The digital marketing plan aims to increase Bosch Power Tools sales on Grainger.com by 10% through improved display ads and email marketing. Three scenarios are analyzed: 1) Customers visit BoschTools.com but not Grainger, 2) Customers visit both sites but abandon carts, 3) Customers are loyal or evaluating Grainger overall. The plan involves analyzing traffic, incentives, and surveys to understand customer journeys and influence consideration, evaluation, and loyalty phases. Display ads will promote the partnership and email will use incentives to reduce abandoned carts and engage customers.
This document provides a digital marketing plan for Grainger to increase sales of BOSCH Power Tools on grainger.com by 10%. It begins by describing Grainger and BOSCH Power Tools. It then analyzes three scenarios involving consumers visiting Boschtools.com and Grainger.com through the customer decision journey framework. Data collection and analysis of key performance indicators are recommended to understand audiences and set business objectives of increasing brand awareness, influencing consideration, and improving sales processes. Tactics targeting different audiences on Grainger.com and Boschtools.com are then proposed. The plan concludes by recommending test and control methods like surveys and online monitoring.
Digital marketing plan for W.W.Grainger inc._Sales development of Bosch productsYana Khitrun
This document provides a digital marketing strategy and recommendations to increase sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% through improved awareness, consideration, and sales processes. The strategy is based on an analysis of Grainger, Bosch, the MRO industry, customer segmentation, online behaviors, and social media usage. It identifies key business objectives and recommends tactics for content, display advertising, and email campaigns targeted at different customer categories. It also provides a test and control plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the recommendations.
Digital Marketing Specialization Capstone project final submission.
This Capstone project is about developing a channel strategy to increase the sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% using display advertising and emails. The outcome of this project is a channel plan with test and control plan for each of the scenarios described in the problem statement.
This digital marketing plan attempts to pave the way to a sustainable profits for both Grainger, an MRO supply chain company, and Bosch Power Tools, a section of Bosch company that excels in automotive and power tools. The aim of the plan is to increase the sales of Bosch Power Tools at Grainger website with 10% by designing a multi-channel digital campaign. In order to do that, we start by defining and identifying both companies, defining the trend of their industries, and describing their digital assets. Given the three scenarios given of the potential customers, we will place these customers in their respective phase of Consumer Decision Journey (CDJ) in order to come with a marketing objective for each scenario and be able to conduct the necessary measures. After defining that, we will define and identify the data we need for the marketing objectives and the method we will be adopting for collecting the data. To analyze the data, we will need to adopt a blend of the known analysis known including descriptive, inferential, exploratory, causal and predictive. The next stage will be to set up the channel and content strategies for this digital marketing plan that includes the tone of the copy as well as and the general philosophy of the content that will be deployed. Finally in the test and control we will set research objectives that would serve as a benchmark in order to test, evaluate, monitor the success and failure of the digital marketing plan and adapt it accordingly.
This document provides a digital marketing plan for Grainger to increase sales of Bosch power tools by 10% on Grainger.com. It begins with an analysis of Grainger and Bosch as clients, examining their businesses, customers, websites and social media presence. The document then defines the problem statement and outlines the customer decision journey. It proposes strategies for content and channels, identifying different customer audiences and scenarios. Finally, it presents a test and control plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing strategies. The plan applies concepts from digital marketing courses to create a multi-channel campaign focused on display ads and email.
This document provides a marketing plan to increase Grainger's sales of Bosch power tools by 10% on its website. It analyzes Grainger's business model, online presence, customers, and competition. It defines 3 scenarios based on the customer journey and identifies goals to improve brand awareness, grow loyalty, and reposition Grainger's brand. Key metrics like click-through rate and cost per acquisition are analyzed. Strategies for display ads and email campaigns are proposed for each scenario. The document recommends improving Grainger's content strategy and repositioning its brand as a time-and money-saving online retailer.
The digital marketing plan aims to increase revenue for Grainger through email and display ad campaigns focused on Bosch power tools. The plan analyzes customer behavior data from Boschtools.com to understand three scenarios: 1) customers who view tools on Boschtools.com but don't visit Grainger.com, 2) customers who view tools on Boschtools.com and then visit and search Grainger.com, and 3) customers who view tools on Boschtools.com and then search unrelated categories on Grainger.com. The plan sets objectives for each scenario and proposes strategies for email and display ads, focusing on building awareness, improving sales processes, and influencing consideration. It also outlines analyzing customer data and benchmark
The digital marketing plan aims to increase Bosch Power Tools sales on Grainger.com by 10% through improved display ads and email marketing. Three scenarios are analyzed: 1) Customers visit BoschTools.com but not Grainger, 2) Customers visit both sites but abandon carts, 3) Customers are loyal or evaluating Grainger overall. The plan involves analyzing traffic, incentives, and surveys to understand customer journeys and influence consideration, evaluation, and loyalty phases. Display ads will promote the partnership and email will use incentives to reduce abandoned carts and engage customers.
This document provides a digital marketing plan for Grainger to increase sales of BOSCH Power Tools on grainger.com by 10%. It begins by describing Grainger and BOSCH Power Tools. It then analyzes three scenarios involving consumers visiting Boschtools.com and Grainger.com through the customer decision journey framework. Data collection and analysis of key performance indicators are recommended to understand audiences and set business objectives of increasing brand awareness, influencing consideration, and improving sales processes. Tactics targeting different audiences on Grainger.com and Boschtools.com are then proposed. The plan concludes by recommending test and control methods like surveys and online monitoring.
Digital marketing plan for W.W.Grainger inc._Sales development of Bosch productsYana Khitrun
This document provides a digital marketing strategy and recommendations to increase sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% through improved awareness, consideration, and sales processes. The strategy is based on an analysis of Grainger, Bosch, the MRO industry, customer segmentation, online behaviors, and social media usage. It identifies key business objectives and recommends tactics for content, display advertising, and email campaigns targeted at different customer categories. It also provides a test and control plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the recommendations.
Digital Marketing Specialization Capstone project final submission.
This Capstone project is about developing a channel strategy to increase the sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% using display advertising and emails. The outcome of this project is a channel plan with test and control plan for each of the scenarios described in the problem statement.
