with single medium communication. It is possible to shift costs for communicating from the sender to the receiver if the story is attractive enough for the receiver to want to interact with it.”Source: Monique de Haas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossmedia, visited 04/02/2007)
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What is cross-media communication?
“Dat de definitie van crossmedia onderdeel vormt van een actueel debat waarover nog geen consensus is uitgesproken moge duidelijk zijn. De pioniers op dit gebied zijn het lang niet eens met elkaar, maar dat kan ook niet anders want binnen crossmedia werken verschillende disciplines met elkaar samen en benaderen zij het fenomeen vanuit het eigen perspectief.”Source: Indira Reynaert (http://crossmediaforum.web-log.nl/log/3481353, visited 04/02/2007)
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It isn’t very clear is it?
The problem is that cross-media communication seems to be based on an old idea (IMC) but with a new twist (IAM) It is perhaps just IMC with “go-faster stripes”
For the purposes of this blok I will give you a working definition
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A working definition of cross-media communication
Cross-media communication is a communication campaign that: Is based on a customer insight Tries to sell a solution to a problem the customer has by
using “story” Uses more than one medium and integrates these media Encourages the target group to move between media in a
natural way via the story Involves the target group in the campaign (is interactive)
making it more personal and therefore impactful The interaction is synchronous (close to real-time) not
asynchronous
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The creative concept - the basis of the campaign
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The creative concept (a.k.a. big idea, creative theme, creative idea)
The creative concept is vehicle you use to show your target customer “what’s in it for them” It is the message or the underlying idea you use for a
specific campaign
A creative concept should be “media neutral”
A creative concept should “have legs” It should be flexible enough to use across different media It should be usable across more than one campaign
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Creative concept: One view
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Executing the creative concept
This usually involves developing a creative appeal (often the slogan) This is about phrasing the message in a way that appeals
to the target audience Let them see what’s in it for them
Two main dimensions to this phrasing Rational / emotional appeals Product / customer orientated appeals
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Rational / emotional appeals
Rational appeals Logical argument that tries to persuade the customer to act
in a certain way On their own rational appeals do not usually hold attention
in consumer markets But they may work in some B2B markets
Emotional appeals Appealing to the emotions of the customer to reinforce the
rational appeal Not just concerned with facts, but also feelings
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Types of emotional appeal
Negative Fear is the main one
E.g. Toilet cleaners
Need to be used carefully
Positive Happiness Enjoyment Freedom Love Self-fulfilment Humour Sex Etc., etc…
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Product / customer orientated appeals
Product appeals Focus on product features and/or attributes and stress why
they are important to the target audience
Customer orientated appeals Stress on personal gains through the use of the product
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Most creative appeals combine dimensions
Rational / Product
Rational / Consumer
Emotional / Product
Emotional / Consumer
Important to ensure the message is not made too complex Always refer back to your knowledge of the target audience
when trying to decide which way you want to appeal to them
Choose the approach that works best for them E.g. Do not use humour if it is inappropriate (this happens a
lot with British agencies)
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Creative appeal dimensions
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Example of creative concept: Amstel Bier
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Summary
Marketing communication is about showing the target customer “what’s in it for them”
To be effective it should be created as an integrated marketing communication campaign to deliver a clear, consistent and compelling message
Cross-media communication is a form of IMC with a stronger emphasis on story and interaction
A good campaign should be based on a creative concept that appeals to the target group and shows them “what’s in it for them”