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RMIT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY VIETNAM
MARKETING COMMUNICATION_MKTG1257
IMC PLAN PONDS WHITE BEAUTY
Lecturer: Melvin Fernando
Team: Panda
Nguyen Lien Mai Khanh- s3192884
Phan Tran Bao Ngoc- s3246578
Chu Minh Hien- s3209786
Nguyen Thi Thuy Van- s3220648
Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy-s3209797
Huynh Thi Tu Trinh- s3209675
Group: 2
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
STAGE 1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 5
2. MARKETING AND PROMOTION/COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES ................................................................. 9
3. COMMUNICATION BUDGET ......................................................................................................................... 11
STAGE 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
1. ADVERTISEMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 11
2. SALES PROMOTION: ..................................................................................................................................... 16
3. PUBLIC RELATION: ........................................................................................................................................ 20
4. MEDIA PLAN ................................................................................................................................................. 24
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................. 27
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report is implemented to perform the background information of POND‟S WHITE BEAUTY brand
based on its current situation, competitor analysis as well as future marketing and promotional
objectives under techniques of marketing communication‟s theories. Due to it, finally we can come up
with the Integrated Marketing Communication program including Advertising, Sales Promotion and PR
for this brand.
In Stage 1, for internal analysis, Pond‟s provide completely 3 main parts of product. These are core
product (beauty and confidence), actual product (package‟s design, pinkish-white style) and augmented
product (warranty, instructions). Pond‟s white beauty focuses on urban cities where having a large
number of teenagers and young girls who own medium income (200-250$/month). Moreover, this report
also analyzes the Psychological and Behavioral sequence model of Pond‟s target customers.
As a new whitening cream market in Vietnam, Pond owns 19% market share in 2007. With the
application of 4Ps, the comparison between Pond‟s and its competitors including Nivea, Olay and
Essance will be presented. In Environmental analysis, this brand is determined as getting many potential
advantages when living standard and technology development is increasing in Vietnam and more
women concern about their beauty. Besides it, weather and climate can be a serious consideration for
Pond‟s.
With the investment $1,700,000 on marketing campaigns, such as TV ads, magazines, OOH activities,
sales promotion and PR, Pond is believed to reach 26% market share and growth rate 15% as well as
raising 90% brand awareness in the end of 2011. Also, building a positive attitude ranges from 32-35%
of target customer and raising brand loyalty to more than 20%. A communication budget will be then
indicated.
In order to reach the objectives in Stage 1, the report comes up with a detail media plan. In
Advertisement strategy, a TV clip for Pond‟s white beauty will be developed with 3 sub parts named
“Rescue Pinkish-white Princess”. These 3 clips will be shown in the order: 10, 15, 25 October 2010 on
TV after the first one is posted on YouTube 1 weeks to get the audience‟s curious and attention. Also, it
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is presented on Magazines for teens and young girls, like 2!, Hoa Hoc Tro as well as Online banners and
bus station.
For Sales Promotion plan, from 15 Oct to 25 Nov 2010 we created the pink trees located at Pond‟s
booths in cinema, shopping mall, high schools and music concert for customers to come and receive
Pond‟s sample combined with the horoscope following their birthday. In special event, customers will
get free Hippie headband in Christmas holiday and 10 free meal tickets in the night of Valentine. From
the time June to September, to increase sale volume, we offer a voucher for 2 people to have a free trip
to Vung Tau city in 2 days including free hotel and meals. When customers buy a set of Pond‟s, they
will get a lucky card inside to scratch.
In PR strategy, from 19 Dec 2010 to 1 Jan 2011, a Wishing Garden event will be occurred in central of
city. People will come to pink Christmas trees in this garden to write down their wish and hang them on
trees. These notes will be collected in 2 weeks and then put into a pink castle to take to sky by the
balloons. The second event called “With pond‟s white beauty,
Reach the top of creativity!!!” by running 2 contests. One is “Turn your ideas into reality” for all
Vietnamese students who will create a scripts for Pond‟s TV clip. Five copywriters with excellent scripts
will be provided 50 millions each to shoot the clips. The other contest is finding girl models for those
recording video clips. They will take photos with Pond‟s cream and attack Pond‟s package plus
application form to send to Pond‟s office. The winners will receive free trips, chances to work with
Unilever and other big rewards.
Lastly, a total media plan diagram and budget will be performed.
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INTRODUCTION
After the first campaign, Ponds is successful in raising product awareness to the customers although it
could not avoid having some mistakes during the organization. Indeed, this report aims to create an IMC
plan for Ponds White Beauty through applying tools such as advertisement (TVC, magazine, out-of-
home), sales promotion and public relationship in order to increase more sales for the product. Actually,
the sales promotion and PR will be spent more to induce the purchase from the customers. Stage one of
this report will review the current situation of Ponds and state the objectives of new marketing
communication campaign. Moreover, in stage two, the strategies of each marketing tools will be
analyzed with more details about the time duration, the activities and the budget.
STAGE 1
Advertising and Promotional Plan is going to increase the sales volume of Pond’s White Beauty
and raising brand loyalty.
1. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
1.1 Internal :
1.1.1. Product analysis:
Core product:
This is the most basic level of typical products. Actually, customers buy Pond‟s as a tangible
product, but what are they really getting? Generally, every girls buy cosmetic, especially skin
cream in order to make them more beautiful. Therefore, the core product of Pond‟s is aim to
give the girls beauty and confidence in their life.
Actual product:
Pond‟s product concerns about the design of package (square paper package covering a
round cream box) and pinkish-white style to differentiate their products from the other
competitors. Its brand name, styling and features have been combined carefully to deliver the
core benefit of caring about girl‟s skins.
Augmented product:
It‟s related to the warranty and additional customer services providing. Inside the package,
Pond‟s has offered a paper of instructions on how to use the products, also the phone
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numbers and website for customers to contact if there are any problems or misunderstand
about Pond‟s white cream.
