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Integrated Marketing Communication

THANGAMANI.T II YR MBA
Reg No: 1026784

Meaning: Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) is the coordination and integration of all marketing communication tools, avenues, functions and sources within a company into a seamless program that maximizes the impact on consumers and other end users at a minimal cost..
IMC is a way of looking at the whole marketing Process

From the viewpoint of the receiver.

Marketing Communication Mix- 5 Models

Advertising Sales Promotion Public Relation Personal Selling Direct Marketing

Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience, Any paid form of non-personal communication about an organization, product,service, or idea from an identified sponsor. (Blech & Blech 1998)

Sales Promotion
Contests ,Games ,lotteries Premiums & gifts Samples Fairs & Trade Shows Exhibitions Demonstrations Coupons Rebates Low Interest Financing Trade in Allowances
Paramjit Sharma

Public Relations
Press kits Speeches Seminars Annual Reports Donations Sponsorships Publications Community Relations

Lobbying
Identity Media Company Magazine

Events

Personal Selling

Sales Presentation Sales meetings Incentive Programmes Samples Fairs & Trade Shows

Direct Marketing

Catalogs
Mailings
Telemarketing

TV Shopping

Fax Mail E-mail


Voice Mail

Electronic Shopping

Communication Process

IMC
SENDER

IMC
Encoding

IMC
Message

IMC
Decoding RECEIVER

Media

NOISE

Feedback

Response

Developing Effective Communication

Identify Target Audience Developing Objectives Design Message Select Channels Establish Budget Decide On Media Mix Measure Results Manage IMC

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