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Forget Facebook...Until You Have an Online Strategy for Your Farm
1. Forget Facebook…
Until You Have an
Online Strategy
for Your Farm
Presentation for Harvest New England, 2/27/2013
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
2. Agenda
• Facebook is a tool, not a strategy
• How to create a strategy
• Learn from your peers:
– Buckle Farm
– Miles Smith Farm
• Discussion
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
4. Facebook is a Tool,
Not a Strategy
MEASUREMENT/RESULTS
TOOL(S)
STRATEGY
CUSTOMER
GOAL TOOL
Strategic Approach Tactical Approach
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
5. Sample Goals
• Generate $30,000 more from Pick Your
Own sales
• Get 10% more CSA members to renew
• Increase average sales per customer by at
least $1.00
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
7. Create a Plan
• Goal – Increase average sales per
customer by at least $1.00
• Target – Farm stand customers
• Strategy – Promote product of the week
• Tools – FB only deals, send email for
product tasting or demo w/ coupon,
location-based offers, texts
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
8. Choose the Right Tool
Photo by Garrett Wade,
Creative Commons
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
9. Results/Measurement
• Set measurements for each goal
• Keep it simple
• Track on daily, weekly or monthly basis
• Talk to customers, collect stories, and take
notes
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
12. www.BuckleFarm.com
Our flock of 50 Rhode Island
Reds are a happy and active one
and lay about 4 dozen beautiful
brown eggs a day.
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
13. Buckle Farm on Facebook
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
14. Buckle Farm on Twitter
Myrna Greenfield
goodeggmarketing.com
Here‘s a brief overview of how to develop a social media strategy for your nonprofit. We’ll be doing an exercise to create a strategy later in this workshop.
Facebook is a tactic, not an end in itselfIf you don’t know where you’re going, how will you get there?Goals should be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and TimelyGoals should be attached to the set of customers whom you must target in order to reach your goal.Think about what’s important to your target customers and how you can motivate them (strategy)Use the tools that are most likely to get you to your goal.Measure your results – did you achieve your goal? What would you differently next time?
Create a “persona” of the typical customer in your target market.What are their interests, needs, and expectations?What’s your relationship with your customers: new, repeat, or fan?How do they (and their friends and relatives) use social media?
12 Days of Discounts promotion· A new set of items were discounted every day for 12 days.· Some items were established strong sellers, and others were new or lesser known items that we wanted to publicize through this promotion.· Once featured on a 12 Days of Discounts day, the items stayed on sale for the remainder of the 12 days. So items were on sale for as many as 12 days or as little as 1 day.· We found that per-item sales had more to do with the historical popularity of the item than the number of days it was discounted.· The 12 Days of Discounts was coupled with Free Shipping from 12/1 – 12/24.· Marketing venues:o E-mailo Social Media Posts (18x)o Press Releaseo Customer Care/Outbound· Sales dollars increased 412% compared with the same products during 12/1 - 12/12 of 2011. Units sold increased 227%.
Choose tools that match your goals, customers, and strategies.Use a few tools well before you add new ones.Rules and best practices change frequently, so budget some time so you can stay on top of what’s going on.
Choose tools that match your goals, customers, and strategies.Use a few tools well before you add new ones.Rules and best practices change frequently, so budget some time so you can stay on top of what’s going on.