MEDIA TERMINOLOGY
Media planning : series of decisions involved in delivering the
promotional message to the prospective purchasers and/or users of
the product or brand.
Media Objectives :
Goals to be attained by the media
strategy and program.
Media Strategy : Decisions on how the media objectives can be
attained.
Media : The various categories of delivery systems, including
broadcast and print media.
MEDIA TERMINOLOGY
Media Vehicle : The specific message carrier, such as The Hindu
or Times of India.
Coverage :The potential audience that might receive the message
through the vehicle.
TV Homes/Households Using Television
Reach :The actual number of individual audience members reached
at least once by the vehicle.
Frequency :The number of times the receiver is exposed to
vehicle in a specific time period.
Activities involved in developing the media plan
The situation
analysis
The marketing
strategy plan
The creative
strategy plan
Setting media
objectives
Determining
media strategy
Selecting broad
media classes
Media use
decisions—
Broadcast
Print
Other media
Selecting media
within classes
Developing and Implementing
Media Strategies
The media mix
Target market coverage
Geographic coverage
Scheduling
Reach versus frequency
Creative aspects and mood
Flexibility
Budget considerations
Target Market Coverage
Target
Market
Proportion
Full
Market
Coverage
Population excluding target market
Population excluding target market
Target market
Media Coverage
Partial
Market
Coverage
Coverage
Exceeding
Market
Population excluding target market
Population excluding target market
Media Coverage
Media Coverage
Media Over exposure
Geographic coverage
Brand development Index (BDI)
= Percentage of brand to total (country) sales in the market X 100
Percentage of total (country) population in the market
Category development index (CDI)
= Percentage of product category total (country) sales in the market X 100
Percentage of total (country) population in the market
Reach versus frequency
Reach -The actual number of individual audience members reached at least once by the
vehicle.
Frequency -The number of times the receiver is exposed to vehicle in a specific time period.
GRP (Gross rating point) = Reach x frequency
Reach and Frequency
Spot run Home
A
1st time X
Home Home Home Total
B
C
D
Exposures
X
2
2nd time
X
X
2
X
1
X
X
3
3
3
8
3rd time
4th time
X
Total
Exp.
2
0
Reach and Frequency
Four television homes = universe.
Three homes or 75% of universe receive message. That’s a
rating of 75.
In total, the message had 8 exposures.
Reach and Frequency 3
8 exposures divided by number of homes hit =
exposures.
8 exposures = 2.67 average exposures
3 homes
Reach times frequency equals gross ratings
points:
75 rating (3 homes hit in universe of 4) times 2.67
exposures = 200.25 gross rating points.
Marketing Factors Important in
determining Frequency
Brand history
Brand share
Brand loyalty
Purchase cycles
Usage cycle
Competitive share of voice
Target group
Creative Factors In determining
Frequency
Message complexity
Message uniqueness
New vs. continuing campaigns
Image versus product sell
Message variation
Wearout
Advertising units
Media Factors Important in determining
Frequency
Clutter
Editorial environment
Attentiveness
Scheduling
Number of media used
Repeat Exposures
Determining Relative Costs of Media
Cost per thousand (CPM):
CPM = Cost of ad space (absolute cost) × 1,000
Circulation
Cost per ratings point (CPRP)
CPRP = Cost of commercial time
Program rating
Daily inch rate : For newspapers, cost effectiveness is based on the daily inch
rate, which is the cost per column inch of the paper
TV ------
Cost of 1 unit of time × 1,000
Program rating
Newspapers-----Cost of ad space × 1,000
Circulation
NEILSEN STUDY—67% who were multitasking( TV & Internet) more than 90% of them persued unrelated tasks (different purpose).There is a shift from big screen to small screens. The smaller the screen the more time is spent on it.
