Agenda!

   Where Hello Cupcake is!

What the marketplace is doing!

What the competition is doing!

  Where the opportunity is !
Hello Cupcake
        today
            …!
Small business owner!

Small staff!

Limited time!

Focused on increasing
revenue!

Corporate sale
development!

Capitol Hill store opening!
Current
marketplace   …!
The most    common
reason [users follow brands] was
to be notified of special
offers (70%).
                    According to a small study done by econsultancy,!
Big payoff from digital media!
Major brands such as Starbucks, Virgin, and Levi’s have been participating
in the social web for some time now. !

• According to a recent University of Maryland study, social media
adoption by small businesses has doubled from 12% to 24% in the
last year.




                                   A Similar Industry: Stone Korean Kitchen, a small restaurant in San
                                   Francisco, California!

                                   • Dan Yoo has said Groupon is what “really tipped the scales.”
                                   The restaurant saw significant traction in both sales and traffic
                                   to its Yelp sites and Facebook page when the restaurant signed
                                   up for its first Groupon deal.!
The competition   …!
Opportunity   …!
OBJECTIVE:!
     To leverage digital media to
                build awareness,!
            inspire brand loyalty!
          and motivate purchase.!
Listen!

Engage!
Act!
Pass it on!
1. LISTEN!
Website
Brand Reputation
  Management
Monitor
What is the
industry saying?!

What are your
ex-employees
saying?!

What is the
competition
saying?!
Tracks and
               compares how
               brands are
               performing on
               Facebook and          Searches for keywords on social media
               Twitter.!             platforms —and provides metrics around
                                     keywords and “sentiment.”!


                                                                 Monitor new blog
                                                                 entry or news
Track blog conversations based                                   story that contains
on topics or keywords.!                                          a keyword or
                                                                 phrase, it will
                                                                 send you an alert
                                                                 in a time frame
                Subscribe to the RSS                             you designate:
                feeds of top blogs in                            immediately,
                your sector,                                     daily or weekly.!
                competitors’ sites, news
                sites, Twitter searches
                and more, all in one
                place. !
2. ENGAGE!
Brand Awareness
Greek heritage!

Made from scratch all-day, everyday!

Farm fresh ingredients!

Over 50 flavors ranging from the simple
to the sublime!

Offer gluten-free, vegan cupcakes!

Personalized experience i.e. not a chain!
The Jackie O’
                                                             aka pink lemonade
Dick Cheney aka The Heart of Darkness




                                                             President Obama aka 24 carrot
    The Bo aka Chococo




                                                                                      The First Lady
                                        Marion Berry aka gianduja                    aka prima donna
Key Buyers
“Tell me what you
buy and I can tell you
who you are…”.
3. ACT!
Tools
Forrester Search!
“Email Marketing Comes of Age”!
•  Send email about favorite
                                                                  cupcake.!

                                                                  •  Send a personalized
                                                                  birthday or anniversary
                                                                  message for discount.!

                                                                  •  Send updates about
                                                                  classes and new events. !

                                                                  • Send email asking for
                                                                  feedback; if they respond,
                                                                  he or she receives a free
                                                                  cupcake.!

                                                                  • Ask your Twitter and
                                                                  Facebook followers if they
                                                                  want to be on your email
                                                                  list.!



If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you. !
20 million Facebook users
become Fans of Facebook
pages everyday.!
                                    9!                25!
                               The number of       The number of
                               times a day the   comments written.!
Those users are highly
                                like button is
engaged.!
Here’s what they do!               clicked.!


EVERY SINGLE DAY…!



                                 55!                  2!
                               The average       The number of
                            number of minutes    pages liked or
                            spent on Facebook!      fanned.!
1.  Quality Counts!

               10 most                        2.  Create an Emotional Connection!

                                              3.  Provide Utility!
 effective ways                               4.  Give Fans a Voice!

                                              5.  Listen!!
               to reach!                      6.  Complement Her Life, Don’t
women                                             Complicate It!

                                              7.  Don’t Be Redundant!
    on                                        8.  Keep the Shopping Experience
                                                  Seamless!

                                              9.  Remember: She’s a Social Shopper!

                                              10.  Keep Your Fans in the Loop!

    If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you !
Following the
                                                                  80/20 Rule is a
                                                                  good baseline,
                                                                  with 80% of
                                                                  your
                                                                  messaging
                                                                  educational in
                                                                  nature and only
                                                                  20% a sales
                                                                  pitch.!



If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you !
The best time Tweet is between 9am – 6pm.!

        Monday thru Friday activity is the highest.!

        Schedule Tweets.!

Tips!   Be conversational.!

        Ask your customers questions…and get
        good answers.!

        Reward loyalty.!

        Follow influential people.!

        Use #hashtags.!

        Be a good Twitter citizen.!
most importantly …!




53%!                  Of people on Twitter recommend
                      companies and/or products in their
                      tweets.
                                           ROI Research for Performance, June 2010!
Mobile
Foursquare!


 6 million
has



users!
QR Codes!
Shortcut to link the user
straight to the web site. !

     more
Bound to become

common in the
coming months and years.!

   If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers
        will become brand ambassadors for you !
Your Customers are Already
            on Foursquare !

       Efficiency of Online
       Technology to Drive
           Offline Activity !

Track and Reward: Digitize
 the “Baker’s Dozen” Card!

        Get to Know Your
     Customers Better and
    Continue Incentivizing!

