2. Table of Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................Page 1
(Research) Overview, Key Findings, Perceptions................................................................................Page 2
(Research) Awareness, Consideration.....................................................................................................Page 3
(Campaign Strategy) Strategy Development.........................................................................................Page 4
(Campaign Strategy) Our reasoning.........................................................................................................Page 5
(Campaign Strategy) Target Market Profile..........................................................................................Page 6
(Campaign Strategy) Positioning, Message and Our Big Idea........................................................Page 7
(Campaign Strategy) Tactics........................................................................................................................Pages 8-9
(Public Relations/Advertising Review) Strategies and Tactics....................................................Pages 10-11
(Public Relations Review) Successes and Improvements...............................................................Page 12
(Advertising Review) Successes and Improvements........................................................................Page 13
(Financial Analysis) Accurate Cost vs. Value Analysis.....................................................................Page 14-15
(Financial Analysis) Return on Investment..........................................................................................Page 15
(Results) Achievements................................................................................................................................Page 16
Conclusion and Lasting Impressions......................................................................................................Page 17
(Public Relations Review) Media Coverage........................................................................................Pages 18-21
(Public Relations Review) Networking Successes...........................................................................Page 22
(Advertising Review) Examples of Major Tactics.............................................................................Pages 23-24
Photos.................................................................................................................................................................Page 25-28
3. Introduction
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Dear Chevrolet,
Welcome back to Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications. We are honored to have worked with
such an amazing company, and we are excited to present the results of our hard work and our
unique promotional campaign. Throughout our presentation, we hope to make it clear how much
hard work and effort our small team of eight has put in to make the Chevrolet campaign and event
a success. We have been very lucky to have the EdVenture Partners Organization work along side
us, and with our creativity, out-of-the-box thinking and strong communication skills, we have
implemented a campaign that has greatly sparked the interest of the students of our campus.
San Jose State University was taken by surprise at our unconventional advertising methods, and as
we expected, we caught their interest. The number of students who came to our event and partici-
pated greatly exceeded our expectations, and we even found students interested in purchasing a
Chevrolet, which was ultimately one of the biggest goals.
Throughout our presentation, we hope to show you how we successfully integrated the Chevrolet
brand in to our campus life.
Sincerely,
The students of Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications
Juan Luna, Account Coordinator
Brooke Cline, Management and Research
Laura Ringer, Management and Media
Nicole Rossi, Advertising Copywriter
Katherine Hyde, Advertising Copywriter
Max Gustofson, Advertising Art Director
Suzanne Welles, Public Relations
Kris Adams, Public Relations
4. Research
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Overview of research conducted
After conducting our pre-event research (which included a focus group, a pre-survey of 400 stu-
dents and extensive market research and analysis), we were able to implement a campaign strat-
egy that obtained and accomplished the objectives we set at the beginning of the Chevrolet cam-
pus promotions program. These objectives were to improve student’s perceptions, awareness and
consideration of the Chevrolet brand.
Our post data was gathered through response cards that were handed out and collected at the
event, as well as a post survey that was handed out the week after our event. We had 503 response
cards filled out at the event and 400 post surveys. We also interviewed students at the event,
where we asked their opinions about Chevrolet vehicles, and we observed how students reacted
and interacted with the cars.
Key findings from pre-campaign research that drove strategy development
Some of the key findings from our pre-research were that San Jose State students perceived the
Chevrolet brand as being mostly good. But out of the five cars included in the survey, Chevrolet
was consistently ranked #4. Our objective was to improve the perception of Chevrolet among
San Jose State students, and to raise Chevrolet from #4 to #3, replacing Nissan. We found that the
Japanese automotive brands were outranking Chevrolet because students want cars that get good
gas mileage, are reliable and are compact to make commuting easier. It was time to introduce the
all-new Chevrolet Cruze, the car that would fit their lifestyle.
We knew we would have to do a lot of promoting while also educating the students about what
Chevrolet can offer them. This helped us to decide what type of advertising to use, where to hold
our event and what information that was important to have at our event.
