Media Planning Essentials 12 1 1 1 ©2012 ©2012 Cengage Cengage Learning. Learning. All Rights All Rights Reserved. Reserved. MayMay not not be scanned, be scanned, copied copied or duplicated, or duplicated, or posted or posted to atopublicly a publicly accessible accessible website, website, in whole in whole or inorpart. in part. Very Important Changes in Media [1] 1. Agency Compensation o o o 15 percent commission is essentially gone Most clients now pay on a fee-for-service basis Ad creation and placement not at same agency 2. More Media o o o o Traditional media lines are blurred Firms push “news” stories into media Movies/videos can be promotional vehicles Social “media” offer brand information, but how to “price” it is a question 3. Going Public o o 12 4 Agencies are “leaner” now that they are public firms Agencies are looking for ways to turn short-term profits ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Very Important Changes in Media [2] 4. Globalization o Today media exist in a transnational space— CNN to Al Jazeera o Search engines do not recognize national boundaries (except Google in China!) o The BRIC countries offer huge opportunity o Lack of standardized measurement makes pricing complex o Globalization is a way of thinking another challenge in “new media” 12 5 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Very Important Changes in Media [3] 5. Free Content o o o o Internet information has consumers used to free content. Why buy a magazine full of ads for $4.50? Nontraditional media, which consumers enjoy, are attracting more dollars. Consumers are creating “brand material” even ads on the Internet. 6. Consumer in Charge o o o o 12 6 E-commerce has revolutionized the way consumers consume. Marketers not solely in charge of brand. Consumer access to more info = more power in the channel. Consumers have more power in the transaction due to deal-proneness and price/cost transparency. ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Very Important Changes in Media [4] 7. Hyper-Clutter and Ad Avoidance o Worse than ever on TV and in magazines o Consumers choosing no-ad channels/satellite radio and DVR ad skipping o Satellite radio is growing popularity—despite cost o Ad blocker filters are improving on Web o People are more willing to pay to avoid ads 8. Multicultural Media o Ethnic media on rise with ethnic population growth o Hispanic/Latin/Latino market growing the fastest o Asian market next fastest growing 12 7 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Media Planning • Media Plan o Specifies media in which advertising message will be placed to reach a desired audience • Media Class o Broad category of media, such as TV, radio, or newspapers • Media Vehicle o Specific option within a class, i.e., Vogue magazine Media Mix o Blend of different media to reach target audience 12 10 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. The Overall Media Plan Media Strategies Media Choice •Reach the target audience •Geographic scope of placement •Geo-targeting •Media efficiency (CPM, CPRP) More Media Strategies •Reach and frequency •Message weight •Gross impressions •Audience duplication •Continuity Length/size of advertisement •Media context 12 11 Target Audience ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Media Planning: Strategies [1] • Reach the target audience o Demographic, geographic, lifestyle/attitude define choices o Single-source tracking services help identify effect of placements • Geographic scope of media placement o Geo-targeting of regions of high-purchase density o Reach and frequency decisions Effective reach and effective frequency determination Message weight Gross impression calculation for impact Between vehicle duplication Within vehicle duplication o o o o o 12 12 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Media Planning: Media Efficiency CPM = (cost per thousand) CPM-TM = (cost per thousand-target market) CPRP = (cost per rating point) 12 15 Cost of media buy Total audience X 1000 Cost of media buy Targeted audience X 1000 $$$ For a program placement Program Rating ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Media Planning: Internet • Internet Media – Internet media are “Pull” media – Traditional media are “Push” media – Paid search is most potent tool • Interactive Media – Overused and ill-defined term – Includes kiosks to blogs to podcasts to Internet shopping sites – RSS is basis for interactivity • Multiway Communication – Consumers seek ads/brand contact 12 16 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Media Planning: Social Media • Social Networking – New paradigm • Marketer (brand) to consumer then consumer to consumer – Marketers can use social media a fraction of cost of traditional media – And, 2/3 of consumers visit social network or blog site • Social media are used to discuss brands – Social media used to create “buzz” or “viral” effect – Brand conversations are tracked with net promoter scores – Wikis mine and leverage brand communities 12 17 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. In Defense of Traditional Advertising • There are just some things you can’t accomplish without traditional mass media ads. • The Super Bowl or Olympics deliver a truly mass audience. • Brand building still needs traditional ads . . . at least for a while longer. • Throwing around “new media” planning buzz words accomplishes much. 12 23 ©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. 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