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Abstract:- The article outlines the research outcomes on Keywords:- IMC, Analysis SOSTAC, Public Relations,
‘talent scouting’ proactive promotional strategies to Personal Selling.
increase student-enrollment’s numbers at the Darma
Persada University (UNSADA). Using the Integrated I. INTRODUCTION
Marketing Communication (IMC) theory, this research
explores all of its four elements within the theory, which Every university serves the purpose to provide the
includes: advertising; sales promotion; publications; and society needs in acquiring a higher level of education. The
personal selling. The results were collected and analyzed growing numbers of existing universities are triggering tight
using Situations, Objectives, Strategy, Tactics, Action, competitions between those universities in drawing attention
and Control (SOSTAC) Analysis. By using the case study from prospective students to decide on which university they
method followed by descriptive qualitative approach, the want to further their education; however, the benchmark of
study collects data through conducting in-depth university’s success is not merely the numbers of initial
interviews and equipped with documentation. The result registration from prospective students. Rather, it is the final
shows that the objective of the implemented promotional numbers of students who are re-registering for enrollments at
actions is to introduce UNSADA to the public, while the particular university as the measurement of university’s
most influencing integrated promotional strategy that success, because students who re-registered at a certain
being executed by UNSADA is persobal selling and university are making their conformational gesture to have
publication activities/public relations strategy, which the their college education there.
activities that involves personal direct approach towards
the prospective new students. In conclusion, the It is essential for all the prospective students to do the
integrated promotional process works effectively through administrative re-registration process, as they are required to
direct selling and public relations for this case. It is complete all compulsory documents for the university’s
recommended for UNSADA, in the future, to optimize the administration’s archives. During the Academic Year
usage of advertising media as the current marketing 2015/2016, the Darma Persada University (UNSADA)
trend is all about digital media. Thus, the optimization recorded a total number of 1520 re-registered students, as
could have been done by using social media, TV well as the Japanese literature major were to become
advertisement, as well as broadcasting an audio UNSADA’s highlight when promoting the university to the
advertisement on the radio whose majority listeners are public during the talent scouting for the upcoming academic
the youth (highschool students). year (liputan6.com, 2018).
Fig 1:- Student Admission & Acceptance Rate Graph Year 2011-2016 (Persada)
The Researcher also aware that there are similar studies Promotion strategy is a strategy undertaken in the form
conducted previously, with different object of study: A study of activities that serve to provide information, to persuade,
by Asmiati, Muhammad Iqbal Sultan (Asmiati.Asmiati & and to influence consumer’s purchase decisions. A promotion
Sultan, 2014) expound ‘The Promotion Strategy of Alauddin strategy that undertaken by a company is inseparable from
Makassar Islamic State University in Increasing the Number the company’s vision and missions and it is just as important
of Student Candidates during Post-Transition Era from as the ultimate goal to be achieved by the company – the
Institute to University.’; A study by Endang Sri Purwaningsih profit and customer engagement. Strategies are often
Traditionally, the promotion mix includes the following The analytic model known as SOSTAC (Situations,
four elements: advertising, sales promotion, publicity, and Objectives, Strategy, Tactics, Action, and Control) is widely
personal selling. Each element of the promotional mix is used in marketing communication, because SOSTAC
considered as an integrated marketing communications tool analysis is well considered for its advance staging to develop
that plays an important role in the IMC program. marketing plans. Prisgunanto (2006:107) explain, with the
advantage of SOSTAC’s 3Ms lies on the logical structure and
The Integrated Marketing Communications is a cross- on the elements of planning development that could be
functional process in creating and maintaining mutually combined towards measurement and in selecting a
beneficial relationships with customers and other comprehensive strategy model.
stakeholders, through controlling and disseminating message
that being delivered to the particular group and drive them Prisgunanto (Prisgunanto, 2006:108)breaks down how
through consumer’s data, which aimed to create dialogue. several dimensions of SOSTAC established relevance
The main purpose of IMC is to create a long-term brand between one another for a successful marketing
relationship through existing communication elements at the communications. The dimensions are including; Situations
level of marketing management that will ultimately boost (where we are now), Objectives (where we are going),
sales and generate profitability for the company (Duncan, Strategy (how we are going to achieve the goals), Tactics
2005:12) (details of strategy), Action (details of tactics), Control
(measurement and supervision). Once decided to use this
A company that applies the IMC concept to build model, it is critically important to assure that these 6
relationships with customers would find it very beneficial. dimensions of SOSTAC are featured and implemented well
(Schultz, Barnes, Schultz, & Azzaro, 2015:3) describe the on developing marketing strategy. The whole dimensions
Integrated Marketing Communications is a process to must be must be considered by the corporation, so that
accelerate the return of investment through assuring the SOSTAC communication strategy will run soundly.
communication objective is achieved and in-line with
corporate goals. Every corporation has its own marketing strategy as the
guidance in carrying out its business. Market segmentation
In reference to Shimp (Shimp, 2014:10) IMC is a becomes one of the most important highlight. Eric Berkowitz
communication process that requires planning, forming, and friends, in Morissan (Morissan, 2015) define market
integration, and implementation that consisting of various segmentation as a way to divide a market into distinct groups
marketing communication forms (advertising, sales that share similar needs and similar respond towards a
promotion, release publicity, events, etc.), of which the marketing action. Segmentation is required to enable the
communicated messages are delivered from time to time, to corporation in improving a better service for its customers,
the brand’s targeted customers and prospective customers. especially towards the targeted costumers.
Ultimately, the goal of IMC is to influence, both directly and
III. MATERIALS AND METHOD promotional activities. (3) Murah Puji: The Head of
UNSADA Student Admission Division (PMB) since 2016;
This research applies qualitative approach through this informant is the person in charge to run and the one who
descriptive case study method. The primary data gathered in knows everything about the entire process acquiring new
this study was obtained straight out of the trusted sources student for admission and enrolment. (4) Christine: The
through in-depth interviews; while, the secondary data was UNSADA Rector's Secretary; this informant was chosen for
obtained indirectly by researcher through intermediary media her role as the social media administrator in spreading all
(recorded by other parties), most of them were received in the information about UNSADA on Instagram, Twitter, and
form of evidence like notes, or attached reports from archives Facebook.
or documents. The study involved a total of four key
informants and informants, they are: (1) Dwi Setyo Widodo: The primary data was collected by using in-depth
The Head of UNSADA Marketing Division since 2016; his interview technique, while the secondary data was gathered
involvement as one of the informants in this study is through documentation study. The validity of data was
necessary to answer the research purpose. This informant has confirmed by triangulation method. These data was then
served as Head of Marketing Division from 2016. (2) analyzed through some phases of process; compiling,
Hendro: A staff in UNSADA marketing division who categorizing the data, examining the content correlation from
executes UNSADA’s promotional activities; his involvement the massive data compiled and interpreting the meaning so it
as one of the informants in this study is essential as he, could be developed into the theory.
himself, is the field personnel who deliver UNSADA’s