Thursday, May 22, 2008

Marketing communications research (MR, unit 5)



ADVERTISING
usually measured by: MESSAGE DELIVERY, IMPACT, LIKEABILITY. PERSUASION (MILP)
success measured against objectives: awareness, attitudes, donations
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
Use qualitative techniques to feed into ideas or check understanding e.g. storyboards, roughs

PRE-TESTING
  • predictive research
  • measured quantatively against set criteria
  • done via 'hall/studio tests' - audience shown with cluster of adverts with TV programme, or in portfolio of folders with others
  • specialist agencies have normal values used to benchmark
TRACKING STUDIES
Buy into omnibus surveys which monitor pre-& post-advertising variables over time
  • measure brand/product awareness (prompted and unprompted recall)
  • attitudinal change
  • imagery association
Panel surveys (barcode machine in homes to monitor purchases & switching)

COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH
- not just advertising
  • Sales research - selling costs for different customers, is personal selling more effective
  • Sales promotion research - what extra sales resulted from promotional spend? levels of retention post-promotion, what % to spend customer/trade?
  • PR/publicity research - how to effective compared with others, how to measure attitudinal change, how much attention do people pay to editorial?

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