I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a r k e t i n g
I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a r k e t i n g
Integrated Marketing
Communications
and International
Advertising
Chapter 16
1 4 t h E d i t i o n P h i l i p R. C a t e o r a M a r y C. G i l l y J o h n L . G r a h a m
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
International Marketing
Discussions
Discussions
• List and explain all factors affect the choice of IMC tools (advertising, sales promotion, PR, events, personal selling…)
• List and explain the criteria to evaluate the IMC
program
Factors influencing choice of IMC
Factors influencing choice of IMC
• Product Life Cycle
• Brand Life Cycle
• Diffusion of Innovation
• Customer knowledge and perception
• Type of Customers (B2B vs. B2C; demographic)
• Type of Products (high involvement vs low
involvement, shopping, necessity…)
• The availability of tools
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What Should You Learn?
What Should You Learn?
• Local market characteristics that affect the advertising and promotion of products
• The strengths and weaknesses of sales promotion and public relations in global marketing
16-5
What Should You Learn?
What Should You Learn?
• The effects of a single European market on advertising
• The effect of limited media, excessive media, paper and equipment shortages, and
government regulations on advertising and promotion budgets
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Global Perspective
Barbie Versus Mulan
Global Perspective
Barbie Versus Mulan
• Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
– Advertising
– Sales promotions
– Trade shows
– Personal selling
– Direct selling
– Public relations
• Objective: successful sale of a product or service
IMC STRATEGY
REQUIREMENTS
IMC STRATEGY
REQUIREMENTS
1. DETERMINE HOW WE WILL COMMUNICATE
WITH OUR CUSTOMER
2. DETERMINE HOW OUR CUSTOMER WANTS
TO COMMUNICATE WITH US
3. MEASURE COMMUNICATION AND
FEEDBACK AND MAKE CHANGES WHERE NECESSARY
WHAT IS IMC?
WHAT IS IMC?
1. IT PROVIDES TWO-WAY DIALOGUE BETWEEN SUPPLIER-CUSTOMER
2. IT PROVIDES FOR A UNIFORM MESSAGE DELIVERED THROUGH ALL COMPANY MEDIA
(ADVERTISING, SELLING EFFORT, DIRECT MAIL, TRADE SHOWS)
3. IT FOCUSES ON MEETING THE
THE CONTINUOUS THE CONTINUOUS
IMC PLANNING PROCESS IMC PLANNING PROCESS
Set Goals
Determine
Communication Elements
Create Message
Place Messages in Media
Measure Results
Action
Desire
Interest
Awareness
THE HIERARCHY OF EFFECTS MODEL
COMMUNICATION TOOL KIT
COMMUNICATION TOOL KIT
1. ADVERTISING
2. SALES PROMOTION
3. DIRECT MARKETING
4. PUBLIC RELATIONS
5. INTERNET
6. TRADE SHOWS
7. TELEMARKETING
8. PERSONAL SELLING
9. MARKETING RESEARCH
MEASURING IMC PERFORMANCE
THE MEASURE: DETERMINED BY:
RECALL SURVEYS/FOCUS GROUPS
INQUIRES CARD/COUPON RESPONSE, 800-NUMBER RESPONSE
POSITION PRE-AND POST-ADVERTISING ATTITUDE SURVEYS
REACH ESTIMATE YOUR READERS BASED ON TOTAL
CIRCULATION/ READERSHIP AUDITS
CPM (cost per 1000) DIVIDE COST OF AD BY
WHERE MARKETING COMMUNICATION
DOLLARS ARE SPENT
WHERE MARKETING COMMUNICATION
DOLLARS ARE SPENT
24.8% Direct Marketing Market Research Online Marketing Premiums & Incentives Public Relations 4.2% 5.8% 3.1% Sales Force Management Other Advertising Trade Shows Sales Promotion 18.0% 16.9% 4.4% 4.2%4.3% 5.8% 7.7% 24.8% 3.1% 10.8% 18.0% 16.9% 4.4% 4.2%4.3%
5.8% 7.7% 24.8%
3.1%
10.8%
New Trends
New Trends
• Search Engines: Google
• Social Medias: Facebook
THE BUDGET BREAKDOWN METHOD (Allocates Total Available Budget)
TOTAL AVAILABLE BUDGET FUNDS
Trade Show
Radio
Magazines
Newspaper
Internet
Sales Force Allocated to:
THE BUDGET BUILDUP
(Creates Total Budget)
Trade Shows
Radio
Magazines
Newspaper
Internet
Sales Force
How Much is Needed for Objective
Creates Total Budget
Exhibit 10-10
In most Asian countries,
sex sells
sex sells,
especially for beer.
This picture - a convenience
store in Malaysia
Alternative Advertising
Options
Alternative Advertising
Options
• PLACE ADVERTISING:
• Out-of-home advertising - different alternative advertising forms
• Billboards:
HSBC advertises on Kuala Lumpur’s monorail to show that the world’s local bank can bring people places—a tie-in to the
Alternative Advertising
Options
Alternative Advertising
Options
• Outdoor advertising popular in Asia
WHY?
• Traffic jams - cities like Bangkok - massive captive audience
• Rural areas- TV & newspaper ad less available - billboards - mass audience
Alternative Advertising
Options
Alternative Advertising
Options
Public Spaces:
• Put TV & print ads in public places - movies, airlines, restrooms, road etc
• Transit ads: reach working women
PRODUCT PLACEMENT:
• From movies to all types of TV shows
• Combined with special promotions to publicize entertainment tie-ins
• Placement - no cost – supply their products to movie company
• In China, some programs are produced & branded by advertisers
Alternative Advertising
Options
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Product Placement:
Product Placement:
– Marketers are finding other inventive ways to
advertise during actual television broadcasts.
