This document discusses setting objectives for an advertising campaign. It explains that objectives help with coordinating groups working on the campaign, planning and decision making by providing guidance, and measuring the success of the campaign. Objectives provide a benchmark for evaluation. The document also discusses sales-oriented objectives versus communication objectives, noting that while sales are a common objective, determining return on investment can be difficult.
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Module 2
This document discusses setting objectives for an advertising campaign. It explains that objectives help with coordinating groups working on the campaign, planning and decision making by providing guidance, and measuring the success of the campaign. Objectives provide a benchmark for evaluation. The document also discusses sales-oriented objectives versus communication objectives, noting that while sales are a common objective, determining return on investment can be difficult.
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Module 2
PLANNING AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
SETTING THE ADVERTISING OBJECTIVE
Advertising and promotional objectives are needed for several reasons. 1. Communications:
Helps in the coordination of the various groups working on the campaign.
Involvement of many people in the planning and development of IMC program Advertising and promotional program must be coordinated within the company, inside the ad agency, and between the two.
2. PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING :
Strategies should be based on established objectives
Objectives can prove to be an useful guide for decision making. Specific promotional objectives provides guidance to IMC plan Choices made related to selecting media, allocating the budget and other creative options should be made according to the firms promotional objectives.
3. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF
RESULTS Objectives provides a benchmark against which the success or failure of
campaign can be measured.
Without objectives, it is quite difficult to determine what the firms advertising and promotion efforts accomplished.
SALES VERSUS COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
SALES ORIENTED OBJECTIVES LOT MANY MANAGERS CONSIDER SALES AS A MEANINGFUL
OBJECTIVE FOR ACHIEVING PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.
MANAGERS COMPARE RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI). DETERMINING SPECIFIC RETURN ON ADVERTISING AND
PROMOTION IS OFTEN QUITE A DIFFICULT TASK.
AS A RESULT MANY MANAGERS HAVE INCREASED THEIR EFFORTS