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Moosejaw is a reseller of well-known outdoor apparel and gear. Their stores are mainly
located in Michigan with 7 locations. In addition to these stores, there are stores also located in:
Boulder, Colorado, Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri and Natick, Massachusetts.
Moosejaw was founded in the year of 1992 by two wilderness guides. Moosejaw interests us
because of their unique and innovative ways they implement cross-channel marketing
communication techniques.
Situation Analysis:
Market Environment:
Moosejaw has physical stores, a call center, and a website from which customers can
purchase products. They have a mobile website application and are very involved in their
Facebook and Twitter accounts. They are very interested in keeping up with their touch points to
keep in touch with their customers and to hear feedback and new ideas from them.
Moosejaw Madness is the baseline for the corporate culture and strategy with their
customers. Through Moosejaw Madness the brand can interact with their consumers through
pictures posted and links to the social media. The Madness page also includes a link to the
company blog and entries to free give-a-ways. The most important link on the Madness page is
the tab “About Moosejaw” which gives a very detailed image about what the brand is about and
what they are trying to convey. They like to promote that they do “crazy stuff” with their
customers including giving away free t-shirts from their Twitter account for anyone who follows
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them or if you send them a copy of your receipt they will send you free Chinese food. Both
promotions had a great response. Cross channel trends is very important to the company,
making sure that the consumer can seamlessly go from shopping online to shopping on the phone
or in a store without feeling like it’s a whole different experience.
Moosejaw offers a unique marketing presence including giving out free beer when a new
store opens and also having free game tables like Pool, Foosball, and Ping Pong for customers to
play. Moosejaw also puts coupons in “Easter eggs” and hides them throughout their stores for
customers to find and redeem.
In December 2011 Moosejaw released the X-Ray catalog and app which boosted sales.
The catalog showed models wearing the clothing items that are being sold and with the X-ray
app you could scan the page with your mobile phone or tablet and it would show the models in
their underwear. This catalog and app are still in the Moosejaw arsenal for specific sale
promotions. The online catalog is the same as the paper one but is interactive and every item of
clothing can be clicked on to be sent to a page with more information about the item.
Moosejaw was a keynote speaker at the 2011 Customer Lifecycle Conference and spoke
on “engaging the brand across the customer lifecycle” which they demonstrate through their
Madness promotions mentioned earlier. They work to maintain an effortless transition for their
customers when they go from shopping on the phone to the internet or to the physical store
locations.
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Shipments (Madison Heights location)
SWEATERS, PULLOVERS ETC, KNIT ETC, MANMADE
FIBERS
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M/B OVERCOATS CARCOATS & SIMILAR ART MMF, KNIT 5
CONTAINER CARGO 4
SWEATERS, PULLOVERS ETC, KNIT ETC, COTTON 1
W/G BLOUSES AND SHIRTS TEXTILE MATERIAL
NESOI,KNIT
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According to the sales trends from Commonwealth Business Media Incorporated,
sweaters, pullovers, and knits, all from manmade fibers (nylon, acrylic, polyester, etc.) are
Moosejaw’s top selling apparel products. Products decline in shipments as shown in chart
above.
Moosejaw mostly resells already established products and brands such as The North
Face, Patagonia, Burton, Roxy, Camelback, Black Diamond, etc. These products are in their
maturity stage. The products are considered in the maturity stage because sales have stabilized.
The main concern when coming out with new products for these companies is how they will
differentiate their products from those of their competitors. Moosejaw also sells their own brand
and these products are generally in their introduction. Moosejaw is a newer line of these
products so they are emerging into the market. Sales are increasing rapidly due to the trusted
brand name and because they are sold side by side with the major product developers.
Competition:
Moosejaw’s major competition is from Dick's Sporting Goods, REI, and The North Face.