1.2 External :
1.2.1.Customer analysis:
A. TARGET MARKET
Geographic:
Focus on urban areas throughout Vietnam, especially the big cities, like HCM city, Hanoi or
Danang.
Demographic:
Age: teenagers (15-19 year olds), young girls (20-27 year olds).
Gender: only female.
Occupations: students, officers.
Income: medium (200-250$/month).
Behavioral:
Customer‟s past behavior: prefer cream helping their skins whiter with affordable prices.
Brand loyalty: medium (customers easily switch to the other cosmetic brands).
Attitude towards product: Pond‟s comes from Unilever, fifth most profitable Personal care
property. So, customers trusted in brand name and the quality.
Psychographic:
Country of origin: Normally, customers often prefer products from Europe, USA or Japan
because of their quality and safety standard. Pond‟s comes from Uniliver which is a famous
corporation in England; therefore, it is trusted in good quality.
Lifestyle: Pond‟s is suitable for 2 kinds of customer: Strivers and Experiencers
Strivers are trendy and fun loving. This type of people is likely teenagers or young girls
because they are concerned about the opinion of their friends or families when they
decide to buy something, like cosmetic. They often like shopping as their social activity
which is also a habit of young girls.
Experiencers are motivated by self-expression. This characteristic is suitable for
teenagers who want to express their beauty and personalities by owning a good looking
and cool stuff. Also, they want to spend money on fashion, entertainment and socializing,
especially cosmetic- white cream like Pond‟s.
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B. BEHAVIOURAL SEQUENCE MODEL: CPM (Consumer Processing Model):
1.2.2. Competitor analysis:
Pond's19%
Olay15%
Nivea12%
Essance6%
Other48%
STAGE 1: Being exposed
to information
-Deliver the message
“shining pinkish-white”
regularly.
-Use TV ad, magazines,
banners, posters, design
of packages to present
the brand’s message.
STAGE 2: Paying attention
-The brand message is high
relevant to the interest of girls
wishing to own a pinkish white
skin completely catch their
conscious attention.
-The TV ads used the pink-white
background and movement to
easily catch consumer’s
eyeshigh level of attention.
STAGE 3: Comprehending attended
information
-Consumer’s perception can analyze
features of Pond’s (round box, pink
and white colors, 50g size).
-Active synthesis: Pond’s is sold at
supermarkets, convenient
storeslikely for customers to
perceive Pond’s as good quality with
affordable price.
STAGE 4: Agreeing with
comprehending
information
-Pond’s used endorsers –
Tuyet Ngoc model
(Vietnamese famous
person) to enhance the
message credibility it
created realistic evidence
that helping girls to own a
pinkish white skin.
Enhancing high level of
agreement with brand’s
message.
STAGE 5: Retaining accepted
information in memory
- Sensory stores: remind customers
with smell and touching (soft cream).
-Short term memory: message:
”shining pinkish white” is repeated
many times in media to help customer
remember Pond’s unique
characteristic.
-Long term memory: remind customer
with basic knowledge (good quality
cream with affordable price to make
you shining and confident)
STAGE 5: Retrieving
information from
memory
-Pond’s uses a small rose
symbol with the pink and
white background in
their ads to differentiate
with competitors.
High in imagery
represented in
customer’s memory.
Success in applying
dual-coding theory.
Market share
Whitening Product in 2007
Other whitening products include
Biore, Hazeline, Thorakao, E 100,
Feiya, Eversolf, Kaila,etc.
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Whitening Products
4Ps POND’S
Pond’s White Beauty.
OLAY
Olay White
Radiance.
NIVEA
White Extra Cell Repair
ESSANCE
Lacvert Essance
Aqua
Lightening
Product - making brighter skin
with the formula of Pro-
Vitamin B3 and
Lycopene component.
- using an ingredient to
protect skin from sun‟s
damaging rays and gives
the natural pinkish
bright skin to females.
-make a whitening
skin, reduce spot
and pore.
-Especially, with
the formula of SPF
19 can protect skin
from UVA/UVB-
main reason
making suntanned
skin.
-with component of
licorice extract and
Vitamin C&E will make
brighter skin.
- also protect skin from the
sunlight.
- with the
formulas of triple
action helping to
reduce melanin,
regenerate
function of skin.
-making skin
becomes white
and smooth.
Price - Facial Foam: 25000
VND
-Toner: 44000 VND
- Cream: 53000 VND
- Foam: 34000
VND
- Cream: 105000
VND
- Cleansing Foam: 23000
VND
-Day cream: 65000 VND
- Night cream: 65000
VND
-Cleansing foam:
40000 VND
-Toner: 90000
VND
- Cream: 105000
VND
Promotion
Advertising on TV,
teenager and young
adult magazine, online
newspaper.
- Sponsor for TV series
movie, Passport to Love
and event Golden
Album music concert.
Advertising on
TV, magazine for
woman, online
newspaper.
-Sale Promotion:
lucky draw for
promotional
products.
Using various below the
line routes and identifies
ways of talking to
teenagers directly.
-Launch an interactive
online magazine call FYI
(fund, young and
independent) to raise the
awareness of the brand.
Advertising on
newspaper,
magazine
-Opening
conferences to
introduce new
products.
-Sale promotion:
reduce price, gift
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attachment.
Place - Pond‟s products are
sold in convenience
store, cosmetic
merchandise and all
supper market in
Vietnam.
-Product is sold in
convenience
stores, cosmetic
store and all
supper market.
-product is sold in super
market, grocery and
cosmetic store.
Essance is sold in
super market,
cosmetic store
and Debon Total
Cosmetic system.
1.2.3. Environmental analysis:
Economic factor: This factor has strong effect on cosmetic industry. The economic situation
can have direct impact on consumer spending power and the input for the cosmetic industry. For
example, when the economy has to face with financial crisis, it will lead to reducing in
purchasing power. Vietnam with economic growth and higher standard living in recent years has
led to increase the purchasing power. Furthermore, a country with large population like Vietnam
is a favorable destination for more and more new products.