This digital marketing plan attempts to pave the way to a sustainable profits for both Grainger, an MRO supply chain company, and Bosch Power Tools, a section of Bosch company that excels in automotive and power tools. The aim of the plan is to increase the sales of Bosch Power Tools at Grainger website with 10% by designing a multi-channel digital campaign. In order to do that, we start by defining and identifying both companies, defining the trend of their industries, and describing their digital assets. Given the three scenarios given of the potential customers, we will place these customers in their respective phase of Consumer Decision Journey (CDJ) in order to come with a marketing objective for each scenario and be able to conduct the necessary measures. After defining that, we will define and identify the data we need for the marketing objectives and the method we will be adopting for collecting the data. To analyze the data, we will need to adopt a blend of the known analysis known including descriptive, inferential, exploratory, causal and predictive. The next stage will be to set up the channel and content strategies for this digital marketing plan that includes the tone of the copy as well as and the general philosophy of the content that will be deployed. Finally in the test and control we will set research objectives that would serve as a benchmark in order to test, evaluate, monitor the success and failure of the digital marketing plan and adapt it accordingly.
This document provides a digital marketing plan for Grainger to increase sales of Bosch power tools by 10% on Grainger.com. It begins with an analysis of Grainger and Bosch as clients, examining their businesses, customers, websites and social media presence. The document then defines the problem statement and outlines the customer decision journey. It proposes strategies for content and channels, identifying different customer audiences and scenarios. Finally, it presents a test and control plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing strategies. The plan applies concepts from digital marketing courses to create a multi-channel campaign focused on display ads and email.
This document provides a marketing plan to increase Grainger's sales of Bosch power tools by 10% on its website. It analyzes Grainger's business model, online presence, customers, and competition. It defines 3 scenarios based on the customer journey and identifies goals to improve brand awareness, grow loyalty, and reposition Grainger's brand. Key metrics like click-through rate and cost per acquisition are analyzed. Strategies for display ads and email campaigns are proposed for each scenario. The document recommends improving Grainger's content strategy and repositioning its brand as a time-and money-saving online retailer.
The digital marketing plan aims to increase revenue for Grainger through email and display ad campaigns focused on Bosch power tools. The plan analyzes customer behavior data from Boschtools.com to understand three scenarios: 1) customers who view tools on Boschtools.com but don't visit Grainger.com, 2) customers who view tools on Boschtools.com and then visit and search Grainger.com, and 3) customers who view tools on Boschtools.com and then search unrelated categories on Grainger.com. The plan sets objectives for each scenario and proposes strategies for email and display ads, focusing on building awareness, improving sales processes, and influencing consideration. It also outlines analyzing customer data and benchmark
Digital Marketing Capstone Project PresentationImranKassim3
This document outlines a digital marketing plan for Lithan, a digital learning and talent network. It begins by introducing Lithan and its target customer segments. It then performs a situational analysis of Lithan's current digital presence and performance. Goals are identified to increase website visits, social media engagement, leads, and customer retention. Strategies are proposed to achieve these goals through content creation and distribution across different social media platforms tailored towards millennial and pioneer generations. Partnerships with companies and the government are also recommended to help graduates find jobs.
This digital marketing capstone project aims to design a multi-channel campaign to increase Bosch power tool sales on Grainger.com by 10%. The plan analyzes Grainger and Bosch, identifies key audiences and objectives. Data collection and analysis inform the content strategy across display and email. A test and control plan is proposed to measure outcomes for audiences at different stages of the consumer decision journey when visiting Boschtools.com and Grainger.com. If implemented well, the marketing efforts are expected to achieve the sales goal and cross-sell more Bosch products to existing customers.
Mark Benson - Module 6 - Bosch Power Tools and Grainger - FinalMark Benson
This document presents a consolidated digital marketing plan to increase sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% in 2017. It analyzes Grainger and Bosch as clients/brands, outlines business objectives and key performance indicators, and proposes a marketing strategy including display ads and email content. Data will be collected using Google Analytics and customer surveys to evaluate the campaign's effectiveness and inform future strategies. The goal is to test messaging that resonates with procurement officers and end users to generate more online sales of Bosch tools on Grainger.com.
Digital Marketing Trends 2023- Shereen BadrShereen Badr
We’re nearing the End of 2022 – that means preparing for your 2023 marketing game plan. Digital marketing topics gaining headlines include video content overtaking traditional web content, rising privacy concerns, and sales funnel marketing morphing. I’ve assembled the digital marketing trends for 2023 from a variety of trusted research sources
This digital marketing proposal aims to increase sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% through a multi-pronged digital marketing campaign. The proposal analyzes Bosch and Grainger as clients, identifies key customer scenarios to target, and outlines data collection, channel strategies, and testing plans. Specifically, it will monitor 2016 marketing, launch a 2017 campaign emphasizing Grainger's advantages through customer testimonials on social media, and conduct surveys to develop a new strategy. The goal is to influence consideration, improve sales processes, and grow loyalty among customers visiting Bosch and Grainger sites. Potential biases in data are addressed, such as confirmation bias, and strategies are provided to objectively analyze data and avoid fram
Flawless! is a mobile app that allows users to virtually try on makeup using their phone's camera. The app has a large database of beauty products that users can experiment with to see what different looks would look like. It also provides beauty tips and advice from professionals. The app aims to target female teenagers, college students, and beauty enthusiasts by offering a free trial version with limited features, with an option to subscribe to a premium version with more tools and an expanded product catalog. An extensive pre-launch marketing strategy is outlined to generate buzz through social media, influencer collaborations, videos, and offline events to acquire users before and after the official launch.
The document outlines a proposed digital marketing strategy for the Irish Football Association (IFA). It begins with a situational analysis of IFA and its current lack of a structured marketing strategy. The strategy identifies key audience targets and proposes using multiple digital channels including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and paid search. An action plan details content initiatives on each channel linked to upcoming football matches and events. A budget of £1,045 is allocated across channels for the first year. Progress will be measured through analytics tools tracking engagement metrics on each platform. The critical actions defined aim to optimize IFA's website and enable analytics tracking across all digital activities.
This document proposes a pre-launch digital marketing strategy for VivaSky. It identifies existing digital resources like websites and social media accounts that can be utilized. The strategy aims to get attention, create word of mouth, and build curiosity among potential customers prior to launch. This will maximize existing idle resources and potentially have a huge impact on the product launch similar to Apple launches. The strategy involves wow copywriting, search engine optimization, social media marketing, mobile apps, evangelism, pre-orders, and viral measurement from May to December leading up to the launch. Performance will be monitored using tools like number of pre-orders and growth in attention.
Digital Marketing Strategy by Digital Marketing guru Joanne Sweeney-Burke of Digital Training Institute. How to build a digital marketing strategy, the steps to creating a successful digital marketing campaign, measuring digital marketing, web marketing and social media marketing.
Joanne Sweeney-Burke is owner of Media Box and Digital Training Institute and has a Masters in Digital Marketing.
Integrated Digital Marketing Campaign - Planning and ExecutionDeepak Kanakaraju
- Digital marketing channels should be integrated, as no single channel can drive results alone. Content is the foundation, as it drives social media, search engine optimization, and email marketing.
