The Essentials of Instructional Design



Role of Marketing in Learning Programs Christine FultonCUR/552June 1, 2015Dr. Dennis MorrowABSTRACTThis paper will define integrated marketing communications and the role it plays in program development. It will explain the importance of marketing in organizational success. The paper will use three separate sources for information and carry two separate definitions for integrated marketing communications. A brief explanation of a marketing plan and what main components it should will also be found within the paper to better explain why marketing is crucial and why being organized is an vital part of the process. At least three examples from different organizations will be used to support the explanation used in this paper as well. Key words: Integrated marketing communications, role of integrated marketing communications play in success, organizational successRole of Marketing in Learning ProgramsIntroduction and DefinitionIntegrated Marketing Communications or IMC can be basically defined as “An approach to achieving the?objectives?of a?marketing campaign, through a well-coordinated use of different promotional?methods?that are intended to reinforce each other.” (, 2015) It is a planning process that that allows all areas work of marketing to work together such as sales promotion, advertising, and public relations to work with each other to promote the item together. In the text, Adverting, Promotion, and Other Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications, Shimp and Andrews describe ICM as “speak with one voice” (Shimp & Andrews, 2013) Further in the test the go on further to define ICM “ is the coordination of the promotional mix elements (advertising, public relations, sales promotion, personal selling, direct marketing, and online marketing/social media) with each other and with the other elements of the brands’ marketing mix (product, place, price) such that all elements speak with one voice.” Meaning that all the elements must come together as one and work side by side and meet one goal in selling, marketing, and communicating the product to the customer.Why Marketing is important to an organizations success It is important in to an organization’s success to use marketing for continual growth in profits and for the expansion of the company. No business in the world today can afford not to market their goods or services, they would just be lost in the ever growing competitive market. A company that does not use marketing will not develop and will not prosper in the world today. With the many uses of marketing and the many media types, marketing can reach hundreds of thousands of people that cannot be reached by just having a store on the corner. Marketing gets the word out about the services/products a company has to offer. Marketing lets people know what the company is about and how the company can help them or make their life easier. Without it, marketing, people will not know. Marketing should include a plan and a well-organized one at that. The most important components that should be included in the marketing plan is; knowing the target audience, knowing the budget for marketing, knowing the product, knowing the competition, having a mission statement, pricing and branding, and goals for marketing. With these set in place a market plan should come into place solidly and should set the marketing of the product or service on the right foot for excellence. Why Marketing is important to Learning ProgramsMarketing is also very important to Learning Programs as well. One might not think of it as important however, Colleges and Universities not only want students that are coming from high school they want the adults that want to continue their education along with the ones that want to start a career later in life. Marketing towards those audiences along with the high school graduates takes a marketing plan that incorporates all audiences and projects to all audiences the importance of education and why “this” university or college is the best. The “homework or analysis” needs to be done to see what the target audience is looking for and needs in order to reach them and by using integrated marketing communications they will be able to reach those targeted audiences they want to according to their plan and goals. ExamplesExample 1: First let’s take a look at an example where not marketing a product lost a great idea for a large company. Poke was Facebook’s answer to SnapChat. Facebook didn’t think that they needed to market their product Poke because it would stand on its own and get around by word of mouth and that cost Facebook. “The people who heard about Poke are the people who read tech blogs; they’re not the teens that Snapchat deliberately targeted and marketed to.” (posts, 2014) The article goes on to say, “Despite being an equivalent if not better product, Facebook Poke lost and that’s largely thanks to a worse go-to-market strategy.” (posts, 2014) Snapchat is a huge success and one of the largest growing apps on the market today. In fact, SnapChat is fast becoming a use for marketing with its many pictures and video options. (Hawthorn Creative, 2015)Example 2:The University of Phoenix uses marketing vastly to encourage the adult want to be learners to go ahead and take the first stet to that higher education that they need to become a success. They continue to pursue the career minded individuals and target them in their advertisements. Online learning is the wave of the future and Phoenix was a huge player in the beginning and is now revamping its marketing to keep up with the ever changing market of learning programs. “As Phoenix's size continues to grow -- and, at the same time, more public and private nonprofit colleges and universities embrace the online world and come to understand the value of marketing -- it may just be on its way toward acceptance, or at least understanding.” (Miley, 2009)Example3:The final example is a great product that was first introduced in 2002 by Nicholas Woodman. (Maties Marketing244, 2013) It is the GoPro, wearable camera that has taken the world by storm. It was first used by extreme sports enthusiasts and soon everyone had to have one for its versatile uses and its indestructible shell. GoPro used integrated marketing communications to market the product by asking the users to post their videos on their multiple social media sites. Thus making people want to not only watch the videos but to actually experience the adventure for themselves. They have billboards and TV commercials but nothings sells better than watching videos of actual experiences. They sell themselves and with a great marketing plan in place this product will be around for a long time to come.ConclusionIn conclusion, not only is marketing a vital tool to use in businesses today it should be used in learning programs as well. Integrated marketing communications should be used whenever marketing is used no matter the setting to ensure the larger audience is reached and that there are no mistakes as in the first example given in the paper. A proper marketing plan in place will allow all the core marketing tools to come together and work as one to ensure the product or service is expertly shown to the target audience and more. Getting customers is what marketing is about and keeping them is the key. Great marketing is all about this and so much more and having a plan will help in obtaining this. ,. (2015). What is integrated marketing communications (IMC)? definition and meaning. Retrieved 31 May 2015, from Creative,. (2015). Is Snapchat marketing the wave of the future?. Retrieved 31 May 2015, from Marketing244,. (2013). GoPro: Above and Beyond. Retrieved 31 May 2015, from Miley, M. (2009). A Lot of Branding but Not Much Understanding. . Retrieved 31 May 2015, from ,. (2015). Log In. Retrieved 31 May 2015, from , T., & Andrews, J. (2013). Advertising, promotion, and other aspects of integrated marketing communications. Mason, Ohio: South-Western Cengage Learning. ................
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