The Theoretical Understanding of Integrated Marketing Communication Strategy: An Approach
Abstract
Accessing a larger group of customers and a targeted audience has always been a challenge for any business effort. Many previous business approaches have highlighted the significance of different methods reaching to a larger number of audiences to advertise or inform about a product. Integrated marketing communication plays an integral role in communicating business messages to a larger audience. IMC effectively helps in integrating all essential components of marketing efforts to communicate a unified message to prospective, potential and existing consumers. Integrated marketing communication proves to be highly useful in terms of creating brand awareness among customers at the lowest cost. IMC proves to be highly relevant and rather essential for business-to-business marketing, including providing a potential platform for direct information and interaction with customers and consumers. In the present paper, the theoretical understanding of integrated marketing communication strategy is showcased so that the readers find useful implications of IMC into different business communication approaches. One of the distinct advantages of IMC is its relevance and essential role in business-to-business (B2B) marketing. It provides a potent platform for direct communication and interaction with both customers and consumers. This direct engagement fosters a deeper understanding of customer needs and preferences, facilitating a more tailored and effective marketing approach.
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