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Missouri Farm to school. Initiative Update April 2011. Background Research. Key informant interviews Food service directors Vendors Farmers Parents and other stakeholders Survey of food service directors (N=421) Literature reviews . Audience Background & Segmentation. Primary
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Missouri Farm to school Initiative Update April 2011
Background Research • Key informant interviews • Food service directors • Vendors • Farmers • Parents and other stakeholders • Survey of food service directors (N=421) • Literature reviews
Audience Background & Segmentation • Primary • School food service directors • Approximately 750 in the state that participate in Nat. School Lunch Program • Secondary • Food vendors • Small-scale family farmers • School employees • Parents of 1st-7th graders • Hospitals and other large institutions
Objectives for the campaign • Creative Objective • Engage them as being critical to the health and economy. (Know) • Reinforce self-efficacy--there is something I can do about this problem. (Believe) • Motivate them to take professional responsibility and ask for locally grown and buy locally grown at least once. (Do) • Tone • Respectful • Empowering • Affirming (positive recognition of expertise) • Positive • Professional expertise that reflects on passion/identity • Positioning • Using locally grown foods help student health and strengthen local community
Communication Strategies • Messaging to target audience
Public Relations Strategies • Strategy and execution • PR strategies with program partners • Tailored press intervention • Localized issue with data, quotes and original graphic • Disseminated statewide • Other outreach • Editorial calendar • Event-based PR
St. James Press St. James, MO 4-14-2011
Southeast Missouri 4-22-2011
Traditional Advertising • Media buys • :30 spots on radio • Rural network • Newspapers • Paid • Earned
Soft sell advertising • Work with DESE & partners to promote internal ad campaign • FSDs who are role models/unsung champions • Self-efficacy • Falls in line with target audience and being in Missouri DRAFT
Marketing Products • Resource guide • Sticker campaign • Summer outreach and training • Pipeline campaign (w/ Award in Nov. @ SNA Awards Ceremony) • Direct mail to FSDs • Branded materials (includes brochures, e-newsletters, web site, etc.)
Marketing Channels • List Serv • Facebook • National FTS (web, Twitter and YouTube) • MoFTS Web site • Partnering organizations • E-newsletter • Earned and paid media • Distributors/vendors • Farmers and orchards • Food service directors MoFTS
Brochure Cover Inside panels Message block
Fact Sheet Headline and Top Ten Reasons can be tailored to County-level or School District
Efforts to Date • January 2011 • Started statewide media campaign launch and local publicity • Creative development • Creation and implementation of list serv • Creation of Facebook page • February 2011 • MoFarmtoSchool.Missouri.Edulaunched • March 2011 • Creative testing • Statewide tailored local press release roll-out • E-newsletter roll-out • Online advocacy tool roll-out • April 2011 • Branding rollout
Next Steps • Summer FSD Trainings through DESE (June-Aug 2011) • Testimonials, how-to’s, focus on easier options like salad bars and one-time purchases • Back to school push (Fall 2011) • Continue mar/com efforts • Award/competition • Local/regional media buys
Evaluation • Clipping service (some pre, during, and post) • Content analysis • Google analytics • General reach, frequency metrics from mass media • Web and Social media monitoring
Missouri Farm to School • For more information: • MoFarmtoSchool.Missouri.Edu
Missouri Farm to School • Thank you! • MU Health Communication Research Center • Jon Stemmle, MA • Associate Director • stemmlej@missouri.edu • Amy Dunaway, MPH MA • Sr. Information Specialist • dunawaya@missouri.edu