Social factor: the changes in social trends can influence on the demand of cosmetic products.
Fortunately, woman in today society become more and more concern about their beauty, so the
cosmetic industry could be a very potential in development. Moreover, the aging population can
impact on demand. For example, Vietnam is a young population country with more young
people than the older people, so it will be a high demand for beauty products.
Technological factor: It is important for the cosmetic industry to find new raw materials which
are friendly with human skin and also bring the certain effectiveness during the usages.
Environmental factor: the weather and climate also affect to the cosmetic industry. Each region
has different whether with different types of skin so they must be sure that the products can bring
effectiveness for customer in that area. For example, Pond‟s target the Asian market, so their
products need to have the function of protect skin from the sunlight. Moreover, the
manufacturing process must have no impact to the environment.
2. MARKETING AND PROMOTION/COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
2.1. Market share and sales volume:
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Reach 26% market share in the end of 2011.
Growth rate annually is 15%.
Invest $1,700,000 in marketing campaign like ads on TV, magazines and newspapers and OOH
activities; focusing on sales promotion and PR to increase 30% of sales volume and building
brand image.
Marketing campaign takes 1 year from October 2010 to October 2011 because of Holiday
obligations such as Mother‟s Day, Teacher‟s Day, Christmas, Tet Holiday, Valentine and
Women‟s Day. That is the best time for us to promote Sales promotion. Furthermore, June, July
and August is summer holiday, thus, this is great opportunities for us to attract our customers join
in contest with us.
Success on raising brand awareness to more than 90% by fulfills customer satisfaction and
customer expectation. From that, we will live up the positive attitude toward.
2.2. Communication effects sequence:
The hierarchy of effects are based on assumption that when consumers exposure to marketing
communication, they would pass through a sequence of steps. Please refer to Appedix 2 of
Hierarchy of marcom effects (Shimp 2010). Then, the objectives of communication effects sequence
are as follow,
From Unawareness to Awareness:
To increase overall attention and awareness of Pond‟s White Beauty to at least 90% of
target customer (teenagers and young adult).
From Awareness to Expectation:
Enhance customers‟ knowledge of the product; specify clearly what they can expect from
buying and using Pond‟s White Beauty, by ensuring to use a clear, single message for many
marcom tools.
The message must clarify the product‟s unique characteristic-“providing you a healthy,
pinkish-white skin, not an unnatural white one”.
Ensure the message can reach up to 82% of target market.
From Expectation to Trial
Providing chance for target customers to try the product, by giving sample.
Ensure the sample is given in at least some big universities, high school as well as
supermarkets.
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So that the trial rate could range from 45-50% of target customer.
Enhancing Attitude and Belief
Reinforcing good attitude and belief of our brand and product, by not only the product
quality, but also by performing a good job in other relevant activities, such as the Pink
Christmas event and Contest.
Promoting the brand image “Pond‟s White Beauty brings you a shining rosy-white skin as
you wish”
To build a positive attitude and belief in at least 32-35% of customers
Affecting Purchase Behavior and building Brand Loyalty:
All above marcom efforts are to ensure the increasing in the market share up to 26% in
target segment.
To build up Pond‟s White Beauty loyalty rate at more than 20% in target customers.
3. COMMUNICATION BUDGET
Please refer to Appendix 12 for more detail.
STAGE 2
1. ADVERTISEMENT
1.1. Objectives:
Raise consumer’s interest about a new marketing strategy in 2010 for Pond‟s in Vietnam.
Improve the unique image of the product that is Pinkish- white Princess.
Generate Word of Mouth to ensure 70% of teenagers or young girls who are Pond‟s target
customer will discuss and mention about the clip with their friends every day.
1.2. Strategies:
1.2.1. Television:
Pond‟s White Beauty develops a story called “rescuing pinkish-white princess”. The TV clip will
be divided into 3 sub clips to show at 3 period of time on TV with the aim of raising viewer‟s
interest.
Besides it, the first clip (Clip A) will be posted on YOUTUBE within 1 week before it is shown
popularly on TV. We choose YouTube because it‟s the most famous online website globally
specializing clips which has 100 million viewers. Therefore, Pond‟s clip might raise the notice
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firstly in network citizen and we can get their evaluation from it. Moreover, it does not require
financial element.
Our strategy about TV ad relates to historical vestiges which has Prince and Princess, in order to
suit with Pond‟s White Beauty„s unique image as well as teenagers who still have day-dreaming
ob being a Princess.
We invite Quang Vinh singer to play Prince Role, as his nickname is Nightingale Prince, and
also his image, as a handsome, sweet guys, is very appropriate of being a prince. Moreover, he
has thousands of fans who are teenagers.
CLIP A (15s): 10 October 2010
The scenes in Clip A reflect a violent fighting between Quang Vinh as Prince and the soldiers in
15s, firstly shown in YouTube, and then launched on TV.
Also, the text “What is happening with Quang Vinh?” are appeared in the clip.
Moreover, this clip will not show the Pond‟s symbol, combining with the excited music to make
the viewers be more curious and continually wait for the second clip.
This would create word of mouth, there would be a lot of discussion, comments about what is
going on, is there a new movie of Quang Vinh, is it his new music video, etc. People would talk
about it. They might not even think of is as an advertisement.
Please refer to Appendix 3.1 to see the pictures to have more detail about the scenes.
CLIP B (15s): 15 October 2010
The second clip will be shown 5 days after Clip A was launched on TV. Actually, 5 days are not
too long and too short because the first clip had posted on YouTube in 1 week. As a result, a
numbers of teenagers had been familiar with this.
Clip B will be a combination of the scenes in Clip A which is cut shorter from 15s to 7s and
added the continual scenes. We have to do this because we want to help people who did not
watch the fist clip to catch the whole story of Pond‟s clips.
