Abstract

The study was on Advertising as a Power Tool for Business Growth. Advertising refers to any form of non-personal presentation or promotion of ideas, goods and services by an identified sponsor. The raison d’ taire of advertising is to create awareness of a product and to further stimulate brand preference. Therefore, its role in the pursuant of a company’s profit making objective cannot be over emphasized.
The study used the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc, Benin City branch as its case study. One would be tempted to think that a company as renowned as NBC would be laid back in its advertising practices. But that is not the case. The Company is a fervent advertiser of its products through almost all the advertising media of television, radio, print, out-door (bill boards) to mention but a few.
The objectives of the study therefore are to find out if indeed advertising builds primary demand, the extent to which it fosters consumer loyalty & its relationship with sales volume.
Finally, the study concludes on the note that even “big” names have no choice, but to keep on advertising …. and advertising, for business sustenance and growth.

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Title Page

Table of Contents

Abstract
CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Background of Study

1.2 Problem Identification

1.3 Objective of Study

1.4 Significance of Study

1.5 Scope of Study

1.6 Research Methodology

1.7 Limitation of Study

1.8 Hypothesis

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Evolution of Advertising

2.2 Definition of Advertising

2.3 Importance of Advertising

2.4 Advertising Objectives must be Specific

2.5 Types of Advertising Media

2.6 Types of Advertising

2.7 Co-ordnating Advertising Efforts with Co-operative

Relationships

2.8 Advertising Strategic Decisions

2.9 Measuring Advertising Effectiveness

2.10 Economic Impact of Advertising

2.11 The Social Impact of Advertising
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Population of Study

3.3 Sample and Sampling Technique

3.4 Sources of Data

3.5 Data Presentation

3.6 Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION & ANALYSIS

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Data Presentation

4.3 Hypothesis Testing

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

5.1 Summary & Findings

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendation
References
Appendix

Introduction

1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Almost all economic activities are geared towards ensuring that the right goods and services are produced and find their way to customer. This involves a process called marketing.

Marketing decisions focus on consumer needs, hence it seeks to guide or accomplish organisations objective of consumer satisfaction and company profitability.

In a bid to direct the flow of products and services to satisfy customer needs, and at a profit, the marketing mix is developed.

The marketing mix observes that the marketing manager has a limited number of ingredients (marketing elements) at his disposal, but like a master chef, he can combine these into an almost limitless number of recipes to achieve the organisation’s objective of maximizing profit and staying in business.

The four ‘P’s make up the marketing mix. These are:

(i) Product

(ii) Price

(iii) Place

(iv) Promotion

Product means the need – satisfying offering of a firm, which could be a physical good, a service or a blend of both. For example, nails (physical good), advice from a lawyer (service), getting a birthday cake from Tantalizers by home delivery (a blend of both).

Price is what is charged for the product produced or the service rendered. Pricing decisions are especially important because they affect both the number of sales a firm makes and how much money it earns.

Place ensures that good and services are available in the right quantities and locations, and when customers want them. It would be of little use producing a product or service if it is not available to customers.

Promotion is communicating information between seller and potential buyer or others in the channel to influence attitudes and behaviour.

Now, promotional activities as one of the major communication strategy mix, are heard and seen around us virtually everyday. Organisations, especially the ones that are engaged in distribution and merchandising of consumer goods and other personal products whose purchase frequency is high, use different promotional tactics.

Promotional activities are primarily geared towards:

(i) gaining competitive advantage and,

(ii) consequently, increasing sales volume and business growth.

It does this by informing target customers that the right product is available at the right place, and at the right price.

The five promotional methods are:

(i) Personal selling

(ii) Sales promotion

(iii) Publicity

(iv) Public relation

(v) Advertising

Personal selling involves direct spoken communication (face-to-face) between sellers and potential customers. It provides immediate feedback, but can be very expensive.

Sales promotions are activities other than advertising, publicity and personal selling, that stimulates interest, trial or purchase by final consumers or others in the channel. Relative to other promotion methods, they can be implemented quickly and get results sooner.

Publicity is any unpaid form of non-personal presentation of ideas, goods or services. Publicity people are paid to attract attention to the firm and its offerings, without having to pay media costs. This is what distinguishes it from advertising.

Public relations efforts of the marketer aim at building and maintaining good relations with special publics such as customers, and the public at large.

Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor.

The thrust of this research is on advertising – as a power tool for business growth.

There is power, so much power in information, and when this information is repeated, it leaves an impression. It is generally believed that individual consumers lack either the time, interest or capabilities to actively search for and evaluate relevant information for purchasing decisions. Advertising conveniently solves this problem because, it is the primary method of informing the public about the availability of a product.

Advertising is concerned with motivating people, thus it is able to tap into the human desire and resolve the issue of what to buy – and keep buying.

Advertising As A "Power Tool" For Business Growth (A Case Study Of Nigerian Bottling Company Plc)

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Introduction