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SALES PROMOTION

Sales promotion consists of a collection of incentive tools, mostly short term, designed to stimulate quicker or greater purchase of particular products of services by consumers or the trade

Consumer promotion Tools


Samples Coupons Cash Refund Offers Price Packs Premiums Frequency Programs Prizes Patronage Awards Free Trials Product Warranties Tie-in Promotions Cross Promotion POP displays and Demonstrations

Trade Promotion Tools


Price-Off (off-invoice or off-list) Allowance Free Goods

Business and Sales Force Promotion Tools


Trade Shows and Conventions Sales Contests Specialty Advertising

Advertising versus Promotion


A decade ago, Advertising to Sales promotion expenditure ratio was 60:40 which has now decreased to 25:75 Spending on sales promotion in India is estimated to have grown by 500-600% during last few years

Major decisions involved


Establishing Objectives Selecting Consumer Promotion Tools Selecting Trade Promotion Tools Selecting Business and Sales Force Tools Developing the Program Implementing and Evaluating the program

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