At the end story of Clip A where Quang Vinh fights with the soldiers, Clip B begins with the
success of the Prince. In other words, he wins and take his first steps into a castle where there are
even 2 princesses waiting.
Both of them are so beautiful and need to be rescued. At this time, the clip will end and so, one
question will be appeared “Who will Quang Vinh choose to rescue?” The purpose of Clip B is
also getting the customer‟s interest to make them waiting for the next clip.
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This again raises attention and curiosity. As it is shown on television, some might think is could
be an advertisement, but they still keeping talking and guessing what product it advertises for.
Please refer to Appendix 3.2 to see the pictures to have more detail about the scenes.
CLIP C (30s): 25 October 2010
This last clip contains the complete story of rescuing pinkish-white princess which are combined
the scenes from Clip A and B to help viewers understanding clearly about the clip.
It is shown 10 days after the second clip was launched on TV.
Clip C will begin from where Quang Vinh fights against the soldiers to the time he found 2
beautiful princesses. Continually, this clip is going to provide the last decision from Quang Vinh-
the prince to choose which Princess to rescue.
As a result, he comes to the left one who is Pinkish-white Princess to rescue her.
Moreover, the text will appear in front the clip “Let‟s choose Pond‟s white beauty to help your
prince realize you!!”
Then, the product Pond‟s White Beauty appears with the unique message:” Pond‟s White
Beauty, waking up your shining beauty, bringing you a rosy-white skin as you wish. Shining an
confident every step you walk”
The clip influenced teenager‟s psychology that they wish to become a Princess and find their
charming Prince. So, the story raises attention, and belief that the girls who use Pond‟s white
beauty will find their own Prince and get the success in life.
Please refer to Appendix 3.3 to see the pictures to have more detail about the scenes.
Time:
Each clip will be shown 2 times every day on HTV7 and VTV3 (most popular channels) from
7pm to 10pm because this time has a lot of teenagers watching.
Clip C will be shown everyday within 2 months from 25 October 2010 to 25 December 2010.
Total Budget: $640,000
Evaluation and Control:
According to TNS (England), there is 60% Vietnamese watching TV in “golden time” (from
8pm to 10pm). Besides that, numbers of teenagers is over 35% of total Vietnam‟s population
(Nielsen, 2008). Based on that, we can assume that nearly 8,000 young girls in Vietnam getting
notice from watching Pond‟s advertisement clip on TV. This percentage might plus the number
of teenagers reading magazines, going online to help us attracting a lot of target customers.
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Moreover, as Pond‟s advertisement posting on YouTube 3 months ago has about 1,300 viewers,
our strategy that posting Pond‟s clip there firstly might increase the numbers of viewers because
at this time, teenagers prefer to use Internet rather than other media.
Also, we can get the feedback from their rating or comments to improve our advertisement
1.2.2. Magazines:
HHT 2!, Yeah1 Teen and The Gioi Phu Nu.
These are monthly magazines specialized for teenagers and young woman.
Compared to other magazines, they have the highest number of issues per volume which can
bring the ads to the eyes of more prospects. This print media will be used throughout the year,
however, in each month, advertisement should appear in different magazine.
The 2 months period to the contest and event, ads will appear in all 3 magazines with consistent
design and message. It shows a nice looking female with pinkish white skin using Pond‟s. The
text section will highlight the advantage of the products or can be replaced with other content
such as interviewing some teenage idols about their experiences of using Pond‟s (refer to
Appendix 4.1).
Besides, this ad can also be placed where photographs and print ads are appropriate such as
newspapers, internet or point-of-purchase displays. The content will be changed for the event and
contest advertisement, it highlight the information such as time and location of the event together
with the application form (refer to Appendix 4.2). The advertisement is one full-color page
(21cm width by 27cm depth)
Total Budget: $75,000
Evaluation:
Both 2! and TGPN are long times established magazines with a lot of subscribers throughout the
country, we can expect the ads will approach to many potential customers.
Although Yeah1 Teen is a new magazine, its target market is exactly what Pond‟s are aiming to
which is teenagers. The right target readers can surely bring higher success for the ads.
CPM:
HHT 2! CPM $1,900/ 169 = $11.24
Yeah1 Teen CPM $800/ 18 = $44.44
TGPN CPM $3,200/ 50 = $64
1.2.3. Online Banner:
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Channel 14, Zing and HHT Online
These websites are popular for younger with high-traffic.
Nowadays, youths spend more time online therefore internet media is another effective tool to
target this segment. This medium can greatly help attract more visits into Pond‟s websites by
clicking on the banner. Since it would be less costly and time consuming to design and update
new online banners, they will be use to reflect every new promotions or upcoming events of
Pond‟s through the year.
Content of the banner will depend on the kind of activities carrying on that month. One 300 x
250 right banner will be placed on main page of the site so it can capture people‟s attention
easily (refer to Appendix 5). In the idle months, this medium will be cut out to save cost
Total Budget: $ 108,000 per year
Evaluation:
Since each banner is linked to Pond‟s White Beauty website, the effectiveness of this media will
be measure by comparing the traffics to Pond‟s before and after the campaign.
We can also track down how many visitors come from each site to develop a better online
strategy. Another element is an increase in the number of users registered at our website over the
year.
CPM:
Channel 14 CPM (per month) 14 $5,400/ 16,641= $0.32
Zing News CPM (per month) $6,000/ 28,523= $0.21 (TM=60% → CPM-TM = $0.35)
HHT CPM (per month) $1,300/ 1,725 = $0.75
1.2.4. Out-of-Home:
Bus station
Bus stop ads are the cheapest medium compared to others but not less effective.
Pond‟s billboards will be placed at the bus station located around district 1. This city centre has
very high traffic and a lot of entertainment places so it could easily appeal to young people. The
content will be similar with other media to make it consistent. It shows the product is shining and
it makes the skin of a young woman brighter (refer to Appendix 6).