- With integrated digital marketing, quality content is created and distributed through various channels like social media, search engines, and email to extend its reach. This drives traffic, builds trust, and ultimately leads to sales.
- The document provides an example of how one user generates content, uses paid ads and social media to promote it, and sends follow up emails to further engage audiences and generate leads. This integrated approach keeps the brand top of mind across multiple channels.
The document summarizes an online marketing audit process that includes:
1) A high-level review of a company's current website and historical analytics to identify key areas of concern.
2) An audit that examines four key areas - reach, persuasion, conversion, and integration - to comprehensively review online marketing strategies.
3) A presentation of audit results and recommendations to implement changes, test improvements, and realize a return on investment through increased marketing effectiveness and sales.
Digital marketing assignment 30.3.2015- finalArun Shiva K
The document assesses the current eMarketing strategy of The Willow Tea Rooms located in Glasgow, Scotland, analyzing the macro and micro environment and developing new strategic objectives and tactics. It identifies key opportunities and challenges in the online space, develops consumer personas, and recommends strategies around market penetration, customer engagement, and brand positioning to increase sales and build awareness of the tea rooms. Evaluation metrics are suggested to refine and manage the eMarketing strategy over the long run.
The 12th edition of WARC’s annual Marketer’s Toolkit includes a series of reports aimed at helping marketers identify and focus on key areas of industry disruption, determine the most effective strategies, and benefit from arising opportunities.
Digital marketing overview, digital marketing ,DIGITAL MARKETING, Digital Mar...ankit kumar
This document discusses various aspects of digital marketing such as types, objectives, techniques, assets, and benefits over traditional marketing. It describes key digital marketing techniques like SEO, content marketing, inbound marketing, PPC, affiliate marketing, native advertising, marketing automation, email marketing, and online press releases. The techniques are defined and their advantages are provided. Digital assets and career opportunities in digital marketing are also mentioned.
1. The document provides a template for creating a digital marketing plan using the SOSTAC framework. It includes sections for conducting a situation analysis, setting objectives, developing strategies, and defining tactics.
2. The situation analysis section guides the user to analyze their customers, market, competitors, and capabilities. This informs the objective setting section, where goals and KPIs are defined based on the customer lifecycle.
3. The strategy section outlines developing strategies for targeting, positioning, the marketing mix, branding, and online presence. This leads to the tactics section which provides the details to execute the strategies.
This document provides guidance on developing a digital marketing strategy in 3 sentences or less:
The document discusses the importance of having a clear digital marketing strategy and assessing your capabilities before developing your strategy. It also emphasizes that a digital strategy can improve any business by lowering costs and increasing profits. The document provides a checklist to help businesses evaluate their current digital marketing approach across key areas like strategic planning, data integration, and customer experience.
This proposal outlines how General Data P. Ltd. can help RPG Cables improve search engine visibility and website traffic through search engine optimization. They recommend on-page SEO such as optimizing titles, meta tags, and content as well as off-page SEO like social media marketing, blogging, and link building. If hired, General Data P. Ltd. would provide content marketing, social media management, and monthly performance reports to help RPG Cables achieve their digital marketing goals of increasing website visits and conversions.
How to make decisions on advertising that drives brand linkBeloved Brands Inc.
Brand leaders who are good at advertising can get great ads on the air and keep bad ads off the air.
You need to make decisions to find the sweet spot where your brand’s advertising is both different and smart.
To be different, you need to achieve a branded breakthrough, using creativity to capture consumers. Gain their attention amid the market clutter and link your brand closer to the story.
To be smart, you need a motivating message to communicate the main message memorable to connect with consumers, and make the ad stick enough to move them to see, think, feel, or act differently than before they saw the ad.
In our Beloved Brands book, I outline principles for achieving attention, brand link, communication, and stickiness—the model I call the ABC’s. I show examples of some of the best ads in the history of branding to support those principles. I hope to challenge your thinking about your brand’s advertising.
Brand link is not just about more of your brand, but rather the right engagement of your brand, and the placement of your brand. Sometimes less is more, when you tell stories.
This type of thinking is in my Beloved Brands book, can be found on Amazon https://lnkd.in/eF-mYPe or on Apple Books: https://lnkd.in/ekQ-n9X
The document discusses the process of new product development for BRB Cable Industries. It describes various stages in the process including idea generation, concept development and testing, marketing strategy development, business analysis, product development, and test marketing. As an example, it discusses BRB developing a new digital circuit breaker product - analyzing the market opportunity through SWOT and financial analysis, creating product concepts, testing consumer appeal, and conducting test marketing before commercialization. The overall process helps ensure new product ideas align with business goals and have market potential before full launch.
The document outlines three scenarios in a customer's decision journey when considering the purchase of Bosch power tools. Scenario 1 involves customers who research tools on Boschtools.com but do not visit Grainger.com. Scenario 2 involves customers who research on Boschtools.com, then visit and log into Grainger.com to evaluate power tools. Scenario 3 involves customers who research on Boschtools.com, then visit Grainger.com but evaluate a different category. For each scenario, the document analyzes the customer's needs and concerns at each stage and provides recommendations for digital marketing campaigns, including display ads, email retargeting and personalized offers, to influence customers and increase Bosch power tool sales by
Digital Marketing Capstone Project PresentationImranKassim3
This document outlines a digital marketing plan for Lithan, a digital learning and talent network. It begins by introducing Lithan and its target customer segments. It then performs a situational analysis of Lithan's current digital presence and performance. Goals are identified to increase website visits, social media engagement, leads, and customer retention. Strategies are proposed to achieve these goals through content creation and distribution across different social media platforms tailored towards millennial and pioneer generations. Partnerships with companies and the government are also recommended to help graduates find jobs.
This digital marketing capstone project aims to design a multi-channel campaign to increase Bosch power tool sales on Grainger.com by 10%. The plan analyzes Grainger and Bosch, identifies key audiences and objectives. Data collection and analysis inform the content strategy across display and email. A test and control plan is proposed to measure outcomes for audiences at different stages of the consumer decision journey when visiting Boschtools.com and Grainger.com. If implemented well, the marketing efforts are expected to achieve the sales goal and cross-sell more Bosch products to existing customers.
Mark Benson - Module 6 - Bosch Power Tools and Grainger - FinalMark Benson
This document presents a consolidated digital marketing plan to increase sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% in 2017. It analyzes Grainger and Bosch as clients/brands, outlines business objectives and key performance indicators, and proposes a marketing strategy including display ads and email content. Data will be collected using Google Analytics and customer surveys to evaluate the campaign's effectiveness and inform future strategies. The goal is to test messaging that resonates with procurement officers and end users to generate more online sales of Bosch tools on Grainger.com.
