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Case Upon - Signaling Criteria and a Marketing Mistake
All companies have similar basic issues. They have to consider how they are perceived by clients, the public, prospective customers and their competition. Marketing materials define this perception. Marketing materials include business cards, prom
For a while.
But eventually a competitor with “so-so” advertising but better products usually catches up with the advertising leader. The advertising message is forgotten, and the user is stuck with the product. And the product, unless it is really fantastic, doesn’t sp
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And that’s the essence of signaling criteria.
In his classic Competitive Advantage Michael Porter mentions two types of buyer criteria:
Many marketers think their job ends at providing effective signaling criteria. We say: “Hey, I’ve told a great story, I’ve produced a super TV spot, my click-through rates are fantastic—I’ve done my job.”
And by one measure, you have. If you are hired to write a great ad and nothing else, then yes you’ve certainly done the client right. But if you own a small business, or if you are in charge of company-wide marketing, or if you own an agency that wants to keep an account for years, then you better quickly learn to pay attention to use criteria.
Because, as Porter so accurately point out, a company can make an OK product and create superior marketing communications and best a company that turns out a superior product but fails to let the customer know how great the product really is.
For a while.
But eventually a competitor with “so-so” advertising but better products usually catches up with the advertising leader. The advertising message is forgotten, and the user is stuck with the product. And the product, unless it is really fantastic, doesn’t sp
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Many marketers think their job ends at providing effective signaling criteria. We say: “Hey, I’ve told a great story, I’ve produced a super TV spot, my click-through rates are fantastic—I’ve done my job.”
And by one measure, you have. If you are hired to write a great ad and nothing else, then yes you’ve certainly done the client right. But if you own a small business, or if you are in charge of company-wide marketing, or if you own an agency that wants to keep an account for years, then you better quickly learn to pay attention to use criteria.
Because, as Porter so accurately point out, a company can make an OK product and create superior marketing communications and best a company that turns out a superior product but fails to let the customer know how great the product really is.
For a while.
But eventually a competitor with “so-so” advertising but better products usually catches up with the advertising leader. The advertising message is forgotten, and the user is stuck with the product. And the product, unless it is really fantastic, doesn’t sp
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And by one measure, you have. If you are hired to write a great ad and nothing else, then yes you’ve certainly done the client right. But if you own a small business, or if you are in charge of company-wide marketing, or if you own an agency that wants to keep an account for years, then you better quickly learn to pay attention to use criteria.
Because, as Porter so accurately point out, a company can make an OK product and create superior marketing communications and best a company that turns out a superior product but fails to let the customer know how great the product really is.
For a while.
But eventually a competitor with “so-so” advertising but better products usually catches up with the advertising leader. The advertising message is forgotten, and the user is stuck with the product. And the product, unless it is really fantastic, doesn’t sp
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Because, as Porter so accurately point out, a company can make an OK product and create superior marketing communications and best a company that turns out a superior product but fails to let the customer know how great the product really is.
For a while.
But eventually a competitor with “so-so” advertising but better products usually catches up with the advertising leader. The advertising message is forgotten, and the user is stuck with the product. And the product, unless it is really fantastic, doesn’t sp
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For a while.
But eventually a competitor with “so-so” advertising but better products usually catches up with the advertising leader. The advertising message is forgotten, and the user is stuck with the product. And the product, unless it is really fantastic, doesn’t speak for itself. And if there’s a better competitive product out there, the customer is going to find it eventually.
And Porter wrote this in the 80s, before instant internet product reviews were available.
What’s the smart marketer to do?
Keep signaling--after the sale.
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