Integrated Marketing Communication & Hierarchy of Effects Theory
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Integrated Marketing Communication & Hierarchy of Effects Theory
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Discussion-1
You are the new account manager for the communication agency that handles integrated marketing com
munication (IMC) for the Special K brand. Your first decision is to conduct an IMC audit (review all IMC el
ements for the current strategy). You’ll need to do the following, which you should submit as a discussion post:
Identify and discuss advertising strategy, including major media classes (i.e., TV, mobile, social media, rad
io, websites, etc.). Here are examples:
Link: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/w0Fn/special-k-women-eat
Link: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oTOs/special-k-keep-it-real
Link: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Ir2L/special-k-feed-your-change
Link: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Ix_l/special-k-protein-everybody-has-a-more
Describe the target audience demographically as well as psychographically (lifestyle, values, motives, etc.).
What is/are the objective(s) (i.e., awareness, informative/knowledge, attitude change, behavioral incentive, other)?
Based on the objective(s), how would you describe the communication ‘problem’ or need/want for the tar
get audience?
- What is the general message the brand is communicating to the audience? This is the essence of the brand meaning that is shared among all Special K products (i.e., cereal, protein bars, breakfast bars, etc.).
Identify and discuss/explain all forms of consumer sales promotion utilized (i.e., coupons, price-
off, contests, sweepstakes, sampling, other – distributed through any/all media). Why are they doing it?
Identify and discuss/explain events sponsored (or created) by Special K – why are they doing it?
- Identify and discuss/explain PR and publicity utilized by the brand (might include positive or negative stories created by other sources) – why are they doing it?
Identify and discuss/explain interactive marketing efforts (online/digital/social media) – why are they doing it?
- Answer should be backed up by research and not just your opinion. All citation should be in APA format.
Discussion-2
Read the Hierarchy of Effects Theory article (see link below). Reflect on a recent purchase experience you had with a new product or service. Address the following questions:
- Outline each of the six steps in the Hierarchy of Effects process: Awareness, Knowledge, Liking, Preference, Conviction, Purchase
What were your experiences as you went through the process of purchasing the product or service?
- What marketing mediums were effective? What was not effective?
Is there anything that you would have approached differently?
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Integrated Marketing Communication & Hierarchy of Effects Theory
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