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Preliminary Market Research
Surveys
• 411 pre-event survey
• 516 post-event surveys
• Ranged from Freshmen to Senior
Very UnlikelyVery Unlikely
UnlikelyUnlikely
NeutralNeutral
LikelyLikely
Very LikelyVery Likely
Likelihood to Recommend AT&TLikelihood to Recommend Verizon
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Results
Survey results show that University of Arizona students:
• are highly price sensitive
• primarily use phone for texting
• have been with their provider
for two or more years
Preliminary Market Research
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Focus Groups
• One designed to find perceptual
differences between AT&T and Verizon
• Other deisgned to evaluate our
promotional materials
• All subjects were in target audience
Preliminary Market Research
Conducted two focus groups:
Results
• Most students did not make
initial purchase decision
• People liked lifestyle brands because
they made their lives easier
• Favorable response to our advertising
• Made tweaks to some fliers
Focus group results show that students:
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SWOTT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
• Recognizable brands
• Competitive offerings
• Relatable marketing
communications
• Poor service perception
• Lack of presence on campus
• Inconsistent network
in Tucson
• New graduates =
new customers
• Lot’s of turnover in
our segment
• Target Audiences
• Brand loyalty
• Reluctance to switch
• Price sensitivity
• Reliance on data
over calls
• Sharing via
social media
• Push for nostalgia
Trends
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Strategy
Nostalgia &
Humor
Modern
Lifestyle
Integrated
Social Media
Target Audience
• Social online and off
• Responds to more grassroots
style marketing
• Technically savvy
The coveted 18-24 year old college student...
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It’s about reconnecting
people with their family and
friends, their childhood, and
their peers through AT&T.
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• Successfully hosted large interactive
promtional event on the UA Mall
• Successfully ran a second event with
quick turnaround at the Spring Fling
What we accomplished...
• Integrated marketing of traditional
and non traditional media
• Successfully promoted AT&T
Brand and Events
Creative
Advertising
2 Events in
2 weeks
Achieved over 100,000 impressions!
Huge Potential Return On Investment!
Increased NPV substantially!
14. Creative Campaign Goals
• Brand Consistency
• Maintain AT&T Identity
• Promote AT&T Brand Values, Incorporate
Values to Target Market
Message Resonation Through
Visual & Interactive Content
Use of Traditional & Non-Traditional
Forms of Advertising
Brand Image Maintenance
& Improvement
• Attractive, Message Retention,
Call To Action
• Integration of mutliple forms
of media and advertising
• Exciting Promotional Content
• Target market is not effected
by traditional forms alone
• Integration of both reinvigorates
brand image
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15. Advertising Content
• Integrated Social Media
• Guerilla Marketing
Traditional Media Forms
• Logo
• Print Ads for AT&T and Event promotionals
• Collateral materials
Non-Traditional media forms
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16. Campaign Logo
• Inline with current AT&T style
• Focuses on the message
• Basic but intriguing, differentiating
• Easy to add to any promo material
• Adaptable
Considerations
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18. Print Advertising
• Integrated “Cup” iconography
• Consistent with campaign image
• Die-cut iPhone fliers left in classrooms
• Showed juxtaposition of old vs. new
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19. • Showed juxtaposition of old vs. new • Note vs. Text message • Maintained AT&T branding guidelines
Print Advertising
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20. Social Media Advertising
• Most important channel for campaign
• Ease of sharing
• Most seen channel
• Included questions and discussion
topics to increase interaction
• Important in cultivating “lifestyle” image
• Become a part of peoples’ lives
• Used popular 90’s iconography
to promote the campaign
NO INTERNET?
STILL WASTED TIME.
YourWayUA
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21. Guerrilla Marketing
Cutouts
Elevator stickers
• Start conversations in elevator
• AT&T could be responsible for the
start of a personal relationship
• Placed around campus with info poster
• Encouraged pictures and FB sharing
Goahead.
Talkwiththeperson
nextto you.
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Who: All students and visitors on campus
What: Take part in the flashback on the mall
Where: UA Mall and surrounding campus
Reconnect UA on the Mall
When: April 2, 2013 10AM-3PM
Why: To measure impressions
of AT&T on event participants
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In Anticipation
• Characters around campus
few days before event
• Smaller orange cups around
• Clues along the way
• Flashback Family Photo competition
• Started on Facebook and
finalists shown at event
Create Buzz on campus in weeks before event
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Event Recap
• Cups were functional centerpiece
• Guests loved playing games and chatting
• Bounce House at one end
attracted attention
• Offered guests refreshments and collateral
• Included fliers promoting student discount
• Raffle for Aaron Carter tickets
& Casino del Sol stay
• Promoted AT&T “It Can Wait” campaign
• Gave away stickers and attached
to all promo material
Attractions
Promotional Contests
Contests
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Reconnect at Spring Fling
• Made to look like Polaroid Frames
• Included cut-outs of Hey Arnold
and The Fresh Prince
• Located next to AT&T booth
• Drove guests to sales reps
• Encouraged business
• Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy Camera
• Connected to AT&T 4G
• Used to start conversation about AT&T
• Ground team with 4G flyers
• “Street Team” walking around the
Photo Booth
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Reconnect at Spring Fling
• Shared images to Tumblr site
• Reconnectua.tumblr.com
• Shared photos to Facebook
• Cross-linked tumblr page with Facebook
• Frames were used for two more days
Tumblr Site
Integration with social media
Over 100 photos taken by
our camera!
• Countless others taken by personal
smartphones, with guests continued to
take photos after our event was over.
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Public Relations
Objectives
• Facebook/Facebook Event
• Social Media #ReconnectUA
• Instagram Throwback Competition
• Press Releases
• Daily Wildcat Article
• UA TV
• Eller Screens
• Flyers
• Spring Fling Tumblr
Use press and social media to promote
event and AT&T brand on campus.
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PR Results
• 23419 People Reached on Facebook
• 15 Instagram Photo Entries
• 56 Instagram Followers
• 1000Guests at Event
• 141 Facebook Likes
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Total Impressions
• Facebook: 23,419
• Media: 40,000
• Instagram: 2,000
• Spring Fling Event: 33,000
• Mall Event: 30,000
• Collateral: 1,500
• Daily Wildcat: 30,000