The changing media environmentThe process of communicating in marketing is far more challenging in today’s environment due to the complexity of media choices and the interaction between consumers and the resultant effect on consumer shopping behavior. In the “old days”, a firm’s promotional mix was almost exclusively made up of its sales function and advertising […]
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Sales promotion refers to temporary incentives offered by an organization to either their customers or their resellers, with the intention of increasing the sales of their products. Therefore, it is necessary to classify sales promotions into two broad categories – sales promotions aimed at consumers and sales promotions aimed at distribution channels (which is more
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Customer journey mapping is techniques that relies upon identifying and sequencing the touchpoints (exposures and interactions) that consumers (potential customers) and actual customers have with the brand.Therefore, as a simple definition for what is a brand touchpoint? A brand touchpoint can be considered as any interaction or exposure that a consumer has with a brand.
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Customer journey mapping is a visual technique designed to outline how:The brand reaches a consumer’s consideration (evoked) setHow the consumer progresses through the buying decision process and selects a suitable brand, andThe consumer progresses through consumption and/or use of the product or service.When to use customer journey maps?Because of the nature and the role of
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What is a customer journey?As the name implies, a customer journey is the series of steps undertaken by a consumer (that is, a non-customer of a brand) in their journey to becoming a customer of the brand. A consumer’s journey will include gathering information, reviewing marketing communications, visiting stores, reviewing product information, looking at competitor
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The following is a list of possible brand touchpoints for Apple. Brand touchpoints are a key aspect of understanding the customer journey and creating a customer journey map. In recent years, Apple has become one of the strongest brands in the world.Understanding brand touch points and customer journey mapping a helpful techniques to understand how
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Brand touchpoints can be defined as the interactions and exposures that a consumer can have with a brand. Brand touchpoints are very broadly defined and include both deliberate communications from a firm/brand and communications and interactions that the consumer will have with the brand as part of their everyday life. They are often used in
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The process of communication can be understood using a model usually referred to as the ‘Communication Process’ or as the ‘Encoding/Decoding’ model. The model has nine parts: source/sender, encoding, message, media channel, decoding, receiver, and response, noise and feedback.
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What is personal selling?Personal selling is one of the forms of promotion or marketing communications used by organizations to communicate with the marketplace and drive purchases of their products. Along with advertising, public relations, and sales promotion – personal selling makes up the promotions mix or marketing communications mix of a company.Personal selling can be
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What is sales promotion?Sales promotion is one of the forms of promotions or marketing communications used by organizations to communicate with the marketplace. Together with advertising, public relations and personal selling – sales promotion makes up the promotions mix or the marketing communications mix of a company.Sales promotion refers to temporary incentives offered by an
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