163mkt second coursework final

Carley Bartlett, Nikki Maidment, Amber Neat, Chris Thornton and Amy Turner
163MKT Introduction to Advertising









Group Creative Execution and
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Carley Bartlett, Nikki Maidment, Amber Neat, Chris Thornton and Amy Turner
163MKT Introduction to Advertising

Contents


Page 3... Executive Summary
Pages 4 - 5... Market Research
Page 6 - 7... Consumer Behaviour
Pages 8 - 9... Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
Pages 10 - 11... Branding
Pages 12 - 13... Creative Suggestions
Page 14... Bibliography
Page 15... Appendices



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Carley Bartlett, Nikki Maidment, Amber Neat, Chris Thornton and Amy Turner
163MKT Introduction to Advertising

Executive Summary

This report will outline the research and creative ideas for the promotion of a new
company. This company is a beer keg hire service, which after market research and research
into consumer behaviour is called ‘TapThat’. The company will target males, aged 25 to 40 in
socio-economic groups B, C1, and C2. This report will chart the market research and
research into consumer behaviour, branding and positioning that resulted in this name and
target market. It will also suggest creative ideas for the company.
















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Carley Bartlett, Nikki Maidment, Amber Neat, Chris Thornton and Amy Turner
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Market Research
This report begins with an investigation into the market in which the company will
attempt to position itself. This section of the report will suggest which section of the market
the company should target.

Sales of beer have decreased during 2005-2007 by 5% and are forecast to fall until
2012. However, during 2006-2007, beer sales decreased only by 4.2% showing a slight
increase in the popularity of beer. Despite this, figures from 2008 show consumers overall
drinking decreased, particularly the beer and larger market. However, when entering the
lager market, it is interesting to learn that it was once an £11 billion market, which
accounted for two thirds of the beer market in 2005. Also there has been an increase of
over 30% in draught lager being consumed since 2000, now in excess of 50% of all lager
consumed is draught lager; which is what the company is looking to sell. [Drinks Market
(The) UK December 2005 - Mintel and Draught Lager UK March 2000 – Mintel].


Despite binge drinking becoming most associated with young people, figures show
the 35-40 age group are the most likely to drink alcohol. The demographic most likely to
drink beer are men between 35-54 in the A/B socio-economic groups. In addition, the region
with the highest beer consumption is the North. These socio-economic groups have shown
less brand loyalty when buying; they tend to seek variety and quality before trusted brands,
which bodes well for a new company and/or product.

The market for drinking alcohol at home has increased significantly in the period
2002-2007; causing an increase in off-trade beer sales, resulting in the market being valued
at an estimated £15 billion. The decrease in pub drinking is due to many factors, mainly the
smoking ban, which has reduced on-premise drinking by around 7%. Figures show that this
is due to competitive prices and promotions frequently available within supermarkets;
British consumers are less likely to pay high prices for wine and beer, thus making at home
drinking more attractive to the consumer. [In Home Drinking UK July 2009 – Mintel].


Drinking has been subject to little significant change, it seems there has been an
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Carley Bartlett, Nikki Maidment, Amber Neat, Chris Thornton and Amy Turner
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almost constant frequency of drinking between 2002 and 2007. This is an average
occurrence at the value of 2-3 per week showing a steady low-risk potential market.
Recently, competition has arisen in the form of rose wine and cider. But the beer and lager
market have responded to this; with beer being largely a male’s drink, trusted brands are
currently experimenting with different citrus flavours and product variations to appeal to a
women’s market. Considering that over 70% of the population drink wine for the reason
that it is more suitable for sharing and can appeal to both genders, it would be wise to apply
this within the campaign.

Generally, advertising within the alcohol, and more specifically beer markets, has
lacked innovation, with advertisers instead sticking to tried and tested methods for
campaigns in an attempt to remain within the market. Rather than take risks with these new
ideas, advertisers are using ideas which are unoriginal as they are faced with rising
advertising cost and decreasing revenues. So, this company needs to look at creating a
product that appeals to both gender; or securely to one of the genders. It also needs to
make sure it stands out, but can also compete with the supermarket promotions in order to
enter the home-drinking market and gain a segment of the £11 million market that once
was.