For the ads to be more eye catching to remind people, the bus station would be painted in pink
and decorated as a castle – an image that associated with Pond‟s event. It will not carry any
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specific promotion to prevent outdated information since it would cost much time to change the
billboard image.
Total Budget: $12,000 per year
Evaluation:
As this advertising is used to support the entire campaign and is exposed to the masses, there is
no possible way to measure the impact of this strategy.
However, some factors such as good location and visually pleasing ads can promise to create
positive impact. For instance, since there are always traffic jams at rush hours in district 1, we
could have a lot of audiences trapped by slow moving traffic.
In general, inquiry tests can be applied to evaluate the effectiveness between these media. To illustrate,
when people go to the Pond‟s website, there will be a one question survey such as “how do you know
about our website”, some possible answers can be magazines, TV etc. Besides, we can also receive
responses from people who participate in our activities. For example, the similar question like “how do
you know about this contest” will be printed on the application form.
2. SALES PROMOTION:
2.1 Objectives:
Increase product awareness to the customers combined with boost up the sale by 30%.
By create attractive promotions program, it is believed to be effective in increasing the trial of
product.
The more chance for consumers try the product, the more loyalty customers Ponds has.
2.2 Strategies:
2.2.1 Sampling
“DISCOVER YOUR NEW DAY WITH POND’S WHITE BEAUTY”
Time: from the end of October (15/10/2010) to the end of November (25/11/2010), it will occur
at the same time of broadcasting new TVC of Ponds White Beauty. This sampling program can
reinforce the image of Ponds as well as encourage the sales effectively.
The booth will be decorated in pink which is consistent with the Ponds White beauty image
(please refer to Appendix 8.1 for Booth‟s picture.
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The package of sample will be redesigned from traditional small pack to small tub in order to
enhance the durable of product.
At the booth, Ponds will have some sample trees, hanging the small pink packs that include the
free sample and the horoscope information (refer to Appendix 7.1). The message of this
sampling program is “Discover your new day with Pond‟s White beauty”. It goes along with the
message on TV ads, as shining every step you walk, and make your every single day colorful.
The customers will be attracted by decorative booth; moreover, they will come to the tree and
find the horoscope following their birthday (refer to Appendix 7.2).
The salesperson will play a new role which is guiding the customers the way how to use Ponds
most effectively instead of traditional role- delivering free sample.
The booth will be put at many places in big cities, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Da Nang.
For example:
Youth culture house.
Cinema such as Megastar Hung Vuong, Galaxy Nguyen Du, Nguyen Trai etc.
Shopping mall (Saigon square, supermarkets).
High schools (Le Hong Phong, Le Quy Don, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai).
Universities ( Educational university, Social science and human university)
Concert music (Hoa nhip ban tre): besides distributing the free sample the customers will
also receive a fan with image of Pond‟s White beauty so that it not only make the audience
feel comfortable during the concert but also can bring the image of Pond‟s white beauty
easily to the consumers‟ mind.
It is believed effective in attracting the customers go to Pond‟s booth to get free sample
because:
The sampling program happens at the time of broadcasting the ads on TV so the consumers
will have more motivation and intention to try the product. Moreover, during this time there
is Vietnam women day (20-10).
Decorating pinky booth combined with giving the horoscope information will make the
customers be curious and come.
Being different from the normal way of delivering sample, Pond understands the psychology
of their targeted customers who are teenagers and the youth, Pond include in the sample the
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horoscope- the information about feeling, activities on that day. The customers especially
teenagers will feel curious and interested in this program
Total Budget: $500,000
Evaluation:
ROI for a sampling investment:
1. The total cost of sampling: With the wide distribution of sampling program. Ponds plan to
deliver 1,000,000 units and the cost of each trial-sized unit is $0.4. Thus, total cost is
$400,000 ( i.e. 1,000,000 times $0.4)
2. Calculate the profit per unit: We assume that average four units will be purchased per year
and the profit which is calculated average among the set of Ponds White beauty is $0.8.
Thus, each customers will bring the potential profit is $3.2 (i.e. $0.8 multiply 4) when they
become repeat customers of our brand.
3. Calculate the number of converters: $400,000/$3.2= 125,000 units.
This means that 12.5% conversion rate to break even (i.e. 125,000/1.000,000= 12.5%)
4. Determine the effectiveness of the sampling:
In order to ensure the success of sampling, the conversion rate has to exceed the break-even
which is from 13% to 18%. Therefore the minimum of 162,500 people must become the
users of Ponds White beauty after trying the sample. (i.e. 125,000 times 1.3) in order to
cover the cost from sampling investment as well as increase sales and increase the profit.
We can evaluate this sampling program through:
The program occurs parallel with the time broadcasting new TVC of Ponds White beauty on
television. Moreover, because of new method of delivering sample, generating the Word of
mouth can help the program more successful. The more people come to the booth to get
sample, the more brand awareness Ponds raises.
We can compare the sales before with the sales after the sampling program happening.
2.2.2 Gift Attachment
Purpose is to increase the sale volume directly by create interest for buyers in some special
events:
In the Christmas event, we will launch a gift attachment campaign from the middle to the end of
December. When the customers buy a set of Pond‟s White Beauty, they will get a lovely Hippie
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headband (refer to Appendix 8.1). This might attract many teen girls because Hippie headband is
a new trend in recent months and it is forecasted to still be liked until the end of this year.
In the Valentine event, the gift attachment will be implemented in a different way with more
interesting. The gift will be 10 free meals for 10 couples in the night of Valentine „day. The free
meal ticket will be put inside a set of Pond‟s White Beauty. The location is Annamite Restaurant;
it is a French restaurant which is especially designed for couples in romantic meals with
candlelight (refer to Appendix 8.2). This might attract many teen girls and also teen boys to buy
Pond‟s white Beauty. For those teen boys, they can buy Pond‟s as a gift for their girl friend and
also get a chance to be one of the 100 lucky couples. This promotion will be scheduled from the
middle of January to before the Valentine‟s Day.
