Marketing communication objectives
1. According to Solomon, M., Charbonneau, J., Marshall, G., & Stuart, E XXXXXXXXXXMarketing: Real People Real Choices (2nd Ed) Auckland: Pearson Education, IMC has five (5) functions: create awareness, inform the market, create desire, encourage purchase and build loyalty. In line with these, develop four SMART marketing communication objectives for your product/service (3 Marks each/up to a total of 12 Marks)
Integrated marketing communication perspectives
2. Given the range of marketing communication tools (e.g. Advertising, public relations, sales promotion, personal selling and interactive marketing communications), develop your Integrated Marketing Communicationmix strategiesto achieve your marketing communication objectives(5 Marks each/up to a total of 20 marks).
Creative strategy (with message execution)
3. In your IMC, creativity is important to successfully influence the target market(s) to buy your product/service. Develop a creative strategy for your product/service thatcontains the following (3 Marks each/up to a total of 15 marks):
a. Advertising campaign theme
b. Message appeal
c. Major selling idea
d. Message execution
e. Message source
Planning activities and budgeting
4. Develop an action plan to guide your company in implementing your Integrated Marketing Communication strategies by preparing the following:
a. List of actions or activities required to carry out the IMC mix strategies that you have developed. (3 marks for each of the 4 tools/up to a total of 12 marks)
b. Timeline (3 marks for each of the 4 strategies/up to a total of 12 marks)
c. Itemised budget (with cost analysis) (3 Marks for each of the 4 strategies/Up to a total of 12 Marks).
5. Identify and explain 3 evaluation methods that your company could use to determine whether the marketing communication objectives are achieved. (4 Marks each/up to a total of 12 Marks).