Book description
Integrated Marketing Communication: Pentacom is a unique and comprehensive book on integrated communication.
The title of the book includes the word 'Pentacom' as it focuses on five major categories of communications (B-to-C, B-to-B, internal, financial and corporate communication). It also enables readers to understand and implement communication strategies targeted at five major targets, such as consumers, business customers and clients, employees, shareholders, and public authorities. Finally it has been tailored for five potential types of players, such as consumer goods manufacturers, industrial goods companies, local authorities, public administration and services, as well as non-governmental and non-profit organizations.
This book is designed for students in business schools and universities pursuing courses in management and mass media or communication. Its application-oriented approach, allows the book to serve as a very useful guide for practicing managers who desire to make their communications with different targets in different contexts more effective.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
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Part I: Fundamentals and Techniques of Communications
- 1. Corporate and Organizational Communication Theories
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2. The Communication Plan
- 2.1 The Role of the Communication Plan
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2.2 Designing the Communication Plan
- 2.2.1 The Overall Strategic Goals of the Communication Source, the Foundation of the Communication Strategy
- 2.2.2 Defining Strategic Communication Objectives
- 2.2.3 Determining Communication Targets or Stakeholders
- 2.2.4 Determining Who is Involved in the Communication Process
- 2.2.5 Defining the Message
- 2.2.6 The Communication Mix
- 2.2.7 Planning the Communication Strategy
- 2.2.8 The Communication Strategy Budget
- 2.3 Managing the Communication Plan
- 2.4 Measuring the Effectiveness of the Communication Strategy
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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3. Advertising Media
- 3.1 The Advertiserâs Brief
- 3.2 Creating an Advertisement
- 3.3 Media-planning
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercices
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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4. Direct Communication
- 4.1 The Basis of Direct Marketing
- 4.2 Customer Databases: The Basis of Direct Marketing
- 4.3 Creating a Database and Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- 4.4 The Media and Direct Marketing
- 4.5 Creating a Strong Direct Marketing Message
- 4.6 Measuring the Impact of a Direct Marketing Campaign
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
- 5. e-Advertising and Digital Communication
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6. Sales Promotion
- 6.1 Advertising and Sales Promotion: A Complementary Relationship
- 6.2 Consumer Sales Promotions
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
- 7. Event Communications Sponsoring, Patronage and Sponsorship
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8. Public Relations, Press Relations and Lobbying
- 8.1 Public Relations (PR)
- 8.2 Press Relations
- 8.3 Lobbying
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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Part II: Marketing Communications
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9. Brand Image and Communications
- 9.1 Brand Policy
- 9.2 The Brand and Its Mechanisms
- 9.3 Brand Functions
- 9.4 Visibility and Coherence: Identity and Corporate Identity Code
- 9.5 Tools for Optimizing Brand Communications
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
- 10. B-to-C Communication: Recent Targets and New Trends
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11. B-to-B Communication: Main Characteristics and Techniques
- 11.1 Sector and Derived Demand
- 11.2 The Importance of Customized Communication
- 11.3 Trade Shows
- 11.4 The Trade Press
- 11.5 Brochures, Catalogues and Technical Documents
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercices
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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12. International Communication
- 12.1 National Context and International Communication
- 12.2 Different International Communication Strategies
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercices
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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9. Brand Image and Communications
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Part III: Communications for Corporations and Organizations
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13. Corporate Communication: Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
- 13.1 Corporate or Institutional Communication
- 13.2 The Development of New Requirements
- 13.3 The Change of Direction Towards Sustainable Development
- 13.4 Ethics and Its Implications for Communication
- 13.5 The Environment
- 13.6 Implications of Sustainable Development in Terms of Communication
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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14. Financial Communication
- 14.1 Financial Information: A Legal and On-going Requirement
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14.2 Financial Communication Policies
- 14.2.1 Choosing Financial Targets
- 14.2.2 The Website: A Useful Complement to Financial Communication
- 14.2.3 Other Financial Communication Tools
- 14.2.4 Communicating About an IPO or Initial Public Offering or a Capital Increase
- 14.2.5 Communicating About a Takeover Bid/Public Exchange Offer
- 14.2.6 Communication to Improve the Visibility and Circulation of the Share
- 14.2.7 Limits of Financial Communication
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Bibliography
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15. Internal Communication
- 15.1 The Growth of Internal Communications
- 15.2 Internal Communications Targets
- 15.3 Internal Communications Techniques
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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16. Crisis Communication
- 16.1 Different Types of Crisis Situations
- 16.2 Anticipating the Crisis Upstream
- 16.3 Crisis Management During an Incident
- 16.4 Feedback after the Crisis
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Studies
- Bibliography
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17. Communication for Public Services and Local Authorities
- 17.1 Public Services Communication: From Culture to Defense
- 17.2 Communication Approaches for Local Public Authorities
- Summary
- Activities
- Questions and Exercises
- Case Study
- Bibliography
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13. Corporate Communication: Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
- Back Cover
Product information
- Title: Integrated Marketing Communication: Pentacom, 4/e, 4th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2015
- Publisher(s): Pearson Education India
- ISBN: 9789332558359
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