1---------To understand the marketing problem. An analysis is made of a company and its competitors on the basis of:1. Size and share of the total market.2. Sales history, costs, and profits.3. Distribution practices.4. Methods of selling.5. Use of advertising.6. Identification of prospects.7. Nature of the product.2-------To plan activities that will solve one or more of the marketing problems. Includes the determination of:1. Marketing objectives.2. Product and spending strategy.3. Distribution strategy.4. Which elements of the marketing mix are to be used.5. Identification of “best” market segments.3---------To determine what to communicate through advertisements. Includes the determination of:1. How product can meet consumer needs.2. How product will be positioned in advertisements.3. Copy themes.4. Specific objectives of each advertisement.5. Number and sizes of advertisements4---To translate marketing objectives and strategies into goals that media can accomplish.5---To translate media goals into general guidelines that will control the planner’s selection and use of media. The best strategy alternatives should be selected.6---To determine which broad class of media best fulfills the criteria. Involves comparison and selection of broad media classes such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and others. The analysis is called intermedia comparisons. Audience size is one of the major factors used in comparing the various media classes.7----To compare and select the best media within broad classes, again using predetermined criteria. Involves makingdecisions about the following:1. If magazines were recommended, then which magazines?2. If television was recommended, thena. Broadcast or cable television? c. If network, which program(s)?b. Network or spot television? d. If spot, which markets?3. If radio or newspapers were recommended, thenWhich markets shall be used? b. What criteria shall buyers use in making purchases of local media?1. What kind of sponsorship (sole, shared, participating, or other)?2. What levels of reach and frequencywill be required?3. Scheduling: On which days andmonths are commercials to appear?4. Placement of spots: In programs orbetween programs?1.Number of ads to appear and on which days and months.2. Placements of ads: Any preferredposition within media?3. Special treatment: Gatefolds,bleeds, color, etc.4. Desired reach or frequency levels.1. Billboardsa. Location of markets and planof distribution.b. Kinds of outdoor boards to beused.2. Direct mail or other media:Decisions peculiar to those media
Continuity refers to a continuous pattern of advertising, which may mean every day, every week, or every month. Food products, FMCGflighting, employs a less regular schedule, with intermittent periodsof advertising and nonadvertising--------banksPulsing is actually a combination of the first two methods. Liquor,events…Cadbury….
1. One exposure of an ad to a target group within a purchase cycle has little or no effect in most circumstances.2. Since one exposure is usually ineffective, the central goal of productive media planning should be to enhance frequency rather than reach
3. The evidence suggests strongly that an exposure frequency of two within a purchase cycle is an effective level.4. Beyond three exposures within a brand purchase cycle or over a period of four or even eight weeks, increasing frequency continues to build advertising effectiveness at a decreasing rate but with no evidence of decline.
5. Although there are general principles with respect to frequency of exposure and its relationship to advertising effectiveness, differential effects by brand are equally important.6. Nothing we have seen suggests that frequency response principles or generalizations vary by medium.7. The data strongly suggest that wearout is not a function of too much frequency; it is more of a creative or copy problem.
Brand history. Is the brand new or established? New brands generally require higherfrequency levels.• Brand share. An inverse relationship exists between brand share and frequency. Thehigher the brand share, the lower the frequency level required.• Brand loyalty. An inverse relationship exists between loyalty and frequency. Thehigher the loyalty, the lower the frequency level required.• Purchase cycles. Shorter purchasing cycles require higher frequency levels tomaintain top-of-mind awareness.• Usage cycle. Products used daily or more often need to be replaced quickly, so ahigher level of frequency is desired.• Competitive share of voice. Higher frequency levels are required when a lot of competitive noise exists and when the goal is to meet or beat competitors.• Target group. The ability of the target group to learn and to retain messages has adirect effect on frequency.
Message complexity. The simpler the message, the less frequency required.• Message uniqueness. The more unique the message, the lower the frequency levelrequired.• New versus continuing campaigns. New campaigns require higher levels offrequency to register the message.• Image versus product sell. Creating an image requires higher levels of frequencythan does a specific product sell.• Message variation. A single message requires less frequency; a variety of messagesrequires more.• Wearout. Higher frequency may lead to wearout. This effect must be tracked and used to evaluate frequency levels.• Advertising units. Larger units of advertising require less frequency than smaller onesto get the message across.
Clutter. The more advertising that appears in the media used, the more frequency isneeded to break through the clutter.• Editorial environment. The more consistent the ad is with the editorial environment, the less frequency is needed.• Attentiveness. The higher the level of attention achieved by the media vehicle, the less frequency is required. Low-attention-getting media require more repetitions.• Scheduling. Continuous scheduling requires less frequency than does flighting or pulsing.• Number of media used. The fewer media used, the lower the level of frequency required.• Repeat exposures. Media that allow for more repeat exposures (for example, monthly magazines) require less frequency.
The absolute cost of the medium or vehicle is the actual total cost required to place the message. Forexample, a full-page four-color ad in Newsweek magazine costs about $183,000. Relativecost refers to the relationship between the price paid for advertising time or spaceand the size of the audience delivered; it is used to compare media vehicles