Digital Marketing Trends 2023- Shereen BadrShereen Badr
We’re nearing the End of 2022 – that means preparing for your 2023 marketing game plan. Digital marketing topics gaining headlines include video content overtaking traditional web content, rising privacy concerns, and sales funnel marketing morphing. I’ve assembled the digital marketing trends for 2023 from a variety of trusted research sources
This digital marketing proposal aims to increase sales of Bosch power tools on Grainger.com by 10% through a multi-pronged digital marketing campaign. The proposal analyzes Bosch and Grainger as clients, identifies key customer scenarios to target, and outlines data collection, channel strategies, and testing plans. Specifically, it will monitor 2016 marketing, launch a 2017 campaign emphasizing Grainger's advantages through customer testimonials on social media, and conduct surveys to develop a new strategy. The goal is to influence consideration, improve sales processes, and grow loyalty among customers visiting Bosch and Grainger sites. Potential biases in data are addressed, such as confirmation bias, and strategies are provided to objectively analyze data and avoid fram
Flawless! is a mobile app that allows users to virtually try on makeup using their phone's camera. The app has a large database of beauty products that users can experiment with to see what different looks would look like. It also provides beauty tips and advice from professionals. The app aims to target female teenagers, college students, and beauty enthusiasts by offering a free trial version with limited features, with an option to subscribe to a premium version with more tools and an expanded product catalog. An extensive pre-launch marketing strategy is outlined to generate buzz through social media, influencer collaborations, videos, and offline events to acquire users before and after the official launch.
The document outlines a proposed digital marketing strategy for the Irish Football Association (IFA). It begins with a situational analysis of IFA and its current lack of a structured marketing strategy. The strategy identifies key audience targets and proposes using multiple digital channels including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and paid search. An action plan details content initiatives on each channel linked to upcoming football matches and events. A budget of £1,045 is allocated across channels for the first year. Progress will be measured through analytics tools tracking engagement metrics on each platform. The critical actions defined aim to optimize IFA's website and enable analytics tracking across all digital activities.
This document proposes a pre-launch digital marketing strategy for VivaSky. It identifies existing digital resources like websites and social media accounts that can be utilized. The strategy aims to get attention, create word of mouth, and build curiosity among potential customers prior to launch. This will maximize existing idle resources and potentially have a huge impact on the product launch similar to Apple launches. The strategy involves wow copywriting, search engine optimization, social media marketing, mobile apps, evangelism, pre-orders, and viral measurement from May to December leading up to the launch. Performance will be monitored using tools like number of pre-orders and growth in attention.
Digital Marketing Strategy by Digital Marketing guru Joanne Sweeney-Burke of Digital Training Institute. How to build a digital marketing strategy, the steps to creating a successful digital marketing campaign, measuring digital marketing, web marketing and social media marketing.
Joanne Sweeney-Burke is owner of Media Box and Digital Training Institute and has a Masters in Digital Marketing.
Integrated Digital Marketing Campaign - Planning and ExecutionDeepak Kanakaraju
- Digital marketing channels should be integrated, as no single channel can drive results alone. Content is the foundation, as it drives social media, search engine optimization, and email marketing.
- With integrated digital marketing, quality content is created and distributed through various channels like social media, search engines, and email to extend its reach. This drives traffic, builds trust, and ultimately leads to sales.
- The document provides an example of how one user generates content, uses paid ads and social media to promote it, and sends follow up emails to further engage audiences and generate leads. This integrated approach keeps the brand top of mind across multiple channels.
The document summarizes an online marketing audit process that includes:
1) A high-level review of a company's current website and historical analytics to identify key areas of concern.
2) An audit that examines four key areas - reach, persuasion, conversion, and integration - to comprehensively review online marketing strategies.
3) A presentation of audit results and recommendations to implement changes, test improvements, and realize a return on investment through increased marketing effectiveness and sales.
Digital marketing assignment 30.3.2015- finalArun Shiva K
The document assesses the current eMarketing strategy of The Willow Tea Rooms located in Glasgow, Scotland, analyzing the macro and micro environment and developing new strategic objectives and tactics. It identifies key opportunities and challenges in the online space, develops consumer personas, and recommends strategies around market penetration, customer engagement, and brand positioning to increase sales and build awareness of the tea rooms. Evaluation metrics are suggested to refine and manage the eMarketing strategy over the long run.
The 12th edition of WARC’s annual Marketer’s Toolkit includes a series of reports aimed at helping marketers identify and focus on key areas of industry disruption, determine the most effective strategies, and benefit from arising opportunities.
Digital marketing overview, digital marketing ,DIGITAL MARKETING, Digital Mar...ankit kumar
This document discusses various aspects of digital marketing such as types, objectives, techniques, assets, and benefits over traditional marketing. It describes key digital marketing techniques like SEO, content marketing, inbound marketing, PPC, affiliate marketing, native advertising, marketing automation, email marketing, and online press releases. The techniques are defined and their advantages are provided. Digital assets and career opportunities in digital marketing are also mentioned.
1. The document provides a template for creating a digital marketing plan using the SOSTAC framework. It includes sections for conducting a situation analysis, setting objectives, developing strategies, and defining tactics.
2. The situation analysis section guides the user to analyze their customers, market, competitors, and capabilities. This informs the objective setting section, where goals and KPIs are defined based on the customer lifecycle.
3. The strategy section outlines developing strategies for targeting, positioning, the marketing mix, branding, and online presence. This leads to the tactics section which provides the details to execute the strategies.
This document provides guidance on developing a digital marketing strategy in 3 sentences or less:
The document discusses the importance of having a clear digital marketing strategy and assessing your capabilities before developing your strategy. It also emphasizes that a digital strategy can improve any business by lowering costs and increasing profits. The document provides a checklist to help businesses evaluate their current digital marketing approach across key areas like strategic planning, data integration, and customer experience.
This proposal outlines how General Data P. Ltd. can help RPG Cables improve search engine visibility and website traffic through search engine optimization. They recommend on-page SEO such as optimizing titles, meta tags, and content as well as off-page SEO like social media marketing, blogging, and link building. If hired, General Data P. Ltd. would provide content marketing, social media management, and monthly performance reports to help RPG Cables achieve their digital marketing goals of increasing website visits and conversions.
How to make decisions on advertising that drives brand linkBeloved Brands Inc.
Brand leaders who are good at advertising can get great ads on the air and keep bad ads off the air.
You need to make decisions to find the sweet spot where your brand’s advertising is both different and smart.
To be different, you need to achieve a branded breakthrough, using creativity to capture consumers. Gain their attention amid the market clutter and link your brand closer to the story.
To be smart, you need a motivating message to communicate the main message memorable to connect with consumers, and make the ad stick enough to move them to see, think, feel, or act differently than before they saw the ad.
