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Sonya Bradley Chief Marketing Officer. Becoming America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital. “The Year of Food” – Oct. 31, 2012. Preparations Begin for a F2F Week. Tractor Parade. EVENT PHOTOS HERE. Legends of Wine. Farm-to-Fork Festival. Tower Bridge Dinner. CHALLENGES. Promoting a new event
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Sonya BradleyChief Marketing Officer @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Becoming America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
“The Year of Food” – Oct. 31, 2012 @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Preparations Begin for a F2F Week @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Tractor Parade EVENT PHOTOS HERE @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Legends of Wine @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Farm-to-Fork Festival @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Tower Bridge Dinner @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
CHALLENGES • Promoting a new event • Communicating to a variety of audiences • Introducing a new brand identity • Reaching core customers @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
OBJECTIVES • Elevate brand identity for Sacramento region • Generate awareness on regional F2F product • Establish platform for telling a genuine Sacramento story • Develop and/or enhance product that can drive food and agricultural business to Sacramento @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
STRATEGIES • Develop F2F events in conjunction with stakeholders and partners • Provide partners with tools to spread message • Integrate F2F message in appropriate materials and customer outreach • Engage with wine & food, travel writers • Drive residents and visitors to events @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Social Media @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Dedicated Web Site EVENT PHOTOS HERE @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Newsletter – “Dig In” @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Documentary @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Dedicated Blog @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Instagram @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Blog Infographic EVENT PHOTOS HERE @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
EVENT PHOTOS HERE LinkedIn @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
COSTS & BUDGET • Paid Media (Farm-to-Fork events) • $30,000 • $1,000 promoted posts for three events • Content Development Budget • $20,000 @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
RESULTS • 35,000 people attend festival • Bridge dinner sold out in minutes • Partners from food banks to food literacy to farms develop events & cross promote • Regional interest • Assets discovered @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
EVENT PHOTOS HERE @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Press coverage • A new authentic Sacramento story INSERT COVERAGE ARTICLES HERE @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
RESULTS • 42% newsletter subscriber base growth • 34% newsletter average open rate • 30% increase in blog traffic • 75% growth in website visits • +600% FB ‘likes’ @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
EVENT PHOTOS HERE @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
New Convention Business • Ag & food groups showing interest @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
City & businesses embracing Sacramento’s heritage • Source of pride for city @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
Takeaways • Establish your strategies & objectives • Cross-pollinate your content to different market segments • Embrace who you are/Play to your strengths • You will never make everyone happy…so don’t try and be perfect @visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork
@visitsacramento @sacfarm2fork