The major advantage that these stores have over Moosejaw is size. Dick’s has many locations
nationwide and are very well known to the average consumer. They can, because of their size,
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offer many things that Moosejaw cannot, including variety of products offered such as golf and
weight training equipment, and fire arms. Dick’s also carries a loyalty card which gives
customers rewards as they shop.
The weakness of Dick’s is also their size, their stores feel busy or crowded and there are a
lot of employees that bug you while you’re shopping to ask if you need any help. The store
layout is also seen as a negative thing with display walls in the middle of the store blocking the
view of the back portion of the store. The size issue also allows them to have higher prices than
the smaller retailer stores.
REI has an advantage over Moosejaw because of all their locations. They are located in a
variety of states, mainly in California. REI is Moosejaw’s closest competitor because they sell
nearly the same products. Their target markets are both the athletic, tech savvy, younger crowd.
They have the same price points. Also, when the customer goes into the store, the same feel and
vibe is perceived.
A major strength of REI is when the customer enters the store they actually feel like they
are outside, not just in a retail store. Transforming the customer’s mindset into thinking they are
outside really helps when showing the customer products and helps enhance the shopping
experience.
The rustic feel inside REI is often times a weakness as well, because the customer can get
lost in all the test equipment and forget why they are really in the store. REI stores have very
large layouts which can lead to the loss of relaxed, one-on-one interaction between customer and
employee.
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The North Face store is the name brand store of a major clothing item that Moosejaw
sells and for that it is a competitor. Consumers like to buy products right from the source and
avoid the ‘middle man’ of the retail stores. The brand name of the product being the name of the
store is a positive aspect for The North Face; it adds brand equity and brand loyalty for
customers.
The weakness of having a brand store is only selling the one brand and not having any
variety of other products to offer. The North Face also has limited amount of store locations so it
is harder for customers to find a location.
Neither Dick’s Sporting Goods or The North Face have as large of a social presence as
Moosejaw does. This is a vulnerability to them since it makes them that less connected to their
consumers.
Consumers:
Moosejaw has labeled their target demographic as “a younger, anti-corporate, more
technology-savvy customer”. The target customer is also known to be communicating with their
peers through their mobile phones. The people that shop at Moosejaw are outgoing and
adventurous. They take care of themselves and enjoy partaking in new things. They evaluate
products based on how long they are made to last and how they are made. The consumer also
cares about giving back and appreciate that Moosejaw sells brands like Patagonia who is very
involved in green production and giving back to the community. They buy their products
because of how it can help them in their adventures like a new winter jacket or new hiking shoes.
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Promotion communication objectives:
Target Market:
Moosejaw has a younger target that is also interested in adventure and outdoor activities,
anti-corporate, and very energetic. The target market focuses on sports such as hiking, camping,
climbing, running, yoga, and snow activities. The target market spends more time texting than
face-to-face talking or emailing their peers. They use the products that Moosejaw sells to aid
them in their adventurous lifestyles. This will continue to be the target market for the proposed
promotional strategy.
Target Resellers:
Moosejaw is the reseller in this market. They sell products from many popular
companies including: The North Face, Patagonia, Marmot, and Black Diamond. In addition to
the popular name brands, they also carry their house brand, ‘Moosejaw.’
Promotion Goals:
Current Moosejaw Promotions:
The main promotional goal for Moosejaw is to continue their current image. The image
of outdoor adventure is the main contributor to the success of the business. The target market is
very well defined and good values are shown through the current promotion, such as giving back
to the community. The interactive markets, social media, and Moosejaw Madness helps connect
the company to their customers who are huge into word of mouth and communicate mostly
through their mobile phones.
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On the Moosejaw social media, especially on their Facebook account, the brand has
started “The Moosejaw Love Connection” which tells the stories of couples that either develop
or maintain relationships with the help of Moosejaw. This new promotional trend is a nice way
for the brand to show that they are connected to their consumers and spreads a good feeling
through the Moosejaw community.
