Principles Of Integrated Marketing Communications A Malaysia Casebook

This book is written primarily as an introductory textbook aimed for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of all institutions of higher learning in the areas of marketing communication, advertising and promotion. It is packed with comprehensive discussion on the essential aspects of integrated marketing communication (IMC) covering on the topics on the conceptualisation, tools, process of implementation, related models and theories, and IMC's measurement of effect. Readers will also learn practical IMC experience through award winning case studies provided by member agencies of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) and other cutting-edge companies and brands such as Maxis, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, KFC, Langkawi Development Authority, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Wipro Unza. For both students and practitioners in the areas of marketing communication, advertising and promotion, Principles of Integrated Marketing Communications: A Malaysia Casebook is an essential guide towards unified and seamless IMC experience.

Explains the principles and practice of implementing an effective marketing strategy using a variety of channels and techniques, such as brand equity, advertising and personal selling.

Providing a fresh and innovative framework for the management of marketing communication processes, this textbook shifts the focus from message-making to relationship-building, focusing on a planned, integrated marketing communication programme.

This volume represents a valuable resource for students, academics (teachers and researchers), and practitioners in the field of integrated marketing communication (IMC). It provides a foundation detailing the principles, tenets and practices of IMC, before presenting a step-by-step process of preparing and executing the process for any given brand.

This book provides a disciplined, systematic look at what is necessary to the planning and implementation of an effective Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) programme. Throughout, attention is paid to balancing theory with practical application, how to successfully implement theory for effective communication. Step-by-step, knowledge and understanding builds through the book, starting by laying a foundation to provide context, looking at the role of IMC in building brands and strengthening companies. The book then considers what goes into developing and executing effective messages, and how to ensure that they are consistent and consistently delivered, regardless of media. A detailed, practical overview of the strategic planning process is provided, illustrated by numerous examples and cases, along with ‘desktop’ tools and worksheets for developing and implementing an IMC plan. The 4th edition of this classic textbook has been fully updated throughout, and includes: Updated and expanded coverage of digital media, including issues relating to privacy and media strategy New sections on setting campaign budgets, brand architecture, target audience action objectives, social marketing communication, and such practices as gamification and experiential marketing Extended content on international advertising and shared cultural values The introduction of a channels-based typology of marketing communication Updated international examples and case studies throughout. A comprehensive and accessible guide to the steps of planning and developing an effective IMC campaign, this book should be core reading for students studying Integrated Marketing Communications, Strategic Communications, Principles of Advertising, Media Planning and Brand Management.

Explains the principles and practice of implementing an effective marketing strategy using a variety of channels and techniques.

With the proliferation of digital and social media, there has never been a more dynamic time to engage with marketing communications - and never has the integration of marketing communications (marcoms) principles into a strategic marketing plan been more challenging. Even the best product in the world won’t sell without the right reach to your potential customers and the right message to engage them. This textbook applies a uniquely practical approach to the topic so that, whilst a structured overview of planning, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing communications is in place, the detailed cases made available by the Institute for Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) show how actual challenges faced by professionals in the field were addressed. This book will help you to develop the skills you need to turn theory into the right integrated communication plan, in order to succeed in an increasingly competitive environment. Aided by a veritable wealth of pedagogical features, Marketing Communications will be essential reading for both students and professionals in marketing, communications and public relations. This textbook also benefits from a companion website which includes a comprehensive instructor’s guide with PowerPoint slides, testbank questions and answer checklists.

Integrated Marketing Communications is a new text which will answer the key questions of what marketing communications is, how it works and why it is such a vital contemporary marketing function. It is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of this complex and rapidly evolving area. The author's long experience in the industry, and as a senior academic, ensures that the book is able to show how the communications process really works and how it can best be managed in a strategically and tactically cost effective manner. Throughout the book the framework of analysis, planning, implementation and control is used to help the student organize their approach to the complex decision making in the present communications environment. This is both an essential text and an indispensible reference resource and has been rigorously developed for undergraduates and postgraduates in Marketing and Business, and for the new CIM Certificate and Diploma exams in Business Communication, Promotional Practice and Marketing Communications.