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As an account executive for an advertising agency, you have been assigned to a new client, a company that has developed a new energy soft drink.
Assume that you are a member of the marketing department for a firm that produces several brands of household cleaning products.
What are the some of the objectives of PR? Describe some of the activities that are part of PR.
One of the important benefits of social media such as Facebook and Twitter is that they allow marketers to learn what consumers are saying about their brand.
Use of buzz-building and social media activities Then, in a role-playing situation, present your recommendations to your boss.
Many firms today are using a variety of buzz-building activities to encourage word-of-mouth communication about their products.
As a marketing consultant, you are frequently asked by clients to develop recommendations for marketing communication strategies.
Develop several ideas for buzz building and social-media tactics that you feel would be successful for the client.
First, schedule an appointment with your university’s marketing communication or university relations department to discuss their communication program.
You can learn about many of these by searching library or Internet sources. Some Internet sources that may be useful are Brandchannel.com.
Some buzz marketing activities engage buzz “agents” to tell their friends about a product, ask store managers to stock the product.
There is increasing concern about consumer privacy on social networking sites such as Facebook. How do you feel about privacy on social networks?
Marketing seems to be moving at breakneck speed toward greater use of the Internet. Where do you think this is headed?
Many companies are using brand ambassadors or brand evangelists to spread the word about their product.
Recently Twitter has joined other Internet sites in selling preferred positions on the site to generate revenue.
Do you feel traditional advertising will continue to decline in importance as a means for marketing communication or will it rebound in the future?
What do Robert DeNiro, Ellen DeGeneres, Tiger Woods, Kate Winslet, and Laird Hamilton have in common?
What is advertising and what types of advertising do marketers use most often? What is an advertising campaign?
What is consumer-generated advertising and why is it growing in importance? What is crowdsourcing and how is it used in advertising?
What is media planning? What are the strengths and weaknesses of traditional media, that is, television, radio, newspapers, and magazines?
How do marketers use branded entertainment and support media such as directories, out-of-home media, and place-based media to communicate with consumers?
How do media planners use reach, frequency, gross rating points, and cost per thousand in developing effective media schedules?
The World Trade Organization seeks to eventually remove all barriers to world trade. Do you think this will ever be a reality?
Some companies have been criticized for moving their manufacturing to other countries where laws protecting the environment are more lenient.
In recent years, terrorism and other types of violent activities around the globe have made the global marketplace seem very unsafe.