Countryside Cottage

Annual Marketing Recommendations

Overview

• Customer would like to reduce frequency of ads (and total investment), to focus more on tactical campaigns.

• Customer interested in growing younger demo traffic.

• “Service” sets Countryside Cottage apart from others who sell Pandora and Vera Bradley.

Objectives

1. Design a package that will offer more flexibility to advertise at the “right times” while reducing overall investment.

2. Maintain core-customer base, while growing interest and traffic in younger demos.

3. Integrate strategic positioning in ad creative (sell “Service”).

Solution

1. Achieve flexibility objectives through a 26-time annual Business Builder program.

2. Grow younger demo traffic through Moms Like Me print, online, and value-added contest

exposure.

Recommendations

26-time Business Builder package: One 10” (2x5) ad in Sunday News-Leader Two 10” (2x5) ads in weekday News-Leaders One 10” (2x5) ad in the Nixa/Ozark News-Leaders 10,000 online impressions per week on News-Leader.com

Choose any 26 weeks out of the year to run, based on projected sales cycles.

$510 per week

Recommendations

Moms Like Me print/online package: 1/4 page (vertical or horizontal) ad in Moms Like Me magazine per

month (12 times) 5,000 impressions on Moms Like Me.com per month.

Design ads with a younger demographic target in mind. Drive online traffic to Countryside Cottage website, Facebook page, or custom landing page.

$300 per month

Monthly Investment

Average 4-week month: $1320Two business builder weeks plus Moms Like Me

Light month: $810One business builder week plus Moms Like Me

Heavy month: $1830Three business builder weeks plus Moms Like Me

Moms Like MeContest Opportunity

• Contest theme: “In Honor of Local Moms”• Countryside Cottage provides:

Appropriate prize ($50 retail value) • Mom’s Like Me provides:

7-day contest execution online via moderated content in message boards.

Mention in Moms Like Me magazine editorial content Mention in Sunday column Picture of prize with link to Countryside Cottage website

on Mom’s Like Me home page

Action Plan

1. Sign “Level 2” investment contract.2. Identify specific prime selling weeks to run Business Builders

(minimum 26). 3. Consider new positioning line for ads such as “Free Gift

Wrap With Purchase” that reinforces the service image.4. Choose prize for Mom’s Like Me contest.