TROY UNIVERSITY
MKT 3362
PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING
TERM PAPER
SHEEN I – SENSOR TECHNOLOGY WEARABLE PRODUCT
INSTRUCTOR: Quoc D. Ngo
Name: Nguyen Thanh Luan
ID: 1391483
Class: Monday Morning
TABLE OF CONTENT
I. Executive summary
II. Situation analysis A. Market current situation B. Competitors Analysis C. Target market
III. Advertising objectives
IV. Advertising Strategy A. Product concept B. Target audience C. Communication media D. Big idea E. Advertising message F. Advertising budget G. Testing and Evaluation
I. Executive Summary: I form my own business, which I name Vegaltair Company in remembrance of the China’s stars in the fairy tale – Vega Star and Altair
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The utility of Fitbit Flex including track the steps taken, sleep quality plus how many times you woke during the night, and it syncs data wirelessly automatically with PCs and Macs. Comparing to the Nike+ FuelBand and Jawbone Up, Fitbit Flex offers more features and convenience at a lower price. C. Target market * Geographic: Worldwide * Demographic: * Gender: Male and female * Age: 10-60 years old * Income: Average income (As the comparison to other products in the technology market, the price of Sheen I is cheaper than those, so we only want to target the customers with average income) * Occupations: Students, housewives, sedentary people and gym workers. * Psychographic: we supply customers who want to live healthier, and want to train their body becomes fitter. III. Advertising Objectives * To present and attract customers about our new product – Sheen I. * To set up a long-suffering and strong brand illustration – leader in Sensor technology. * To increase consciousness and build essential demand. * To build the firm relationship with customers – loyal customer relationship. IV. Advertising Strategy A. Product Concept
Sheen I is the superior wearable product which is successfully applied the Sensor technology in reality. Therefore, Sheen I that is the differentiation of our product has no competitor in using this new
Similarly, buyers in the Performance and High End segments feel that performance and size are also important but the product’s reliability is most important to them. We chose to operate in these growing markets because neither segment is price sensitive and they are more concerned with overall quality and innovation which is our company’s underlying focus. Our objectives will be achieved by relying heavily on our sales and promotions team as well as increasing our spending in research and development to ensure the best, most up-to-date products for our customers. Brand awareness and accessibility is vital to our company because we are now competing against four other competitors in the same industry and customers need to be able to quickly recognize our brand of sensors.
The rhetorical imagery that is used to portray a man's body is spread throughout the fitness industry and health advertisements. These images are on the cover of well-known magazines such as “FITNESSRX”, distribute worldwide targeting men, ages 18-30. These magazines give a visual rhetoric as a method of persuading beauty, body image, and the pursuit of “perfection”. These companies target young adults because they believe they have the money to buy their products to obtain the body they want or the body portrayed on the cover of the magazine.
“Come on! It’s simple, just get up off your butt and stop eating so darn much,” a common phrase used when with addressing modern obesity. Yet, this fairly recent epidemic continues to plague and destroy around 93 million Americans (The Issue). Although, with Michael Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign making a head wave, the hope for a healthy tomorrow has been restored in the hearts of many Americans. Along those same lines it seems that these days you cannot turn on the TV or Radio without seeing an ad for this Gym or that weight lost supplement. Such items and services also suggest that we as individuals can exercise and never worry about the big, bad condition known as obesity. With all these resources,
The Fitbit One will track every step you take and the calories you burn every day. At night, it can also measure your sleep cycle to see if you are having the right type of sleep. The stats are uploaded wirelessly through your computer or a selected mobile device. It also has built in customizable food calorie data. Through the graphically and easily understood statistics, you can now set your own personal goals and keep track of your
Link Technologies, a small firm located in San Jose, California, is currently engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of high-speed fax modems for use in personal computers. The company was created in 1980 by Mr. James Lee, a researcher who was employed at IBM’s T.J. Watson research center, and two former graduate school classmates from Cornell University.
The best part of the Fitbit is not the watch itself, but the app. The app syncs with your device via Bluetooth and keeps track with the device throughout the day. I quite enjoy this feature as it allows me to wear the device and not worry about keeping track of my steps, my sleep, and my heart rate.
With the launch of Sensor the first two are covered. The superior product will definitely revitalize the brand in the consumers’ mind and will capture a significant market share from their competitors just by introducing a new product on the market, worth trying it out.
