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How to Manage Your Marketing Mix

 
Author: Kelly O'Brien
 

< P > H e r e ' s t h e d e a l : a d v e r t i s e m e n t i s n o t m a r k e t i n g . I t ' s l i k e s a y i n g y o u w a n t t o h a v e a g a r d e n , b u t y o u ' r e o n l y w i l l i n g t o p l a n t t h e f l o w e r s . F o r g e t a b o u t w a t e r i n g , f e r t i l i z e r , g o o d s o i l , w e e d i n g a n d s u n s h i n e . Y o u d o n ' t n e e d t h e m , r i g h t ? < / P > < P > W r o n g . A n d t h e s a m e g o e s f o r g e n e r a t i n g r e v e n u e . D o n e i n a v a c u u m , n o n e o f t h e s e t a c t i c s w i l l g e t y o u w h a t y o u w a n t . F o r p r o f e s s i o n a l s e r v i c e s - w h e r e y o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h y o u r t a r g e t a u d i e n c e d e v e l o p s b a s e d o n t h e m t r u s t i n g y o u - i t ' s a l l a b o u t l a y e r i n g y o u r " m a r k e t t o u c h e s " i n a w a y t h a t i n c r e m e n t a l l y b u i l d s t r u s t o v e r t i m e . T o o m u c h , t o o c l o s e , t o o s o o n , a n d y o u s c a r e p e o p l e o f f . < / P > < P > I n s t e a d , y o u h a v e t o k n o w w h a t s t r a t e g y t o u s e a n d w h e n , b a s e d o n c l e a r o b j e c t i v e s . E a c h s t r a t e g y h a s a d i f f e r e n t p u r p o s e . H e r e ' s a q u i c k l o o k a t h o w t o m a k e t h e r i g h t c h o i c e . < / P > < P > A d v e r t i s e m e n t i s g e t t i n g t h e w o r d o u t a b o u t y o u r f i r m t h r o u g h p a i d - f o r a d s o r c o m m e r c i a l s i n t h e m e d i a , i n c l u d i n g p r i n t , r a d i o , t e l e v i s i o n a n d i n t e r n e t . Y o u a d v e r t i s e t o . . . < / P > < P > * e s t a b l i s h a w a r e n e s s < / P > < P > * b u i l d i n t e r e s t i n t h e m a r k e t < / P > < P > * e d u c a t e < / P > < P > * i n t e r r u p t < / P > < P > * c h a n g e a t t i t u d e s a b o u t y o u r b r a n d o r a n o t h e r ' s b r a n d < / P > < P > * i n f l u e n c e p e r c e p t i o n s < / P > < P > * m e e t a l o n g e r - t e r m o b j e c t i v e ( l i k e r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s ) < / P > < P > A d v e r t i s e m e n t t e n d s t o b e v e r y e x p e n s i v e . D o n e w e l l - w i t h g o o d m e s s a g i n g , g o o d d e s i g n , a n d a b i g e n o u g h b u d g e t t o b e c o n s i s t e n t o v e r t i m e - i t c a n b e e f f e c t i v e . B u t b l o w i n g a b i g p i e c e o f y o u r o v e r a l l m a r k e t i n g b u d g e t o n a n a d o r t w o i s a H U G E w a s t e o f m o n e y . < / P > < P > P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s i s g e t t i n g t h e w o r d o u t a b o u t y o u r f i r m t h r o u g h t h e p r e s s , i n c l u d i n g a r t i c l e s a b o u t y o u ( n o t b y y o u ) a n d i n t e r v i e w s w i t h y o u . T h e s e c a n a p p e a r i n p r i n t , a s a s t o r y i n t h e m e d i a , a n d o n l i n e . Y o u u s e P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s t o . . . < / P > < P > * b u i l d c r e d i b i l i t y ( a n d s o m e t i m e s t r u s t ) t h r o u g h a t h i r d - p a r t y ( t h e p r e s s ) < / P > < P > * m o v e u p a l e v e l i n t h e e y e s o f y o u r t a r g e t a u d i e n c e a n d c l i e n t s < / P > < P > * a l i g n p u b l i c l y ( i . e . , w i t h a c a u s e ) < / P > < P > * g e n e r a t e b u z z ( i . e . , p r e - l a u n c h ) < / P > < P > * g e t " f r e e " a t t e n t i o n < / P > < P > G e t t i n g g o o d p u b l i c i t y r e q u i r e s a k n a c k f o r W I I F M - o r i e n t e d m e s s a g i n g ( W h a t ' s I n I t F o r M e ? ) . Y o u h a v e t o p a s s t h e " w h o c a r e s ? " t e s t e v e r y t i m e . I f y o u s t a r t a p r e s s r e l e a s e , f o r e x a m p l e , w i t h " A B C C o m p a n y i s p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e . . . , " y o u ' r e D E A D i n t h e w a t e r . G o o d r e l a t i o n s h i p - b u i l d i n g s k i l l s w i t h t h e