DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING PLAN FOR NURSING HOMES

DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING PLAN FOR NURSING HOMES

The service line and marketing plan is for NURSING HOMES

An important component of the Marketing Strategy is the Marketing Mix. The Marketing Mix is the set of decisions about communications and promotion, price, channels of distribution, and customer relationship management.

This week you will focus only on communications and promotion, following an integrated marketing communications (IMC) approach. Such an approach delivers a clear and consistent message to your consumers and is connected to your Core Strategy.

IMC Research:

Discuss the aspects of the IMC. (The elements of the communication mix include: advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, publicity/public relations, and personal selling.) Define each and discuss the pros and cons of the individual elements.

You should use the text for basic definitions. The majority of research for this section of the assignment must come from ARTICLES located in the librarys full-text databases (Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, and/or ProQuest Central).

Application

       Provide a brief introduction of nursing homes.

       Include a detailed description of your IMC approach. Explain your rationale for choosing or rejecting the specific elements (include applications to the earlier research section). What changes do you expect to make as the service matures?

       Describe the message you wish to communicate based on your core strategy. Explain your rationale for the message. Formulate how you will communicate with your target market? Be specific. How will the internet be used in your IMC approach?

       Select and explain the most suitable method for measuring advertising effectiveness. Your decision must include research to back up the selected method. Be sure to explain why this is the most effective method to measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaign.