Strategic Brand Impact: P&G, Burger King, and KFC Cases
1. P&G – “The Look” Campaign Analysis
This campaign is not trying to sell a product. It’s trying to change how people think and feel. That means it fits under institutional advertising, advocacy advertising, and cause marketing. It deals with brand image, emotion-based positioning, and public relations, even though it’s structured like a paid ad.
What makes this ad powerful is that it uses emotional appeal (especially empathy and discomfort) to engage viewers. It doesn’t have a slogan
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Introduction to Digital Media
Digital media refers to any form of content that is created, shared, or consumed using digital technology. Examples and platforms include: Starbucks, ISB, Instagram, Facebook, IKEA, and Spotify.
Content Marketing
Content marketing involves creating and sharing online material (such as videos, blogs, and social media posts) that does not explicitly promote a brand but is intended to stimulate interest in its products and services. Because content marketing is all about
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Understanding Market Segmentation
Market segmentation is defined as the process of dividing a heterogeneous market into homogeneous groups based on several common characteristics. This division allows for the application of a differentiated commercial strategy tailored to each group. The final aim of segmentation is to identify homogeneous groups within a large, heterogeneous market.
Key Dimensions of Segmentation
- A Process: It develops through a series of sequenced tasks and actions.
- Division into
Mastering Modern Sales Strategies and Techniques
Introduction to Sales Fundamentals
Historical Context of Selling
- The Snake Oil Salesman: Recognized as the first door-to-door salesman.
- The use of fake medicine (poison) highlighted the critical importance of communication in sales.
The First Sales World Congress (1916)
- Shift in focus: Began understanding the importance of the client.
- Changed the approach from product-centric to client-centric: Listen to their needs and wants.
Door-to-Door Selling: Salespeople typically have no appointment and lack prior
Read MoreEssential Marketing Concepts: Pricing, Promotion, and Strategy
Understanding Pricing Structures and Strategies
Companies do not set a single price but utilize a pricing structure.
A pricing structure means a company sets different prices for different segments, products, regions, seasons, channels, or customer groups instead of one uniform price.
Reasons for Structured Pricing
- Market Segmentation: Different customers have different willingness to pay (e.g., students, premium buyers, rural/urban consumers).
- Product Line Pricing: Different versions of a product require
Essential Marketing Management Principles and Concepts
1. Meaning of Marketing Management
Marketing Management refers to the process of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the marketing activities of a business to satisfy customer needs profitably. It involves analyzing the market environment, understanding consumer behavior, designing effective marketing strategies, and implementing them through the proper use of resources.
👉 In simple words: Marketing management is about getting the right product, at the right price, in the right place,
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