Media Planning A game of darts ?
What is Media Planning?
Defining Media Planning Media Planning consists of a series of decisions made to answer the question for advertisers : `What is the best means of delivering advertisements to prospective purchasers of my brand or service ?’
Media Planning – The process QUESTIONS  ANSWERS Who are we talking to ? :  Target audience Where are these people ?    :  Markets  How many people to reach ?   :  Reach  How many times ?   :  Avg  Frequency/ Avg OTS Which media ?  :  Media selection Which vehicles ?   :  Vehicle selection Which months & what  time of the day?   :  Scheduling
Terms used in Planning
Target Audience Definition  : The demographic group that has been identified as the key consumer group for the brand.  All marketing/advertising activity is concentrated on reaching/appealing to this group . In Practice : The Pepsodent target audience is Female, SEC ABC,  25-44 year old .
Target Audience UNIVERSE Definition : The actual & total number of individuals present in a  Demographic segment In Practice: 25-44 yrs  Pepsodent universe is 2.7 million. Size of the TA for Pepsodent is 2.7  million.
Demographics It is a way of describing audience based on factors  such as -age -gender -education level -town class -income class etc…
Psychographics It is a way of describing audience, based on their Life style attitudes aspirations habits including media & product consumption
Consumer personalities Scientists/artists creative squiggles Secretaries/nurses Good interpersonal & peace  Circles New employees & collage students State of transition, unpredictable Rectangles Politicians /executives Self assured respected Triangles Accounts,computer programmers Neat,organised structured Boxes Example Characteristics Shape
Socio-Economic Class  ( SEC) Categorization of a household based on both  occupation  and  education  of the Chief Wage Earner Approved by  ‘Market Research Society of India
The SEC grid – Urban India
Socio Economic Classification - Rural
What is a Medium Media  : All Carriers and deliverers of advertisements Medium : A broad general category of carriers  Vehicle  : A specific carrier within a medium Medium Vehicle Television Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi Newspapers Times of India Magazines India Today Radio Radio Mirchi Outdoor Any hoarding CD/DVD CD or DVD of a movie Internet Web site (Rediff.com)
Television Rating Definition :  The percentage of the target audience who  saw the programme & thus the commercial 1 rating point = 1% of the target audience Formula  :  Audience who saw ÷ Defined Universe (x 100)  In Practice: 18-40 yrs Women watching Friends  - 1,110,000   18-40 yrs Universe of women -  2,750,000   Television Rating for FRIEND  -  40%
Gross Rating Points (GRP’s) Definition :  The sum of all ratings ( TVR`s) achieved in a campaign   In Practice :  Our commercial appeared in the following  programmes - Programme Rating Jassi Jaisi   32% Kyuki Saas   21% Who Dares Wins   18% News at 9:00   24% India Vs Pak   15%   110% - 110 GRPs achieved (or 110% of defined universe)
Reach  THE OBJECTIVE OF ANY MEDIA BUDGET IS TO MAXIMIZE REACH & FREQUENCY & GRP`S within a given Advertising Budget Reach defined as % of Target Audience who is exposed at least once to an advertisement  in a given period to a particular media vehicle or a group of Media .   *Concentrates on one exposure only .  *Time selected is one month or a purchase cycle for it`s    measurement.
Reach Formula Reach=  Audience reached at least once   X 100 Total Target Audience Universe
EG - Reach The size of T.A of Livon – 10 million Our target is to reach 80% of the TA  Thus our Advertising plan has to reach 8 million persons within a predefined budget.
Average Frequency/Average OTS Definition : The number of times, on average, the audience reached sees the commercial during a given period. Measure of repetition indicating to what extent audience members were exposed to the same vehicle or group of vehicles. OTS :  Opportunities to see
Average Frequency/Average OTS Formula :  Average Frequency = Total GRPs ÷ % Reach  OR GRPs = Reach x Average Frequency In Practice: 110 GRPs ÷ 63 Reach = 1.75 Average Frequency Therefore, 63% of the target audience will see the commercial on average 1.75 times during the given period.
Channel Share No of people watching channel as a  % of total people watching TV  for a particular day part. Total TV audience 1000 No of people watching TV  ( 8 – 9 PM )   700 No of people watching Star PlusV  600  No of people other channels   100 Channel share of Star Plus  86 % ( 600 / 700 x 100 )
Circulation Vs Readership Circulation Measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulations ( ABC ) on an on-going basis with results reported every 6 months Copy count.  Number of copies  sold Not possible to identify / profile the buyer. Readership Measured by independent periodic surveys ( IRS) Measures the number of people who actually read the publication. Possible to profile the consumer. IRS – “ Indian Readership survey ”
Circulation Vs Readership

Media Planning

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    Media Planning Agame of darts ?