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Carley Bartlett, Nikki Maidment, Amber Neat, Chris Thornton and Amy Turner
163MKT Introduction to Advertising

Consumer Behaviour
There are many aspects to the process of Consumer Behaviour which effect how
consumers behave and act, and whether they choose one brand or website over another.
Social demographics have a large impact on what a person buys, and people can base their
entire identities on consumable products. This means that we as a company should try to
create a brand image that people want to associate themselves with, and reflect likeable
traits onto its consumers.
Consumers are also liable to act differently due to the influences from the brand
itself; for example the persuasive nature of advertisements and the subtle aesthetics of a
brand logo or a memorable slogan. This indicates that it is necessary to create an impressive
brand name to ensure it is not forgotten, and to create memorable advertisements.

Brand loyalty effects consumer behaviour in a huge way. Once a customer is loyal to
a brand, it is often extremely hard to break that bond between them. We can use this to our
advantage, as there are not very many beer keg hire services that have their own brand
image and so people are not loyal to any particular company. Our brand image should
reflect us as fun-loving and reliable to ensure customers rely on this company for their kegs,
and not another company.
Another priority when it comes to marketing is location. People are often influenced
by their sub-cultures and reference groups, and this includes the way people act in a specific
area. A precise location has been chosen to begin to target consumers as this will ensure
that a specific brand image can be portrayed, which can then be adapted to other areas of
the UK in the future.
Many people think that consumers take on different “roles” within their life, and
these can affect a consumer’s purchasing and browsing needs at any time. People are
generalised into categories such as “chooser” who has a habit of browsing every possible
way of purchasing an item to ensure they get the best one. These could be targeted by
ensuring the company website is the most entertaining and easy to use, and also gives them
the best deal to ensure they choose us over our competitors.
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Another role touched upon earlier is the “identity-seeker” who uses a product to
personify them and reflect the image onto themselves; this in turn can influence others to
make the same choice. Therefore making our product fashionable and “cool” can ensure
that our customers influence other consumers within the same demographic.
Other roles include “activists” who deliberately boycott specific companies who
represent something that they entirely do not agree with and “victims” who feel they have
been targeted by fraudulent offers; hence we should ensure our company is not involved in
any sort of debate over quality of the product or controversy over the style of the beer keg,
and we should ensure our website is legitimate and keep promises of offers to consumers.
These types of consumer behaviour must be taken into consideration when creating
a brand image. They are important as they affect the way the target audience behave and it
is vital such behaviour be acknowledged when targeting an audience. If consumer behaviour
is not considered, it could result in the brand failing to grasp its target audience and
therefore become disoriented within the market.



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Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning

