The document outlines a marketing and PR campaign for a new alternative band called Red5. The objectives are to promote their new album and target individuals aged 17-25. Key aspects of the campaign include managing the message to position Red5 as a unique indie band with mainstream appeal, using hyperbole and emotive language in marketing, holding meet and greets and festival performances, and motivating both the target audience and media through the band's original music and status as up-and-coming artists. The goal is to effectively promote the band and make the campaign a success.

1. Marketing and PR Presentation

2. Objectives
What are the objectives for this project? To create a marketing and PR
campaign that will promote the new alternative band on the market, Red5.
This will be done by completing the following steps which include; managing the
message, use of hyperbole, methods of communication, internal motivation and
motivation of the media.
Who do you want to target? We want to target individuals aged 17-25, both male
and female, therefore, the demographic of this band is rather diverse as the music
is supposed to appeal to a wide range of people, as opposed to a select group.
How many records do you want to sell? We would want to sell a sufficient
amount of records; enough where we are making a hefty profit from that of the
money that we would spend from promoting and creating the album itself.
What would make this a successful exercise? If the marketing and PR
campaign that we created for the band became effective in promoting the band,
Red5. We would class this as a success.
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3. Band Profile
Name:Red5
Age: 17-25
Previous releases: we’re not talking, off till tomorrow and rumour travels
faster.
Genre: Alternative, singer/songwriter
Style: Urban
Contemporaries: Maroon5, Kings Of Leon, Mumford And Sons, Of
Monsters And Men, Bastille.
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4. Think SMART
Specific: There is a clear, specific aim which is to create a marketing and PR campaign that
will initially market the band Red5 to their primary demographic of those aged 17-25.
Measureable: How will you measure the effect? We will view the figures posed by the
marketing content that we issue and see if the material appeals to the primary consumer
enough, otherwise, we would have to initiate a contingency plan.
Achievable: We think that we will be able to promote the band enough to the point where
they gain new fans from their target audience through a marketing and PR campaign that will
prove effective so that they will inevitably become successful in their career.
Realistic: This could potentially happen, but it depends solely on the music posed by the
band and whether it will receive positive responses from the consumer. Also, the marketing
and PR campaign would have to be taken into consideration also.
Time-related: We would outline a timescale where a set amount of hours would be featured
in which we would adhere to, however, if something happened that disrupted the schedule,
we would have to initiate a contingency plan to back it up with.
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5. Audience
Teenagers and young adults between the ages of 17-25, that will interest
both a male and female audience. On the socio-economic scale they
would fall into category C generally. The type of person that would listen to
this band are likely to be currently in a place of study, with a small close
knit friendship group. They attend concerts, festivals and gigs throughout
the year seeing a range of Contemporaries such as Bastille and Mumford
and Sons that fall into the genre of indie/ alternative music. As they are a
part of the younger generation they keep up to date with on-goings in
social media using Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, as well as YouTube,
where they have previously found new and up coming bands in the indie
category , and as a result they can discover Red5 which will appeal to
them because they produce similar music to that of their most favourite
bands. Their style mixes the modern and contemporary with an urban
edge shopping at places like Urban Outfitters, All Saints and Ark fashion.
As well as being new and creative with their own individual style and
outlook on life.
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6. Media
What media will you use and why? In terms of achieving our goal of creating an effective
marketing and PR campaign to promote the album launch of Red5 we will produce our content on
all three media platforms such as print, e-media and broadcast in order to target the masses and
make the band a success. On a print basis they will be featured in popular music magazine Q
which has a large fan-base giving them the opportunity to get their name out there and for the
album sales to increase. Other print based formats could include German style magazine ‘indie’
which appeals to are primary target audience, existing issues include hash tags making it
interactive and is effective as it will appeal to the primary demographic as they use digital means
frequently, and regular include interviews with new and up coming artists. As well as left wing
newspaper the daily mail who regularly print inserts regarding a number of subject from fashion to
travel and including interviews with musicians which would be appropriate for our marketing and
PR campaign. To reach out to a broader audience we will look at different music channels to get
the music of Red5 out to the audience. Examples include T4 on channel for well known for being
influential in the music industry as they hold the music festival T4 on the beach. Which has
featured a range of different artists from different genres. As well as MTV which is very popular
and will give them the recognition from a wider audience. Looking at both Sky and Freeview TV.
The band could be interviewed on BBC Radio 1, which primarily plays mainstream music,
however, it will give them a sense of presence in the music industry, even though they are in the
indie genre specifically. Also, looking at smaller stations, ‘Indiepop’, the internet radio site would
feature Red5, as the fall into this category primarily, therefore, the audience will respond to this
more and build an established audience too. It is notable that the radio stations will interview the
band and possibly ask the audience to Tweet questions in to ask them, which adds a social media
element to the interview, which makes it more appropriate for the primary consumer, as they
reside in the digital era. Social media plays a key part in promotion, which is why it is relevant.6

