Media plans - how do we develop one?

A checklist of key items to cover off when developing a media plan.

Media Plans - how do we develop one?

OBJECTIVES:

  • Brand:

    • What are the brand's marketing and communication objectives?
    • How should these affect the media plan?
     
  • Media:

    • What are the objectives of media planning coverage, frequency, response?
    • How are these defined response functions, cost efficiency, cost effectiveness?

 

Media details:

  • Pros and cons:

    • What are the strengths and weaknesses of available media?
     
  • Editorial context:

    • What's the editorial context like (assess specifically for each brand/category)?
     
  • Intermedia decisions:

    • What are the characteristics of candidate media?
    • What budget is available?
    • What is the CPT?
    • Are there...

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