Institusion
Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur
Author
Puspita Angga , Kusumawardani
Subject
HF5717 Business communication
Datestamp
2013-09-10 07:40:40
Abstract :
Brand communication is important to communicate their brand to society to
build their awareness. D?cost has unique strategy to communicate their brand to
their customer. The purpose of this research is to describe the brand communication
strategy of D?cost seafood restaurant to build brand awareness their customers.
This research uses integrated brand communication of Schultz (1999). There are
internal brand communication and external brand communication. Internal brand
communication is about relationship with supplier, staff, and place. External brand
communication uses promotion tools, such as advertising and sales promotion. This
research uses qualitative - descriptive methodology. Researcher wants to describe the
brand communication strategy of D?cost seafood restaurant to build brand awareness.
The result of this research, D?cost used internal and external brand
communication strategy such as staff, cleanness of place and food, communication
technology, and promotion tools. Most of customers aware with D?cost from D?cost?s
brand communication. It is proofed from interview with Mr Yan Agathon as manager
of D?cost Kayun and D?cost?s customers. Researcher hopes, D?cost can spread their
promotion to not only their new outlet but also their old outlet. It will increase their
awareness of customer.
Key word: brand communication, brand awareness, promotion, seafood restaurant.