7. Merchandise
What merchandise would you use to promote this band?
In order to promote the band Red5 we would initiate marketing materials
such as posters, which could be found via billboards, youth centres, indie
nightclubs or bars as well as music shops such as HMV, which will be
professional images of the bad, whilst the other posters will be promoting
the album through advertising means. Also, t-shirts and wristbands could
be sold online through the website of the band, which may prove effective
as the target audience will respond to an e-media platform as opposed to
any other platform as we reside in the digital era. Also, the packaging of
the album could be classed as merchandise, bringing out limited edition
sets that come with free posters. This could be transformed into a digital
version, which would suit the primary demographic as the younger
generation uses the e-media platform on the most part, therefore, even
online advertisements may appeal to them more than print-based ones.
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8. Manage the message
What is the message you want to communicate about this band?
We want to communicate the message that this band is a new and upcoming
group that fit into the indie genre, however, they also have a mainstream appeal as
well, which accounts for their secondary audience and makes them diverse in the
process, as they are not defined to one specific genre. They produce original
music which will make the band seem more unique.
What is the main selling point of the band and the album?
The main selling point of the band could be that the music is solely original and is
written by the band themselves, as some other musicians have songwriters, which
will make the band stand out in the industry, as they are multi-talented and have
the ability to produce their own content too. The main genre that is centred around
the music may be that it is from an indie genre, however, it could also appeal to a
mainstream audience as well, which makes them more diverse as a group. The
band itself tour in a wide range of places, which, on a geodemographic scale, will
make them more popular, as if they toured only in certain areas, some may not
want to travel if the concert was far away.
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9. Hyperbole
Every marketing and PR campaign uses hyperbole. Its role is to make things
seem better than they really are by using exaggeration and emotive words or
imagery.
“Will they sell records, they will indie-d” – This is an example of a hyperbole that
may convince the consumer to take an interest in the band and potentially purchase
their album and could be featured in a red-top tabloid publication such as The Sun,
who are known for their pun-based headlines. It could be seen as humorous.
“This band will dominate the music industry” – Using an exaggerated such as
‘dominate’, will prove effective as it is a powerful word that people will view and
make them want to research the band to see what the hype is about and form this,
they may listen to the songs posed by the band and want to purchase them,
therefore, by one use of hyperbole, the attention of the consumer has been grabbed.
“RED5 ARE ALIVE” - The use of a rhyme may be effective in conjunction with the
lettering being in capitals may be effective in holding the attention of the primary
consumer, as it will make the consumer remember the quote more, therefore, they
will be convinced to look into the band and possibly purchase the content posed by
the band.
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10. Events
What events would you put on as part of the promotion of this band and
album? As part of the promotion of the band and the album we would hold a meet
and greet session at a gig or at a store such as HMV, which will intrigue the
consumer to visit it, also, it will help raise awareness of the band itself. Another
event could be that the band could perform at smaller gigs so that they had more
of a exclusive audience and it would be where they would start due to the fact that
they are going to start out relatively unknown, then once they have gained enough
notoriety, they would play larger gigs. The band would be more likely to perform at
a festival to appeal to their primary fan-base, being those who like indie music with
a singer/songwriter element to it. A festival could include Leeds, or Glastonbury,
where some mainstream artists play, therefore, the audience for the band may
increase because of it. Another event could be launched in order to raise the
profile of the band and it could be where the band promote a fashion brand within
their ‘indie’ genre, such as Vans or Converse, which are both associated with this
genre, therefore, it is appropriate and they will generate not only more public
awareness, but an income from a certain percentage that the shoes generate with
them featured beside them. The shoe companies could promote the band and vice
versa.
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11. Internal motivation
What is the motivation behind this project? The motivation for this
project is to promote a different band that stands out from other musicians
in the chart such as One Direction that are mainly pop-based, however,
Red5 are mainly indie, which will make them appear more original. Also, it
will inspire the target audience to pursue the career that they want to do,
either it being through music or elsewhere. The band members will be
good role models to their young, impressionable, teenage audience. It is
important for the band because in order to be successful, they will have to
have a strong marketing campaign behind them so that they can prosper
in the future, selling a high amount of records, gaining an established fan
base, as well as becoming well-respected artists within their specific
genre. The campaign will either make or break the band, therefore, it has
to be effective enough in attracting the primary consumer of the band.
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12. Motivation of media
Why would the media be interested in this project? The media would be
interested in this project, such as newspaper institutions such as The Daily Mail,
who are likely to attend any public event that involves the new and upcoming
band due to the fact that they would be able to initiate a piece of journalistic
material, where they would document the events of the day, which may be
through means of a press conference, or a signing in a flagship shop such as
HMV. Another reason why the media would be interested in this band
specifically would be because that they are different to other musicians in the
industry, as they do not fit into a pop genre, they are mainly indie, which makes
them unique and the press may want to initiate an interview with them, so that
they can get some information regarding the music that is produced by the
band, as well as facts about the band members themselves. In a way, the press
will be interested in them as they are new, therefore, they will not have been
interviewed or been featured in a news story much beforehand, so they can get
the latest ‘scoop’ from the band, before any other publication has the chance to.
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