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Promotions


Promotions refer to the entire set of activities, which communicate the product, brand or service to the user. The idea is to make people aware, attract and induce to buy the product, in preference over others.

Promotions which includes the Internet, social networking, and social media sites, is a modern way for brands to interact with consumers as it releases news, information and advertising from the technological limits of print and broadcast infrastructures. Digital media is currently the most effective way for brands to reach their consumers on a daily basis. Over 2.7 billion people are online globally, which is about 40% of the world’s population. 67% of all Internet users globally use social media.

It seems there is a never-ending competition for customer mind share. We all want prospective customers to consider our brand. But we also want them to know who we are and what we offer long before they make a purchase.

The good news is that you do not have to let awareness and lead generation tactics constantly battle it out. In fact, when used strategically and effectively, the two methods complement each other.

Promotions refer to the entire set of activities, which communicate the product, brand or service to the user. The idea is to make people aware, attract and induce to buy the product, in preference over others.

There are several types of promotions. Above the line promotions include advertising, press releases, consumer promotions (schemes, discounts, contests), while below the line include trade discounts, freebies, incentive trips, awards and so on. Sales promotion is a part of the overall promotion effort.



There are Also :

  1. 1. Personal Selling: one of the most effective ways of customer relationship. Such selling works best when a good working relationship has been built up over a period of time. This can also be expensive and time consuming, but is best for high value or premium products.
  2. 2. Sales Promotions: this includes freebies, contests, discounts, free services, passes, tickets and so on, as distinct from advertising, publicity and public relations.
  3. 3. Public Relations: PR is the deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between the company and the public