Success for You and Your Dealers Are you leading or following? Success for You and Your Dealers Are you leading or following? Camp – April 2013 Dr. Michael Stachiw Dede Hoffmann
This presentation, along with a library of marketing resources are available electronically at:
FeedDealer.com “Marketing Co-op” Who are we? Working group of ex-Purina employees who bring 100+ years agriculture, animal industry & marketing experience Includes the following individual companies: Strategic Mapping & Data Services LLS (SM&DS) Priority One Inc. Wordscapes LLC SecurityCamerasMO.Com Format International, Inc. Customers vary from Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, non-profits, individual Purina dealerships, entrepreneurs and small business.
FeedDealer.com What we do Traditional Print Materials - Postcard, brochure, flyer, invoice stuffers, ads, Loyal Customer cards, etc – design, print & distribute E-Blasts/E-Newsletters Website construction, hosting & promotion Branded smart phone apps Provide FREE mailing labels from Purina database Surveys - know your customer & their needs Customer data mapping Demographic studies/information for store location Marketing Partner
Purina Database s & Addresses As a Purina sales representative (or as Purina dealer) you have access to the Purina Rewards database through the proxy services of Strategic Mapping & Data Services LLC.
Mailing Labels –Center point ZIP Code –Search radius We’ll print & mail to you Purina Database Address Labels We will use the same center point zip code for eblasts
Traditional Print Marketing Newspaper ads Invoice stuffers Postcards Brochures Press releases Frequent buyer cards Coupons Flyers
Tri-Fold Mailers Open Houses/Events Promotions
Coupons, Letters Customer or Prospect Letters Coupons
Postcards, In Store Coupons Valued Customer, Thank you for your business! On your next visit to our store, bring in this coupon and receive a FREE bag of product shown! Mazuri Product _______________________ Bag Size ______________________ ______________________________ Dealer Signature Valid Thru 12/30/ IL Route 9 Pekin, IL (309)
Frequent Purchase Cards (Front) (Back)
Newspaper/Magazine Ads
Store Brochure
Flyers
Product Brochure
Web/Internet & Traditional Marketing Web/Internet marketing need never forget its linkage to more traditional methodologies, or your efforts will surely fail, or at the very least be rendered ineffective. Web/Internet marketing need never forget its linkage to more traditional marketing methodologies, or your efforts will surely fail, or at the very least be rendered ineffective. -– Dr. Mike Stachiw -– Dr. Mike Stachiw
But we’re not into “electronic” Don’t abandon your traditional marketing mix Use a piece you already have as an eblast Do not need a website to do eblast Do the math... PostcardEblast 1000 addresses/ s Postcard-creative$100$100 Print, labels, Total to 1000 $1,750$160 Per Piece$1.75$0.16 Break even92 s
And, guess what... Send up to s for ZERO - $0 additional cost!
Eblast Open Rates How do you track the success of mailings? Traditional mailings, success = 2-5% response How do you track the success of eblasts? Open Report Number sent, percent opened No added cost – goes w/eblast send
E-Blasts
Eblast Links Websites Videos Facebook/Twitter Product pages Instructions Events And... They work when the mail can’t be delivered!
Websites Your Salesman w/o Benefits Extension of your store & brand Find your store in Google, smart phones Connect with your community Increase your sales Never sleeps Consistent
Websites Website hosting Domain name registration Design, construction, content addresses Promotion to over 300,000 search engines Monthly Google reports to monitor traffic Monthly search engine ranking reports Software gives you/dealer ability to make changes
Have a website, with addresses Place your and web site address on all traditional correspondence (bill of lading, bills, business cards, etc.) Place your web address (and possible address) delivery trucks, building fronts, and similar billboards Also on yellow page ads, newspaper ads, etc. Website Promotion Using Traditional Marketing
Branded Smart Phone Apps
Mobile Apps Logo Options that apply to dealership Links to websites, maps, etc Promote sales/specials Run contests FAQ
Mobile Apps Dealership locations link to live Google map
Mobile Apps Specials Icon can connect to a “specials” page that you edit or to a website specials page.
Mobile Apps Contact Us Icon connects to a screen to enter their question & submit to you for an answer.
Mobile Apps Allows users to easily subscribe to your e-newsletter or to receive regular communication.
Mobile Apps How can an app work for you? How can an app work for dealer? How can an app work for customer? This app was designed for the Purina cattle group promoting Wind & Rain minerals.
Mobile Apps Allows comparison of Wind & Rain to a competitor’s product.
Mobile Apps Links to product description, benefits page
If we didn’t cover something you or your dealers can use to increase sales... Just ask, we’ll come up with something!
Dr. Michael Stachiw Dede Hoffmann Kahlmeyer Dr. St. Louis, MO Phone: Fax: