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Foundations of Marketing
David Jobber, University of Bradford
John Fahy, University of Limerick

The Promotions Mix

Internet Exercises

1.

Visit www.adforum.com, browse the ad of the day, discuss that you think represents the strength of the creative idea. Explain how the ad works to create its impact. Explain the positioning strategy of the advert.  Go to the awards section of the site under the creative heading. 

Visit:               www.adforum.com

Questions:

Browse a number of ads, and extrapolate common features of award winning ads? 

Do you believe award-winning adverts make effective adverts? Give reasoning for your answer.

                       

2.

Browse the following two music websites: www.click2music.com and the www.towerrecords.co.uk website. Identify and evaluate the sales promotions efforts at both sites.

Visit:               www.click2music.com

                        www.towerrecords.co.uk

Question:

Which one is more effective in its use of consumer sales promotions?  Give reasoning for your answer.

What marketing ideas do you think should these companies deploy on their websites?