Sales Promotion Basics

Description
A direct inducement that offers an extra value or incentive for the product to the sales force, distributors, or the ultimate consumer with the primary objective of creating an immediate sale. The ppt covers basics of sales promotion along with the reasons, causes, increases and various other concepts related to sales promotion like sampling, couponing, premium etc

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Sales Promotion
Dr. Subhadip Roy

Sales Promotion
“A direct inducement that offers an extra value or incentive for the product to the sales force, distributors, or the ultimate consumer with the primary objective of creating an immediate sale.”

An extra incentive to buy

A tool to speed up sales

Targeted to different parties

Sales Promotion Vehicles
Consumer-Oriented
Samples

Trade-Oriented
Contests, incentives
Trade allowances Point-of-purchase displays Training programs Trade shows Cooperative advertising

Coupons
Premiums Contests/sweepstakes Refunds/rebates

Bonus Packs
Price-off deals Frequency programs Event marketing

Media Often Delivers a Promotion Message

Sales Promotion Increases
Growing power of retailers

Reasons

Declining brand loyalty
Increased promotional sensitivity Brand proliferation Fragmentation of consumer markets Short-term focus of marketers

Increased accountability
Competition Clutter

Objectives of Consumer-Oriented Promotions
To increase consumption of an established brand To obtain trial and purchase To defend (maintain) current customers

Objectives

Enhance IMC efforts and build brand equity

To target a specific segment

Sampling

Sampling Works Best When

The products are of relatively low unit value

The product can be broken into a small piece or size that reflects the full features and benefits

The purchase cycle is relatively short

Sampling Methods

Door-to-door

Methods

Direct mail In-store On package Event

Newspaper/magazine insert
Internet sites

Couponing

The oldest and most widely used sales promotion tool

Nearly 240 billion distributed each year in the US

85% of consumers use coupons; 21% use them regularly

Pros and Cons of Coupons
Advantages
Appeals to price sensitive consumer Can offer price break without retailers co-op Effective way to induce trial of products

Disadvantages
Hard to tell how many consumers use them and when Often used by loyal consumers who may purchase anyway Declining redemption rates and high costs of couponing Misredemption and fraud

Can be way to defend market share and encourage repurchase

Popular Coupons

Coupons are Available Electronically

Premiums

An offer of an item, merchandise, or service, free or at a low cost, that is an extra incentive for customers

Types of Premiums
Self-liquidating: consumer required to pay some or all of the cost of the premium

Free: Only requires purchase of the product

Premiums

Contest

More Consumer-Oriented Promotions
Refunds and rebates

Bonus packs

Price-off Deals Loyalty programs Event marketing

Trade Oriented Promotions

Objectives

Obtain distribution for new products
Maintain support for established brands Encourage display of products Build retail inventories

Types of Trade Oriented Promotions
Contests and incentives Types

Co-op Advertising
Trade allowances

POP displays
Sales training

Buying Promotional Slotting

Trade shows

Examples

Coordinating Sales, Advertising, IMC Tools
Budget allocation

Coordination of themes

Media support and timing

Problems With Sales Promotion

Aspects of Consumer Promotions

Economic

Informative

Affective

Thank You, Class



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