Chapter 10 Notes – Flashcards
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Digital Media
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Electronic media that function using digital codes. Digital media refers to media available via computers, cellular phones, smartphones, and other digital devices that have been released in recent years
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Digital Marketing
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Uses all digital media including the Internet and mobile and interactive channels to develop communication and exchanges with customers
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E-Marketing (electronic marketing)
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Strategic process of distributing, promoting, pricing products, and discovering the desires of customers using digital media and digital marketing Also includes mobile phones, banner ads, outdoor digital marketing etc. (goes beyond the internet)
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Characteristics of E-Marketing
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Addressability, interactivity, accessibility, connectivity, and control One of the biggest mistakes a marketer can make is to treat e-marketing like a traditional marketing channel
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Characteristics of E-Marketing: Addressability
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Ability of a marketer to identify customers before they make a purchase Social networks enhance addressability. Addressable channel is one in which the marketer knows who the customer is and can specifically address that person, rather that the more generic traditional appeal Facilitates relationship marketing Represents the ultimate expression of marketing concept Allow marketers to track website visits and online buying activity making it easier to accumulate data and enhance future marketing efforts
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Social Network
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Web based meeting place for friends, family, coworkers, and peers that allow users to create a profile and connect with other users for purposes that range from getting acquainted to keeping in touch, to building a work related network
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Characteristics of E-Marketing: Interactivity
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Allows customers to express their needs and wants directly to the firm in response to its marketing communications Traditional marketing is a one way form of communication Provides the advantages of virtual sales rep with broader market coverage at lower costs Allows consumers to form relationships with one another was well as between them and the company
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Characteristics of E-Marketing: Accessibility
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The ability to obtain digital information Customer can access in depth info about competing products, prices, reviews etc. They are now better informed about products and their value Also means that the firm can get information. Ex. get ideas for new products etc from customers. Requires more creativity
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Characteristics of E-Marketing: Connectivity
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Use of digital networks to provide linkages between information providers and users Marketers are drawn to social networks bc of the size and diversity of the audience (Ex. FB audience is bigger than that of TV)
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Characteristics of E-Marketing: Control
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Customer's ability to regulate the information they view and the rate and sequence of their exposure to that information Internet is seen as pull medium bc users determine which websites they are going to view; marketer has only limited ability to control the content which users are exposed to and in what sequence This has given increased power to the consumer Positive customer feedback is free publicity that often helps more than corporate messages do
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Enterprise 2.0
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term coined to describe firms efforts to use cutting edge tech associated with social networks and blogs to assists in workplace connections (part of control)
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Types of Consumer Generated Marketing and Digital Media
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digital media are more consumer driven than traditional media Two major trends have increased importance of consumer generated info: 1: Increased tendency of customers to publish their own thoughts, opinions, reviews, and product discussions through blogs or digital media 2: Consumer's tendencies to trust other consumers over corporations. Consumers relay on recommendations of friends, family, and fellow consumers when purchasing
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Types of Digital Media
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Social Networking, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, podcasts, virtual reality sites, mobile apps
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Social Networks
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Facebook: one third of all internet users have visited this site. women 55 and older are the fastest growing group. Free publicity for marketers Myspace: reputation as more of a dating site than for keeping up with friends . Has a lot of profiles specifically boycotting certain businesses LinkedIn: social networking site geared toward professionals. 5th largest overall social networking site. More than recruiting, can be used to familiarize people with their business Twitter: hybrid mix of social networking and microblogging. What's happening? 140 character limit
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Blogs & Wikis
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Blogs: Short for weblogs are web based journals in which writers can editorialize and interact with other Internet users Blogs give consumers power; can post their opinions. Potent threat to corporations or an opportunity. Can be positive; companies can use them to answer business questions and build customer relationships Wikis: type of software that creates an interface that enables users to add or edit the content of some types of websites best known is Wikipedia; can be edited and ready by anyone Less than 20% of Fortune 500 companies use wikis and blogs
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Photo Sharing
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Flickr (owned by Yahoo!) is the most popular photo sharing site on the internet Often used by businesses to post pictures and link it to their corporate websites
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Video Sharing
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Sites allow virtually anybody to upload videos Most popular is YouTube (20 hours of video uploaded every minute) Use of amateur filmmakers is gaining ground by businesses-> use consumer generated content to save $
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Podcasting
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Audio or video file that can be downloaded from the Internet with a subscription that automatically delivers new content to listening devices or personal computers; podcasts offer the benefit of convenience, giving users the ability to listen to or view content when and where they choose Gaining in popularity
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Virtual Realities
