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Strategy at a Million Miles a Minute. Katie Mayes, director of marketing services Ashley Martin, client manager. Where do I start?. Who has time for an audit?. That doesn’t sound like fun. . **Plus, isn ’ t marketing supposed to be fun !**. When do I need to do an audit?.
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Strategy at a Million Miles a Minute Katie Mayes, director of marketing services Ashley Martin, client manager
Who has time for an audit? That doesn’t sound like fun.
Goals versus Objectives You mean they aren’t the same thing? Oy!
Goal: to raise awareness about my programObjective: (measurable)to increase inquiries 25 percent over the next six months
What are you trying to accomplish? Publicizing an event? Filling a new program’s roster? Developing a year-round branding campaign?
Things to consider: age, race, gender, interests, likes/dislikes, media habitspsychographicdemographicgeographic
Psychographics English major who loves Shakespeare (Juliet, anyone?) Online spending of $300/month at ModCloth.com (vintage clothing website) Tweets all day, every day Posts weekly to GoodReads Demographics Female 18-22 Single Less than $20,000 annual income
How do you find out what your audience likes and/or responds to?
Measurement = Control Being able to prove what works allows us to manage our workload and, ideally, stop doing what doesn’t work.
Strategy: Targeting Prioritize audiences Consider communication pathways and touchpoints Develop media mix
Strategy: Positioning Answer: Why go to your event over another? Why choose your program over another? Why care?
Strategy: Messaging Creative solution to positioning Prioritize facts and figures Fuel your objectives with words and visuals
Owning the process We work together
Questions? Katie Mayes, kmayes@k-state.edu Ashley Martin, ashley07@k-state.edu 785-532-2535