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Learn about the key objectives, tools, functions, and stages of promotion in the arts industry, including the AIDA formula and defense mechanisms. Develop effective communication plans to promote artworks successfully.
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MQM 328E & The Arts The Promotion Variable Ch. 8
Promotion • First and foremost it is a communications tool an image transmitting the corporate message and image • Advertising is just one of the tools of promotion
Key Promotional Objectives • 1. Information • 2. Persuasion • 3. Education
Promotional Tools • Advertising • Personal Selling • Public Relations • Sales Promoting
8 Steps to Personal Selling • Prospecting (Qualifying) • Preparation • Approach • Diagnosis • Presentation • Dealing with objections • Closing • Follow up
Sales Promotions • Sales aids • Motivational Items or programs • Spin-off products
Functions of Promotion • Communicate the message • Produce a change in the consumer
Communicating a Message • Sender • Encoding • Message • Decoding • Receiver • Field of experience • Point of reference • Feedback
The AIDA Formula • Attract Attention • Create Interest • Generate Desire • Provoke Action
Defense Mechanisms • Selective perception • Selective comprehension • Selective retention
The Purchasing Process • Ignorance • Knowledge • Understanding • Conviction • Decision • Action
The Communications Plan • Who? • The image a company projects, is it the desired one? • What? • What message to send? • To Whom? • Segment market
The Communications Plan • How? • Optimal way to reach? • When? • Timing is everything! • What Results? • Measurable objectives!
Stages of a Communications Plan • Setting the communications objectives • Drawing up a promotional Budget • Create the promotional strategy