Integrated Campaigns in Action (Chapter 4)

This integrated campaign is for Progressive Bank  and was prepared by French Creative advertising agency. The PowerPoint provides details of the campaign and shows the collateral pieces that were prepared, which include television, kiosks, billboard, newspaper, print and direct mail. This integrated campaign would work well with Chapter 4 to illustrate the IMC strategy.

Progressive Bank Integrated Campaign

For additional integrated campaigns, access the authors’ website at clowbaack.net.

Packaging (Chapter 2)

We recently switched to Puffs tissue because the packaging, in our opinion, was superior to the packaging for Kleenex. We thought this could generate an interesting discussion on how important packaging is in the purchase decision process and the selection of a particular brand.

Puffs Kleenex

 

Discussion Questions:

  1. Which brand of tissue do you use? Does the packaging influence your decision? Why or why not?
  2. Identify at least 3 products you purchase where the product packaging has an influence on the brand you purchase. For each product, how does the packaging impact your decision?
  3. How important is packaging to retail stores? Explain why?

Integrated Campaigns in Action – Chapter 4

This integrated campaign is for Argent Financial Group and was prepared by Emogen Marketing. The PowerPoint provides details of the campaign and shows the collateral pieces that were prepared, which include print, billboard and brochures. This integrated campaign would work well with Chapter 4 to illustrate the IMC planning process.

Argent Financial  Integrated Campaign

For additional integrated campaigns, access the authors’ website at clowbaack.net.

Integrated Campaigns in Action – Chapter 2

Through the generosity of some great advertising agencies, we were able to obtain some integrated campaigns. This campaign was for Home Federal Bank and was prepared by Gremillion and Pou advertising agency. The PowerPoint provides details of the campaign and shows the collateral pieces that were prepared, which included television, magazine, and outdoor ads. Special kiosks were designed as well as a brochure. This integrated campaign would work well with Chapter 2 on branding.

Home Federal Bank Integrated Campaign

For additional teaching resources, access the authors’ website at clowbaack.net.

TV Shows and Twitter

Here is an interesting article from Adweek about the impact of Twitter on TV show ratings, if the stars send out tweets during the show. In conjunction with the article, you might also show this video that identifies the top five TV shows on Twitter.  These can lead to an interesting discussion of the influence of social media on television. Other research has found that viewers are often active on social media during shows and it can increase viewership.

Discussion Question:

  1. Based on your personal experience, would you agree that having actors sending Tweets during a television show will increase viewership and ratings?
  2. Do you follow any actors on Twitter? Why or why not?
  3. Do you think social media (not just Twitter) has an impact on television viewing? Why or why not?
  4. In your opinion, what social media site (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) has the greatest impact on television viewing? Why?
  5. Have you ever been engaged in social media while watching television? Provide details.
  6. Since television ratings are used to determine pricing of advertising on television, can social media have an impact on what television shows charge for advertising? Why or why not?

NFL Sponsorships (Chapter 13)

Anheuser-Busch InBev has issued a strong statement saying they are not pleased with the way the NFL has handled recent events with some of its star players. The company is considering its sponsorship of the NFL. This would be an excellent article to discuss the role sponsors have with brands, such as the NFL. This article could also be used for a discussion of Chapter 14 and how to handle negative events that occur.

AdAge Article

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are your thoughts about the way the NFL has handled recent legal issues dealing with domestic violence and child-abuse?
  2. Should sponsors be concerned about how the NFL handles these star players? Why or why not?
  3. Do you think the way the NFL handles these issues reflects on its sponsors, such as A-B InBev? Why or why not?
  4. Do you believe the NFL has responded in an appropriate way? Why or why not?
  5. Many NFL fans are females. Will these incidents and the way the NFL has reacted impact the female fan base? Why or why not?

Ice Bucket Challenge (Chapter 9)

ALS raised $110 million through the ice bucket challenge. This social media campaign went viral and attracted millions of participants.

Resources:

Discussion Questions:

  1. In your opinion, why did the ice bucket challenge go viral?
  2. Examine the figure in Chapter 9 that highlights the ingredients of a successful viral campaign? Discuss each of these factors as it relates to the ice bucket challenge.
  3. Go to YouTube and find a video of someone taking the ice bucket challenge. Provide the link to the video and explain why you like the video.
  4. Did you do the ice bucket challenge? Why or why not?
  5. How important is social media in the success of this campaign?
  6. Once the ice bucket challenge is over, will ALS be better off or worse off in terms of donations? Why?

Evain’s Real-Time Marketing (Chapter 9)

This Adweek article highlights Evian’s real-time marketing campaign using Twitter. The campaign use real-time tweets to individuals who were thirsty. Individuals who responded received a bottle of Evian water from a team of brand ambassadors. In addition to the article from Adweek, here is a YouTube video explaining the Twitter real-time campaign.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are your thoughts about the Evian campaign?
  2. What statistics did Evian use to support that the real-time Twitter campaign was successful? Do you think these statistics support the campaign as being successful? Why or why not?
  3. From the article and video, how would you describe the target market who responded to the campaign?
  4. Do you think Twitter is a good social media venue to use for real-time marketing? Why or why not?

 

CVS Changes (Chapter 2, 14)

CVS has changed its name to CVS Health and as part of this change it no longer will sell tobacco products. This article and the news report with it will make an interesting discussion. In addition to Chapter 2, this article could be used in Chapter 14.

Discussion Questions.

  1. What is your opinion of the name change?
  2. Do you think dropping tobacco products is a good idea? Why or why not?
  3. Will this strategic change impact CVS market share and sales in the future? Why or why not?