From our post research, the response cards and the post survey, we found that we successfully
Perceptions of the Chevrolet brand
raised Chevrolet’s rank of overall opinion from #4 to # 3. From the response cards we found that
38% had an excellent overall opinion of Chevrolet and 45% said Chevrolet was good. Chevrolet
was the only brand out of the five that no one thought of as “very poor.” 70% of the people at the
event said they learned something new about Chevrolet. In our pre-research, students thought
of Chevrolet as gas guzzlers that were big and bulky, but since our campaign and event, 59% of
students who filled out a lead card said that the fuel efficiency that Chevrolet cars offer caused
their impressions of this brand to improve. Students were very impressed by the new models, the
exteriors and the high quality look of the cars.
5. Research 3
From our pre-research we found that most of the students from our sample were aware of the Chevrolet
Awareness of the Chevrolet brand
brand. However, many of them only mentioned Chevrolet trucks and SUV’s. At our event, 70% of the people
who attended said that they learned something new about Chevrolet, and many mentioned at how sur-
prised they were to learn of Chevrolet’s versatility.
An objective we are proud to have met is the rise in percentage of students who were aware of automobile
brands being promoted on campus. Our goal was to raise the amount of people who had seen Chevrolet
promoted on campus from 6.5% to 60%, and we surpassed that with 64% of participants in the post sur-
vey who said that they had seen Chevrolet promoted on campus. In the graphs below, you can see how the
awareness of Chevrolet promoted on campus changed after our event. Chart Title
Chart Title
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Chevrolet 6.5 66.5 27 Chevrolet 64 24 10
Ford 4 68 28 Ford 4 61 30
Honda 5.25 67.25 28 Honda 9 54 31
Before the event After the event
Nissan 5.5 67.5 27.5 Nissan 7 56 32
Toyota 6.25 68 25.75 Toyota 6 56 33
From our pre-research we found that only 17% of the students would be very likely to consider buying or
Consideration of the Chevrolet brand
leasing a new, not previously owned Chevrolet. The car brand that the students were most likely to con-
sider buying was the Honda with 40%. In our post surveys we saw a rise in that 17% to 26%.
Our response cards found that 39% of students were very likely to purchase a Chevrolet, ranking it right
behind Honda at #2 in the car people would next consider buying or leasing.
Based on their experience at the event, 70% of the attendees said that their impressions of Chevrolet have
improved. We found that more students said they were looking to buy a car sooner than when they did
during the first survey. We also found from our pre research that students felt they couldn’t afford a car
that offered all the features and quality at a price they can afford. However, since introducing the Chevrolet
Cruze on campus and at our event, the students at San Jose State now have a better option over a compact
Japanese brand.
Improved impressions
Caused Improved Impressions
59% 54%
44%
35% 37% 37%
27% 23% 27% 25%
19%
Variety of Vehicles
Available Features
Event Experience
Fuel Efficient
New Models
Performance
Price/value
High Quality
Exterior Styling/
Interior Space/
Interior Styling/
Roominess
Engine
& OpQons
Design
Design
6. Campaign Strategy
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Strategy Development
After getting a good picture of our target market and where we wanted to position Chevrolet in
the target market’s mind, we moved into brainstorming. We started with looking for words that
we wanted to use to describe the cars. Between the eight of us, we put approximately 100 words
and phrases on sticky notes and stuck them to our wall. One by one, we took them down as we
decided that they didn’t fit Chevrolet or the target market. Finally, we were down to three words:
fun, agile and edgy.
With those three words defined, we moved to brainstorming for a campaign slogan. Using sticky
notes once again, we came up with broad ideas, words, slogans and execution ideas. We ruled out
ideas that did not work well with Chevrolet, the target market or the geographic location. Some of
those ideas included partying inside the cars and a theme of love for your Chevrolet. After many
days of brainstorming and combining ideas, we came up with our theme: going. Cars are objects
that get you from one place to another and are entirely involved in the process of going. Our target
market is also all about going. They are on the go all the time. The idea of our campaign became
the concept of going places and simplifying that concept to make it easier and more fun.
We fell in love with the phrase “Where You Going?” and stuck to it. “Where You Going?” asks where
you are going in life. Examples of answers may be grad school, marriage, and having children.
“Where You Going?” also asks where you are going as a physical location such as the beach, the
mall, school, and work. “Where You Going?” was written in chalk all over the campus to get people
thinking. As students walk around they would think about all the places they were going as well
as started asking around to find out what all this “Where You Going?” was about. We decided to
continue with this teaser for a week before moving to the second half of our campaign. “The Going
Gets Easy,” which was our main slogan, answered our own question of “Where You Going?” Our
goal was to connect the question of “Where You Going?” to the idea that Chevrolet makes “The Go-
ing Gets Easy.”
