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4.04 Exemplify sales promotions . Sales promotion is…. All the communications or activities used to stimulate sales other than advertising, public relations or personal selling communications or activities For example: “Try your key” contest to bring people in to look at a new car model.
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Sales promotion is… • All the communications or activities used to stimulate sales other than advertising, public relations or personal selling communications or activities • For example: “Try your key” contest to bring people in to look at a new car model
A trade promotion is… • Designed to create support from manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers for a product • Promotional allowances • Slotting allowances • Sales force promotions • Trade shows and conventions
A consumer promotion is… • Designed to increase sales of a product • Coupons • Rebates • Premiums • Deals • Incentives • Product samples
A consumer promotion is… (con’t) • Sponsorship • Promotional tie-ins (also called cross-promotion and cross-selling campaigns)
A consumer promotion is… (con’t) • Product placement • Loyalty marketing programs (also called frequent buyer programs) • Point-of-purchase displays • Contests, Sweepstakes, and Games
Push or Pull Promotion Strategy • A “push” promotional strategy makes use of a company's sales force and trade promotion activities. • The producer promotes the product to wholesalers, the wholesalers promote it to retailers, and the retailers promote it to consumers. • example offering subsidies on the cell phones to encourage retailers to sell higher volumes.
Push or Pull Promotion Strategy • A “pull” selling strategy is one that requires high spending on advertising and consumer promotion to build up consumer demand for a product. • If the strategy is successful, consumers will ask their retailers for the product, the retailers will ask the wholesalers, and the wholesalers will ask the producers.
Public relations is… • Used by a business to build and maintain a positive image about a company and its products • Positive = Increased sales • Negative = Decreased sales
A news release is… • An announcement detailing newsworthy information about a company or a product
Publicity is… • Using media to bring newsworthy information to the public’s attention • Advantages • Free! • Disadvantages • Little control