p r e s s a r e a l s o a m u s t . P R i s o f t e n s o m e t h i n g t o c r a n k u p o n c e y o u h a v e t h e t o o l s i n p l a c e t o " c a t c h " t h e a t t e n t i o n y o u ' l l g a r n e r , i n c l u d i n g a w e b s i t e l a d e n w i t h v a l u e a n d a d e c e n t k e e p - i n - t o u c h s y s t e m . < / P > < P > P r o m o t i o n i s g e t t i n g t h e w o r d o u t t h r o u g h a r t i c l e s / c o l u m n s / n e w s l e t t e r s t h a t y o u w r i t e , t a l k s y o u g i v e , n e t w o r k i n g , s p o n s o r s h i p s , e v e n t s , c o m m i t t e e w o r k , r e f e r r a l s y o u g i v e a n d g e t , f o l l o w - u p m e e t i n g s , t h a n k y o u n o t e s , a n d c a l l s . Y o u p r o m o t e t o . . . < / P > < P > * e n c o u r a g e y o u r t a r g e t a u d i e n c e t o t r y y o u ( i . e . , v i s i t y o u r w e b s i t e f o r a v a l u a b l e d o w n l o a d , t o s u b s c r i b e t o y o u r f r e e e - n e w s l e t t e r ) < / P > < P > * i n v i t e y o u r t a r g e t a u d i e n c e t o a n e v e n t ( r e a l o r v i r t u a l ) < / P > < P > * g i v e s t u f f a w a y ( t r i a l s ) < / P > < P > * i n t r o d u c e a n e w o f f e r < / P > < P > * m e e t a s h o r t e r - t e r m o b j e c t i v e ( l i k e f i l l a w o r k s h o p ) < / P > < P > * t e s t n e w i d e a s ( i . e . , r u n a p o l l ) < / P > < P > * i n v i t e i n t e r a c t i o n ( i . e . , t o a n o n l i n e d i s c u s s i o n f o r u m ) < / P > < P > P r o m o t i o n t e n d s t o b e t h e m o s t e f f e c t i v e w a y f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l s e r v i c e f i r m s t o b u i l d t r u s t i n t h e m a r k e t p l a c e . T h e a r s e n a l o f o p t i o n s i n y o u r p r o m o t i o n a l t o o l k i t i s b o t h e x t e n s i v e a n d a f f o r d a b l e . G e t a b a s i c s y s t e m o f o n l i n e a n d o f f l i n e p r o m o t i o n a l t a c t i c s i n p l a c e - a n c h o r e d b y a v a l u e - p a c k e d w e b s i t e t o a c t a s y o u r " r e v e n u e h u b " - a n d y o u ' r e i n g o o d s h a p e . < / P > < P > Y o u a l s o h a v e t a c t i c a l c h o i c e s t o m a k e f o r e a c h s t r a t e g y : o n l i n e v s . o f f l i n e , p r i n t / g r a p h i c v s . a u d i o / v i s u a l , l i v e ( i n p e r s o n ) v s . v i r t u a l , a n d s o o n . H e r e a r e s o m e r u l e s o f ( g r e e n ) t h u m b t o g u i d e y o u : < / P > < P > * d e p l o y t h e W I I F M f a c t o r a t a l l t i m e s < / P > < P > * u n l e s s y o u h a v e t h e b a c k i n g o f a b i g c o r p o r a t e m a r k e t i n g b u d g e t , p r o m o t i o n a n d P R t e n d t o b e y o u r s m a r t e s t i n v e s t m e n t s < / P > < P > * o n l i n e i s g e n e r a l l y m o r e c o s t - e f f e c t i v e t h a n p r i n t < / P > < P > * p e r m i s s i o n - b a s e d a p p r o a c h i s a m u s t f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l s e r v i c e s < / P > < P > * d o n ' t r a n d o m l y t r y t a c t i c s . H a v e a p l a n t h a t m o v e s y o u r t a r g e t a u d i e n c e f r o m S t r a n g e r t o A c q u a i n t a n c e t o F r i e n d t o L o v e r t o L o y a l P a r t n e r ( s e e m y a r t i c l e , " H o w t o E a r n t h e R i g h t " f o r m o r e o n t h i s k e y s u c c e s s f a c t o r ) < / P > < P > I f y o u w a n t a w a r e n e s s , i n t e r e s t , t r u s t e d a d v i s o r s t a t u s , a n d c r e d i b i l i t y , y o u n e e d a l l t h r e e s t r a t e g i e s - A d v e r t i s e m e n t , P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s , a n d P r o m o t i o n - i n y o u r m a r k e t i n g m i x . F o r m o s t f i r m s , h a v i n g a s o l i d p r o m o t i o n a l s t r a t e g y i n p l a c e f i r s t i s t h e s m a r t e s t R O I . A d d p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s a n d a d v e r t i s e m e n t t o t h e m i x n e x t , a n d y o u r g a r d e n w i l l f l o u r i s h a n d g r o w . < / P >

 
 
 

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