During our brainstorming session, we also came up creative ways to tell our message. We decided
to use blank keys as a way to advertise for our event and create a buzz. We wanted them to appear
as lost keys and have the good Samaritans of San Jose State University pick them up with the in-
tention of helping someone who misplaced their keys. We also decided to use chalking rather than
posters for the majority of our advertising. San Jose State University is a green campus and does
not like posters or fliers to be put up everywhere. Chalk was the perfect solution, because students
walk around with their noses down looking at their ipods and phones. As they are walking around
they are bound to see our numerous chalk messages.
Posters were put up inside the classroom buildings where we could not chalk. Posters could be in
the hallways and classroom buildings to reinforce the message wherever the target market goes,
and most importantly to entertain them during a boring class.
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We used out of the box thinking in order to differentiate our campaign from all the clutter on cam-
Our reasoning
pus. There are so many lectures, events, BBQs, and programs every day, and it is difficult to stand
out from all these and drive traffic to one event. Our goal was to not only draw the traffic, but also
create a buzz using unique tactics and to not blend into everything else. We used brighter colors,
better music, chalk, keys, Facebook, and more to keep our campaign in the forefront of our target
market’s mind.
We focused our efforts on aggressive guerilla marketing to make sure there was no possible way
for the target market to miss the message. Students come into contact with hundreds of messages
every day, and they have to see the same message multiple times before they remember it. It is
also important for them to obtain the message in many different ways, including but not limited
to: sight, sound, conversation, Internet, on campus, off campus and through word of mouth. We
wanted to get people talking about the campaign and hit them everywhere we possibly could.
Aggressive social media is key with our target market. They are the technology generation and
they live on the Internet. To not be online would be a ridiculous idea, but we took it further. We
wanted to hit them as much as possible online. We did that by directing traffic to our Facebook
page to look at the pictures from the event and tailgate, mentioning the Facebook page to people
who passed by while we were chalking, inviting all of our friends to the Facebook page and chalk-
ing the Facebook address on the Camaro at the tailagate and on the ground around campus. We
also continued to use the Facebook page every day to stay in contact with the target market. We
wished them a happy birthday on their birthdays, congratulated them on their successes, con-
versed with them about their weekend plans and continued to offer them opportunities to win
prizes and talk to them about our event.
8. Campaign Strategy
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Target Market Profile
Our primary target market is generation Y San Jose State University students ages 18-34. Because
our target market is students, they can be found at school or around the campus. Outside of class-
es, they can be reached via social media such as Facebook and Twitter, instant messaging services
such as AIM and Skype, and text messaging. They spend a lot of time online and most likely own a
laptop computer that they carry with them to school.
They are in constant communication through technology including computers, smart phones, iP-
ods and other electronics with Internet capabilities. They like to keep up to date on what is going
on in the world such as news, politics and current events. They are always on the go and often live
out of their cars, so it’s important that their car is in tip-top shape and gets them from point A to
point B in the most comfortable and easy way possible. At San Jose State, many students are com-
muters and rely heavily on their car to get them from school to work and back home at the end of
the night. Because they are so busy, they eat out often and frequent dine at fast food restaurants
such as Jack in the Box, Togos, Subway and McDonalds.
Our target market has a job and makes anywhere from $700 a month to $1,200 a month, but does
not have a large disposable income. They are looking into buying or leasing a new car around the
time of their graduation or in the near future.
Before our campaign, we found that a majority of the target market perceived Chevrolet automo-
biles as bulky, unreliable, boring, high maintenance and gas guzzling. While some college students
knew of family members or friends that were happy with their Chevrolet automobile, many of
them could not envision ever owning one themselves. They viewed Chevrolet as a conservative
brand that mostly benefits those who hunt or go off-roading, which is not a lifestyle typically em-
braced by college students in a metropolitan setting.
The main reason why so many Generation Y college students at San Jose State University had
negative opinions about Chevrolet is because they were unaware of Chevrolet’s updated image.
They were uninformed about the high technology, safety features and great gas mileage that are
packed in Chevrolet automobiles, which are features and benefits that college students look for
when purchasing a vehicle.