Our Promotional Ideas:
The future of the company’s promotional goals should take the “Moosejaw Love
Connection” idea and add onto it, this could include such things as “stories from the trail” or
“everyday adventures” where customers can post a story about a day hiking or skiing that they
had while using products they purchased from Moosejaw. This could increase brand loyalty and
a sense of connectedness
To get more customers into the store the company could use their social media pages,
mostly Facebook. There could be QR Codes in the physical stores, and when a customer scans a
QR code it would then transport the customer to the Facebook page. If the
customer “likes” the Facebook page they would get a discount. Moosejaw could
track how many people were drawn in by this promotion by how many likes they
receive through the QR code. After the customer likes the Facebook page,
Moosejaw can then send them the latest promotions through a post on the company page or
through a message. This strategy will create awareness seeing how the target market is tech-
savvy and very involved in texting their peers. The consumer could spread the word of the
promotion to their friends on social media and thus increase the number of people that would see
it.
(QR Code)
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We suggest that Moosejaw creates a tracking system, named ‘MooseTracks’. For
example, Moosejaw would send out direct mail promotional postcards. The postcard would not
only act as a coupon, but also contain a specialized barcode that has the personal information of
the receiver, such as their address. Moosejaw can use this information to locate their heavy
traffic flows of customers, their busy seasons, and popularity of store locations. The tracking
system can monitor the address of the consumer, to see the convenience of the store locations.
This will help in expansion of new stores.
Our final idea would be strictly involving the app on a smartphone. Instead of having to
go into the store to scan the code, Moosejaw would have the QR code displayed on a print ad.
The customer would see the QR code and they would be able to scan the code right at their own
convenience. Once the code is scanned, the customer will be taken to a page that prompts them
to enter their email address to receive the latest promotions. This idea is more accessible to
consumers and draws them into the store with their new promotion. When a consumer prints off
a coupon and brings it into the store, it is then scanned and entered internally to MooseTracks.
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Love The Madness
Shannon O’Connor
Michael West
Neville Wiles
MKT 310
Part 2
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Table of Contents
Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………...3
Promotional Goal…………………………………………..……………………………………………...3
Promotional Mix
Print Advertising………..……………………………………...………………………………......4
Billboards…………………………………………………………………………………………..5
E-Blasts…………………………………………………………………………………………….7
Direct Mail……………………………………………………........................................................8
Publicity….……………………………………………………………...........................................9
Implementation of the Strategy
Promotion Budget………………………………………………………………...........................12
Timing and Scheduling………………………………………………………………...................13
Appendix
Promotional Budget……………………………………………………………………………...A1
Gantt Chart………………………………………………………………………………………A2
Print Advertisement……………………………………………………………………………...A3
Billboard Advertisement……….………………………………………………………………...A4
E-Blast Advertisement…………………………………………………………………………...A5
Direct Mail QR Code Postcard Advertisement………………………………………………….A6
Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………….A7
References………………………………………………………………………………………..A8
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Overview
Moosejaw is a reseller of well-known outdoor apparel and gear. Their stores are mainly
located in Michigan with 7 locations. In addition to these stores, there are stores also located in:
Boulder, Colorado, Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, and Natick, Massachusetts.
Moosejaw was founded in the year of 1992 by two wilderness guides. In all facets of their
website and marketing strategy displays a relaxed, silly, and humorous tone. Moosejaw interests
us because of their unique and innovative way they implement cross-channel marketing
communication techniques.
Promotional Goal
The promotional goal is to raise awareness of Moosejaw Madness, what is included in
Moosejaw Madness, and building the Moosejaw brand at the same time. Madness is a portal of
the Moosejaw website that creates a fun environment while shopping with Moosejaw.