A beneficial effect of Fitbit is that it tracks any activity that is done, which lets the user know about their health and progress, if any, that is made (2). The odds of a Fitbit user caring about their general health are fairly high. With fitbit, the user knows what their heart rate is which can be helpful if a user has a heart condition in which they can not overexert themselves during an activity. Fitbit also lets the user know how well they sleep and how many hours that were slept (7). This useful information has an effect on society in which the user will have knowledge of their overall health and will know if they are unhealthy and/or have a possible abnormal heartbeat or rest period. With this information they will be able to talk to a doctor and get medical help if necessary. A harmful effect of Fitbit is that it could be inaccurate in providing the user with correct data. When someone buys any type of fitness tracker, accuracy is probably one of the top things on a list of musts this device must have. A study was conducted in which the Fitbit heart rate monitor was inaccurate by 20 beats per minute (5). People that have a heart condition can be negatively affected by this which could put their health at risk
I am writing this memo as a member of the Andrews management team to notify you of the developments made on a preliminary business strategy that we are anticipating to be both successful and exciting. The sensor industry has experienced increasing product demand recently, as well as a universal desire for smaller and faster sensors in both the low and high tech market segments. Through the conduction of an external analysis, we have identified five major competitors within this industry, all sharing a similar control of suppliers and buyers to our company. The main goal of our strategy is to gain an advantage
According to Alyssa Brown, “51% of adults want to lose weight, [but] barely half as many (25%) say they are seriously working towards that goal. This discrepancy between Americans’ weight-loss desires and behaviors has existed for years”(Brown). According to society, the definition of a healthy person is someone who exercises often and eats healthy foods. Even though people want to be healthy, becoming healthy is a hard task. Surely it is much easier to lay around at home and eat chips than to work out at the gym. Maybe this is why obesity rates are on the rise. A medical study estimates that “75% of the U.S. population will be classified as overweight or obese or obese by the year 2020” (NewsMax). People wonder, what is the solution to this
They have begun to also utilize the fitness tracker fitbit into their wellness program. The fitbit program can help with tracking employee’s fitness in real time. This is a great tool to have to motivate people to get in shape. This is a great way to use new technology and also help people connect with other people who have the same type of goals.
FitBit is dedicated to helping people live healthier and more active lives. The company aims to create innovative, inspiring products and online services that combine the power of new technologies to make people more aware of their diets, daily activities and motivate them to do more exercises.
Today 's society is constantly presented with misrepresentations of the ideal body image through the advertising of diet plans and supplements. Companies in the fitness industry scam people into buying useless products or services by advertising with individuals that have, what the mass media sees as, the 'perfect ' body composition. In addition to getting consumers to buy into a product or service, these companies also aid society with the spreading of this fake idea of what classifies as the perfect body. They portray a body image that is unattainable for most individuals in society, despite how many of those supplements being advertised they buy. The models used in these advertisements, are in most cases, starving themselves, enhanced via illegal substances, or are photo-shopped to the point where even they do not look like the model displayed in the ad. All this has led to many people wanting to strive for that perfect body, that in reality, is impossible to achieve. In order to show the affect these advertisements play in our society, I will be deconstructing multiple ads in the fitness industry, as well as multiple peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles centered around the impact media has on an individual 's self-image.
In this report, Printup will provide all recommendations for the successfull marketing communication strategy and to ensure the long-term steady demand for Metabical. 3.1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM OVERVIEW OF OVERWEIGHT ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATE Excess weight is considered a public health crisis in the U.S, with approximately 65% of the entire adult population categorized as overweight, obese, or severely obese. Being overweight is related to a number of serious health complications, and according to the American Obesity Association in 2005, ³the second leading cause of preventable death in U.S. In addition to health risks, overweight individuals endure a significant social stigma as well as outright discrimination. Laziness and self indulgence are common stereotypes associated with this group. Many overweight people feel like social outcasts. The professional life of an overweight individual could also be negatively affected, as excess weight has been found to adversely influence, hiring decisions, wages, and promotions. Researchers and health care professionals measure excess weight using the Body Mass Index (BMI) scale. The BMI scale, which calculates the relationship between weight and height associated with body fat and health risk, is appropriate for both men and women. It has three BMI categories of excess weight for adults:overweight (25 to 30); obese (30 to 40); and severely, or morbidly obese (over 40). According to CDC
Dogs and cats are the most common pets in the United States. In most cases, people prefer one over the other. Meaning some people are either a dog lover or a cat lover. There has been plenty of debates and studies done to decide what animal is better. But in the end, it is up to the person caring for the animal to know which one suits them better. Although dogs and cats have several similarities, they are very different. By looking at each animal, we will discuss the similarities and differences of the attention, time, care and cost of each require and learn why these animals may be chosen together or one picked over the other.