By informing students through teasers, both unconventional and conventional advertisements and
our big event, we showed students just how great Chevrolet automobiles are. Because after all,
the cars speak for themselves, allowing us to positively change the perceptions of Chevrolet in the
minds of our students and encouraging them to think of Chevrolet first when they wish to pur-
chase or lease a new car.
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Positioning
For our campaign, we chose to focus on specific characteristics and benefits offered with Chevrolet
automobiles. Chevrolet automobiles are compact, have outstanding gas mileage and are equipped
with tech savvy features. They are great quality, dependable and long lasting vehicles that keep
their passengers protected with unique safety features. With all this, you get excellent warranties
and a vehicle that expresses your individual personality. College students need cars that can keep
up with their fast, ever-changing lifestyles, and that’s exactly what a Chevrolet does.
Message
The most powerful thing that we can say to convey our intended position is to position Chevrolet
as tech savvy, affordable, safe and reliable, making driving not only more fun, but easier. Therefore
we came up with the slogan, “Chevrolet, the going gets easy.” We wanted the tone of our message
to complement the Chevrolet brand, to be conversational, fun, agile and edgy, which appeals to
students. Our tone was comparative in order to position Chevrolet against its competitors and to
prove to the target market that Chevrolet is the optimum choice. The goal was to prove to the tar-
get market that Chevrolet is better than its competitors in all the important fields: technology, fuel
efficiency and safety.
Our “Big Idea”
Students are always on the go. Whether they are going to school, heading home or going to work,
they need a car that can make their life easier. With all the great features incorporated into Chev-
rolet vehicles, it is easier to get where you’re going today, tomorrow, or in the future. Chevrolet
makes driving fun, and with stylish and sleek vehicles, students can get to where they are going
with a vehicle that fits their lifestyle.
To start off our campaign, we incorporated our theme into our teasers asking students, “Where
you going?” It successfully created buzz around campus and tied back into our slogan and theme.
We had everyone on campus asking what the “Where you going?” was about and how they could
find out more. We directed them to the Facebook page and also took that opportunity to tell them
about our two-day event.
The main slogan, “Chevrolet, The going gets easy,” shows off how fun and simple Chevrolet is as
a choice. Chevrolet makes purchasing a vehicle easy by mixing all the most important features to
our target market into a line of vehicles. The target market no longer has to spend months re-
searching features and asking the opinions of friends and family. When they sit down in the driv-
ers seat of a Chevrolet they will know they are home because everything that is important to them
(technology, fuel efficiency, and safety) are the star features of each and every Chevrolet.
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Tactics
1. Print Media
For print, we integrated our overall theme into the Spartan Daily newspaper and posters. We
placed a banner advertisement along the bottom of the Spartan Daily that advertised the “Where
You Going” two-day event. It contained the place and time of the event, all the great things we gave
away, and a QR code to direct students to the Facebook page for more information. We ran that ad
for three days total: the day before our event and both days of our event. We also created a couple
hundred fliers with the same information and posted them in the classroom buildings. We put
anywhere between 10 and 20 in each building to ensure that no one missed out. The posters also
contained the QR code.
To measure the success of our print tactics, we collected data from the QR codes to track how
many people scanned the posters as well as the number of “likes” and followers we managed to
get on Facebook.
2. Internet and Interactive Media
We have been using the Internet to conduct online advertising and viral marketing. The Internet
includes the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and the official Chevrolet website.
The Internet became the hub of our strategy, where our target audience saw the teaser “Where
You Going?,” the keys, and finally our slogan “Chevrolet, The Going Gets Easy.” This created aware-
ness of Chevrolet and the upcoming event. The QR codes were distributed within our guerilla
marketing tactic that ultimately lead them to our Facebook.
3. Social Media
Social Media has been the most important of all our tactics, because our target audience spends
a majority of their time connected to social media sites like Facebook through their computers at
home or smart phones on the road. Because they frequent these social media sites so often, we
feel that it has been simple for them to access our sites.
Our Facebook page has allowed people to get updates on our events, see pictures from the events
and “tag” themselves in the pictures. They also have access to pictures of the three cars that we
were promoting. Lastly, people were able to comment about events and connect with others that
attended our event.
