ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Advertising Campaign Project
Advertising Campaign – prepare an advertising campaign for a REAL
Fashion Merchandising Project
Fashion Merchandising – develop a
What you NEED to know…
Your project will be done
INDEPENDENTLY or in PAIRS (you and one other partner).
•INDEPENDENTLY = 9 page maximum (arial 12 font; DS); 2 – 4 week plan
Keep in mind...
• Deciding whether to work alone or with a partner could be the most IMPORTANT decision you will make in this project.
• IF you choose to work with a partner, you must be willing to accept that he/she will…
• (a) NOT do his/her fair share,
• (b) miss considerable days of school, and/or • (c) do poor quality work.
• If you choose to work with a partner you agree
NOT TO COMPLAIN, and you agree to accept any consequences that result from your
Choose a business
Each Project is conducted on a REAL AREA BUSINESS such as…
• your workplace
• business owned/managed by
family/relatives
• business owned/managed by your
friends/neighbors
STEPS YOU WILL TAKE IN COMPLETING
THIS PROJECT…
1.Decide if you want to work alone or w/ a partner 2.Select an actual business
3.Research the business 4.Set goals for your plan 5.Identify target markets
6.Decide how long to run the campaign
7.Decide on media & promo. choices & rationale 8.Determine costs
PART 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• One-page summary of the Ad
Campaign (you will write this LAST
and insert it at the beginning of your project)
• We will talk about this in more detail
PART 2 - DESCRIPTIONS
A. Description of the product, service, business
• business name, location,
PART 3—OBJECTIVES OF THE
CAMPAIGN
• 3 to 6 objectives
• objectives must be realistic, specific,
and measurable
• each activity MUST tie directly to
one/more objectives
• objectives must be consistent with
PART 4—IDENTIFICATION OF THE
TARGET MARKET
• A. Primary Market
– Who is the primary target market your campaign is designed to reach? Why? (age, gender, education, income,
occupation, interests, attitudes, buying behavior, needs/wants, where they live)
• B. Secondary Market(s)
PART 4 - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS—Promotional activity(ies) must include the following:
A. Special events (example: fashion shows, demonstrations)
B. Advertising (example: paid/co-op
advertisement in various types of media) C. Display (example: interior and exterior) D. Publicity (example: press releases sent to various types of media)
PART 5—LIST OF ADVERTISING
MEDIA NECESSARY FOR THE
CAMPAIGN
• What mediums will you use and WHY?
• (TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, billboards, direct
mail, cable, internet, press releases, specialty media)
• Do your choices appeal to your target markets?
How?
• What is the reach?, frequency? continuity?
• Consider what PROMOTIONS you plan to include—
how will you best advertise these? (special events, contests, sales, sweepstakes,
PART 5 - RESPONSIBILITY SHEET
• assigned positions and activity(ies),
PART 6 – SCHEDULES OF ALL
ADVERSTISING PLANNED
• Tell when, what, how long, and
desired outcome(s) for ADVERTISING MEDIA
• Is your schedule logical, realistic,
PART 6 - BUDGET
Detailed projections of actual cost of activites outlined in part 4:
– Special events – Advertising
– Display – Publicity,
PART 7 – SCHEDULS OF ALL SALES
PROMOTION ACTIVITY(IES) PLANNED
• Same as part 6 – only for SALES
PROMO. ACTIVITIES
• Is there continuity with your
PART 7 - STATEMENT OF BENEFITS TO
THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
•What is the ultimate goal of your plan?
•List how you believe the company will gain from implementing your plan
•Show the projected sales (in actual $) for the period of the campaign related to the costs (explain that you would
anticipate a continued increase in sales following the end of the campaign by increasing market share, building image and
customer loyalty, thus increasing repeat business)
•Tell how you plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign
•Tell how the campaign stresses product and/or service benefits that directly appeal to the target market(s)
PART 8 - BUDGET
• Detailed projections of actual cost—
itemize each advertising and
promotional item—carefully consider ALL costs!
PART 8 - BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Websites from which you gathered
data
• Booklets/brochures, describing the
community, or business (franchise info.)
• Sources of information on industry
• Advertising/Promotional resources
(rate cards)
• SBA / SBDC / any other sources of
information
• Personal contacts (interviews with
PART 9—STATEMENT OF BENEFITS TO
THE CLIENT/ADVERTISER
•What is the ultimate goal of your plan?
•List how you believe the company will gain from implementing your plan •Show the projected sales (in actual $) for the period of the campaign related to the costs (explain that you would anticipate a continued
increase in sales following the end of the campaign by increasing market share, building image and customer loyalty, thus increasing repeat
business)
•Tell how you plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign
•Tell how the campaign stresses product and/or service benefits that directly appeal to the target market(s)
•Tell how your campaign helps build the image of the company within the community
•Tell what potential (if any) for free publicity that can be generated as a result of the campaign
PART 9 - APPENDIX
• This part of the paper is optional.
• Include any questionnaires, letters
sent and received, background data, etc. that was obtained while working on this paper
• This information may be helpful to
PART 10 - BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Websites from which you gathered
data
• Booklets/brochures, describing the
community, or business (franchise info.)
• Sources of information on industry
• Advertising/Promotional resources
(rate cards)
• SBA / SBDC / any other sources of
information
• Personal contacts (interviews with
PART 11 - APPENDIX
• This part of the paper is optional.
• Include any questionnaires, letters
sent and received, background data, etc. that was obtained while working on this paper
• This information may be helpful to
PART 1—EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• One-page summary of the Ad Campaign
• (Content of this section reads more like a business letter… outlining your proposal. May be single-spaced if needed)
• Start with a statement of what you have been asked to do (develop an ad campaign).
• Briefly describe:
– Your main objective(s)
– Your target audience
– Length of campaign
– Major advertising media choice(s)
– Major promotional event(s)
– Approximate cost
– Desired outcomes (major benefits)