IMC 205 Steele Final

who, what, where, when, (and sometimes how) are elements of every story we tell. Journalist and PR practitioners call them the ______________ to refer to these story elements

5 W's

what are the 4 P's of marketing

Price Product Promotion Personal

TRUE or FALSE. IMC is targeted to a mass audience rather than the individual consumer

FALSE

as a creative person you naturally want to write a clever copy and produce fancy promotions, BUT as a professional, your:

obligation to your client is to increase sales at the lowest possible cost

for copy to convince the consumer to buy a product, it must do three things:

get attention
communicate
persuade

TRUE or FALSE. The internet, computers, video games, and other electronic media have cause a reduction in the human attention span

TRUE

IMC focuses on and answers the follow consumer question:

whats in it for me

when creating a headline it is important to

play to your niche. don't over simplify or patronize the headline

all stories have three parts. they are

beginning, middle, and end

TRUE or FALSE. don't worry about being bring. if your copy is boring, your headline can be jazzy enough to keep the reader's attention

FALSE

the four functions of a headline are

draw the reader into the body copy
select the audience
deliver a complete message
get attention
ALL OF THE ABOVE

give e 4 powerful attention-getting words that we discussed or are in the book to use in a headline to capture a readers attention

NOW, FREE, HURRY, LIMITED, SAVE, EASY, SALE

there are 8 types of basic headlines, what are they

direct headlines
indirect headlines
news headlines
how-to headlines
question headlines
command headlines
reason-why headlines
testimonial headlines

what are the 4 U's

Unique
Ultra specific
Useful
Urgency

TRUE or FALSE. it is important to know your language. even with the informal style, you will never be criticized for using the proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.

TRUE