We measured the success of our Facebook page by how many people “liked” us and how many
fans we have/had. We also measured people attending our events and the “traffic” that our page
received.
4. Radio
Our campus’s radio station only accepts public service announcements and does not accept adver-
tising. Therefore, we did not be use radio in our campaign.
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5. TV
Tactics continued
We did not use our campus news television because it only airs on one weekday and on the week-
ends. The viewership is also very low and only features a presenter and sponsorships.
6. Media Kit
Our Media Kit included a letter of introduction, press releases, a fact sheet, backgrounder, recent
publications, photos and logos. It was integrated with our other tactics because it provided infor-
mation about our events, the guerilla marketing we conducted, our social media page, and how to
sponsor or donate to our campaign.
We measured the success of this tactic by media hits and coverage, clippings or articles in publi-
cations, and photos showing the success of our events. We were published on websites like The
San Jose Blog, MercuryNews.com, SFGate.com, Outside.in.com, Topix.com and Fwix.com. We also
measured our success by how many companies and organizations donated to our campaign.
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Strategy and tactics implemented
1. Media Kit
Our Media Kit included a letter of introduction, press releases, a fact sheet, a backgrounder,
recent publications, photos and logos. Our Media Kit was sent out to newspapers, radio stations,
websites, and blogs such as:
• The San Jose Blog
• San Jose Mercury News
• San Francisco Chronicle
• San Jose Metro
• Fwix.com-What’s happening nearby
• Topix.com
• Outside.in.com
• Wild 94.9
• 95.3 KRTY
• 102.5 KDON
2. Social and Interactive Media
Our Facebook page allowed people to get invites and updates on our events, see pictures from the
events, and “tag” themselves in pictures. Our Facebook friends were also able to see all the win-
ners of our giveaways in live updates.
• We have 583 Facebook Friends in only a few weeks
• 993 people were invited to our event on facebook
3. Guerilla Marketing
Our Guerilla Marketing included the QR codes, sidewalk chalk on the weeks leading up to the
event and on the days of the event, and the Chevrolet “Lost Keys” that were dropped all over
school to create a buzz and lead people to our events.
• 85 scanned QR codes
• Sidewalk Chalk
2 weeks on 3 separate days
Day before and of the event
350 total
• Chevrolet “Lost Keys”
225 keys were dropped
150 were returned
4. In-Kind Donations
Through our networking we were able to attain many great giveaways at absolutely no cost to us.
We were also able to a great deal on our flyers and our banner ad in The Spartan Daily through
our networking. (Please see the next page for details).
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Strategy and tactics implemented continued
• 600 Free Appetizer Coupons
• 2 Santa Cruz Skateboards
• 1 pair of Skullcandy Headphones
• Spartan Daily Banner Ad-17,000 exposed every day X 3 days= 51,00 exposed.
5. Events
Our two-day event was a great success and because of our location we were able to draw in big
numbers of attendees.
• 15,000 people were exposed to our event
• 1200 people participated in the event
• 502 response cards were filled out at the event
• 741 lead cards were filled out at the event
6. Print
Our print advertisements consisted of posters, flyers and a banner in our school newspaper.
• 300 poster size “The Going Gets Easy” flyers posted
600 8 ½ X 11 “The Going Gets Easy” flyers posted
1200 mini “The Going Gets Easy” flyers posted
• Banner in the Spartan Daily, which ran for 3 days
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Successes and improvements
Print media successes
The Spartan Daily, which is the school newspaper at San Jose State University, was our main focus for
print media. This newspaper is posted all over campus and has a circulation of 5,550 newspapers per
day, which allowed us more exposure than any other medium we could have used. A banner advertise-
ment for our event was printed for three days, allowing us to reach approximately 17,000 people on
campus. San Jose State University has around 32,000 students, most of which commute to and from
campus. The University itself houses about 6,500 students. This means that our banner in the Spartan
Daily reached about 53% of our entire University.
Social media successes
We focused all of our social media into Facebook, and we created a Facebook group titled “Where Are
You Going?” On this page, we previewed the teasers for our event, allowed our friends to post their
stories of where they were going and let our friends discuss their ideas and opinions about Chevrolet
and our campaign. During our event, our agency posted on our Facebook to come out and join in the
festivities, who had won what giveaways, when the next will be chose and updates about Chevrolet.
