As brand developers & marketers in today’s
market place develop new brand identities and nurtureold ones, so must they
develop creative implementation strategies. getting their message out using
innovative methods in which to implement their brand communications across
multiple mediums, usually simultaneously to gain maximum results. Some have
chosen to go interactive, with great success, companies such as new generation
brands like eBay, Amazon and Starbucks have amassed huge global value with
little traditional advertising.
What makes the internet unique? The internet
landscape is extremely unique. Its fundamental ability to facilitate multiple
methods of delivering rich interactive participation holds much potential for
advertisers, marketers and brand implementers.
The Internet has made its impact through
implications based on its access to globalization and internationalization,
where information may cross beyond borders with greater ease are yet to be
fully realized by many individuals and organizations.
Though the online medium is gaining more
exposure, there are basic issues that need to be faced in order to tailor for
this medium successfully, marketers and brand implementers will need to be
acquainted with that while there are differences in complexity in the delivery
of product and promotion, there are key fundamentals that should be recognized.
Traditional mediums such as television, radio,
newspapers and magazines will always continue to have an impact in the way we
communicate. No matter how advanced the methods of execution develop, the same
people who access information via the internet will always be the same people
who want access to the same basic functionalities older, more traditional
mediums deliver, for example education and news.
Another thing to be aware of is while
implementing brand integration into various different mediums and using
multiple content is seen as an obvious step, and is more frequent, all these
mediums still run the risk of over saturation, and in the end, create the same
clutter that people were avoiding in the first place, making it ineffective as
a marketing tool. (One thing to be aware on brand and design implementation to
its media and their derivatives with various mediums or frequent contents which
is often seen and making them over-saturation, would cause the same clutter or
ineffective and risking their marketing tools.
Smart companies see that the best strategy
today as defining their brand as visually strong, unique in design, and that by
delivering incentive for consumers participation, they integrate their messages
so closely into entertainment that the two are all but indistinguishable.
Understanding the methods of online success. To
achieve great opportunities and results that the internet can offer,
organizations need to effectiin incorporate various methodologies that wrll
emerge, allowing benefits that many departments within anorganization can
appreciate as shown below.
Interactivity, the more time you spend interacting
with your websites. games. blogs. etc. It provides opportunities for brand
immersion, loyalty and the likely hood of actually landing a sale. All
interactive programs should go hand in hand with all other advertising and
marketing programs leading as alternate destination solution that may provide
additional incentives for customers to participate further on an interactive
level with your brand.
Customization, allows dynamic change, interaction and
full customization as to what may be viewed upon the web site, generally to
suit the viewer and their preferences, which then can be used to determine what
interests their potential consumers for future campaigns. it allows the site to
be a stage to develop mood setting, associated to the brand values and ethos
that makes it unique, building closer ties to the consumer.
Global access, being able to push towards
international exposure, with possible gain in developing global presence allows
small businesses to access markets that were once not viable. Time dependence
allows viewers to access most features and information on a 24 hour basis,
everyday of the week, without having to have a physical presence managing the
site.
Interest driven allows users to actively seek out desired
information passively rather than being pushed via other media. However
effective directing of traffic remains via offline communications, spiral
marketing techniques and the likes.These are just five of the few major key
points that are used in Order to understand the areas in which to
focus developments with regards to the production of a successful
online campaign.
Essentially
for most businesses to succeed, there is the need to sustain vigilance. to push
bravely forward, to re—educate themselves of the opportunities that are abound.
to be creative while exposing their brands upon multiple platforms, in which to
compete and to promote their brand identities and their values
associated
today.
Ummm I realise this is an excellent article... More so because I wrote it way back in 2011 for Sindo Magazine – March 2011.
BalasHapusYou're welcome to use share it... but, would be good to add my name to the article.
Mj