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MARKETING. Open Door Brewery. Six Pack. Pay-Per-Click and Sister Companies. Uncommon Consumer base Situation. Goals, situation, audience non-traditional College Town, aiming for cult following, visibility with limited budget, etc. Parallel Cases
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MARKETING Open Door Brewery Six Pack
Uncommon Consumer base Situation Goals, situation, audience non-traditional College Town, aiming for cult following, visibility with limited budget, etc. Parallel Cases Southwest: Small yet competitive through cult following. Firefox: Success in a saturated market (Internet Explorer had 96%) mainly through “Brand Communities”.
Firefox Lead • Superior Strategy: Complacent Competition, product superiority, presence of marketing leader, and volunteer support. • “Brand Communities”: See and use consumers as an active recipient rather than a passive one. Consumers Users • Aggressive role • Interest in product, rather than corporation
Situation • Limited resources • Plan of action must be highly cross-effective. • Complacent competition • Target core users combined with realistic overall expansion as a local / regional market leader.
Situation Pay-Per-Click • No visibility in Search Engines • Possibility of limited nation wide visibility • Beer ‘tasters’ and ‘drinkers’ • Nearly impossible to target ‘tasters’. • Visibility is essential • Missing out on much bigger consumer pool
Pay-Per-Click Logistics • Chose keywords that list site at the top of search engine results • Click based costing • Bid based at times • Incredible flexibility • Clear tracking on the effectiveness of your ad campaign • Concerns: Correct keyword, bid knockout.
Further Support • Search(ing) / Search Engines dominate Market Share in effectiveness and reaching customers. Effectiveness Revenue = Clear Choice
Sister Companies • Feasibility lies in cult aspect. • Companies similar to us will have a user base similar to ours. • Talk about Beer, tasting events, ordering Beer. • Actions similar to any enthusiast. • Concerns: Distance • Benefits: Cross-Marketing at no cost
Why Individual Site and Not Facebook • Not tied down to Facebook Failures • Improve Online Reputation Management • More Power and Control over Content and Features
Member's Site Features • Area for comments: Will allow members to discuss the brewery and its products. • (Porter or Pint) Points: A point system that will rank members on the basis of products bought and insightful comments. • Featured Contributors: Members of the site that have a high level of Pint Points and start really good discussions.
Sponsorship of Events • Great exposure to target market • Build community among current users • Brand out to local area restaurants and bars
Conclusion • Online marketing to build awareness of site. • Events to build awareness of site • Blog area to build community • New Brews Section of Seasonal Brews • Building value and interaction with users will build company.