     Enhance Your Existing
                Platforms !
Promotions and on
collateral material
In storefront
windows!
Track ROI!
Customer rewards or !
loyalty program !
Get your customers to
promote your brand!
Drive traffic !
4. Pass it on!
70%       of bloggers are
organically talking about
brands on their blog.
                        Econsultancy, April 201!
Reach out                      Vegan
Bloggers!

Reach out                      Gluten-Free
Bloggers !

Reach out                       Capitol Hill
Bloggers !

Reach out     General
Food in DC Blogs !

If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will
         become brand ambassadors for you !
Everyday Shortcuts
30 Minutes Everyday
Sunday      Hootsuite

Monday      Google alerts

Tuesday     Google reader

Wednesday   Google Analytics

Thursday    Email blast

Friday      Outreach

Saturday    Monitor
Questions
        !
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    Agenda! Where Hello Cupcake is! What the marketplace is doing! What the competition is doing! Where the opportunity is !
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    Hello Cupcake today …!
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    Small business owner! Smallstaff! Limited time! Focused on increasing revenue! Corporate sale development! Capitol Hill store opening!
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    The most common reason [users follow brands] was to be notified of special offers (70%). According to a small study done by econsultancy,!
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    Big payoff fromdigital media! Major brands such as Starbucks, Virgin, and Levi’s have been participating in the social web for some time now. ! • According to a recent University of Maryland study, social media adoption by small businesses has doubled from 12% to 24% in the last year. A Similar Industry: Stone Korean Kitchen, a small restaurant in San Francisco, California! • Dan Yoo has said Groupon is what “really tipped the scales.” The restaurant saw significant traction in both sales and traffic to its Yelp sites and Facebook page when the restaurant signed up for its first Groupon deal.!
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    OBJECTIVE:! To leverage digital media to build awareness,! inspire brand loyalty! and motivate purchase.!
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    What is the industrysaying?! What are your ex-employees saying?! What is the competition saying?!
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    Tracks and compares how brands are performing on Facebook and Searches for keywords on social media Twitter.! platforms —and provides metrics around keywords and “sentiment.”! Monitor new blog entry or news Track blog conversations based story that contains on topics or keywords.! a keyword or phrase, it will send you an alert in a time frame Subscribe to the RSS you designate: feeds of top blogs in immediately, your sector, daily or weekly.! competitors’ sites, news sites, Twitter searches and more, all in one place. !
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    Greek heritage! Made fromscratch all-day, everyday! Farm fresh ingredients! Over 50 flavors ranging from the simple to the sublime! Offer gluten-free, vegan cupcakes! Personalized experience i.e. not a chain!
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    The Jackie O’ aka pink lemonade Dick Cheney aka The Heart of Darkness President Obama aka 24 carrot The Bo aka Chococo The First Lady Marion Berry aka gianduja aka prima donna
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    “Tell me whatyou buy and I can tell you who you are…”.
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    •  Send emailabout favorite cupcake.! •  Send a personalized birthday or anniversary message for discount.! •  Send updates about classes and new events. ! • Send email asking for feedback; if they respond, he or she receives a free cupcake.! • Ask your Twitter and Facebook followers if they want to be on your email list.! If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you. !
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    20 million Facebookusers become Fans of Facebook pages everyday.! 9! 25! The number of The number of times a day the comments written.! Those users are highly like button is engaged.! Here’s what they do! clicked.! EVERY SINGLE DAY…! 55! 2! The average The number of number of minutes pages liked or spent on Facebook! fanned.!
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    1.  Quality Counts! 10 most 2.  Create an Emotional Connection! 3.  Provide Utility! effective ways 4.  Give Fans a Voice! 5.  Listen!! to reach! 6.  Complement Her Life, Don’t women Complicate It! 7.  Don’t Be Redundant! on 8.  Keep the Shopping Experience Seamless! 9.  Remember: She’s a Social Shopper! 10.  Keep Your Fans in the Loop! If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you !
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    Following the 80/20 Rule is a good baseline, with 80% of your messaging educational in nature and only 20% a sales pitch.! If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you !
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    The best timeTweet is between 9am – 6pm.! Monday thru Friday activity is the highest.! Schedule Tweets.! Tips! Be conversational.! Ask your customers questions…and get good answers.! Reward loyalty.! Follow influential people.! Use #hashtags.! Be a good Twitter citizen.!
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    most importantly …! 53%! Of people on Twitter recommend companies and/or products in their tweets. ROI Research for Performance, June 2010!
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    Foursquare! 6 million has users! QRCodes! Shortcut to link the user straight to the web site. ! more Bound to become common in the coming months and years.! If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you !
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    Your Customers areAlready on Foursquare ! Efficiency of Online Technology to Drive Offline Activity ! Track and Reward: Digitize the “Baker’s Dozen” Card! Get to Know Your Customers Better and Continue Incentivizing! Enhance Your Existing Platforms !
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    Promotions and on collateralmaterial In storefront windows! Track ROI! Customer rewards or ! loyalty program ! Get your customers to promote your brand! Drive traffic !
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    70% of bloggers are organically talking about brands on their blog. Econsultancy, April 201!
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    Reach out Vegan Bloggers! Reach out Gluten-Free Bloggers ! Reach out Capitol Hill Bloggers ! Reach out General Food in DC Blogs ! If your message is buzz-worthy, your customers will become brand ambassadors for you !
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    30 Minutes Everyday Sunday Hootsuite Monday Google alerts Tuesday Google reader Wednesday Google Analytics Thursday Email blast Friday Outreach Saturday Monitor
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