This allowed all 583 friends to see in their news feeds what we were doing.
Improvements
With a bigger budget we could have ran our newspaper banner for a week or even two weeks prior to
the event, and then ran one or two full-page ads on the days of the event. This would have allowed for
more people to be exposed for a longer period of time.
Our social media ran a lot better than we expected. The only thing we saw that could be improved
would be to utilize the power of twitter and also encouraged those who we suggested to be friends
with the page to actually follow through with it. We should have had 993 friends, but getting more
than half was still great.
Radio and television were our biggest areas of improvement. The exposure of our television station is
unfortunate, but using that could have possibly allowed us more reach. As for radio, our agency could
have gone into the station and recorded an advertisement that could have been played during SJSU
Football games or prime time listening hours. Though most of campus doesn’t listen to the local radio
station, there are still some people who do.
Our Guerrilla marketing was a very strong component in our campaign. Chalking by hand was difficult
and time consuming, and using spray chalk would have allowed us to be more time efficient.
Lastly, the road signs that were going to be posted around campus would have been a fun aspect to our
campaign, but unfortunately time and money stood in the way of this execution.
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Successes and improvements
In terms of advertising we had many great ideas that worked, and a few that didn’t go as well as
planned. While it is never a good feeling to have an idea fall through, we were able to learn from
our mistakes. We pushed ourselves to work hard, and utilized all the materials we were given.
One of our greatest successes was the chalking of our slogans that decorated the campus. Not only
were we able to reach thousands of students in a cost efficient way, but by chalking all over cam-
pus, we created buzz and interest about the “Where you going?” campaign. Students couldn’t walk
from one building to another without seeing at least three chalk advertisements, and they were
fascinated to know what it was all about. Once students started noticing them around campus,
they would begin to see them everywhere, and when the second week came around with the new
message, students became interested to learn more.
Another hugely successful advertising tactic was the “lost keys” idea. People who were either curi-
ous or just being nice were able to pick up these keys and learn more about the event and when
and where to attend. They were instructed to bring the keys to one of the event days and get a
picture with the cars. Students were so excited about the keys, that people were actually asking us
where they could find one while we were chalking. This was fun, because students created their
own little “scavenger hunts” around campus, and it created excitement and interest in our event.
We had almost all the keys returned to us on both days, bringing around a hundred or so students
to our events. The keys were also a great way to get people onto the Chevrolet event page, using
the QR codes where they could spread the word through social media to all their friends.
One advertising tactic we felt could have been improved upon was the use of flyers and posters.
Though we placed posters and flyers in every place we could legally around school, there was so
much clutter around these posters that they could have easily gotten lost. One way to improve
upon this tactic would have been to take a similar route as we did for chalking. Instead of just
posting the event flyer up the week before, we realized people would have been much more cu-
rious if we used the “Where you going?” in stages. For example, if we placed posters and flyers
around campus asking students where they were going in big sized fonts, it may catch their eye.
From there we would add different phrases and more information, slowly building up to the event
and what it’s all about. With this strategy, we would capture the curiosity of the students and take
them along a story, which would ultimately lead them to our event.
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Throughout our campaign, we pulled from our resources and asked for favors to utilize the budget
Accurate cost vs. value analysis
as effectively as possible. With the money we were given, we were able to produce creative, eye
catching and technologically advanced advertising, a tailgate event and a two-day event with four
cars on campus. Not only did we catch the attention of many San Jose State University students,
but we found a student interested in potentially purchasing a Chevrolet Cruze after she fell in love
with it at our event.
We spent the largest chunk of our budget on advertising, which totaled to $1253.64. We spent
$700 on a banner that ran on the front page of the Spartan Daily, our school newspaper, for three
days. The cost to run a banner ad per day is normally $500, but we were able to negotiate three
days for $700. The total value for the newspaper advertising is $1500. We also used the marquee
at the San Jose State Event Center, which cost us $50 for two days.
Another part of our advertising was the sidewalk chalk we placed around the entire campus. The
sidewalk chalk and stencils cost us $45, but we estimated that the actual value of chalking was
$2,100, because it was seen by 15,000 students on campus over a two week period, and most of
these students saw the chalk advertising more than once.
