Marketing: Custom Edition for Texas A&M University 17th Edition by William Pride,Ferrell

Exercise 27

Determining the message that advertising is to communicate to the customer is an important part of developing a marketing strategy. A sound understanding of the various types of advertising and different forms of media is essential in selecting the appropriate methods for communicating the message. These decisions form a critical segment of the marketing plan. To assist you in relating the information in this chapter to the development of your marketing plan, consider the following issues:
Using Table 18.2 as a guide, evaluate the different types of media and determine which would be most effective in meeting your promotional objectives (from Chapter 17).

The information obtained from these questions should assist you in developing various aspects of your marketing plan found in the "Interactive Marketing Plan" exercise at www.cengagebrain.com.