1. Assess the importance of marketing in
the media area you have studied.
Marketing is referring to activities a company undertakes to
promote the buying or selling of a product or service. Marking is undoubtedly
tied to the success of a film. The value that marketing possesses can ultimately
not quantified due to the power it holds in relation to the success of a film.
Marketing Is important to a film because it informs people a movie is coming
out. Marketing is also imperative because It encourages people to go see the
film.
Marketing informs people a movie is going to be released. To
further explain marketing is the sole reason why people have an awareness of
when a movie is coming out, without marketing audiences don’t have the
knowledge that a film is released. This is proven in the movie Beauty and the
Beast, the studio Walt Disney, and Mandeville Films used cross-promotion such as
using the department store Kohls to offer exclusive items and other merchandise
to promote the film. The studios also
used cross-promotion in a special episode of the bachelor to promote the film.
Using known outlets such as Kohl’s and the Bachelor to promote the movie
allowed for a multitude of people to go out and see the film because they were
informed of the film. Walt Disney also created merchandise to promote the
film. Disney released on their website
ornaments, dolls, etc, to promote said film furthering informing people of the
movie. The result of all the marketing that was done by the studios resulted in
the movie-making 1.3 billion dollars in the box office since many people went
to go see the movie. Also, the marketing strategy of Guardians of the Galaxy,
such as cross-media convergence with the poster printed on ice cream cups and
had their own flavor as well as a
monopoly game and merchandise such as shirts, phone case, etc. all played an
impact and making people aware of the movie which resulted in 772.8 million in
the box office. This idea is also proven in the amount of
money independent films make. To further explain independent movies, fail to
make as much money because of the lack of marketing which in turn makes
consumer not view the film. Ultimately marketing can determine whether a film
succeeds in terms of many people viewing it.
Marketing is also important to a film in terms of encouraging
people to go see the film. Just because a studio gives information that a film
is being released that doesn’t mean people are going to go and watch. Marketing
allows for studios to get the word out as well as encouraging people to go view
the film. An example of this is the release of Fast and Furious 7. Universal
Studios created a ride in honor of the movie franchise to continuously gather
support for the movie. Creating this ride made consumers want to go and view
the movie because it appeared to be action-packed. Universal also marketed the
trailer during the Super Bowl knowing that would attract a lot of attention to
the movie. The studio also created special events such as a website consisting
of the contest, videos, pictures, which further entice viewers into watching the
movie. This type of marketing is also shown in the promotion of the Black
Panther. Chadwick Boseman participated in a special event for the mobile game
Marvel Contest of Champions to promote the said movie. Marvel also conducted cross-promotion by partnering with Lexus and revealed a special commercial for the
2018 Lexus LS 500. All these marketing tools entice viewers by relating
something that people like such as cars and combining it with a product they
should watch. By doing this viewer relates the film to something that is going
to be enjoyable and fun. The result of this marketing makes films such as black
panther makes 1.344 billion dollars in the box office
Ultimately marketing influences the movie industry than any
other part of the filming process. Without marketing, it is very hard for a
movie to do as well another movie whose studio has paid 10’s of million dollars on
marketing. In my own personal experience, I am often more likely to go to a
movie where the studio has done a lot of promotion. The importance that
marketing has on the direction a film will go ultimately shows that marketing
is the core of success in a film.