“At Moosejaw we want to make shopping as much fun as backpacking the Chilkoot trail,
climbing in Yosemite, mountaineering in the Himalayas or playing red rover with the neighbors
who you don’t like that much but they’re always ready to play any game in the cul-de-sac so you
make do. If you’re offended by ridiculous commentary don’t click on any of the Moosejaw
Madness sections “ - moosejaw.com/madness
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Promotional Mix
Print Advertising
Objectives: The print ad will act as a way to spread the Moosejaw and Moosejaw Madness
brand. It will be a reminder ad to those consumers who already know about Moosejaw while
also getting the attention of possible new customers as well. It will tell the reader some details as
to what is found on the webpage and direct them to the page and to the Moosejaw social media
pages.
Message strategy: On the print ad will be a description of what is to be found on the Moosejaw
Madness page giving details on certain things like the "Custy Pics" page where people can
submit photos of themselves on an adventure and few pictures posted by others. The print ad
will also inform the reader that the site gives out free gear to people who visit the site. The ad
will also have any promotions on it and the newest items that are in for the season.
Media strategy: These print ads will be in appropriate magazines to the nature of the store.
Such magazines could include those in the outdoor sport or hiking variety (Outside, Backpacker,
Field & Stream, Outdoor Life). Since Moosejaw is also an online retailer, these print ads could
appear in any regional printing of the magazine to test market interest and see if building a new
physical branch would be worthwhile.
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Measures of effectiveness: One way to measure if the print ad had any effect on the
promotional goal is to see if the Madness page hits-per-day has increased after the date the ad
appeared in the magazines. There could be a promotion which prompts the customer to enter a
code at check out, this will give them a small discount, but the offer code will be specific to that
print ad. This would be an easy way to see how many people the ad reached assuming everyone
remembers to enter the check out code.
Importance of various tools: The print ads will have a large importance on the overall
promotional goal. The magazines that the ad will appear in are very specific to the life style
Moosejaw is associated with and should reach a large audience with minimal wasted coverage.
Billboards
Objectives: The use of billboards will help get the Moosejaw name and Moosejaw Madness out
there to those who may not normally be exposed to it who are interested in Moosejaw related
products. The billboard will get fans, new customers, and current customers to visit and interact
with the website and especially the Madness portal.
Message strategy: The billboard will display a facet of Moosejaw Madness, for example,
Moosejaw flags. Moosejaw flags display pictures of fans and customers who sent in their
pictures, who love to travel, explore, and adventure new lands. Here, you can request a
Moosejaw Flag, which displays the Moosejaw name, logo, and slogan. Next, go out on an
adventure and take a picture! Then, submit it into Moosejaw.
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Half of the billboard will display an example of a Moosejaw Flag picture. The rest will
display the Moosejaw name/logo, this includes the website, and the Moosejaw slogan. It will
gain attention and draw in attraction by connecting to people who love an adventure and love to
explore.
Media strategy: The billboards that will be targeted will primarily be on the highways
surrounding the locations of the majority of our stores in Michigan, in Colorado, and
Massachusetts, as well as in new markets we have yet to penetrate. Some of these areas include
(Arizona, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana) Advertising in these new areas will help to see if
these markets are financially strong enough and beneficial for Moosejaw to locate a store there.
Measures of effectiveness: Measuring the effectiveness of billboards is one of the negatives of
using this tool. It is extremely difficult to measure the effectiveness of billboards. One way that
may help in this regard is to survey the customer as a part of the check-out system online.
Moosejaw follows a very unorthodox way of advertising and interacting with its customers, and
we believe it would be appropriate to not conduct surveys in person, in their stores.
Another creative and effective way to measure the use of billboards is to promote a sales
code on specific billboards that customers can redeem later when purchasing a product from
Moosejaw. This could potentially be a great way to receive statistics on the effectiveness of
billboards. It could indicate which billboard the customer seen and how effective it was for each
separate location. The hardship with this strategy is to design an effective billboard where
people who pass by can retain the sales code.
