Digital marketing and ad campaign developed to address the unique problems faced by a local Athens, GA business turned national franchise. Project for UGA's Digital and Social Communications Strategy course (ADPR 5760).
3. Your Pie
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╺ Local, privately owned chain of pizzerias
╺ Product Description
╶ Offers a wide range of pizza options that
are fully customizable
╶ Lunch and dinner, 7 days per week
╺ Why Your Pie?
╶ Offers a rare platform by allowing
customers to build their own pizzas
╶ Also has gelato and select craft beers
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Strengths
- Wide variety of ingredients and
beverage options
- Inexpensive
- Offer lots of deals and discounts
- Multiple locations
- Great website
- Notable social following
Weaknesses
- Stuck between a franchise and a local
Athens restaurant
- Have to split their budgets between
locations
- Different stores have different target
markets
Opportunities
- Benefits of being a chain
- Ability to focus on their specific
city
- Because it was started in
Athens, shares a lot of the
community values
- Encourage personalization and
ownership of food
Threats
- Highly saturated market
- Not seen as a top tier local restaurant
- Students are a seasonal target
market
9. Notable Competitors’
Advertising Strategy
Papa John’s
- Promo codes and discounts
- Specialty deals for sporting events
Ted’s Most Best
- Happy hour specials
- Partnerships with other Athens local
businesses like Creature Comforts
Willy’s Mexicana Grill
- Paid search ads
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10. Social Media Comparison
740 average
[23,758 likes]
3,305 likes 19,793 likes [32,488 likes]
1,586 followers 1,568 followers 766 followers [1,006 followers]
2,100 followers 1,821 followers 2,979 followers [4,000 followers]
3.5/5.0 4.0/5.0 1.6/5.0 4.0/5.0
4.3 average 4.4 3.7 average 4.0
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Target Audience
- Each store has a different target market
- 5 Points- College Students, Milledge Families
- Beechwood- Athens Families
- East Side- Vet Students, Police, Families
- Makes having a uniform message difficult
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Target Audience
- What do all three stores have in common?
- Two specific targets
- UGA students
- Athens natives
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← Goals
&
Objectives →
➔ Increase social media
following and
engagement
➔ Increase Customer
Loyalty
➔ Unify the brand
message across all
Your Pie locations in
Athens
➔ Increase Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter
Followers by 15%
➔ Increase App downloads
by 20%
➔ Increase overall sales by
10%
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Communication
Strategy
“Your Pie, Your Athens”
- The city of Athens has a wide range of people, from
students to families and everywhere in between
- But it also has a unique “big city, small town” feel
that unifies the community
A pizza of and for Athens
20. Types of Digital Advertising
Display Ads
Social Media Campaigns
Email Marketing Campaigns
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Mobile/Location Based
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21. Display Ads
Why?
- Will allow us to reach interested
customers in a visually appealing
manner
Pros
- Accurate targeting for customers
with the chance of making a sale
- Builds brand awareness
- Can measure very accurately
Cons
- Expensive
- Can be seen as intrusive
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Social Media Campaigns
Why?
- Build on current efforts to engage with
online customers through owned media
Pros
- Ability to reach audience directly
- Build audience through your own efforts
- Incorporate feedback directly
Cons
- Engagement efforts are not directly about
sales
- You have to pay to beat the algorithms
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Email Advertising Campaigns
Why?
- You can directly market to frequent customers in a
personable way on a platform they use often
Pros
- Creates brand loyalty and intimacy with consumers
- Permission-based format
- Your Pie already has an extensive email list
- Very low price but can reach a wide audience
Cons
- It can annoy consumers if done incorrectly
- Could be seen as intrusive or unwanted
27. Why?
- We can optimize content online to naturally
attract the right consumers
Pros
- Organic listings do better than paid listings
- It’s inexpensive with no PPC
- Considered more authentic and trustworthy
Cons
- Your Pie may not get to the top without using
SEM
- Paid search is better proven to create
conversions
SEO
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29. Mobile/Location Based
Why?
- Targets people who are hungry which will
allow Your Pie to stay top of mind
Pros
- Reaches users on their most used screen
- Generates conversions
- Reaches “local” audiences
Cons
- Can be costly
- Consumers could see it as intrusive
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30. How our campaign will enhance
current efforts:
- We will add a call to action to
the company’s already
adequate advertising.
- Give a more cohesive feel to
the split advertising for each
location by having a uniform
message
- Constant advertising to fill the
gaps between Your Pie’s
already great event
advertising
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32. Campaign Duration ~ 6 months
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Social Media
Display:
Ultimate Athena
SEO
Location Based
Targeting
Social Media
Display:
Ultimate Athena
SEO
Location Based
Targeting
Social Media
Display:
Ultimate Athena
SEO
Location Based
Targeting
Social Media
SEO
Location-Based
Targeting
Social Media
SEO
Location-Based
Targeting
Social Media
SEO
Location-Based
Targeting
July Aug Sept
DecNovOct
33. The Budget
33 Monthly Total = $5,850
Display
$400
Paid Social Media
$300 (Facebook)
Email Marketing
$50
SEO
$5,000
Location-Based Targeting
$100
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Measurement & Optimization
Display
Reach
Page Views
Bounce Rate
Social Media
Hootsuite
Social Listening Websites
Followers & Likes
Email Marketing
Open Rates
CTR
Unsubscribe Rate
SEO
Impressions
CTR
Conversion Rate
Mobile/Location-Based Targeting
Geofencing
Geotargeting