Concept explainers
Case summary:
Company NS are the manufacturers of weight loss products and its revenue during last year was $800 million. The company started it as a small effort on the basis of the electronic commerce marketing plan that has evolved in various marketing campaign with a potential
The major effort of the Company NS is the direct-to-consumer platform. The company made promotions through various forms of advertisements in magazines and television. An interesting unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or 800 number in all the advertisements will allow the company to track the success in every efforts.
Characters in the case:
- Company NS
Introduction:
Marketing is the process where the aim goal is to satisfy the customers’ needs and wants. This is the management concept where the goods and services are exchanged from one end to the customers end.
To determine: The addition to the promotional efforts and direct-to-consumer distribution the thing that is essential for the success of the company.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 17 Solutions
Principles of Marketing, Student Value Edition (17th Edition)
- Marketing, especially in today's society, is widely used for social media and technology in the form of products and services. It is so easy for brands and companies to market something they don’t always understand. Technology is a tool that is used every single day in today’s society. I never understood how much technology plays a part in business and marketing before I started this degree. I used to think marketing was just used on billboards and newspapers. I never would have guessed how heavily technology is used in marketing like it is used today. This article mentions the intentional and unintentional categories of technology. Intentional processes are where the people change the technology and the unintentional processes are where technology changes people. In the Intentional process, there are three groups, further extension, subversion, and diversion. The first intentional process, further extension, is typically what most marketers are familiar with, which is…arrow_forwardTo provide more delivery service to the consumer market, UPS created UPS stores. According to the AIDA model, to create attention for this more convenient and less expensive way to mail packages through UPS, its marketing department should have relied on which element of the promotional mix?public relationssales promotionevent sponsorshippersonal sellingdirect marketingarrow_forwardChoose two companies, one a consumer products company and the other an on-line retailer. Conduct some research on these two companies in terms of their promotional practices; Describe some of the types of promotions that these companies have engaged in during the last year -- for example, ran television ads, sponsored an event, held a sweepstakes, etc. To the best of your abilities, determine the objective of each promotion in relation to the AIDA model. Also note if the companies' promotions are integrated or not.arrow_forward
- Describe the types of online advertising availabletoday. Which type of advertising does Google currently dominate? Why?arrow_forwardWhich statement is true of viral marketing? Multiple Choice It involves the e-mailing of bulky video files that take a long time to load. It essentially uses newspaper and magazine ads. It can involve advertising on videos that have already reached viral status. It significantly increases the advertising costs of a company. It does not use video and photo sharing sites.arrow_forwardPromotion for coca-cola please answer the following for coca-cola company Advertising (paid media) Sales promotion (short term incentives) Publicity (free) Face to face selling techniques Provide examples(3)- flyer, magazine ad, newspaper article, websites, etc.arrow_forward
- Think of a product that you use regularly. Find several examples of how the manufacturer markets this product, such as ads in different media, sales promotions, and publicity. Assess each example for effectiveness in meeting one or more of the six promotional goals described in the chapter. Then analyze them for effectiveness in reaching you as a target consumer. Consider such factors as the media used, the style of the ad, and ad content?arrow_forwardIs OXO abandoning its old promotional methods? How is OXO blending a new advertising strategy with its promotional techniques that have made it a success?arrow_forwardWhat is Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) and what are its two major components. Discuss. Write the relationship between Advertising and the remaining four promotional strategies namely Personal Selling, Sales Promotion, Public Relations and Direct Marketing.arrow_forward
- Answer the following: • What are the steps involved in framing Integrated Marketing Communication • Write short note on Advertising • What is the importance of Advertising? Explain the objectives of Advertising.arrow_forwardCompare and contrast advertising and public relations. How can publicrelations contribute to a firm’s IMC?arrow_forwardHas TV Advertising Lost Its Power? Long deemed the most successful marketing medium, television advertising is increasingly criticized for being too expensive and, even worse, no longer as effective as it once was. Critics maintain that consumers tune out too many ads by zipping and zapping and that it is difficult to make a strong impression. The future, claim some, is with online advertising. Supporters of TV advertising disagree, contending that the multisensory impact of TV is unsurpassed and that no other media option offers the same potential impact. Take a position: TV advertising has faded in importance versus TV advertising is still the most powerful advertising medium.arrow_forward