Another creative form of advertising was our “lost keys.” We spent $85 on the keys and were able
to get $365 worth of keys donated from Ace Hardware. We attached a tag with a QR code to each
key, and our estimate is that a QR code is $1 per scan. We received 86 scans, adding a value of $86
to our advertising. The total value of the “lost keys” campaign was $569.19.
Everyone working at the event wore a T-shirt with our slogan and the Chevrolet logo on the back.
These 12 T-shirts cost us $216.32. We had our fliers, posters, and quarter sheet flyers donated to
us at a total value of $831. The total value of our advertising was $10,427.
The major part of our campaign was, of course, our event. We spent a total of $851.19 on cam-
paign implementation, and we gave away $335 worth of gift cards between $5 and $25, two
skateboards, skull candy headphones and two iPods. We also gave away a free appetizer card for
PF Chang’s to every person who filled out a lead card. These gifts allowed us to lure people to our
event and entice them to stick around to experience and learn about the Chevrolet cars. Using our
resources and connections, we were able to acquire $9,210.89 in in-kind donations. Some of the
donations we received were the 600 free appetizer gift certificates from PF Chang’s valued at a
total of $4,800, the DJ who normally charges $350 an hour, the skateboards valued at $107.59 and
$157.95, a $25 gift card to Flames Eatery and Bar, and the skull candy headphones, which are usu-
ally priced at $69.95. The total value of our event was about $27,896.36, because we reached so
many people with our advertising, gave away gifts and will potentially sell a car valuing at $15,000.
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We spent a total of $123.28 on campaign reporting, which includes lead cards and presentation
Accurate cost vs. value analysis continued
costs. We were able to get a lot of our printing for free, including the books we presented at our
MSM, which would have cost us $60. The gifts we gave at the MSM cost us $100, and this put our
total value of campaign reporting at $282.28.
Our other expenses were research at $143.22. We used pre-campaign and post-campaign sur-
veys, conducted a focus group of 7 people and got feedback from participants at our event
through lead and response cards. We figure that if we were to pay researchers to go out and col-
lect and analyze data, it would have cost us about $2,100. We paid our focus group participants
in pizza and snacks, but usually focus group participants are paid $100 for their time. This would
have cost us $700. This puts the total value of our research at about $3,500.
Return on Investment
The total value of our campaign is $41,336.44. The return on the $3000 budget is about 1300%
$41, 336.44 -$3000= $38,336.44/3,000 = 12.778 x 100=1277.8%
Chevrolet Finances
Expenses
Actual Cost Actual Value
Total Expenses $2,942.95 $40,936.44
Actual Cost Actual Value Actual Cost Actual Value
Program Launch Research Actual Cost Actual value
Ink for printer $36.99 $36.99 Focus group $142.22 $3,500.00
printing response cards $61.18 $61.18
Totals $36.99 $36.99 Totals $203.40 $3,561.18
Campaign Development Public Relations Actual Cost Actual Value
Supplies $19.08 $19.08 Media kits $17.22 $3,500.00
Totals $19.08 $19.08 Totals $17.22 $3,500.00
Campaign Implementation Campaign Reporting Actual Cost Actual Value
Tailgate $75.44 $675.44 Printing Lead cards $26.01 $26.01
Giveaways $626.50 $10,321.70 Shipping Lead cards $75.43 $150.86
Event Supplies $149.24 $149.24 MSM Presentation $22.54 $122.54
Potential car sold $0.00 $15,000.00 Final Presentaion $331.46 $134.76
DJ $0.00 $1,750.00 Totals $455.44 $434.17
Totals $851.18 $27,896.38
Advertising Actual Cost Actual Value Other Actual
Banner ad in Spartan Daily $700.00 $1,500.00 Overnight parking of cars $56.00 $56.00
Banner for event $157.32 $157.32
Chalking $45.00 $2,100.00
Keys $85.00 $569.19
Flyers and posters $0.00 $831.00
Marquee $100.00 $115.00
T-shirts $216.32 $216.13
Totals $1,303.64 $5,488.64 Totals $56.00 $56.00
18. Results
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Achievements from our campagin
We worked very hard throughout our campaign, and were excited to see the results from our post
research. We set specific objectives and goals at the beginning of our campaign, and are happy to
say that we have met them.
