Effective media programs do not happen by
chance. GRP Media takes a professional approach to understanding the
needs and parameters of an assignment in order to maximize the opportunity
for success. This approach is not intended to provide either inflexible
or “one size fits all” solutions, but is tempered with the
judgment of the team and the imagination of our staff, to result in strategically
sound, situation-appropriate and imaginative programs.
Media Research
Media Research Philosophy
Before effective plans can be written and executed, it is critical that we
identify your prime target prospects and understand their media usage patterns.
It is also imperative that we understand the competitive landscape.
John Reebel, one of our principals, is the EVP-Media Research, and makes sure we accomplish this quickly and accurately.
Media Planning
Media Planning Philosophy
GRP Media approaches each media project as a blank sheet of paper – we
have no pre-conceptions about the appropriateness of any medium. Each plan
is customized to meet its unique needs. Our starting point is the thorough
knowledge we develop about your brand, the message’s target audience
and what we know about them, and the media environment – how the target
and how the competition uses the media.
Our staff of planning professionals have extensive experience planning all media and for all major business categories.
GRP Media also believes that great plans should provide “a little something extra”. The French word for this is lagniappe, and we work to apply a disciplined, yet flexible process to create thoughtful, results oriented, and imaginative media solutions with lagniappe.
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MEDIA Negotiating
Negotiating Philosophy
Media clout is an often-used term. GRP Media believes that clout comes from
knowledge. Our staff is active in the media marketplace 52 weeks a year,
both nationally and in 200 local markets. This level of activity keeps the
buyers knowledgeable about current conditions and ready to take advantage
of those that are most favorable to the need of our clients.
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