► Virtual logos networks add digitally to the playing field.
► Ads also appear in best-selling paperback books and movie
videotapes.
– Advertorials are print ads that offer editorial
content that reflects favorably on the brand and is difficult to distinguish from newspaper or magazine content.
– Other firms are exploring branded
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Point-of-Purchase
Point-of-Purchase
•
There are many ways to
communicate with consumers at
the point-of-purchase (POP)
– In-store advertising includes ads: – On shopping carts
– Cart straps
– Aisles and shelves
– In-store demonstrations – Live sampling
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• The appeal of point-of-purchasing
advertising lies in the fact that numerous studies show that in many product
categories consumers make the bulk of their final brand decisions in the store
• One study suggested that 70 percent of all buying decisions are made in the store
• In-store advertising is designed to increase the number of spontaneous buying
decisions
Point-of-Purchase
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The International
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Legal Constraints
Legal Constraints
• Comparative advertising
• Advertising of specific products
• Control of advertising on television • Accessibility to broadcast media
• Limitations on length and number of commercials • Internet services
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Linguistic Limitations
Linguistic Limitations
• Language is one of the major barriers to
effective communication through advertising
• Translation challenges
• Low literacy in many countries
• Multiple languages within a country
• In-country testing with the target consumer
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Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diversity
• Knowledge of cultural diversity must encompass the total advertising project
• Existing perceptions based on tradition and heritages are often hard to overcome
• Subcultures
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Sales Promotions
in International Markets
Sales Promotions
in International Markets
• Sales promotions
– Marketing activities that stimulate consumer purchases and improve retailer or middlemen effectiveness and cooperation
– Short-term efforts directed to the consumer or retailer to achieve specific objectives
• In markets with media limitations the percentage of the promotional budget allocated to sales
promotions may have to be increased
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International Public Relations
International Public Relations
• Public relations (PR) is creating good
relationships with the popular press and other media
– To help companies communicate messages to customers, the general public, and governmental regulators
• Bridgestone/Firestone Tires safety recall
• Global workplace standards
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Top 20 Global Advertisers
($ millions)
Top 20 Global Advertisers
($ millions)
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Top 100 Advertisers’ Global Spending
($ millions)Top 100 Advertisers’ Global Spending
($ millions)
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Top Ten Advertisers
(Russia and China – $ millions)Top Ten Advertisers
(Russia and China – $ millions)
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International Advertising
International Advertising
1. Perform marketing research
2. Specify the goals of the communication
3. Develop the most effective message(s) for the
market segments selected
4. Select effective media
5. Compose and secure a budget
6. Execute the campaign
7. Evaluate the campaign relative to the goals
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Advertising Strategy and Goals
Advertising Strategy and Goals
• Marketing problems
– Require careful marketing research
– Thoughtful and creative advertising campaigns
► In country, regional, and global markets
• Increased need for more sophisticated advertising strategies
• Balance between standardization of advertising themes and customization
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Product Attributes
and Benefit Segmentation
Product Attributes
and Benefit Segmentation
• Different cultures usually agree on the benefit of the primary function of a product or service
• Other features and psychological attributes of the item can have significant differences
– Cameras
– Yogurt
– Almonds
• Blue Diamond
– Assumes that no two markets will react the same
► Each has its own set of differences
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Regional Segmentation
Regional Segmentation
• Pan-European communications media highlights need for more standardized promotional efforts
• Costs savings with a common theme in uniform promotional packaging and design
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Global Advertising
and the Communications Process
Global Advertising
and the Communications Process
• If not properly considered, different cultural contexts can increase the probability of
misunderstandings
• Effective communication
– Demands the existence of a “psychological overlap” between the sender and the receiver
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Media Limitations
and Production and Cost Limitations
Media Limitations
and Production and Cost Limitations
• Media limitations may diminish the role of advertising in the promotional program
• Examples of production limitations:
– Poor-quality printing
– Lack of high-grade paper
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Media Planning and Analysis –
Tactical Considerations
Media Planning and Analysis –
Tactical Considerations
•
Availability
•
Cost
•
Coverage
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Media Planning and Analysis –
Tactical Considerations
Media Planning and Analysis –
Tactical Considerations
•
Newspapers
•
Magazines
•
Radio and television
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Media Planning and Analysis –
Tactical Considerations
Media Planning and Analysis –
Tactical Considerations
•
Direct mail
•
The Internet
•
The New Social Media
16-45
Media Penetration
in Selected Countries
(per 1,000 persons)Media Penetration
in Selected Countries
(per 1,000 persons)16-46
Top Ten Websites
in Three Countries
(visitors per month)Top Ten Websites
in Three Countries
(visitors per month)16-47
Social Networking Goes Mobile
(Percent of Respondents)
Social Networking Goes Mobile
(Percent of Respondents)
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Campaign Execution
and Advertising Agencies
Campaign Execution
and Advertising Agencies
• Managed by advertising agencies
– Local domestic agency
– Company-owned agency
– Multinational agency with local branches
• Compensation
– Commonly 15 percent throughout the world
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World’s Top Ten
Advertising Agency Organizations
World’s Top Ten
Advertising Agency Organizations
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International Control
of Advertising – Broader Issues
International Control
of Advertising – Broader Issues
• Consumer criticism
• Deceptive advertising
• Decency and blatant use of sex
• Self-regulation
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Summary
Summary
• An integrated marketing communications (IMC) program includes coordination among
advertising, sales management, public relations, sales promotions, and direct marketing
• Currently companies are basing their advertising strategies on national, subcultural, demographic, or other market segments
• The major problem facing international
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Summary
Summary
• The availability and quality of advertising media vary substantially around the world
• Advances in communication technologies are
causing dramatic changes in the structure of the international advertising and communications