SOCIAL MARKETING

Dr Babar T Shaikh

The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

applications in public health

SOCIAL MARKETING

Enabling Objectives:• To learn the basic concepts of social

marketing• to understand ways of performing

social marketing in developing countries• To learn four Ps of social marketing

Social Marketing

Performance Objectives: By the end of the presentation,

learners will be able to• conceptualize basic concepts of social

marketing• understand its important components• apply the knowledge in medical practice

What is Social Marketing?

It is a marketing strategy modeled after corporate

marketing, used by health professionals to develop

successful health messages.

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• What makes social marketing different than other social change strategies?

• How is it different from what you are doing right now?

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Key concepts• Uses commercial marketing technologies

and theory• Brings about voluntary behavior change• Targets specific audiences• Focus is on personal welfare and that of

society

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Potential Applications• Promote healthy behavior• Promote services• Increase utilization rates• Improve customer satisfaction• Enhance compliance

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Social Marketing’s Popularity• It works by bringing about

behavior change• More cost effective• Reaches larger numbers

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Distinguishing Features of Social Marketing

• Exchange theory• Consumer orientation• Data based decision making• Competition• Willingness to change offer

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# 1 Consumer Orientation• Understand consumer perceptions• Which benefits they find attractive• Costs or barriers that deter them

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Put Simply, Consumer Orientation Means

• Understand what they want and need

• Respond to their wants and needs

Social Marketing#2 Exchange Theory

• Exchange time and effort for benefits• Make an attractive offer• Create an awareness that the problem

exists• Demonstrate the product’s benefits• Help lower the price

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#3 Data Based Decision Making• Logical model for planning• How you plan to help• What you will help them to do• Which factors you must address• Data based decision making

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#4 Competition• Marketers keep a steady eye on the

competition• Marketers position products

relative to the competition

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#5 Willingness to Change Offer• Committed to designing products

consumers want• Committed to modifying programs• Committed to addressing facts that

influence their behavior

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Top Down Planning• Expert driven• Best practices• Literature review

Traditional Approach to Health Education Messages

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In Other Words…• We will tell you what you need and

want (expert driven)• Offer everyone same product,

price, place and promotion

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Social Marketing Uses A Interdisciplinary Approach

• Social anthropology• Behavior psychology• Communications• Education• Commercial Marketing

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Demographics• Age• Gender• Ethnicity• Geographical area• Education level

Social MarketingPsychographics• Attitude toward new behaviors (early vs. Late

adopters)• Types of people who share similar hopes,

concerns, or who they admire• Aspirations, personality types, lifestyles• Willing to take risks and try new behaviors• Tend to follow the crowd

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Commercial Marketing• Satisfying customer needs and wants• Process for individuals and groups to

obtain what they need and want by creating/ exchanging products and value with others

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Marketing• Audience segmentation• Product development• Pricing• Testing• Distribution

Social Marketing Segmentation:

Marketing Model• Marketers know they can’t

appeal to all buyers in the same way

• Political marketers: who do they try to reach?

• Coca cola: what proportion of market do they try to reach?

Social MarketingSegmentation Strategy• Divide heterogeneous group in

homogenous subgroups• Identify targets of opportunity• Identify subgroups to respond to same

offer• Design interventions effective for each

segment

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The Four P’sof Social Marketing

Product Price

Place Promotion

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Product What we’re offering people:• Service• Behavior• Commodity (tangible goods)

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Product Must BeSolution to a problem:• Benefits• Unique• CompetitiveReal:• Defined in terms of the user’s beliefs,

practices, and values

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PriceThe cost of adopting the product:• Money• Time• Pleasure• Loss of self-esteem• Embarrassment

Social MarketingPlace

Channels for information:• Where service is provided• Where information is received• Where tangible product is purchased• Available• Easy to find and use• Appropriate• Timely

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PromotionMessage design elements:• Type of appeal• Tone• Spokesperson

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Social Marketing Works!• It brings about behavior change• More cost effective by reaching

larger numbers