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Second Life is the most popular WOW, Sim City etc. are also very important
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Changing Digital Behavior of Consumers
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E-marketers have taken away market share from brick and mortar stores Most companies don't routinely monitor consumer's postings to online social networking sites. Missed opportunity to gather info Can use the sites to gain info on the consumers
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Online Consumer Behavior
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Marketers must constantly adapt to new tech and changing consumer patterns. Attrition rate for digital media is very high due to so many new ones emerging There are 6 different groups that describe how people interact with new digital media
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Creators:
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Consumers who create their own media outlets, such as blogs, wikis, upload videos, write artciles etc. Becoming more important to online marketers as a conduit for addressing consumers directly
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Critics
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people who comment on blogs or post ratings and reviews Need to be an important part of a digital marketing strategy bc the majority of online shoppers use these reviews to aid their purchasing decisions
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Collectors
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most newly recognized group. Gather information and organize content generated by Critics and Creators ex. RSS feeds, Add tags to photos etc. Smaller portion of the pop. They are active members
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Joiners
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Growing dramatically. Anyone who becomes a member of a social networking site is a joiner
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Spectators
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Read blogs, watch video from other users, listen to podcasts, Largest group in most countries. Consume but don't produce Make up the majority of the online population Power of the consumer in the online world should not be underestimated
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Inactives
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online users who don't participate in any digital online media. Their numbers are dwindling
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E-Marketing Strategy
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Businesses must learn how to effectively use new digital media Need digital marketing to maintain or grab market share If used well, this can streamline the orgs and offer new benefits and convenience to consumers
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Product Considerations
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Must anticipate consumer needs and preferences and tailor to meet them Digital media provides an opportunity to add a service dimension to traditional products and create new products only accessible via the Internet
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Distribution Considerations
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Role of distribution is to make products available at the right time, right place, and in right quantities Digital marketing can be viewed as a new distribution channel that helps businesses increase efficiency Order electronically and communicate via internet, reduces inefficiencies, costs, and redundancies while increasing speed Site-to-store systems: free shipping to store and customer picks it up. Added benefit the possibility of "add-on purchases" Push-Pull Dynamic at play here. Firm provides a provides a product will push it while connectivity allows consumers to find it (pull side)
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Promotion Considerations
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Social networking sites allow marketers to approach promotion in an entirely creative new way Online promotions allow consumers to be more informed, read consumer generated content before purchasing and increasingly shopping at internet stores Almost any traditional promotional event can be enhanced or replaced by digital media
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Pricing Considerations
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Pricing relates to perceptions of value and is the most flexible of the marketing mix. Digital online marketing facilitates both price and non price competition New access to price information benefits the consumer but places new pressures on the seller to be competitive and differentiate their product so that consumers focus on attribute and benefits other than price
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Using Digital Media in Marketing Research
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Digital media is very good for gathering useful information to use for marketing decisions
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Crowdsourcing:
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Refers to the way digital media can be used to outsource tasks to a large group of people Often used to obtain the opinion of a large group of people Can also have people help design logos, products etc. Companies with marketing or advertising campaigns have the advantage of engaging people from across the world to work on their projects
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Questions to Ask to See if an Online Promotional Campaign Worked
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Did the online promotional campaign generate more business for the company? Compares sales before and after Did the campaign create more interest in the company? Monitor web traffic, increased? Is this increase in demand significant? Company should set a goal concerning how much it wants demand to increase. Will help co. decide if the effort is worth the resources Are there any extraneous variables that could account for an increase in sales? ex. seasonality
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Ethical and Legal Issues
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Internet grew so quickly, and global regulatory systems have been unable to keep up
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Privacy
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One of most significant issues is the use of personal information that companies collect from website visitors in their efforts to foster long term relationships with customers Many companies attempt online self regulation so as to keep the government out which could make it more difficult to advertise online effectively
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Online Fraud
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any attempt to conduct fraudulent activities online, including deceiving consumers into releasing personal information Ex. cyber criminals create fake online profiles for corporations
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Intellectual Property
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Internet has created a lot issues with this Copyrighted or trademarked ideas and created materials are often stolen online. Big problem for social networking sites Consumer rationalize pirating software etc for many reasons - Consumers feel they just dont have the money to pay for what they want -Friends engage in piracy and feel influenced to engage in it too -The attraction for some is the thrill of getting away with it with slim risk of consequences -There are people who think they are smarter than others and pirating allows them to show this off (tech savvy)