In our Beloved Brands book, I outline principles for achieving attention, brand link, communication, and stickiness—the model I call the ABC’s. I show examples of some of the best ads in the history of branding to support those principles. I hope to challenge your thinking about your brand’s advertising.
Brand link is not just about more of your brand, but rather the right engagement of your brand, and the placement of your brand. Sometimes less is more, when you tell stories.
This type of thinking is in my Beloved Brands book, can be found on Amazon https://lnkd.in/eF-mYPe or on Apple Books: https://lnkd.in/ekQ-n9X
The document discusses the process of new product development for BRB Cable Industries. It describes various stages in the process including idea generation, concept development and testing, marketing strategy development, business analysis, product development, and test marketing. As an example, it discusses BRB developing a new digital circuit breaker product - analyzing the market opportunity through SWOT and financial analysis, creating product concepts, testing consumer appeal, and conducting test marketing before commercialization. The overall process helps ensure new product ideas align with business goals and have market potential before full launch.
The document outlines three scenarios in a customer's decision journey when considering the purchase of Bosch power tools. Scenario 1 involves customers who research tools on Boschtools.com but do not visit Grainger.com. Scenario 2 involves customers who research on Boschtools.com, then visit and log into Grainger.com to evaluate power tools. Scenario 3 involves customers who research on Boschtools.com, then visit Grainger.com but evaluate a different category. For each scenario, the document analyzes the customer's needs and concerns at each stage and provides recommendations for digital marketing campaigns, including display ads, email retargeting and personalized offers, to influence customers and increase Bosch power tool sales by
Grainger Consolidated Marketing Plan-Univ of Illinois Capstone Projectgyansingh01
This document provides a consolidated digital marketing plan for Grainger.com (GCom) to increase sales of Bosch power tools by 10%. It analyzes customer scenarios and decision journeys to understand objectives. A marketing analytics process is outlined to identify key questions, data sources, KPIs and benchmarks. Channel and content strategies are proposed. Display and email advertising will target remarketing lists for cross-sell/upsell, new customers similar to existing ones, and potential loyal customers. Testing plans are included to assess effectiveness.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective product strategy in 10 steps. It begins with creating an ambitious product mission or vision. Next, it is important to understand customer needs and how they are evolving by conducting user research. You must also understand where your product fits within the broader value chain. Identifying how markets may change allows you to strategize for the future. Key performance indicators should then be developed based on product goals. Finally, initiatives are prioritized on the roadmap to work towards achieving the strategic goals. The overall process outlined aims to create a product strategy that delivers value to customers and meets business objectives.
In-Product Marketing: A Game-Changer for Customer-Minded CompaniesCognizant
In-product marketing programs are delivered directly to a customer's device or software application. Using an in-product marketing framework, software providers and players in several other industries can leverage the intrinsic value of products and customers, deepen their insights, and increase customer conversion and retention.
This document discusses modern trends in marketing management and reviews recent marketing strategies and tools used in the current business environment. It compares the buying behavior of customers in the past to current trends, noting that customers now demand quality, variety, reasonable cost, and quick response times. Recent marketing strategies discussed include focusing on quality, building customer relationships, integrating departments, ethical marketing, after-sales service, expanding marketing networks, adopting new technologies, and customization. Modern marketing tools outlined are digital marketing, direct marketing, mobile marketing, and marketing automation. Case studies on Patanjali group's marketing approach and Nestle's relaunch of Maggi after a ban are also presented.
The document discusses several topics related to product management:
1. It describes the 5 stages of a product's life cycle: development, introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. Marketing strategy changes at each stage.
2. It outlines the major steps in new product development: generating ideas, research, development, testing, analysis, and introduction to market.
3. It defines the role and responsibilities of a brand executive in a pharmaceutical company, which includes marketing brand strategies, analyzing sales data, and ensuring brand messaging resonates with prescribers.
4. It classifies products as either consumer products (convenience, shopping, specialty) or industrial products (materials/parts, capital items, supplies/
This document outlines the development of an e-commerce management system as a student project. It describes the system being developed to fulfill requirements for a bachelor's degree. The student declares the work is their own and was developed under a supervisor. The supervisor and department head then approve the project. It provides an introduction to the project, describes the literature review conducted, and outlines the waterfall methodology being used.
This document discusses product planning and new product development. It defines what a product is and explains that to create successful new products, companies must understand customers, markets, and competitors. It then outlines the product planning process, from generating ideas to launching the product. This involves determining objectives, research, concept testing, market research, engineering production, and launch. Market research and adapting based on feedback, as Instagram did, are highlighted as important steps. The document provides an overview of an important aspect of business - bringing new products to market through strategic planning.
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Digital marketing campaign capstone project
1. CAPSTONE PROJECT-
GRAINGER AND BOSCH
Digital Marketing Campaign
ABSTRACT
Digital Marketing Campaign to increase the sales of
Bosch power tools by 10% on www.grainger.com
Karan Rustagi
Digital Marketing Specialisation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Executive Summary 2
2 Client and Industry Analysis 3
3 Problem Statement 8
4 Consumer Decision Journey 8
5 Data Collection and Analysis 11
6 Channel Strategy 16
7 Test and Control Plan 21
8 Endnotes 23
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The work in this document is a result of 6 weeks of effort expended in order to complete the
Capstone Project for the Digital Marketing Course offered by University of Illinois at
Urbana/Champaign via Courera.
This project is meant for the application of all the theoretical concepts that I have gone
through in the past 5 courses offered by the institute. The project uses the concepts of digital
marketing in order to help Grainger have an increase in the sales of Bosch power tools by
10%.
I have learnt the following from this project:
• Mapping Consumer Decision Journey
• Application of Digital Marketing Concepts
• Creating content for Digital Marketing
• Creating a test and control plan
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CLIENT ANALYSIS
GRAINGER
Business model and strategy for growth:
Grainger is one of the most oldest and prominent suppliers of MRO products in the industry.
It primarily focuses on serving customers that are a part of healthcare, manufacturing,
hospitality and government sectors. The company is a distributor for over 7000 brands and has
a portfolio of more that one million products in USA alone. It also has operations spread across
160 countries.
The strategy for the growth of Grainger is as follows:
1.The most locations: Grainger has more than 600 stocking branches in north America,
because of which there is quicker distribution possible.
2.The most inventory: Grainger carries a large amount of inventory and they go in for the
service level as they are in ‘speed and convenience’ category.
3.The best catalog: Grainger also has the paper catalog as the consumers find it easier to use a
paper catalog. This is one of the most important things in the ‘speed and convenience’
category.
4.The easiest to use website: Grainger.com is well designed and easy to use. This ensures that
the customers manage to quickly go through the entire process of purchase on grainger.com.