From our post research, the response cards and the post survey, we successfully raised Chevro-
let’s rank of overall opinion one place, replacing Nissan at #3. From the response cards we found
that 38% had an “excellent” overall opinion of Chevrolet and 45% said Chevrolet was “good”. In ad-
dition to these results, Chevrolet was the only brand out of the five that no one thought of as “very
poor.” This tells us we did an excellent job of highlighting all the advantages and benefits of the
Chevrolet cars.
70% of the people at the event said they learned something new about Chevrolet. In our pre-re-
search, students thought of Chevrolet as gas guzzlers that were big and bulky, but since our cam-
paign and event, 59% of students who filled out a lead card said that the fuel efficiency of Chevro-
let automobiles caused their impressions of Chevrolet to improve. Students were most impressed
by the high quality of the new models.
We feel that we have changed The Students of San Jose State University’s perception of Chevrolet
for the better and our research proves it. The students are now aware of the brand and the models
that would benefit them and satisfy all their needs.
19. Conclusion
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This semester, we produced a campaign of quality that rivals professional agencies. Our hard
work and long hours have resulted in an integrated marketing campaign that combines the reli-
ability of traditional advertising and public relations with out-of-the-box thinking, such as “lost
keys,” chalking, lead cards, a tailgate and a two-day event. We stretched our budget and net-
worked to bring San Jose State University a professional campaign whose value far outweighs the
budget we were given. With our unique and fun tactics, we enticed students to look at the im-
pressive features of Chevrolet cars, and our target market now considers Chevrolet as their best
choice when car shopping.
On behalf of Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications, we would like to thank you for the opportuni-
ty to work with the Chevrolet brand and for allowing us to prove to you that the bay area can love
Chevrolet just as much as any all-American state!
Lasting Impression
We have high hopes for our campaign to leave a lasting impression on San Jose State University
and its students. However, we know that just having a one-time event is not enough for a lasting
impression on our campus. There are many events that are hosted by our student government
that take place on our campus, which will give Chevrolet many opportunities to be present. As
student fees increase in the California state system, resources are becoming increasingly scarce,
and Chevrolet can helping by cosponsoring the “For Students by Students” events, including the
monthly Wednesday barbecues and the monthly movie nights.
A major event for San Jose State University that has become increasingly popular since 2005 is the
Spartan Squad, which is a spirit squad that gets its own section during football games. T-shirts are
given to every incoming student each year, and by helping to subsidize the Spartan Squad shirts
and by getting the Chevrolet logo printed on them, we can count on Chevrolet contributing to the
student spirit experience at every sports event. Collaborating with our student government will
allow Chevrolet to attach its name to an all student-run organization that will not go away any
time soon.
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Media coverage
1. Google
Ranked #1, #2, and #10 in Google Top 10
2. MercuryNews.com
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Networking successes
Skull Candy Headphones Santa Cruz Longboard Skateboards
PF Chang’s Appetizers DJ for the event
25. Advertising Review
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Over 75 keys were “lost” around campus. Some were attached to benches with fishing wire, some
Examples of major tactics
were hung from trees, and some were simply dropped on the ground in busy sections of campus.
The keys were a very successful part of our campaign, and were very vital in getting people to our
event. It was a unique form of advertising, which grabbed the interest of the people who found
them.
PLEASE RETURN TO
THE CHEVROLET “WHERE YOU GOING?” EVENT
facebook.com/whereyougoing
At the 7th street plaza on November 9th and 10th, 10 am to 3 pm
Or scan this code with the QR code-reader app on your smart phone.
WHERE YOU GOING?
The keys hanging from a tree The keys on the ground The front and back of the keychain
For our first round of chalking, which took place 2 weeks before the event, “Where You Going?”
was written throughout our campus.
“Where You Going?” Nicole with her chalk A student admiring the chalk
Below is the marquee at the Event Center at San Jose STate University. Both of our slogans were
presented all day long on both days of our event.
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Examples of major tactics continued
Here are two different sizes of the flyers that we had at our event. The larger one was posted in class-
rooms and lamposts around campus, and the smaller flyers were passed around to people on campus to
direct them to our event.
The the left you can see a banner we had at our event. This banner was used as a backdrop for
photos and to let people know what the event was called. To the right you can see our T-shirt
design. These shirts were worn by each team-member at the event.
Below is the banner advertisement that was featured in the Spartan Daily for three consecutive
days.