Media Planning and Analysis 13. The Media-Planning Process Media planning 2

Media Planning and Analysis

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The Media-Planning ProcessThe Media-Planning Process

Media planning

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4. Buying media

The Media-Planning ProcessThe Media-Planning Process

1. Selecting the target audience

2. Specifying media objectives

3. Selecting media categories and

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Selecting the Target AudienceSelecting the Target Audience

Four major factors

(1) Geographic

(4) Lifestyle/psychographics

(2) Demographic

(3) Product usage (buyographics)

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Reach

Cost

Specifying Media ObjectivesSpecifying Media Objectives

Continuity

Weight

Frequency

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ReachReach

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Factors determining the ReachFactors determining the Reach

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Reach

Frequency

Cost

Specifying Media ObjectivesSpecifying Media Objectives

Continuity

Weight

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FrequencyFrequency

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FrequencyFrequency

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Total Exposure 2 4 0 3 2 1 3 1 2 2

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Summary Statistics

0 10% 100% C1 20 90 F,H2 40 70 A,E,I,J3 20 30 D,G4 10 10 B

Frequency Distribution (F) Percentage F Percentage F+ Audience Members

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Weight

Cost

Specifying Media ObjectivesSpecifying Media Objectives

Continuity

Frequency

Reach

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WeightWeight

Gross rating points, or GRPs, are

an indicator of the amount of gross

weight that a particular advertising

schedule is capable of delivering

GRPs=

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Determining GRPs in PracticeDetermining GRPs in Practice

• GRPs are the sum of all vehicle ratings in a media schedule

• Rating: proportion of the target audience presumed to be exposed to a single occurrence of an advertising vehicle in which the advertiser’s brand is advertised

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The Concept of ERPsThe Concept of ERPs

• Do not worry about this

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How Many Exposures are Needed?How Many Exposures are Needed?

Three-Exposure Hypothesis

The minimum number of exposures

needed for advertising to be effective

is three

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How Many Exposures are Needed?How Many Exposures are Needed?

Three-Exposure Hypothesis

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How Many Exposures are Needed?How Many Exposures are Needed?

The Efficiency-Index Procedure

Do not worry about this.

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Continuity

Cost

Specifying Media ObjectivesSpecifying Media Objectives

Weight

Frequency

Reach

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ContinuityContinuity

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ContinuityContinuity

• Continuous schedule

• Pulsing

• Flighting

• Recency principle (shelf-space model of advertising)

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Continuous, Pulsing, and Flighting Continuous, Pulsing, and Flighting SchedulesSchedules

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Advertising Schedules

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Recency/Shelf-Space ModelRecency/Shelf-Space Model

(1) Consumers’ first exposure to an advertisement is the most powerful

(2) Adv’g main role: influence brand choice

(3)Achieving a high level of weekly reach for a brand should be emphasized over acquiring heavy frequency 21

Cost

Specifying Media ObjectivesSpecifying Media Objectives

Continuity

Weight

Frequency

Reach

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Cost ConsiderationsCost Considerations

• CPM– Cost of ad/ number of total contacts (in

1000s). Or: Cost/ ratings

• CPM-TM– Denominator is # target market contacts

Cost ConsiderationsCost Considerations

• CPM– – –