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Marketing
Plants and Gardening
Using Social Media as
    Part of a MIX
        Kimberly Bird
    VP, Retail Marketing
   Calloway’sNurseryNursery, Inc.
         Copyright 2012, Calloway's
Refocusing an approach
Culture shifts to focus on the customer throughout the business.


                                                                                Plan the customer
        Buy some product                                                           experience
           Put product
                                                                                    Inform the store
          in the stores
                                                                                         teams
           Promote the
             product

         Inform the store




                                                                  Buy and present
              teams




                                                                                        in the stores




                                                                                                        Promote the
                                                                                         Put product

                                                                                                          product
         Customers come                                               product
           to the stores



                                  Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Traditional Organizational
                         Structures
                                                        Boss
Communications




                            Manager                                   Manager




                    Supervisor          Supervisor                    Suporvisor

                                 Worker Bees

                                 Customers
                                 Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
The Evolution of the Team
                                           Real Estate
 Professional
    Services                                                                                                 Universities
                                                                              DFW

Product




                                                                                        Support Services
Vendors
                       Administration


                                                                              Houston


                                               Customer
                                                Impacts                                                      Seed
                                                                                                             Companies
Growers

                                               Marketing

  Community                                                                                                Advertising
Organizations                                                                                              Partners
  • Master Gardeners
                                          Management
         • Extension
       • Arboretums                                                          Media
                                                                             Contacts
                                        Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Closing the E Gap


   Expectation

Expectation                     Experience



   Experience
       Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Closing the E Gap



  Experience
EQUALS or SURPASSES
  Expectation
     Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Marketing
The players:

Customers have access to more information
than ever before to make buying decisions.

Businesses now must integrate all aspects of
the business using old and new
communications, advertising, promotional and
personal communications.


               Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Marketing
Understand Your Customer
      and Connect!
The Promise to Customers
Having a beautiful yard and gardens is fun
and easy.
Create your own haven - - Your outdoor
environment can be well designed and
thriving…we make it easier and enjoyable!
Calloway’s, an expert garden center that’s
novice friendly. Here everyone has a green
thumb and can achieve their very own
success in the garden.
                 Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Connect and Leverage
• Connect with customers on a deeper
  level
• Leverage what you’re already doing
• Use a strategic approach
• Social Media let’s you take your
  customer relationships to a deeper
  level.

              Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Know thy customer
Part of knowing your customers:

Most social media followers don’t
want a relationship – they want
deals.

A small percentage want a
relationship. They are “avid
gardeners” and “opinion leaders.”
              Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Connect to the Hub




     Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Social Media
•   Listen to customers
•   Respond to customers
•   Attract more followers, club members, store traffic
•   Engage existing customers and new audiences
•   Build customer, opinion leaders and media relationships
•   Tap into opinion lead’s ideas
•   Position your self as the expert
•   Build your brand
•   Research branding, product service ideas
•   Sale products and services
•   Build customer advocates
•   Get media coverage
•   Increase traffic to your Web site, social pages and store

                         Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
Facebook
Facebook - interact




     Copyright 2012, Calloway's
              Nursery
Facebook Benefits
Facebook Only Specials

Most followers want a deal.




                              Copyright 2012, Calloway's
                                       Nursery
Facebook Benefits
Facebook Only Specials

To get the deal you have to
“Like” the page.




                              Copyright 2012, Calloway's
                                       Nursery
Twitter




Copyright 2012, Calloway's
         Nursery
You Tube
Feature gardening tip
videos, link to them from
emails, Web pages, and
social media posts.
Utilizing features from
press coverage and
segments we line up as
a condition of TV spot
placements and regular
quick updates done
internally by company
expert personalities.

                Copyright 2012, Calloway's
                         Nursery
Linked In




Copyright 2012, Calloway's
         Nursery
Pinterest




Copyright 2012, Calloway's
         Nursery
Google+




Copyright 2012, Calloway's
         Nursery
Word of Mouth




   Copyright 2012, Calloway's
            Nursery
Micro-Communities




     Copyright 2012, Calloway's
              Nursery
Online Listings
Business:                        Garden:

Google.com/places                gardencenterguide.us
Local.yahoo.com
Yelp.com                         gardenguides.com
Bing.com
Insiderpages.com                 judysbook.com
Maps.google.com
Citysearch.com                   gardens.com
Local.Yahoo.com
Local.com
MerchantCircle.com
        Be brave, be transparent, own who you are.

