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1. SPINELLI CINEMAS: Marketing Plan created by Justin L’Italien
2. COMPANY ANALYSIS “Locally owned and operated, Spinelli Cinemas was founded in 1987 as a subsidiary of Spinelli Companies. Since then it has expanded from one location (Strand Theater in Dover New Hampshire) to locations in Barrington, Dover, Plymouth and Rochester, New Hampshire”
“Spinelli Cinemas is committed to offering moviegoers high quality presentation, in a clean and friendly environment”
* Taken from www.spinellicinemas.com/companyinfo.html *
3. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths:
Antique atmosphere, unique experience
Great location, middle of college town
Competition is thirty minutes away in each direction
Efficient advertising efforts with limited resources
Weaknesses:
Limited amount of movie prints available
Very small marketing budget
Booking agent works for other companies
Not very big, only two theater rooms
4. SWOT ANALYSIS
5. MARKET ANALYSIS Young adults and families make up their target market
Different films bring in different crowds
Good mix between males/females
Always a need for enjoying a film on a big screen with comfortable seating
Movie theater market has been decreasing slightly over the years
Seasonal business, very strong sales during summer and holidays
6. MARKET STRATEGIES Two major marketing objectives:
Specified target marketing
Giving back to local community
Product sells itself, people enjoy new films in comfortable environment
Uses mostly older marketing strategies
Newspaper advertisements
Radio giveaways
Phone recordings
Renovated website
Relies on strong word of mouth
7. MARKETING MIX Product:
High quality movie experience
Concessions to enjoy during films
Price:
$8 per adult, $6 per child, $6 per senior
Concessions range from $2.75 - $6.25
Place:
Booking agent gives limited prints to Spinelli
Distributed among four theaters
Promotion:
Radio giveaways
In-theater banners, posters, cardboard cutouts
8. YEARLY FINANCES Benchmark of 550 customers a week
Totals 28,000 customers a year
2006 totals fell short (roughly 27,000 customers) of benchmark.
Theater typically brings in $175,000 in ticket sales and $100,000 in concessions each year
Yearly profit stands around $60,000
9. Recommendations Take advantage of new college students each year by marketing to them consistently
Consider “college discount” by reducing pricing for college students to $6. Higher volume of people would result in increased profits
Increase marketing budget by an additional 2%
10. Recommendations Become more involved with local community activities. Offer the theater’s facility to local fundraisers, community parties, etc. Great PR and brand recognition will follow
Look into hiring a different booking agent
Prepare for future technologies by investing time into research. Digital movies are on the rise, don’t be caught off guard
11. Questions