The table below contains the standard top-level website metrics that every marketer needs to be familiar with. Your task is to assess the relative performance of these websites.
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| Site A | Site B | Site C | |
| Visitors | 10,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
| Visits | 40,000 | 120,000 | 400,000 |
| Pageviews | 200,000 | 150,000 | 2,000,000 |
| CPC budget | $5,000 |
The table below contains some top-level online results of a few websites that has invested in Google advertising. Your task is to determine how well they have performed and whether they should continue.
ACTIVITY/TASK
| Site A | Site B | Site C | |
| Impressions | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| CTR | 10% | 5% | 1% |
| Site |
Medium to large firms tend to have many sponsorship opportunities presented to them. Keeping in mind that a sponsorship should be viewed a promotional tool (rather than simply a donation), please rank (in terms of value to the firm) the following sponsorship opportunities for a large supermarket chain.
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Opportunity … Continue reading...
This activity is based on a local regional bank that was become a little old-fashioned and behind the times. Their plan is to adopt a more modern image, whilst maintaining their strengths of being local and caring about their customers.
One of the first initiatives that they are undertaking … Continue reading...
It seems fairly obvious that the goals/objectives of a promotion would be to increase sales and profit. And, of course, you would usually need to achieve those goals to justify the cost of the campaign.
But take a look at the list of possible promotional goals listed below. Assume that … Continue reading...
Planning and developing a promotional campaign will take many months. This is because there are so many activities that need to be considered and organized. For this activity, assume that you worked for a TV manufacturer – they are launching a new TV product – how long would it take … Continue reading...
After setting the overall promotional budget, the next task is to allocate it across various media options. In this activity, you need to allocate the overall promotional budget (of 100 points, for a three month campaign) to help support the launch of a new computer game console (that … Continue reading...
The need to justify a firm’s promotional investment, using some of return on investment assessment, is starting to become more common practice. For each of the following decisions, determine whether the promotional expenditure generates a positive return on investment. The first one has been done as an example for you. … Continue reading...
There are a number of other options for the ‘source’ of the firm’s promotional messages. Your task in this activity is to identify which source would probably be the most appropriate for each particular promotional challenge.
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Some Possible Different Message Sources
Sometimes it can be effective for a firm to utilize a celebrity to help promote their product/brand. Your task is to identify whether any of the following firms could possibly benefit from using an ‘available’ celebrity. If so, which available celebrity would be most appropriate? (Note: A limited list of … Continue reading...
‘How’ to communicate the desired message is an important aspect in the overall effectiveness of a promotion. The message appeal also plays a part in communicating the overall positioning for the brand/product. In this activity, you need to select the most appropriate type of ‘appeal’ (refer list below) for each … Continue reading...
Decoding refers to how consumers will understand the marketing communication. In this activity, you need to determine what is the main message for the following promotional messages. Keep in mind that most ads do not include a lot of copy (text), so they often have to draw conclusions or will … Continue reading...
Your task in this exercise is to select the best radio commercial from the three presented below. You will need to consider the model of perception (which is how consumers’ process information). As a quick recap, this model suggests that consumers often learn about products/brands in a passive/disinterested manner (requiring … Continue reading...
