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Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time, 2009a

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Position<strong>in</strong>g your product or service to appeal to the needs of a specific group can set it apart from<br />

competitors that are also vy<strong>in</strong>g for the same consumers. A client’s product or service can be positioned<br />

relative to the competition along such dimensions as lifestyle, reasons for use, or quality/price tradeoffs.<br />

SS+K identified a target segment it called the News Explorer as the best prospect for its client. The typical<br />

user is a news junkie who enjoys the thrill of hunt<strong>in</strong>g for new <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> who wants to dive <strong>in</strong>to the<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation rather than just scan it. The agency will proceed to develop a br<strong>and</strong> message that emphasizes<br />

how msnbc.com delivers what News Explorers want.<br />

EXERCISE<br />

Marketers must consider three position<strong>in</strong>g dimensions as they formulate their position<strong>in</strong>g strategy. List<br />

<strong>and</strong> briefly describe the three position<strong>in</strong>g dimensions discussed <strong>in</strong> the chapter.<br />

[1] Robert Berner, “Chanel’s American <strong>in</strong> Paris,” Bus<strong>in</strong>essWeek, January 21, 2007, 70–71.<br />

[2] G<strong>in</strong>a Chon <strong>and</strong> Jennifer Saranow, “Bl<strong>in</strong>g-Bl<strong>in</strong>g Buick: Seek<strong>in</strong>g Younger Buyers, General Motors’ Staid Br<strong>and</strong> Uses<br />

Customized Cars, Celebrities to Reach the Hip-Hop Crowd,” Wall Street Journal, January 11, 2007, B1.<br />

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books<br />

Saylor.org<br />

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