Total Budget: $110,000
2.2.3 Voucher
Time: from June to September.
There is no special event at this time, so we plan to increase the sale volume by giving a holiday
accommodation voucher. Moreover, this summer time, people usually to the beach and enjoy the
shining.
When customers buy a set of Pond‟s White Beauty, they will get a scratch card inside the
package and if they are lucky to win, then they can contact with us to get the voucher.
10 lucky customers might have a chance to spend 3 days traveling to Vung Tau City and they
will be stayed in 4 stars hotel for free. The hotel, which is Sammy (refer to Appendix 9) might
bring meaningful holidays for them because the hotel is located near the beach and customers
will be served meals and beverage.
Each voucher will be available for 2 People. This sale promotion might attract strong attention
among buyers because it is implemented in the summer season, a free holiday voucher could be a
very excited thing.
Total Budget: $3,500
Evaluation and control for Gift Attachment and Voucher
Observing the consumer behavior respond when they buy Pond‟s products. It is important to
know that consumers get interest in the gift attachment.
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Recording the respond from retailers and whole sellers when the gift attachment and voucher
campaign are implemented. They might provide the current sale situation which can evaluate an
effective sale promotion or not.
With the holiday accommodation voucher, we can send an email to the winner after the get the
travelling. We can ask about their opinion and feeling to measure their satisfaction.
Recording the sale volume, the higher sale volume proves for the effective sale promotion. We
can compare the sale data before and after the sale promotion campaign.
3. PUBLIC RELATION:
3.1. Objectives:
In cooperate with other marcom tool to improve brand awareness from 70% to more than 90%
of total target customers through the launch of Ponds Wishing Garden and Ponds White Beauty
Contest
Reinforcing the Brand by maintaining positive relationships with our target customer and
building a strong image of Ponds White Beauty. Promote brand image “Pond‟s will bring you
rosy skin as your wish”
Creating interest in event and contest activities, encourage customers come to store and buy
Ponds to join the contest.
Increase brand loyalty.
3.2. Strategies:
3.2.1. Special Event:
GREETING SEASON - WISHING GARDEN
Enjoy the first Pink Christmas in Vietnam with Pond’s White Beauty
Time: from 19/12/2010 to 01/01/2011 at Diamond Plaza, creating a Pink Christmas with
Pond‟s Wishing Garden.
All the place is decorated in pink – the color of Ponds White Beauty (refer to Appendix 10.1)
In the Wishing Garden, placing many pink Christmas trees; everyone can come, write down
their wishes in a pink beautiful note and hang them on these trees (refer to Appendix 10.2).
They could also take pictures with pinkish glorious design and beautiful Christmas girls in
cute, pink dress (refer to Appendix 10.3).
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Next to the garden is a batch of hundred colorful balloons attached with a small, pink Ponds
castle. After 2 weeks collecting wishes, in the first day of the year, all the wishes will be put
into the castle and the balloons will take them to the sky (refer to Appendix 10.4) .
In the micro-site pondswhitebeauty.vn, also creating a virtual wishing garden, for those who
cannot come directly to Ponds Wishing Garden at Diamond Plaza.
Promote the message: Pond‟s White Beauty-shine your skin-shine your life. Pond‟s White
Beauty brings you confident and shining, makes your life interesting and colorful. Now Pond‟s
White Beauty is honor to be part of making your life more meaningful by giving greetings and
wishes to your beloved ones.
This will attract a lot of people, especially our target customer
Organized in central of the city, with high traffic
In Christmas and New Year holiday, people usually send out card, go to church and to the
pagoda, to make a wish for themselves, for their family, friends, etc.
In this season, the hotels, the malls and all the streets around are decorated very beautifully,
attract thousands of people.
About 80% of people who come down to the central streets to take pictures and celebrate the
holidays are teenagers and young adults.
Raise attention and curious as they usually heard the term “White Christmas”, not “Pink
Christmas”, then attract more people to come and discover.
All people could celebrate the Christmas holiday, regardless their religion, but only the
Christians have chance to decorate the Christmas tree at home, this would be interesting for
others to feel like they involve in the holiday by placing their wish in the tree.
Attract the media, press
Budgeted cost: $60,000
Evaluation:
Personal contact: choose random customers, who come to the Wishing Garden, ask their
opinion about the event. What they like the most, what they dislike, is there anything else that
they expect to have in this kind of event.
Counting the number of cards, note that is used to see how many customers actually enjoy and
involve in the events
Based on sales volume: if the sales increase, then the event is successful.
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3.2.2. Contest:
WITH POND’S WHITE BEAUTY,
REACH THE TOP OF CREATIVITY!!!
In order to reach objectives set up, Pond‟s organizes the contest not only for increase sales volume
but also creates useful playground for its target market. Contest will run from May to September
2011 and is divided into two states:
*Stage 1: running “Turn your ideas into reality” and “Pond‟s Icon” contest from 1/5/2011 to
30/7/2011. Two activities run parallel.
Turn your ideas into reality Pond’s Icon
At the beginning of May, Pond’s advertise contest through communication channels such as
pondswhitebeauty.vn, 2! Magazine and TGPN
Participations All Vietnamese students who are
studying at high schools and
universities
Girls who are from 15 to 25 years old
Purpose Participants will come up with the
creative brief and ideas of television
advertisement scripts for Pond‟s White
Beauty.
Looking for the models for recording video
clips which winning participants of “Turn
your ideas into reality” contest.
Requirements The ads scripts have to convey
advertising ideas clearly in writing,
representing the brand‟s image
efficiently “Pond‟s- natural pinkish
white skin”, captures attention,
inventively and originality. Deadline
submission on 30th
June 2011.
Girls will show “Pond‟s moment” which is
the best expressive with Pond‟s product.
Photos (13*18 cm, without using
Photoshop) along with application form
from 2! Magazines, attaching Pond‟s White
Beauty package and ship it to Pond‟s office
(refer to Appendix 11).