                   Copyright 2012, Calloway's
                            Nursery
Yelp Listing




  Copyright 2012, Calloway's
           Nursery
References
• Facebook Marketing (Holzner)
• Secrets of Social Media Marketing (Gillen)
• Twitter Free Social Networking for Business
  (Clark)
• Twitter Revolution (Micek & Whitlock)
• Twitter Power (Comm)
• Social Media Marketing An Hour a Day
  (Evans)
• Connect with me, Kimberly Bird, on LinkedIn
  http://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlybird
                 Copyright 2012, Calloway's
                          Nursery

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IGC social media panel presentation kim igc 2012

  • 1. Marketing Plants and Gardening Using Social Media as Part of a MIX Kimberly Bird VP, Retail Marketing Calloway’sNurseryNursery, Inc. Copyright 2012, Calloway's
  • 2. Refocusing an approach Culture shifts to focus on the customer throughout the business. Plan the customer Buy some product experience Put product Inform the store in the stores teams Promote the product Inform the store Buy and present teams in the stores Promote the Put product product Customers come product to the stores Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 3. Traditional Organizational Structures Boss Communications Manager Manager Supervisor Supervisor Suporvisor Worker Bees Customers Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 4. The Evolution of the Team Real Estate Professional Services Universities DFW Product Support Services Vendors Administration Houston Customer Impacts Seed Companies Growers Marketing Community Advertising Organizations Partners • Master Gardeners Management • Extension • Arboretums Media Contacts Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 5. Closing the E Gap Expectation Expectation Experience Experience Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 6. Closing the E Gap Experience EQUALS or SURPASSES Expectation Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 7. Marketing The players: Customers have access to more information than ever before to make buying decisions. Businesses now must integrate all aspects of the business using old and new communications, advertising, promotional and personal communications. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 10. The Promise to Customers Having a beautiful yard and gardens is fun and easy. Create your own haven - - Your outdoor environment can be well designed and thriving…we make it easier and enjoyable! Calloway’s, an expert garden center that’s novice friendly. Here everyone has a green thumb and can achieve their very own success in the garden. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 11. Connect and Leverage • Connect with customers on a deeper level • Leverage what you’re already doing • Use a strategic approach • Social Media let’s you take your customer relationships to a deeper level. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 12. Know thy customer Part of knowing your customers: Most social media followers don’t want a relationship – they want deals. A small percentage want a relationship. They are “avid gardeners” and “opinion leaders.” Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 13. Connect to the Hub Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 14. Social Media • Listen to customers • Respond to customers • Attract more followers, club members, store traffic • Engage existing customers and new audiences • Build customer, opinion leaders and media relationships • Tap into opinion lead’s ideas • Position your self as the expert • Build your brand • Research branding, product service ideas • Sale products and services • Build customer advocates • Get media coverage • Increase traffic to your Web site, social pages and store Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 16. Facebook - interact Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 17. Facebook Benefits Facebook Only Specials Most followers want a deal. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 18. Facebook Benefits Facebook Only Specials To get the deal you have to “Like” the page. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 20. You Tube Feature gardening tip videos, link to them from emails, Web pages, and social media posts. Utilizing features from press coverage and segments we line up as a condition of TV spot placements and regular quick updates done internally by company expert personalities. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 21. Linked In Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 24. Word of Mouth Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 25. Micro-Communities Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 26. Online Listings Business: Garden: Google.com/places gardencenterguide.us Local.yahoo.com Yelp.com gardenguides.com Bing.com Insiderpages.com judysbook.com Maps.google.com Citysearch.com gardens.com Local.Yahoo.com Local.com MerchantCircle.com Be brave, be transparent, own who you are. Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 27. Yelp Listing Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery
  • 28. References • Facebook Marketing (Holzner) • Secrets of Social Media Marketing (Gillen) • Twitter Free Social Networking for Business (Clark) • Twitter Revolution (Micek & Whitlock) • Twitter Power (Comm) • Social Media Marketing An Hour a Day (Evans) • Connect with me, Kimberly Bird, on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlybird Copyright 2012, Calloway's Nursery