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PPTREAD.pptx

Steps in Communications Strategy

S, T, P

Identify most important targets for communications

Identify what target customers need to know to be more favorably disposed toward our brand

Set objectives

Develop communication brief(s) for each different marketing campaign

Learning Agenda

Pillsbury – Figuring out how to use communications effectively

Understanding Integrated Marketing Communications

Pillsbury

Pillsbury Chub

Scoop out with a spoon

Drop spoonful on baking sheet

Bake 12 – 15 minutes

“Kisses” Research (“creative testing”)

Brand Recognition

Relevance

Likely-to-buy

Usage and Attitude Study

Objectives:

Understand the differences between the Canadian and U.S. markets

ID differences that could be leveraged to increase growth in Canada

Qualitative

Objectives:

Explore, understand, uncover

Understand feelings toward different types of cookie baking

Similarities and differences between scratch and refrigerated

Gain insight into what is really driving moms’ cookie baking

Findings

Size of scratch baking is much larger in Canada than US (scratch dominant)

Kids are important

Pre-oven experience is different, and less positive

Post-oven experience is the same

Warm, fragrant cookies for close family moments where mom made a difference

Key benefits of refrigerated dough, relative to scratch, are about convenience, ease, ability to make anytime

Nonusers rate RCD lower on convenience than users and lapsed users do

Communication Brief

Problem to Solve

Target Audience

Positioning/Message

Specific Communication Objective(s)

Key Benefit (for target)

Reasons Why (target should believe)

Intended Reaction/Single Thought

"Mandatories”

Signatures