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Media Strategy. 14. The Media-Planning Process. Media planning Involves the process of designing a scheduling plan that shows how advertising time and space will contribute to the achievement of marketing objectives. 2. The Media-Planning Process. 1. Selecting the target audience.
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The Media-Planning Process Media planning Involves the process of designing a scheduling plan that shows how advertising time and space will contribute to the achievement of marketing objectives 2
The Media-Planning Process 1. Selecting the target audience 2. Specifying media objectives 3. Selecting media categories and vehicles 4. Buying media 3
Selecting the Target Audience Four major factors (1) Geographic (2) Demographic (3) Product usage (4) Lifestyle/psychographics 4
Specifying Media Objectives Reach Frequency Weight Continuity Cost 5
Reach Percentage of target audience that is exposed to an advertisement at least once during a certain time frame (usually four weeks) 6
Factors determining the Reach • More people are reached when a media schedule uses multiple media • The number and diversity of media vehicles used • By diversifying the day parts 7
Specifying Media Objectives Reach Frequency Weight Continuity Cost 8
Frequency Average number of times an advertisement reaches the target audience in a four-week period 9
Dodge Rambler Advertised in Rolling Stone Magazine Target-Audience Member Total Exposures Week A B C D E F G H I J x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 5 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 Total Exposure 2 4 0 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 Summary Statistics Frequency Distribution (F) Percentage F Percentage F+ Audience Members 0 10% 100% C 1 20 90 F,H 2 40 70 A,E,I,J 3 20 30 D,G 4 10 10 B Frequency 10
Specifying Media Objectives Reach Frequency Weight Continuity Cost 11
Weight Gross rating points, or GRPs, are an indicator of the amount of gross weight that a particular advertising schedule is capable of delivering GRPs=Reach(R) X Frequency(F) 12
Determining GRPs in Practice • GRPs are the sum of all vehicle ratings in a media schedule • Rating: proportion of the target audience presumed to be exposed to a single occurrence of an advertising vehicle in which the advertiser’s brand is advertised 13
The Concept of ERPs • Do not worry about this 14
How Many Exposures are Needed? Three-Exposure Hypothesis The minimum number of exposures needed for advertising to be effective is three 15
How Many Exposures are Needed? The Efficiency-Index Procedure Do not worry about this. 16
Specifying Media Objectives Reach Frequency Weight Continuity Cost 17
Continuity How advertising is allocated during the course of an advertising campaign : how should the media budget be distributed? 18
Continuity • Continuous schedule • Pulsing • Flighting • Shelf-Space model of advertising 19
Advertising Schedules 600 J F M A M J J A S O N D 400 Ad $ (in thousands) 200 0 (months) Flighting Continuous Pulsing Continuous, Pulsing, and Flighting Schedules 20
Shelf-Space Model of Advertising Shelf-space model (1) Consumers’ first exposure to an advertisement is the most powerful (2) Achieving a high level of weekly reach for a brand should be emphasized over acquiring heavy frequency 21
Specifying Media Objectives Reach Frequency Weight Continuity Cost 22
1-800-COLLECT Media Strategy • 1-800-Collect media strategy guide 23