Duties of
winners
At middle of July, Pond‟s chooses Five
highly regarded copywriters with
excellent scripts. Each of them will be
provided 50 million to shoot their
clips.
At the middle of July, Five excellent
models that are picked out by Pond‟s will
have chances to recording five scripts from
“Turn your ideas into reality” contest.
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*Stage 2: From 20/7/2011 to 1/9/2011
Winners from contest will be shooting five different video clips with the given capital.
At the beginning of August, Pond‟s will promote clips on Yeah 1! TV- popular channel for
teenager Within the program, behind of the scenes will be showed; models and copywriters will
share enjoyment and difficulties in recording process and what they learn from joining ads.
Audiences vote for clips they like best through 19001234 switchboards within program
happening as well as micro site pondswhitebeauty.com, and they have opportunities to win great
prizes like 3 holiday trips in Vinpearl land in 3 days to attract broader visitors who not only
teenager but also people who are interest in rewards. The more people join in contest, the more
we‟re successful. Vote will be ended on 20/8/20011.
On September, the most excellent clips will be rewarded- one is chosen by Pond‟s and one gets
highest viewer‟s votes. Rewards for winners include:
Holiday trips to Singapore- Malaysia in 4 days.
Chosen models will be acting in the next official commercial clip of Pond‟s White Beauty.
Winning copywriters would get a chance to cooperate with Uniliver marketing department in
developing the next official clip, and even have an opportunity to do internship and work at
Unilever Vietnam.
Contest will attract numerous participants join in and fulfill objective set out because:
Celebrate on summer time and focus on teen-girls and students
Matches teen-girls interests such as being well-know and their images spread everywhere
through mass media like TV, Internet and magazines.
Useful playground for cultivating and encourages creativity.
Through competition, participants can discover their special talents and have more clearly
orientation for their carrier in the future.
Tremendous rewards.
Encourage purchasing power to allow customers to join in the contest and create positive
consumers‟ attitude toward the product
Budgeted cost: $90,000
Evaluation:
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Customer awareness: determine how much knowledge consumers learn about Pond‟s through
contest and affects their purchasing power by looking at market share before contest and after
running contest.
Sales volume: More people buy Pond‟s to join in contest, the more successful we achieve. We
estimate base on sales revenue and profit report when contest finish.
Feedback from customers: on Micro-site pondswhitebeauty.com, Pond‟s will provide a Comment
Section for viewers post their thinking when contest happening
4. MEDIA PLAN
Please see the table below for more detail.
In general, this marketing plan will last through out the year from October 2010 to September
2011. During this year, Ponds White Beauty plans to hold diverse activities such as
advertisement (TVC, magazine, online website, etc.), sales promotion (sampling, gift attachment,
and voucher) and PR.
Firstly, samples will be delivered from October to November 2010. Next, there will be the gift
attachment on occasions of Christmas 2010 and Valentine 2011. On the other hand, in order to
reinforce for the sales promotion program, Ponds will also hold Pink Christmas which belongs to
PR. In addition, Ponds will have the monetary investment on the contest combines with the
attractive voucher of holiday accommodation. All of these IMC activities of this campaign will
be advertised through television, magazine, online website and even the bus stations.
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REFERENCE:
AdMicro 2010, "Price zone: Kenh14", viewed 15 April 2010,
"http://admicro.vn/public/zone_price.php?cmd=showprice&affi_id=18&channelid=6".
Marketing Vietnam Group 2010, "Advertising service", viewed 15 April 2010,
<http://www.marketingvietnam.net/content/blogcategory/22/25/.
Muadulich 2010, “Singapore- Sensaito 4 days”, viewed 22 April 2010,
<http://www.muadulich.com/singapore/singapore+sentosa.htm>.
Muctim Online 2010, "Advertising Price on Muctim", viewed 15 April 2010,
"http://www.muctim.com.vn/Forms/contact4adver.asp".
Nielsen,2008, „Vietnam Grocery report: nielsen‟, p.41, Confidental & Properietary, The Nielsen
Company.
Sammy Hotel 2010, “Special Promotion March 2010”, viewed 23 April 2010,
<http://sammyhotelvt.com/new/en/modules.php?name=News&op=viewcat&catid=2>.
VDC 2010, "Advertising Price Hoahoctro Online", viewed 15 April 2010,
"http://www.vdcsieuthi.vn/ProductDetail/197.aspx".
Viet Idea 2010, "HHT 2! Magazine Ads", viewed 15 April 2010, "http://viet-
idea.com/images/Tintuc/Bang%20bao%20gia%20bao%20SV20".
Vietbao, 2005, „HTV khong he ban song‟, Center for Press and International Communication
Cooperation, viewed 14 March 2010, < http://vietbao.vn/Van-hoa/Ong-Huynh-Van-Nam-Giam-
doc-Dai-Truyen-hinh-TP-HCM-HTV-khong-he-ban-song/45162208/181/>.
Zing Ads 2010, "Advertising Price Zing News", viewed 15 April 2010,
"http://advertise.zing.vn/html/cost/news.html".
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APPENDIX
1. Review past promotion – Firms promotion capabilities:
Initially, Ponds white beauty has aimed to create an intensive marketing campaign to launch the product
to targeted customers.
Historical marketing strategy:
Advertising:
TV: HTV and VTV from 7pm-10 pm with the TVC taken from Thailand.
Print ads: Muctim, 2!, VTM
Sponsorship: Passport to love movie and Golden album – music concert.
Sales promotion:
Free sample: a small pack of Ponds were delivered at the universities in order to stimulate the
product trial. Ponds believed that it is effective for them to marketing directly the product to the
targeted customers who are young girls.
Free gift for customers on special occasion.
Direct marketing:
Experiential marketing program by putting booth in the supermarket and on the road. This program
tries to create the brand name of product to targeted customers.