Online presence (website traffic trends and social platforms)
Grainger is a pioneer in e-commerce. In terms of digital marketing, Grainger goes for the
following options:
1.Paid search
2.Display Media
3.E-mail
4.Social Media
5.SEO
Social media presence:
Facebook Page: 195,000 followers
Twitter: 25000 followers
LinkedIn: 94000 followers
Youtube: 4037 subscriptions
Instagram: 4516 followers
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Customers of Grainger.com:
Geographically, the visitors of Grainger.com are from the following countries:
USA (83.5%)
Canada (1.8%)
India (1.7%)
China (1.4%)
Mexico (1.2%)
Note: the above data is collected from Alexa.com
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MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OPERATIONS INDUSTRY
The MRO services companies provide products and services that are essential for the smooth
functioning of manufacturing plants and operational facilities. The products are generally
provided by original equipment manufacturers and are classified into product based and service
based facilities.
The MRO industry is highly competitive and is fragmented in nature. The only way for the
companies to differentiate themselves from the competition is to ensure that they provide
services at short notice and the products/services are available at competitive prices.
The market has been seeing consistent growth in the past. The CAGR is supposed to be 5%
which is good enough for the industry. The key drivers for the MRO market are:
1.Demand for reduced production downtime
2.Increase in manufacturing activities
3.Demand for predictive maintenance
4.Technological advancement
Competitors:
1.Sonepar
2.Wolseley
3.Rexel
4.Wurth Group
5.W.W.Grainger
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BOSCH
Bosch power tools:
Bosch power tools is a part of the Bosch group which is known as Robert Bosch Tool
Corporation.
The brand is the world leader in power tools and power tools accessories. The core success
factor for Bosch power tools is innovation. Each year Bosch launches more than 100 new power
tools in the market.
The brands which are owned by Bosch power tools is as follows:
Primary and Secondary Customers:
The primary audience are those who will be directly using the product and the marketing
campaign is directly targeted to them. Example for primary audience is: General contractor,
carpenter, electrician, plumber …
The needs of the primary audience is as follows:
1. Specifications of the product
2. Quality of the product
3. Usage of the product
4. Features of the product
The secondary audience includes the group of people who influence the purchase of the
products which are to be used by the primary audience Examples: purchase manager, finance
manager …
The needs of the secondary audience is as follows:
1. Price of the product
2. Usefulness of the product
3. Time of delivery
Trends between the primary and the secondary audience:
1. In terms of B2B marketing, the need for a product is recognized by the primary
audience.
2. The role of the secondary audience is to either approve the demand or reject it.
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3. There is direct relation between the primary and secondary audience. The primary
audience can pressurise the secondary audience to ensure that the product will be
bought
Perception about Bosch power tools:
Ideology: The short term profits will not overweight the customer trust and loyalty.
Bosch’s most important principle was to make products that would raise the quality of the life
of the consumer.
Thus, the perception towards Bosch is that the quality of the product is extremely high.
SWOT Analysis:
Strength:
1. Extensive focus on R&D-4593 Patents filed
2. Balanced portfolio
3. Continuous innovation
4. Quality of product
Weakness:
1. High costs
2. Employee productivity
3. Lesser access to customer
Opportunity:
1. Increased mode of selling
2. Increase in the demands for the products
3. Innovation in the industry
Threats:
1. New players in the market
Bosch power tools online presence:
Facebook: 1764000 followers.
Youtube: 4500 followers.
Twitter: 660 followers.
BOB community is a platform where the customers can get in touch with the others and with
the company and find a way of communicating about the power tools and the uses of the
power tools.
This community will thus inculcate the sense of a consumer loyalty for the company.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
The major issue that we will work on this project is increasing the sales of Bosch power tools
on www.grainger.com by 10% under three different scenarios which are expressed in detail
in the following pages. The mode of increasing the sales is only via digital marketing.
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE, CONSUMER DECISION JOURNEY
AND CONCERNS
Scenario 1:
The customer knows that the product required to solve the solution is available from
www.boschtools.com , but what he/she does not know is the fact that there is a website from
which the tool can be purchased.
Questions related the marketing
objectives of the company alongside their
respective stages in the consumer
decision journey.
Analysis that are available at the
respective stages in consumer decision
journey.
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Thus, this means that Grainger does not even make it through the initial consideration set of
the consumers.
The objective of Grainger linked to this scenario is called “building brand awareness”.
Scenario 2:
The customer knows the product required, he/she also knows that the product required is
available on www.grainger.com and then comes the moment of purchase.
The customer will then start looking at the details of that product and then either make the
purchase or not.
The objective of Grainger linked to this particular stage is called “improving sales process”.
Scenario 3:
The customer initially looks into the power tools category from Bosch, but due to the
availability of a lot of different categories available from Grainger, the customer goes through
the active evaluation stage and starts to wonder if any other product can be used to satisfy the
needs.
The objective of Grainger linked to this particular stage is called “Influence Consideration”.
SCENARIO CDJ CONCERN ANALYSIS
1
Initial consideration
set
Information about
the product
Which websites are
available to
purchase the
product
Competitive
intelligence using:
1.Google Trends
2.Google Correlate
2
Moment of
purchase
What are the
specifications
offered by different
brands
Prices of the
products offered
under different
brands
Outcome analysis
using:
1.Mongoosmetrics
2.Live person
3.Customer search
history
3
Active Evaluation Is this the only
product available to
fix my problem
Experimentation/testing
using:
1. Adwords campaign
tester
2.google website
optimizer
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BUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SCENARIO:
Scenario 1:
The objective of the company related this scenario as stated earlier is “Build awareness”. This
objective best suit the scenario only as the consumer just knows the product that is going to
be required to satisfy the needs. What the consumer does not know is that there is a company
called Grainger, which can be used to purchase the product.
Scenario 2:
The objective of the company related to this scenario as stated earlier is “ Improve sales
process”
This objective suits the scenario only as the consumer has logged into the website off
Grainger after visiting the website of bosch tools. The consumer has also gone straight to the
power tools ection. This means that the consumer is aware of the company and has no other
evaluation to make I terms of the category. The only thing left is to analyse if the consumer
has purchased the product or not.
The consumer might not purchase the product if the sales process is not very swift and easy.
Scenario 3:
The objective of the company related to this scenario as stated earlier is “Influence
consideration”
The objective suits this scenario as the consumer has visited www.grainger.com after visiting
www.boschtools.com and has gone straight to the plumbing category instead of the power
tools category. This means that the consumer is still actively evaluating its options to satisfy
needs.
