HS285: Marketing Management Class Six June 13, 2013 Beth Goldstein Click to edit Today’s Class Master title style • • • • • Start-Stop-Continue Chapters 17 – 18 Healthcare for Homeless Creating a Brand Guest Jennifer Powell Click to edit Master title style Start-Stop-Continue Start doing XYZ. This is something I haven’t done at all or enough of Stop doing XYZ – This is something that isn’t helping you Continue doing XYZ – This is something that is very helpful in terms of your business success Click to edit Master title style Updates • Social Media Critiques: June 20 • How’s this going? • Marketing Director Interviews: June 27 • Does everybody have a partner? • Marketing Director? Click to editfor Healthcare Master the Homeless title style Case How is branding different for non-profits? Same?? Do non-profits see branding as something only for profit companies strive for? Click to edit Master title style HCCH Do they need a new brand image? What else needs to change at HCCH? Click toStakeholders HCCH edit Master title style What matters to each stakeholder? Patients Donors Volunteers Staff & Board of Directors Click to edit Master Consultants’ Recommendations title style What do you think of the recommendations? YOU BE THE CONSULTANT Click toAssignment Group edit Master title style Present a marketing recommendation: ONE SMART Goal to achieve in the next year that supports sustainable growth and aligns with stakeholder values Create an Elevator Pitch (30 second) Name, tagline & logo recommendation Explain how they should execute your recommended strategy Click to What happened… edit Master title style Now recognized by Fed’l gov. as a provider of healthcare services for the homeless and the ‘housed but uninsured’ More supportive internally of marketing & branding efforts New website, social media and email marketing to improve communication Let’s Check It Out and See… to edit Master title style WhyClick Do People Buy YOUR Click to edit Consider these Master brands… title style Click to edittoMaster Tendency move to title sameness style Audi matches Volvo in safety ratings… … and Volvo turns naughty? 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Click to edit Master Anticipating Competitive title style Actions Competitive intelligence – difficult to do… but critical Always involves using imperfect information 1st – know what you need to know What to consider Motivation Future Goals What do they say – on their web site… at conferences? Assumptions Held about itself and the industry Actions Current Strategy How are they competing now? Price, service? Apparent Capabilities Strengths and weaknesses Click Whereto doedit you find Master competitive title style information? Staff knowledge Company materials Annual reports, websites, marketing materials, speeches at conferences, press releases and announcements, government filings Industry materials Analysts reports, newspapers, trade journals, conferences Shared connections Shared industry resources, distributors, customers Your sales force Click will How to edit competitors Master title react style to you? Consider Behavioral factors – remain objective Don’t assume they are not smart Don’t assume a few facts represents a study Consider potential for non-rational actions Click tothat Biases edit can Master cause titletrouble… style Overconfidence Overestimate own capabilities and underestimate those of others – “… We’re Second to None…” Confirmation bias Embrace data that confirms your thinking Dismissing data that refutes it… Click Priceto Conveys edit Master a Brand title style Message What’s Your Price Say About You? Click to edit Thoughts onMaster pricingtitle style Tends to be the one least managed of the 4 P’s of marketing… though its impact can be most significant A 1% increase in price (assuming no impact on demand) would increase net income of: 6.4% for Coca Cola 16.7% for Fuji Film 17.5% for Nestle 26.0% for Ford Motor Company Source: Principles of Pricing, Dolan, Robert J. and Gourville, John T. 2006 Click At thetostore.. edit Master title style Hypothetical coffee maker choice $39 $59 $89 $109 $129 Click to edit Master title style Pricing Pricing decisions are critical Not just cost-plus – think VALUE Structure of pricing – or options – can have significant impact On revenues On profitability Pricing also sends a message about your positioning and your brand Click to edit Master title style Distribution What role does this play in your companies? What’s it tell your customers? ClickDifferent Two to edit Master Brandtitle Experiences style 32 Click to edit Master title style Effective Branding Touches All Points User Interface Click The Purchase to edit Master Experience title style Packaging Click to edit Master title style A Different Experience… Click to edit Master titleFrom stylethe Start X You Had Me at Hello? TheyClick Say to Imitation is thetitle Most Sincere edit Master style Form of Flattery….BUT REALLY! Microsoft: The new Apple – Wannabe???? Click to edit Master title style A Strong Brand is atitle Powerful Click to edit Master style Asset Enduring Brand Power comes from a delivered at every customer touch point!!! Click to edit Master title style 5 Tips To Reinforce Your Brand 1. Determine Your Value Proposition Click to edit Master title style • • • • What’s our current position in the market? What’s our ultimate direction? What makes us unique? What needs do we fulfill? Click 2. Align to edit Customer MasterNeeds title style with Value • What is the true value we offer? • Do we SOLVE problems or CREATE opportunities? • Do we align our brand with the right customers and fire the rest? 3. Focus on Your Competitive Click to edit Master title styleAdvantage What sets us apart from the competition? Are we just-as-good or better than the competition? Are we unique enough to command a premium? 4. Align Distribution & Price Click to edit Master title style What sources do customers use to make purchasing decisions? Does our price reinforce our value or clash with it? Do our distribution channels match customer needs? Click to edit Masterattitle style 5. Communicate Every Touchpoint How do we communicate our brand value to others? Does everybody support THE message? Does our message reach all of our customers and prospects? Click YOUR to Sticky edit Master Brandtitle style Three-word sentence that describes your business/organization’s brand value – do this individually Examples: Accelerate client growth Increase client productivity Improve customer loyalty Click in Now to Teams: edit Master Elevator title style Pitch Your name and company A brief but compelling statement about your product’s or service’s value or benefit as it relates to this person A concise description of your product A statement that reinforces your credibility – offers proof of your unique expertise OR A statement about what makes your product or service unique Your personal energy and passion Click to edit Welcome Jennifer MasterPowell title style The Excellent Writers Group Formerly with the Boston Herald www.excellentwriters.com Click Class Next to editAssignment: Master title style June 18 Book: Lucky By Design: Chapters 19 – 21 Case: United Breaks Guitars Article: Selling to Millennials with online reviews Adding Social Media to the Marketing Mix Worksheets Due: Worksheet 20.1: Choose Your Tools