IMC Lecture 7

IMC Lecture 7

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  Integrated Marketing Communications Budgetingand Control 7
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  The Integrated Marketing Communications planning framework… 1 2 3 4 5 6 contextanalysis promotional objectives promotional strategy coordinated communications mix implementation Control and evaluation push pull profile corporate marketing communications resources scheduling Fill, 2011
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  budgeting... two main concerns… howmuch should be spent on each individual communications tool budget is usually determined by a combination of up to four different stakeholder groups how much should be allocated to promotion for the campaign or time-frame the organisation communications agencies the media channels the target audience
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  budgeting approaches budget-setting methodexplanation arbitrary based on guess work on behalf of the most senior management – budget for resources determined as each demand arises inertia the same amount of budget as was spent on previous communications is made available media multiplier last years budget is increased by the rate of inflation percentage of sales budget is set in relation to the level of historic or forecast sales, may be based on traditional figures affordable what is left after all other costs in relation to production, manufacturing and distribution are accounted for first then we’re left with what’s left objective and task the resources needed to achieve each objective are determined and costed and brought into an overall, total budget adapted from Fill, 2006
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  further budgeting approaches competitorparity organisations deliberately spend the same as key competitors advertising-to-sales ratio budget is based on competitor spend and percentage of market share in relation to an industry average only suitable for stable FMCG markets where advertising is the key tool that influences sales share of voice as above but the idea is to increase share of voice in the market
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  …but how muchdo things co
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  2015 ITV Spotscost file Cost for one transmission – split by region 11:00 18:45 19:30 21:30 23:05 ITV DAYTIME - EARLY CORONATIO N MOVIE or LATE NIGHT REGION THIS MORNING EVENING NEWS STREET DRAMA MOVIE ANGLIA £480 £2,950 £3,740 £5,170 £1,180 MERIDIAN £650 £3,970 £5,030 £6,510 £1,590 LONDON £1,690 £6,510 £11,490 £13,270 £2,770 CENTRAL £850 £5,340 £9,090 £16,540 £1,530 HTV W&W £410 £1,970 £3,340 £3,250 £570 WESTCOUNT RY £110 £700 £1,190 £1,120 £200 SCOTLAND £450 £2,420 £3,750 £3,280 £580 GRANADA £620 £3,240 £5,470 £4,190 £1,080 BORDER £50 £230 £390 £350 £80 YORKSHIRE £500 £2,610 £4,400 £3,930 £870 TYNE TEES £220 £1,160 £1,950 £1,700 £390 UTV £170 £1,170 £1,480 £1,080 £270 TOTAL £6,200 £32,270 £51,320 £60,390 £11,110 …but how much do things cost?
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  2013 ITV Spotscost file Cost for one transmission – split by region NOTES All spot costs assume a 30" advert. These airtime costs are estimates based on typical traded discounts off projected 2012 annual average CPT's. Ratings for programmes listed have been calculated based on typical average TVR's for traded audience. Estimates for adult views (impacts) and ratings are for reference/comparison only. Rates can fluctuate +/- 20% or more from these depending on month and channel. Where applicable, there is a second transmission on the +1 channel, these are not included in the spot estimates TERMS AND CONDITIONS http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/advertising-on-itv/terms-and-conditions CONTACT http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/advertising-on-itv/contact-us- …but how much do things cost?
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  …but how muchdo things cost?
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  …but how muchdo things cost?
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  …but how muchdo things cost?
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  …but how muchdo things cost?
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  …but how muchdo things cost?
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  …but how muchdo things cost?
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  There is noeasy way to determine a budget... It is difficult to quantify exactly how much is needed… How much does it cost to build brand awareness? How much does it cost for the audience to think, feel and act in the desired way? …and communications budgets aren’t neat, ordered things! No communications are truly free… they are either paid-for, owned or earned
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  paid, earned andowned… A relatively new concept but can be related to budgeting We pay for most of our communications media …and we can earn media and communications over time We own some media but there is an internal cost
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  Budgeting in context... Berealistic… think about what you want to achieve Bring the costs into your implementation plan You may want to work under Objective and Task Break down by activity, time and also a final total
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  The Integrated Marketing Communications planning framework… 1 2 3 4 5 6 contextanalysis promotional objectives promotional strategy coordinated communications mix implementation Control and evaluation push pull profile corporate marketing communications resources scheduling Fill, 2011
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  scheduling flighting continuity pulsing
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  scheduling - flighting time volumeofadvertising time volumeofadvertising time volumeofadvertising erraticflighting regular flighting start-up flighting
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  scheduling - continuity time volumeofadvertising time volumeofadvertising time volumeofadvertising perfectcontinuity rising continuity falling continuity
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  scheduling - pulsing time volumeofadvertising time volumeofadvertising time volumeofadvertising regularpulsing irregular pulsing block pulsing
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  The Integrated Marketing Communications planning framework… 1 2 3 4 5 6 contextanalysis promotional objectives promotional strategy coordinated communications mix implementation Control and evaluation push pull profile corporate marketing communications resources scheduling Fill, 2011
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  promotional objectives... avoid solelyfocusing on sales help to determine/clarify position help highlight the balance of tactics needed provide a time frame provide a means of evaluation and measurement link back to marketing and corporate objectives
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  types of objectives… awareness,interest, repositioning, reinforcement leads, conversions from leads, page views, time, value per visit sales, sales from leads, sales value, sales volume, average order value active customers, brand mentions, sentiment, shares, virality Unique visitors, traffic, bounce rate, revenue, search percentage
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  Specific, Measureable, Achievable,Realistic and Time-bound Think… what do I want to achieve, where, with what audience and by when They need to be SMART… Make sure you can measure performance
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  …developing intelligent objectives ObjectiveSubstantiation Strategies to achieve goals KPI’s Link to stage of consumer journey and SMART Link to audit findings Link to STP, brand and 3P’s What will you be measuring? Conversion – increase average order value to £30 per customer Increase in disposable income Increased desire for product Position as luxury against key competitors Differentiation through features OVP – exclusivity % of unique visitors responding to promotions
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  gap analysis… If weknow what we want to achieve as a metric… …and when we want to achieve it by… We can conduct a simple gap analysis timeframe Measure…let’ssay increasesalesby10%