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DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE KEY QUESTION DATA -> SOURCE
BUILD AWARENESS Do consumers recognize my
brand
Do customers recall my
brand
Number of players in the
market -> google analytics
Number of visitors from
bosch to grainger -> alexa
IMPROVE SALES FORCE Do my sales efforts result in
wins for my brand
Number of sales made ->
website
Quantity available ->
website
Ease of sales process ->
customer survey
INFLUENCE
CONSIDERATION
Do my products satisfy
consumer needs
Brand positioning -> alexa
Direct link to power tools
under grainger -> website
Key Sources of Data:
The data that is required based on the above stated objectives are:
• Competitor data
• Customer data
• Sales data
• Brand positioning data
The following are the available sources to collect the above-mentioned data:
• Primary data from Grainger
• Google analytics
• Alexa
BUSINESS
OBJECTIVE
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI)
Build
Awareness
Acquisition KPI:
Clickthrough Rate – Bosch powertools page and ads
% New Visits - Bosch powertools page and ads
Cost per click on ads
Cost per impression
Behavious KPI:
Bounce rate
Abandonment Rate
Events per visit
Outcomes KPI:
Return on advertising spends
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Days to conversion
Improve Sales
Force
Acquisition KPI:
CTO on email (Details on epre-order)
Site traffic
CPA on email
Behaviour KPI:
Bounce rate on email
Session length
Abandonment rate
Outcomes KPI:
ROAS- sales conversion on email
% assisted conversion rate
Influence
Consideration
Acquisition KPI:
CTO on email (Asking customers to join email registry)
Unique open rate
CPA on email
Behavious KPI:
Bounce rate on email registry
Session length on email registry
Outcomes KPI:
Database conversion rate
ROAS based on email
Biases And Methods Of Eliminating Them:
Before we go in for the biases that may hamper the research, it is important to understand
what kind of research will be used for solving the issue in Grainger’s case.
The following picture will give enough reasons to show why Fundamental research is the
perfect fit for the type of research in Grainger’s case
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As shown in the above pic, fundamental research is suitable in this case as this research will
aim at solving a problem by adding to the field of application of digital marketing and it
researches individual case of Grainger increasing the sales of Bosch powertools by 10%.
Bias according to NCBI is: “systematic error [is] introduced into sampling or testing by
selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others” 7
. Bias can occur at any phase
of research, including study design or data collection, as well as in the process of data
analysis and publication
As this particular case is revolving around fundamental research and secondary data, there are
only a few biases that can hamper the entire process. The types of biases are as follows:
Sampling / Selection Bias:
This type of bias majorly takes place only when secondary data is included. Tis bias is
introduced in the selection of the data as the researcher would not have ensured that proper
randomization had been achieved. This would mean that the data selected would not
represent the entire population.
Interpretation Bias:
This type pf bias takes place when the results of an analysis have to be interpreted in a certain
manner. It refers to inapproporiately analysing or interpreting the results of an analysis. The
proper definition for the same is: Interpretive bias or interpretation bias is an information-
processing bias, the tendency to inappropriately analyze ambiguous stimuli, scenarios and
events. One type of interpretive bias is hostile attribution bias, wherein individuals perceive
benign or ambiguous behaviors as hostile.
Methods of avoiding the above mentioned biases:
• Creating a data analysis plan before the survey takes place
• Remaining true to the survey’s purpose
• Having a firm understanding of the topic
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• Clear definition of the required data
• Being specific in the research findings
• Avoid using broad terms during the analysis
DATA ANALYSIS PLAN:
Based on the research, the analysis chosen is descriptive . Grainger currently uses a few KPIs
which give them a rough idea of about how good their digital marketing campaigns are.
By data mining, conversion of data into information, and utilizing KPIs properly, powerful
insights can be developed about any digital marketing campaign.
Grainger uses certain data to measure the following KPIs:
• Click through rate (CTR)
• Cost per acquisition (CPA)
• Return on advertising spends (ROAS)
• Repeat visits
These are some of the most important KPIs that can be used to measure the results of a digital
marketing campaign, but other than that, a few more KPIs can be used to ascertain the
detailed results of a campaign. These KPIs as mentioned earlier are as follows:
• Click to open rate (CTO)
• Unique opens
• Site traffic
• Bounce rate
• Shopping cart abandonment rate
• Conversion rates
BENCHMARK FOR DATA TO BE COLLECTED:
To achieve an increase of 10% on www.grainger.com for bosch power tools, the following
benchmarks have to be set for the following online digital activities:
Display Ads:
The average CTR for display advertisements in USA and Canada respectively are 0.10 and
0.09. Thus, the CTR for the display advertisements from www.grainger.com should either be
the same or above the average CTR in the respective countries.
The average CPA in the e-commerce industry in 46.07$ and this should be the benchmark for
Grainger.
Email (Registrations):
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The benchmark based on the industry average for the e-commerce industry for CTO should
be 16.75% and for bounce rate, it should be lesser than 0.24%
Email (E-purchase):
The conversion rate for the industry in USA is 3.00% and the same or above should be the
benchmark for Grainger.
The average shopping cart abandonment rate is 69.70% and the rate should be lesser than the
average for Grainger.
Social media activity:
The benchmark for social media interactions with the posts according to social media
ambassador would be 11.4
Paid search:
The average click-through rate on AdWords paid search ads is about 2%. Accordingly,
anything over 2% can be considered an above average CTR. Thus, this should be the
company’s average.
Summary Of Plan:
OBJECTIVE: Increase sales of bosch power tools on www.grainger.com by 10%
Goal: Building Brand
awareness
Goal: Improving Sales
Process
Goal: Influence
Consideration
KPI: Share of visits, CTR KPI: CTO, Abandonment
rate
KPI: CTO, Bounce rate,
Unique open rate
Segment: On site search Segment: Purpose of visit Segment: Product
recommendation
Target: CTR- 0.10 (Display
ad)
CTR- 2% (Paid
search)
Target: CTO- 16.75%(
registrations)
CTO- 3% (E-
purchase)
Abandonment rate-
Less than 67%
Target: CTO (As mentioned
Before)
Bounce rate- Less
than 0.24%
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CHANNEL STRATEGY
Email And Display Campaigns For The Users In Audience Category 1
Scenario 1:
Display Campaigns: The banner should include company details and should be a flash ad to
gather the attention of the consumers. The advertisement should lead the consumers directly
to www.grainger.com
As it is quite easily visible on www.boschtools.com , there is no space on the left or the right
side of the page, and thus, the banner should be displayed on the bottom. Thus the size of the
banner should be 300*250.
Scenario 2:
Display Campaign: As the customer has logged into his account on www.grainger.com , and
has left the cart without purchasing it, the cookies can be used in order to use display
advertisements on various websites such as google, facebook and youtube
The advertisement can be on the right side of the websites. The size can be 300*600
E-mail Campaign: The customers can also be sent reminders about the offers available and
the quantity available on E-mail. This mail can also be sent to audience 2 for approval.
