Using Communication to Increase Sales.
A concept of Marketing communication planning that recognizes the added value of a comprehensiveplan that evaluates the strategic.
roles of a variety of communication disciplines "Communication is at the very heart of marketing" (Watson)The ultimate objective of.
any business is to establish a close relationship with its customers. For any relationship to be successful, effective communication is vital. .
In the highly competitive global marketplace, the dramatic rise of choices available to consumers has made it more difficult for companies .
to differentiate themselves. To survive in this environment, they must not only compete for a share of their customer's wallets, but for a .
share of their hearts and minds as well.To meet this challenge, many businesses have adopted Integrated Marketing Communications.
(IMC). As defined by the American Marketing Association, IMC is," a concept of marketing communications planning that recognizes .
the added value of a comprehensive plan that evaluates the strategic roles of a variety of communication disciplines (for example, general.
advertising, direct response, sales promotion and public relations)" (Schultz, 1993). At its most basic level, IMC is the process of unifying.
a company's message across all marketing functions. Presenting a single, defining message across a spectrum of different communication.
media can create the synergy effect. Synergy occurs when two or more forces are applied such that the combined effect is greater than the.
sum of the individual effects. For example, suppose a car company knew it could boost sales ten percent by offering zero percent financing. .
Suppose it also knew sales would increase five percent if it sponsored an athletic event. By combining these two efforts into a single campaign .
with a unified message, the car company might boost sales by twenty percent or more. To achieve complete integration, the company perceives.