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Business: UPS has decided to explore the feasibility of making deliveries with drones. Write a SWOT analysis that outlines the company’s internal strengths and weaknesses and the external opportunities/threats present in the industry.
Communications Discussion
“Analyse three different forms of visual digital communication used for disseminating organisational, educational or research content, and evaluate three contrasting methods for gauging the audience response. Relate your analysis to the context, aims and needs of the relevant organisation(s) and support your discussion with references to existing literature, key theories and published research”.
UNI Communications Social Media Case Study
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Case Study
VivE Hoy
The market for carbonated soft drinks represents one of the largest and most lucrative targets in the United States and around the world. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have dominated the industry for many years. As the competition continues to evolve, each seeks out groups to attract and retain. Recently, PepsiCo reinvigorated its own efforts to capture the Hispanic share in the United States.
Advertising Age reported that in 2004, PepsiCo ranked number 6 on the magazine’s list of the Top 50 Advertisers in Hispanic Media, spending $68.5 million. Then, the company dropped to number 27, spending $41 million in 2007. The next year, the company dropped off the list and remained in that position for four years. At the same time, Coca-Cola dropped its spending dramatically to the same group, although the organization still spent $29.8 million in 2011, with a ranking of number 48 on the Top 50 list.
Javier Farfan, senior director for cultural branding at PepsiCo, noted that, “One of the key reasons I came here is to figure out how to dive deeper into the Hispanic space.” Suggesting that the company had somewhat “lost its way,” Farfan said, “In the carbonated category, exponentially, growth is going to come from Latinos. There’s the population growth, but we’re also more prone to drink soda. So it became really important and strategic for Pepsi to get into that space.”
One of the outcomes was the “Vive Hoy” or “Live for Now” campaign and tagline associated with a new wave of television commercials. Farfan noted, “There’s a new mainstream evolving. It’s a different state of mind. Latinos don’t want to be separate; they want to be included. We want to nod and wink to them in places where they actually engage with media. Latinos watch MTV as much as Univision.”[1]
To more fully attract Hispanic patrons, Pepsi launched two new products, Paradise Mango and Cherry Vanilla. Both were designed to attract Hispanic customers.
In addition to mainstream advertising and new products, Marketing Daily notes another fertile ground. Hispanic consumers are “Social Media Catalysts,” according to the magazine. A recent study conducted for Unilever revealed that Hispanic consumers are “twice as likely to either share content or click on shared content than Americans in general.” The report’s data indicates that “Hispanic consumers are also more influential on social media: content they share garners more “click-backs” (the act of clicking shared links to view the shared content) than content shared by non-Hispanic consumers.”
Although Hispanic consumers read more on mobile devices than other groups, they are less inclined to share from those devices. At the same time, the youngest Hispanic consumers do not have reservations about sharing from mobile devices, which indicates the potential to reach them in ways that would lead to a larger community of advocates for Pepsi.[2]
The next generation of marketing efforts will likely integrate messages for Hispanic and non-Hispanic consumers as society becomes more blended. The net result will likely be an expanding marketplace for companies that are able to attract individual groups while at the same time reaching the mainstream audience.
chapter 10 :
Critical Thinking Assignment
Discussion Questions:
(1)The Marketing Daily article noted that Hispanics, “are less likely to use Pinterest or Twitter, and twice as likely to use email and nearly 50% more likely to use blogging channels such as Tumblr and Blogger.” How should PepsiCo’s marketing team respond to these statistics?
(2)What social media marketing goals should PepsiCo seek to achieve with Hispanics? Why?
(3)Which social media marketing tactics do you believe will be most effective for PepsiCo when seeking to reach the Hispanic audience? Which would be least likely to succeed? Defend your responses.
(4)How might social listening be of value to PepsiCo with regard to the Hispanic market? Justify your answer.
chapter 10 :Critical Thinking AssignmentDirections: Answer the questions according to the concepts in Chapter 10. Upload your responses to the designated drop box. A Word or PDF file is acceptable.
1) Think about a product category where you have a high knowledge of the various brands. Pick one of the major brands. Discuss the characteristics the brand would want for a brand advocate, ambassador, or evangelist. What type of offers would it take from the company to create a strong brand ambassador? Discuss each of the stages of buzz marketing as it relates the brand you
identified. Which stage is the brand in now? Justify your answer. Discuss each of the preconditions of buzz marketing as it relates to your chosen brand.
2) Consider a recent purchase you made at the recommendation of someone else. Why did you trust that person’s recommendation? How important is the recommendation of others in your purchase decisions?
3) Discuss the difference between buzz marketing and stealth marketing. If you were hired as a marketing manager for a local business, would you support a stealth marketing campaign? Why or why not?
4) Explain the difference between product placement and branded entertainment. Do you personally notice product placements in television shows or movies? Why or why not? Identify the factors that make product placement or branded entertainment successful for a brand.