Scenario 3:
Display Campaign: As the customer has logged into the account and has started visiting
other categories, banner advertisements can be shown to the customer on the other websites
to show them what their needs are and the only solution would be bosch tools.
The advertisement can be on the right side of the websites. The size can be 300*600
E-Mail Campaign: The customer should be sent reminders about the products under the
powertools category , the usage of the product, and the pricing , so that the audience can sent
it to audience 2 for approval.
Email And Display Campaigns For The Users In Audience Category 2
Scenario 1:
Display Campaign: The same display ad which was showed to the audience 1 will be shown
here.
E-Mail Campaign: E-mails to the procurement officers can be sent which state the salient
features of the website and why the company should buy from Grainger.
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Scenario 2:
Display Campaign: a comparative display advertisement can be shown to prove to the
customers how competitively priced the products are. The display ad can also show the quick
delivery process. The banner ads will be put up specially on www.google.com to ensure that
the audience sees it when they are doing research on other sellers.
The advertisement can be on the right side of the websites. The size can be 300*600
E-Mail Campaign: In order to improve the sales experience, an e-mail can be sent to the
customers for registrations and to remind them about the powertools, and majorly their
prices.
Scenario 3:
Display Campaign: Redirecting display advertisement can be put up on google in order to
ensure that the customer goes directly to the power tools website. The display ad would show
the usage of the product.
The advertisement can be on the right side of the websites. The size can be 300*600
E-Mail Campaign: An email can be sent to the audience which would describe the details of
the products along with their uses and pricing to ensure that the audience’s doubts are
cleared. The email would lead the audience straight to the powertools category.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISPLAY AD:
Scenario 1:
Under this scenario, what the company (Grainger) has to do, is to create brand awareness on
the website of bosch power tools ie www.boschtools.com .The following is a mock-up ad
which shows the type of ad that can be displayed:
Scenario 2:
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For the customers who have logged in, and finalised the products, but have abandoned the
cart, display advertisements can be showed on websites such as facebook.com and
answer.com to ensure that they are reminded about the products viewed and the discounts
available. The following mock-up ad can be considered as an example:
Scenario 3:
For the customers who have logged in but have not visited the power tools category, it is
important that a display advertisement be made to ensure that the customers are reminded
about the usage of the product and what the product can do. This display advertisement can
be used on google and facebook to ensure that the customers are redirected to the website and
specifically, the power tools category. The following mock-up advertisement can be used as
an example:
Recommendations for E-Mail Ad:
Scenario 1:
It is important for grainger to ensure that e-Mails are being sent to the target consumers who
have visited Bosch. The company can ensure that they get registrations by providing
incentives to the consumers. The following is a mock-up email content for the consumers:
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Scenario 2:
The biggest issue faced by the company is in terms of the abandonment rate or the shopping
cart abandonment. The company can either send display advertisements or also send
personalised emails using cookies to remind the consumer that they have an item
unpurchased in their cart. The following is an email ad mock-up:
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Scenario 3:
The major problem is that the consumer visits another category instead of the power tools
category. There can be a link which will redirect the consumer directly to the power tools
category or the webpage of the power tool on grainger.
The following is a mock-up for the email:
Alignment of the email and display ad to Bosch power tools
Currently, Grainger’s emphasis on professionalism has a distinctly different look from that of
its competitors. The one thing that Bosch focuses on mainly is ‘Quality’. Bosch would not
mind pricing extra for ensuring quality as the company believes that maintaining long term
relationship is extremely important. Bosch also believes in creating a community for its users
in order to establish better relationship with them
Grainger is in sync with the same ideology as Bosch does. The value that Bosch provides is
quality in exchange for higher price. Grainger charges competitive prices for value added
services such as immediate deliver, emergency delivery, auto re-order etc. Grainger also
gives the consumers the opportunity to compare products from different brands in order to get
a better idea for purchase.
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Thus, Grainger is aligned with the brand image of Bosch tools and thus it compliments them.
TEST AND CONTROL PLAN:
Using the above figure, the objectives should be derived.
It is important to constantly test and make adjustments to this plan to counter outside
influences. There are many techniques that Grainger could implement to test and control its
Digital Marketing plan meeting its business objectives. Three specific techniques will be
examined: Surveys, Focus Groups, & Online Monitoring. These Test and Control techniques
will be planned for Grainger to meet the following business objectives: Brand Awareness,
Influencing Consideration, & Improving Sales Process.
Business Objective Test/Control Method Type of Research
Influence Consideration Focus Group Secondary/Qualitative
Brand Awareness Survey Primary/Qualitative
Improving Sales Process Online Monitoring Secondary/Quantitative
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Surveys:
Surveys should be created by www.grainger.com in order to gather primary data which
would ensure that the company would find out about the consumer behaviour. As there is an
increase in the number of customers who are available on social networking websites, online
social network surveys will be beneficial for the company. Surveys would help Grainger
better understand the consumers, and thus perform better in the market.
Surveys will give Grainger the content about brand awareness. Questions such as Do you
know Grainger? Do you purchase online? Why do you purchase from Grainger? Which
company do you prefer? What are the attributed influencing purchase? Can give some
qualitative data. This Qualitative data will not only inform Grainger the way it is perceived,
but what it needs to improve as well.
This type of survey will help the company better understand the consumers, their decision
making process and what the relationship with the competitor is.
Focus Group:
Focus Groups are recommended for Grainger to use when trying to Influence Consideration
of its products. This Primary data can provide marketing managers, product managers, and
market researchers with a great deal of helpful information, to entice people to choose
Grainger as their supplier of BOSCH Power Tools. focus groups have a distinct advantage
over some other types of market research: they are flexible by design, capitalize on decision-
makers ability to talk to their customers and their knowledge of their brand, product, or
services. This Test and Control Technique will be useful to gather information on customers
that access Grainger.com directly as well as customers that access BOSCH.com first. By
going ahead with focus groups, the company will be able to directly take inputs from the
customers and have the desired output in having positive influence on consideration of the
company for buying Bosch power tools.
Online Monitoring:
For improving the sales process, online monitoring is one of the best testing and controlling
tools available. Online Monitoring is investigating one’s digital/internet presence. The
Quantitative Data of Bounce Rates of the two websites will assist management at Grainger
assume a correlation between a failed link between customers searching for BOSCH Power
Tools on BOSCH’s website and those customers being redirected to Grainger’s plumbing
home page when accessed. Online monitoring can also be used to find out the stage at which
the customer has left shopping or abandoned his/her shopping cart. This would help the
company also find out why the shopping cart has been abandoned. This kind of primary
research will provide enough data to ensure that the sales process can be improved in the
future.
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