Contest and event:
“Pinkish-white princess contest” attracts many teenagers as well as the youth because it can satisfy
their desires which are being famous and attending the party with their idol- Noo Phuoc Thinh.
Ponds used various tool to launch this contest to the customers such as micro- site
landatranghong.com, news website vnexpress, ngoisao and Tv commercial ads. However, the final
congratulation party lacked of information and received some bad comments.
Although Ponds had monetary investment on the first campaign; it cannot avoid having some mistakes
in organizing. In fact, Ponds spent more on building public relationship -their basic marketing strategy
through direct marketing and contest, event. However, it needs to be enhanced so that Ponds can
accomplish the target more efficiently.
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2. Hierarchy of marcom effects.
(Shimp 2010)
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3. Television Advertising:
3.1. Clip A
AT THIS TIME AND EXACTLY THIS PLACE,
A VIOLENT BATTLE IS OCCURING……
What’s happening
with Quang Vinh?
Let’s watch on 15
Oct 2010!!!
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THE PRINCE COMES TO THE CASTLE
AND FOUND TWO BEAUTIFUL
PRINCESSES……
3.2 Clip B
WHAT WILL HE CHOOSE TO
RESCUE?
LET’ SEE THE WHOLE STORY
ON 25 OCT 2010!!!
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FINALLY, THE PRINCE HAD CHOSE
PINKISH-WHITE PRINCESS...
3.3 Clip C
LET’S CHOOSE POND’S WHITE
BEAUTY TO HELP YOUR PRINCE
REALIZE YOU!!!!
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4. Magazine Advertising
4.1 Magazine Ads
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4.2 Magazine Ads for contest.
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5. Online Banner Advertising
6. Bus station Advertising
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7. Sampling
7.1 Booth
7.2 Horoscope message:
POND’S
Pond’s White Beauty
Booth of Pond decorated in pink
Sample pack
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8. Gift Attachment
8.1 Hippie headband
8.2 Annamite Restaurant
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9. Sammy Hotel
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10. Special Event:
10.1 Wishing Garden:
POND’S WIShING GARDEN
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10.2 Cute notes for writing wishes:
10.3 Pond’s Christmas girls
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10.4. Balloons and Pond’s castle
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11. Contest
“Turn creativity into reality” Poster
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Application Form
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12. Marketing Communication Cost
Oct 2010- Sep 2011 Marketing Communications Cost
Strategy Descriptions Cost/ Unit
Advertising
TV Ads
HTV Time: 21:00-22:00 $2,000/ 30s ad
VTV Time: 21:00-22:00 $1,400/ 30s ad
Magazine 1 colour page 24 x 30cm
HHT 2! (169,000 issues/ vol.) $1,900/ ad/ vol.
Yeah1 Teen (18,000 issues/ vol.) $800/ ad/ vol.
TGPN Cover page (50,000 issues/ vol.) $3,200/ ad/ vol.
Bus Station Ads
$12,000/ year
Online Marketing
Banner Ads Main Page
Channel 14 Right Banner 350x250 $5,400/ month
Zing News Right Banner 350x250 $6,000/ month
HHT Online Great banner 578x188 $1,300/ month
Sales Promotion
Sampling
$0.4/ sample
Gift
Hippie headband Christmas Event Dec '10 $0.5/ headband
Romantic Dinner Date Valentine Event Feb '11 $100/ couple
Voucher
Sammy Hotel Sea View Room $170/ couple/ night
Public Relations
Contest
Travel& Accommodation Singapore 4 days 3 nights $490/ person
13. Marketing Communication Budgeted Expenses
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Oct 2010- Sep 2011 Marketing Communications Budget
Oct '10 Nov '10 Dec '10 Jan '11 Feb '11 Mar '11 Apr '11 May '11 Jun '11 July '11 Aug '11 Sep '11 Total
Advertising
Ads Design $50,000 - - - - - - - - - - - $50,000
TV Ads $54,400 $108,800 $108,800 - - - - $81,600 $81,600 $81,600 $81,600 $40,800 $639,200
Magazine $7,200 $4,000 $7,200 $4,000 $7,200 $11,000 $11,000 $4,600 $4,600 $4,600 $4,600 $4,600 $74,600
Banner Ads $12,700 - $12,700 $12,700 $12,700 - - $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $107,800
Bus Station $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $970 $11,640
Total $125,270 $113,770 $129,670 $17,670 $20,870 $11,970 $11,970 $98,570 $98,570 $98,570 $98,570 $57,770 $883,240
Sales Promotion
Sampling $250,000 $250,000 - - - - - - - - - - $500,000
Gift - - $100,000 - $10,000 - - - - - - - $110,000
Voucher - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 $3,500
Total $250,000 $250,000 $100,000 - $10,000 - - - - - - $3,500 $613,500
Public Relations
Christmas Event - - $60,000 - - - - - - - - - $60,000
Contest - - - - - - - $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $10,000 $90,000
Total - - $60,000 - - - - $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $10,000 $150,000
TOTAL S
UMMARY Oct '10 Nov '10 Dec '10 Jan '11 Feb '11 Mar '11 Apr '11 May '11 Jun '11 July '11 Aug '11 Sep '11 TOTAL
Advertising $125,270 $113,770 $129,670 $17,670 $20,870 $11,970 $11,970 $98,570 $98,570 $98,570 $98,570 $57,770 $883,240
Sales Promotion $250,000 $250,000 $100,000 - $10,000 - - - - - - $3,500 $613,500
Public Relations - - $60,000 - - - - $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $10,000 $150,000
TOTAL $375,270 $363,770 $289,670 $17,670 $30,870 $11,970 $11,970 $118,570 $118,570 $118,570 $118,570 $71,270 $1,646,740
% OF TOTAL 22.79% 22.09% 17.59% 1.07% 1.87% 0.73% 0.73% 7.20% 7.20% 7.20% 7.20% 4.33%
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54%37%
9%
Allocated Budget Percentage
Advertising
Sales Promotion
Public Relations