{"id":2090,"date":"2022-07-06T05:47:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2090"},"modified":"2022-07-08T08:40:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T08:40:56","slug":"marketing-communications-in-adsim-advertising-simulation","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/article\/marketing-communications-in-adsim-advertising-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing Communications in AdSim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Marketing Communication decisions are available from Year 5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-1024x646.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-50x32.png 50w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-60x38.png 60w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-100x63.png 100w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation.png 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose from various types of Sales Promotions, Trade Promotions, Sponsorships, and Social Influencer initiatives to increase your exposure and attract new customers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Menu-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Menu-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation.png 370w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Menu-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Menu-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-42x50.png 42w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Menu-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-51x60.png 51w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Menu-in-AdSim-Advertising-Simulation-85x100.png 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sales Promotion:<\/strong> Choose an accessory to bundle with your smartphone. A Phone Case, a Streaming Subscription, a Portable Speaker, or a Wireless Charger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trade Promotion:<\/strong> These initiatives make your smartphone more attractive<br>to distributors and help with in-store promotion. Trade Shows, Point-of-Purchase Displays, Sales Training for Retailers, or Co-operative Advertisements with Retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sponsorship:<\/strong> Choose an event or sport to sponsor. A College Football sponsor, an E-Sports sponsor, sponsor a major International Tennis Tournament, or sponsor Fashion Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Influencer:<\/strong> Choose from one of four social influencers you want to work with. Bloggers and Vloggers, Micro-Influencers, Social Media Stars, or Celebrities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I decide which option to choose?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You should purchase the <em>Market Survey of Customer Needs<\/em> to help guide your Marketing Communication choices as the New and Repeat Customer segments may prefer different options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Market-Survey-of-Customer-Needs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Market-Survey-of-Customer-Needs.png 394w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Market-Survey-of-Customer-Needs-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Market-Survey-of-Customer-Needs-50x12.png 50w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Market-Survey-of-Customer-Needs-60x14.png 60w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Market-Survey-of-Customer-Needs-100x24.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I track my Marketing Communication performance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your decisions will result in a Marketing Communication Rating. This is a rating from 1 to 100 on how well your chosen Marketing Communication options were perceived by your customers. You can see your Marketing Communication Rating and how it compares to the Industry Average Rating at the right of the decision screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Rating.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Rating.png 400w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Rating-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Rating-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Rating-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Rating-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Year 6 purchase the <em>Marketing Communications Study<\/em> at the right of your screen to see in more detail how your competitors performed, and what options your competitors chose to use last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Study.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Study.png 397w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Study-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Study-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Study-60x15.png 60w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Marketing-Communications-Study-100x25.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marketing Communication decisions are available from Year 5: Choose from various types of Sales Promotions, Trade Promotions, Sponsorships, and Social Influencer initiatives to increase your exposure and attract new customers: Sales Promotion: Choose an accessory to bundle with your smartphone. 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