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Century Council IMC Plan “Real College, Real Life!”. MKT 440 Larry Varnes December 4, 2008 California State University, Northridge. Team 1 Emily Rogers Ivan Franco Jennifer Probert Keizo Watanabe Steven Clark Henson Shu-Fang “Jasmine” Hsiao. Premier Advertising Agency. Agenda.
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Century CouncilIMC Plan“Real College, Real Life!” MKT 440 Larry Varnes December 4, 2008 California State University, Northridge
Team 1Emily RogersIvan Franco Jennifer ProbertKeizo WatanabeSteven Clark HensonShu-Fang “Jasmine” Hsiao Premier Advertising Agency
Agenda • Problem identification & survey results • Targets • College students and other stakeholders • Communication plan • Objectives, strategies, and tactics • Media • Traditional, non-traditional media, and budget • Creative plan • Big idea and creative execution • Evaluation
Problem Identification • Binge drinking/ overconsumption of alcohol • Drunk driving • 21st birthday celebrations • Suicide, violent crime, assault • Rape, sexual irresponsibility
Targets :College Students • 40% college studentsbinge drinking • Age: 18~23 years old • Gender: males (50%), females (39%) • Race: White (44%), Native (41%), Hispanic (31%), Asian (23%), African-American (23%)
Targets :College Students • Reasons for binge drinking • Away from home • Peer pressure • Celebration • Relaxation • Boredom • Social purposes • Psychological problems
Targets :College Students • Other factors • Past habit in high school • Family history • Opinions about binge drinking • It’s a part of the college culture • It’s not a problem with alcohol consumption. • Alcohol is not important at a party (58%)
Targets : Other Stakeholders • Who they are? • Parents/family, community, faculty, organizations • How does drinking affect them? • Parents/family: depression, alcoholism, death • Faculty/staff: falling grades, class participation, and absences • Community: noise, victims of dangerous behaviors • Organizations: may intervene when families are coping with a loss or educating the community (i.e. MADD)
Targets : Other Stakeholders • Communications Effectiveness • Imperative to use ad campaign that is unique • Many campaigns exist that already address issues affecting teens and young adults. • Must break through barriers: zipping, zapping, and pre-conceived notions
5 30 50 60 90 4. Taking active steps to changing their lifestyle Communications Plan : Objectives 5. Alcohol-free alternatives in one year 3. Finding alternatives ways to substitute binge drinking 2. Finding alternatives ways to substitute binge drinking 1. The negative effects of binge drinking
Communications Plan : Strategies • Objective One • “Real College, Real life” • Traditional media communications • Non-traditional media communications • Repetitive advertising • Objective Two • Emotional and fear appeals • Inherent drama
Communications Plan : Strategies • Objective Three • Alternatives to binge drinking • Objective Four • Promotional events • Celebrity endorsements • Objective Five • Specific events • Programs and activities
Communications Plan : Tactics Tactic One Commercials on CBS,ABC, and NBC also MTV Post billboards Host promotional events Tactic Two “Real college, Real life” Creating a picture of healthy life style Documentary Adult consequences Tactic Three YouTube video contest Basketball slam dunk contest with the Lakers
Media : Traditional • Television • CBS, NBC, ABC, MTV • 30 seconds • Radio • National, local, and university radio stations • 15 seconds
Media : Traditional Billboards
Media : Traditional • Internet • YouTube, Facebook, Myspace • NY Times, LA Times, CNN, USA Today • Direct mail • Pamphlets, promotional events
Media : Non-traditional • Drunk-driving exhibits • Co-op with MADD and Allstate Auto Insurance • Survey sweepstakes to win free textbooks • Play recurring video during school day
Media : Non-traditional • Documentary - 3 stories • Male basketball player • Freshman female sorority girl • Female honors student, 21st birthday
Media : Non-traditional • Slam-dunk contest • Hosted and judged by the LA Lakers • Co-op with Nike and 24 hour fitness • Ages 15-23, men and women • 2 sections, 3 rounds each • Male and female winners of both sections will receive $1,000 scholarship • Booths and activities for spectators
Media : Non-traditional • YouTube video contest • Ages 18-23 • Max 10 minutes • Creativity encouraged • Held in June • Top 3 will win free college text books for a year • Winner will also receive $2,000 scholarship • Judged by various community stakeholders
Creative Plan : Big Idea • “Real college, Real life” • Own experience is the best medium • College is not an excuse • Other alternatives • “Classy drinking”
Creative Plan : College Students • Sports events, celebration/socialization • Documentary, drunk-driving exhibit, video contest • Problem: 75% drive drunk (surveyed)
Creative Plan : Faculty • Not a joking matter! • Plans • Educational seminars • Mandatory alcohol awareness courses • Guest speakers • Informational materials
Creative Plan : Parents • Part of the problem • Want to be friends with young adults, provide endless excuses, etc. • Plan: slam-dunk contest, judge video contest, attend seminars
Can still have fun Can still drink As well as remember the night before! “Real College, Real Life” = Classy drinking, not binge drinking Creative Plan : Final Goal
Evaluation • Timeframe • Pre-test and post-test (O1 X O2) • Qualitative and quantitative analysis • Specific measures and surveys
Evaluation: Pre-Test • First step of pretesting • Concept testing • Focus group • Rough art, copy, and commercial testing • Focus group and in-depth interviews • Pretesting finished advertisements • Theater test and on-air test
Evaluation: Post-Test • TV commercials • Nielsen commercial rating program • Day-after recall test • Radio • AQH, AQH RTG, AQH SHR and Cume provided by Arbtorn’s Radio Rating Service
Evaluation: Post-Test • Billboard • Measuring traffic flow where the billboards have been posted • Internet • Internet-specific measures • Click through rate (CTR) • Time spending • Page request
Evaluation: Post-Test • Online surveys via e-mail • Designed to measure the awareness of our TV and radio commercial • Designed to measure the attitudes toward binge dirking • Incentives to increase response rate. (Sweepstakes to win $1,000) • Benchmarking • Measuring the number of reported binge dirking before and after the campaign