communicate with the sender & thereby inform the sender if the message was received & decoded properly.)
How consumers perceive communication:
1. receivers decode messages differently 2. senders adjust messages
according to the medium’s & receivers traits.
AIDA model:
common model of the series of mental stages through which consumers move as a result of marketing
communications
Defn: A common model of the series of mental stages through which consumers move as a result of marketing
communications:
A
wareness leads to
I
nterests, which lead to
D
esire, which leads to
A
ction.
Brand awareness
refers to a potential customer's ability to recognize or recall that the brand name is
a particular type of retailer or product/service
Aided recall
is when consumers indicate they know the brand when the name is presented to them

Top-of-mind awareness
, the highest level of
awareness, occurs when consumers mention a
specific brand name first when they are asked
about a product or service
lagged effect
—a delayed response to a
marketing communication campaign. It
generally takes several exposures to an ad
before a consumer fully processes its message.
Chapter 18:
Advertising
is a paid form of communication, delivered through media from an identifiable source, about
an organization, product, service, or idea, designed to persuade the receiver to take some action, now
or in the future.
steps for ad campaign
Step One:
Identify target audience. Knowing your audience is crucial
Step Two:
advertising plan
, a subsection of the firm's overall marketing plan that explicitly analyzes the
marketing and advertising situation, identifies the objectives of the advertising campaign, clarifies a
specific strategy for accomplishing those objectives, and indicates how the firm can determine whether
the campaign was successful.
pull strategy
in which the goal is to get consumers to pull the product into the marketing channel by demanding it.
Push strategies
also exist and are designed to increase demand by focusing on wholesalers, retailers, or
salespeople.
Informative advertising
is a communication used to create and build brand awareness, with the ultimate goal of
moving the consumer through the buying cycle to a purchase
-When a product has gained a certain level of brand awareness, firms use
persuasive advertising
to motivate
consumers to take action. Persuasive advertising generally occurs in the growth and early maturity stages of the
product life cycle
reminder advertising
is a communication used to remind or prompt repurchases, especially for products that have
gained market acceptance and are in the maturity stage of their life cycle
Product-focused advertisements-
inform, persuade, or remind consumers about a specific product or service
Institutional advertisements
inform, persuade, or remind consumers about issues related to places, politics, or an
industry.


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