Wednesday, October 31, 2012

How Different Businesses Can Gain From Online Animation

Motion graphics, as the name suggests, is graphical communication of a piece of information. It involves communication with the use of sounds, music, graphs, designs and texts. They are extensively used in online animation, which results in quick and easy advertisement of a product or services provided by a company.

Motion graphics communicates the information graphically making viewers doesn't feel the pressure of going through a commercial. Users, on the other hand, get the same feel as they would get after watching a live video.

How the usage of movement of graphics in online animation can help different sectors:

Education

Graphical representation of information can help education sector immensely. Large or complex subjects such as medicine and astrology can be taught well with the help of animation. For example, if pupils have to be told about our milky way or the anatomy of a human body animation can show a subject matter in varying proportion or highlight it to show its effect clearly to viewers and learners.

Real estate

Construction sectors can also look to gain from online animation. They can through moving graphics show their prospective clients what is yet to be constructed or which is still under construction. Viewers can, with animated graphics, get the same feel of a project as they would after visiting it in real. This means that viewers can virtually see what is otherwise not possible in reality and thus can go for a project after making an informed decision.

Training

Through motion graphics giving training to trainees becomes much easy. Animated cartoon characters can actually show the best way of doing or learning a course. For example, if trainees are to be told about a yoga session, an animated video can show the perfect way of taking a class. Similarly, if swimming is to be taught through video tutorials, animated characters can very well help trainees in this regard by showing the movement of their body in water.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Popular Advertising, Promotions and Marketing Tasks and Trends Today

Advertising, promotions and marketing tasks and trends have undergone a lot of change over the past few years. For example, while print newspaper publishing has seen a decline, one major trend today is more towards electronic media. Thus print ads are rapidly been replaced with digital advertisements.

"Advertising, promotions, and marketing will continue to be essential for organizations as they look to maintain and expand their share of the market". (BLS.GOV)

What Are Other Popular Advertising, Promotions and Marketing Tasks & Trends Today?

What's else is going on today in the world of marketing? Here are some trends and tasks performed in the industry:

1) A popular trend today is to target existing and potential customers using social media networks and other similar mediums. This helps establishments reach their targeted audience easily.

2) Today's advertisements need to be planned by the marketing managers so that they are able to reach their intended target. New strategies need to be developed based on the specific requirements of the product or service that is marketed.

3) Factors like market characteristics, cost and mode of media for advertising need to be identified so that it becomes easy for promotional activities to reach a wider audience. It is also advisable to develop a pricing strategy for the products that are been marketed.

4) Marketing campaigns can create interest among the customers using websites, social media and live chats. These promotional activities encourage existing and potential customers to open a channel of communication with the organization.

5) Multiple channels of communication that are opened with customers can help marketing mangers monitor trends for new products and services. This helps in determining the specific needs of the customer and ensures that the advertising strategy is successful.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Product/Service Distribution Channel Strategies in Marketing

Whether you're selling a service or a product, you need to figure out a way to get it to the customer. Sure, you need to first determine where the customer is and which distribution channel to follow, but after that comes the decision about your 'distribution strategy'.

"Isn't it odd that you don't address the strategy before everything else?"

Not really, because the strategy only pertains to the distribution channel.

Here are three options for you:

Intensive distribution

Aim - make it convenient for the masses to buy your stuff.

Place your good/service in as many places as possible so they are readily accessible. Fast moving consumer goods, like:
  • Bubblegum - to chew and stick in your sister's hair
  • Pencils - for gardening in your petite lawn
  • Milk - to compensate for the country-wide cow strike
  • Eggs - to splatter all over your kitchen floor so you can enjoy cleaning it with detergent
  • Detergent - to clean up the eggs, and
  • Toothpastes - if you're into hygiene and all.
Selective distribution

Aim - make it convenient for a smaller group of people to buy your stuff.

Based on the optimal profitability of each outlet, you select a handful of retail outlets or merchandisers to sell your good/service. For certain commodities, it is simply not economical to sell them at every store round the corner. Examples of these include:
  • Electronic appliances
  • Clothes
  • Shoes
  • Sports goods, etc.