When looking at which audience to target with a new product, not only does the
current market situation have to be considered, but also any limitations there may be that
could affect the advertising campaign. These limitations have to be acknowledged and
considered when deciding on a target market for a new product launch. Unfortunately, this
occasionally means, like for alcohol, that the most affluent segment of the market cannot be
easily targeted through advertising, so the product has to be positioned differently within a
slightly smaller market.
The World Health Organization’s European Charter on Alcohol in 1995 declared that
‘all children and adolescents have the right to grow up in an environment protected from
the negative consequences of alcohol consumptions and, to the extent possible, from the
promotion of alcoholic beverages’ [WHO, 1995]. International researchers from WHO claim
that alcohol advertising ‘has been found to promote and reinforce perceptions of drinking
as positive, glamorous and relatively risk free… exposure to repeated high levels of alcohol
promotion inculcates pro-drinking attitudes and increases the likelihood of heavier drinking’
[Babor et al., 2003] Due to these opinions, any advertiser trying to promote an alcoholic
beverage will come up against a struggle working within the rules and regulations of
authorities without endangering the their company’s reputation and ethics and the possible
effects on vulnerable audiences.
Furthermore, there are strict rules set out by OfCom as to what alcohol adverts must
not contain:
• Sexual appeal/content or implying increased sexual success/attractiveness
• Self-destructive or anti-social behaviour including aggression, daring, juvenility or bravado.
• Appealing to youth
• Irresponsibility with alcohol e.g. driving/ swimming/ operating heavy machinery.
• Imply that drinking such alcohol will improve masculinity/femininity
• Underage people (these can appear but only if portrayed to be calm and sensible in a
family situation.)
• Implications that drinking alone can help solve boredom, or imply alcohol as a daily
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routine or as a break from a daily routine or have therapeutic qualities.
• Implications that the alcohol is irresistible, act as a stimulant or depressant, or boost
confidence.
• Implications that the alcoholic beverage is better than an alternative because it contains a
higher alcohol content.
• Images of groups of people buying rounds of beers for each other. (People can purchase
beer for friends but must not imply that this initiates the need for another.)
Alcohol television advertising must:
• Be primarily for the use of deterrence of underage/ irresponsible drinking.
• Not imply that the success of a social occasion primarily rests on the presence of alcohol.
• Any person portrayed drinking alcohol must look at least 25 and not contain personalities
which would appeal for under 18’s to mimic.
• Not encourage people to:

- Be drinking more than advised

- Drink sooner than they otherwise would

- Buy alcohol with the assumption that alcohol implies social status/ confidence/
success/ acceptance.
Bearing all these factors in mind, this campaign is to be targeted at a more mature
demographic; although younger men just outside of their teenage years are a prominent
and promising market to target; targeting the younger scale of the market may prove risky,
seeming to encourage younger adolescents to aspire to drinking alongside their peers,
therefore not in compliance with the strict rules.
So, this advertising campaign will target males, aged 25 to 40 in socio-economic
groups B, C1, and C2. In doing this, the product will position itself securely in the market
identified in the market research to be successful, but also be in compliance with the rules
set out by OfCom and with opinions of critics.




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Branding
Branding is something that is extremely important when launching a new product or
company. The importance of successfully branding a product and therefore maintaining a
successful brand cannot be stressed enough. Brand image is arguably more important than
the product itself as this is the first contact a customer has with a product and can often
become the very definition of what values a company strive to associate with. ‘Brands are
part of ourselves and we are part of our brands’ [P. Cooper 1989, Comparison between the
U.K and U.S- the qualitative dimension. Journal of market research society Vol 31 No.4 pgs-
509-20.] Here, Cooper sums up the nature of branding perfectly. Consumers purchase
branded products because of the name, not because of the practical nature of the product:
obviously brands are made on quality products but eventually brand power can eclipse this.
For example a consumer has bought a Calvin Klein shirt. The name would be on the shirt and
the consumer would like to be associated with the brand ideals and wants everyone to
know it. Another theory suggested was that it was the consumers themselves that create
brands through habitual purchasing and habit forming tendencies. Branding is inseparable
from the ability to choose. Both theories agree that a high level of consumer contribution is
involved but more arguably, this comes at a later stage of a successful brand’s life.
Eventually a brand claims a personality perceived in the consumers mind including all
fictional and real qualities.
Brands are broken down into three different types of image, that either the company
or the public eventually constructs. The three types are; the corporate image, the product
image and the retail image. Brand identity is the way in which the company portrays itself
and its products. Conversely the total brand image (an amalgamation of the above three
types of image) is the way in which the company and its products are perceived by their
consumers. Brands are successfully constructed by using symbols and images that reflect
the lifestyle and needs of the consumers. Every possible contact by the customer to the
brand (be it via broadcast, outdoor, print or electronic media) is an opportunity to reinforce
the brand image and its values. At these points of contact the themes, look and values of
the brand must be consistent and must resemble the same image as seen in every type of
marketing the company puts out. This would go as far as including the logo on invoices and
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