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    What is MediaPlanning?
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    Defining Media PlanningMedia Planning consists of a series of decisions made to answer the question for advertisers : `What is the best means of delivering advertisements to prospective purchasers of my brand or service ?’
  • 4.
    Media Planning –The process QUESTIONS ANSWERS Who are we talking to ? : Target audience Where are these people ? : Markets How many people to reach ? : Reach How many times ? : Avg Frequency/ Avg OTS Which media ? : Media selection Which vehicles ? : Vehicle selection Which months & what time of the day? : Scheduling
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    Terms used inPlanning
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    Target Audience Definition : The demographic group that has been identified as the key consumer group for the brand. All marketing/advertising activity is concentrated on reaching/appealing to this group . In Practice : The Pepsodent target audience is Female, SEC ABC, 25-44 year old .
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    Target Audience UNIVERSEDefinition : The actual & total number of individuals present in a Demographic segment In Practice: 25-44 yrs Pepsodent universe is 2.7 million. Size of the TA for Pepsodent is 2.7 million.
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    Demographics It isa way of describing audience based on factors such as -age -gender -education level -town class -income class etc…
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    Psychographics It isa way of describing audience, based on their Life style attitudes aspirations habits including media & product consumption
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    Consumer personalities Scientists/artistscreative squiggles Secretaries/nurses Good interpersonal & peace Circles New employees & collage students State of transition, unpredictable Rectangles Politicians /executives Self assured respected Triangles Accounts,computer programmers Neat,organised structured Boxes Example Characteristics Shape
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    Socio-Economic Class ( SEC) Categorization of a household based on both occupation and education of the Chief Wage Earner Approved by ‘Market Research Society of India
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    The SEC grid– Urban India
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    What is aMedium Media : All Carriers and deliverers of advertisements Medium : A broad general category of carriers Vehicle : A specific carrier within a medium Medium Vehicle Television Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi Newspapers Times of India Magazines India Today Radio Radio Mirchi Outdoor Any hoarding CD/DVD CD or DVD of a movie Internet Web site (Rediff.com)
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    Television Rating Definition: The percentage of the target audience who saw the programme & thus the commercial 1 rating point = 1% of the target audience Formula : Audience who saw ÷ Defined Universe (x 100) In Practice: 18-40 yrs Women watching Friends - 1,110,000 18-40 yrs Universe of women - 2,750,000 Television Rating for FRIEND - 40%
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    Gross Rating Points(GRP’s) Definition : The sum of all ratings ( TVR`s) achieved in a campaign In Practice : Our commercial appeared in the following programmes - Programme Rating Jassi Jaisi 32% Kyuki Saas 21% Who Dares Wins 18% News at 9:00 24% India Vs Pak 15% 110% - 110 GRPs achieved (or 110% of defined universe)
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    Reach THEOBJECTIVE OF ANY MEDIA BUDGET IS TO MAXIMIZE REACH & FREQUENCY & GRP`S within a given Advertising Budget Reach defined as % of Target Audience who is exposed at least once to an advertisement in a given period to a particular media vehicle or a group of Media . *Concentrates on one exposure only . *Time selected is one month or a purchase cycle for it`s measurement.
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    Reach Formula Reach= Audience reached at least once X 100 Total Target Audience Universe
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    EG - ReachThe size of T.A of Livon – 10 million Our target is to reach 80% of the TA Thus our Advertising plan has to reach 8 million persons within a predefined budget.
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    Average Frequency/Average OTSDefinition : The number of times, on average, the audience reached sees the commercial during a given period. Measure of repetition indicating to what extent audience members were exposed to the same vehicle or group of vehicles. OTS : Opportunities to see
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    Average Frequency/Average OTSFormula : Average Frequency = Total GRPs ÷ % Reach OR GRPs = Reach x Average Frequency In Practice: 110 GRPs ÷ 63 Reach = 1.75 Average Frequency Therefore, 63% of the target audience will see the commercial on average 1.75 times during the given period.
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    Channel Share Noof people watching channel as a % of total people watching TV for a particular day part. Total TV audience 1000 No of people watching TV ( 8 – 9 PM ) 700 No of people watching Star PlusV 600 No of people other channels 100 Channel share of Star Plus 86 % ( 600 / 700 x 100 )
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    Circulation Vs ReadershipCirculation Measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulations ( ABC ) on an on-going basis with results reported every 6 months Copy count. Number of copies sold Not possible to identify / profile the buyer. Readership Measured by independent periodic surveys ( IRS) Measures the number of people who actually read the publication. Possible to profile the consumer. IRS – “ Indian Readership survey ”
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