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Copywriting I
The marketing planand how it helps us choose our
words.
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The Communications Process
• Sender
• Message
• Channel
• Noise
• Receiver
• Feedback
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The Communications Process
Sender
Message
Channel
Noise
Receiver
Feedback
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The Communications Process
Where is all that Noise coming from?
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The Communications Process
Where is the motivation?
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The Marketing Plan
1. Market research
2. Target market
3. Product
4. Competition
5. Mission statement
6. Market strategies
7. Pricing, positioning and branding
8. Budget
9. Marketing goals
10. Monitor your results
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Target Market
A defined segment of the market that is the strategic focus of a business or a marketing plan. The members of this segment possess common characteristics and a relative high propensity to purchase a particular product or service.
Because of this, the members of this segment represent the greatest potential for sales volume and frequency. The target market is often defined in terms of geographic, demographic, and psychographic characteristics.
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Target Market
• Geographic
physical location
• Demographic
age, gender, sexual orientation, income bracket, and/or education
• Psychographic
psychological traits, characteristics, or lifestyle
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Target MarketThe strategic focus of a business or marketing plan.
I am NOT a target market!
I am NOT a target market!
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Target Market
• Find niche or target markets for your product and describe them.
• If you say that your target customer is "everybody" then nobody will be your customer.
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“We aren’t in the coffee business, serving people.
We are in the people business, serving coffee”.
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Product
• Describe your product.
• How does your product relate to the market
• What does your market need
• What do they currently use
• What do they need above and beyond current use?
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Market strategies
• Networking and Word-of-mouth - go where your market is • Direct marketing - sales letters, brochures, flyers, posters • Advertising - print media (newspaper ads), electronic media
(television ads, radio ads, infomercials), OOH (out of home – transit ads, billboards) directories
• Training programs - teleclasses, webcasting• Write articles, public speaking, give advice, seminars, newsletter
(print or electronic), become known as an expert in your chosen field.
• Direct/personal selling, door-to-door, telemarketing• Publicity/press releases, articles• Trade shows, contests, sweepstakes, charity events, special events• Web site (banner ads)• Incentives (Take-one box, gift certificates)• Yellow pages
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The Seven-Stage Marketing Strategy
StrengthsStrengths WeaknessesWeaknesses
OpportunitiesOpportunities ThreatsThreats
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The Seven-Stage Marketing StrategyDefine the product or service and describe its attributes
The factFeature: The coffee cup has a no-spill lid
The promise:Benefit: You will never stain your clothes ever again
The value:Enjoy a cup of coffee without worrying
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Choose your target market
• Age
• Gender
• Income
• Other Factors
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Know your competition and USP
• Competition
• USP (what we have that the competition does not)
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Understand business environment
• Economic
• Political
• Legal
• Social/Cultural
• Technological
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Promotional Strategy Objective
• Fulfillment
• Target Market’s desire
• Brand Awareness
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Write your sales message
Inform target market what they can get
Slogan: There are 364 practice days but only one St Patrick’s Day.
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The Marketing Plan
1. Market research
2. Target market
3. Product
4. Competition
5. Mission statement
6. Market strategies
7. Pricing, positioning and branding
8. Budget
9. Marketing goals
10. Monitor your results
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How marketing plan applies
• Competitive advantage• Specificity of language• Consistent relationships• Inform everyone about priorities• Resources for implementation• Engage all team members• Set objectives• Gain commitment
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How marketing plan applies
• Situation – where am I?
• Objectives – where am I going?
• Strategy – how am I getting there?
• Tactics – details of strategy
• Action – who does what?
• Control - Metrics
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Put customers 1st
Problem = solution
Use language the customer understands (SEO)
Pain points
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• 1927 – 1945 = Traditionalists
• 1946 - 1964 = Boomers
• 1965 – 1983 = Gen X
• 1984 – 2002 = Gen Y
• 2003 and on = Gen Z
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The inverted pyramid
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W5
• Set up the most important information at the top
• Don’t state the obvious
• Don’t get distracted
• Get to the point
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Call to action
• Make people act
• Get to the point. Save 15% or more…
• Back up your copy with numbers
• Keep it simple
• Test
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Cluster exercise – word cloud