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Importance of various tools: Using billboards has the advantages of “high frequency of
exposure to regular commuters, high reach, 24-hour presence, low production costs and low cost
per thousand exposures, visual impact from advertisement size and message creativity, and brand
awareness”(USE and Effectiveness of Billboards). A recent study of billboard users found that
compared with other media, billboards were rated higher in terms of ability to communicate
information affordably, attract new customers, and increase sales (USE and Effectiveness of
Billboards) Billboards are very important, and allows us the benefit of not having to spend much
of the promotion budget for a good number of billboards spots.
E-Blasts
Objectives: By using E-Blasts, we plan to further capture the Moosejaw customer’s attention by
promoting special offers, including price offs, as well as increase the awareness of Madness.
This in turn will result as increased sales.
Message strategy: Registered Moosejaw customers who opt in to receive the E-Blast via
e-mail will be sent the promotions. Here, there will be promotions, such as price offs like 20
percent off one item and have special shopping times. These E-Blasts will also include links to
sections of the Madness website, for example, Office Dog or Moosejaw Flags.
Media strategy: Registered Moosejaw customers will be sent an e-blast promotion through e-
mail. When the customer makes a purchase or just decides to register, they will have the option
to receive these e-blast promotions by checking the proper decision box.
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Measures of effectiveness: E-blasts are extremely easy to track online. This includes
demographics and how effective each promotion of price offs were. When the customer signs up
for e-mails, they will be asked how they heard about Moosejaw. This will help us see which
promotional tools are the most effective.
Importance of various tools: E-blasts will help display the Madness portal of the website while
also offering incentives to purchase with price offs. This will be an effective way to increase
sales and to increase awareness of the Madness portal to our existing customers. Although E-
Blasts will be present, they will not be a main focus of the promotion mix.
Direct Mail
Objectives: The use of this tool will give incentive to existing customers to visit the website and
redeem the sales code via the QR code that will be on the postcard. Once word gets out, new
customers may want to sign up to receive the deals and benefits that are provided for registered
Moosejaw fans and customers. This is an effort to increase sales.
Message strategy: A QR code postcard will be sent out via mail to present customers of
Moosejaw. The QR code will easily be scanned for those who have the QR code phone
application that is free to download. After scanning the QR code, the customer will be directed
to the Moosejaw website with a redemption code and other deals they can take advantage of, a
thanks from Moosejaw for being a loyal customer.
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Media strategy: These postcards will be sent directly to customers via The United States Postal
Service. The customers will receive these postcards directly with their normal mail as long as
they do not opt out of it.
Measures of effectiveness: Measuring the effectiveness of these QR code postcards will be
relatively easy. We will be able to see how many customers scanned the QR code, and how
many actually took advantage of it by making a purchase. This loyalty program easily shows us
a demographic picture of our current customers and will benefit us when advertising and
producing products because we will have a better understanding of who to target.
Importance of various tools: This tool is very important because it is a loyalty program for our
current customers, it is very easy to measure its effectiveness, and can be geared for better
success once results come in. It is our secondary focus for the promotion mix.
Publicity
Objectives: The objectives for this tool will include connecting with the community, give back
to charities and causes, increase awareness of certain charities and causes, and to increase
awareness of the Moosejaw brand, its products, and of course Madness.
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Message strategy: To accomplish these objectives, events of different kinds will be held, as
well as introductions to new products, and these will be advertised through social media, and
other current advertising mediums that we use. Also, the events are very likely to attract
potential news stories in newspapers and local television stations that would be free to us.
Media strategy: Moosejaw’s social media mediums and the website, including the Madness
portal, local print advertising, and e-blasts will be used to advertise new releases of products and
special events. When special events will be held, there is a good possibility that a local news
station and/or newspaper will pick it up and advertise it for free as a story.
Sponsoring events will be a great way to increase the Moosejaw brand, the Madness
portal, and connecting and giving back to the local community. Such an event may be a ski-
charity event. Moosejaw would pair with a charity and a local ski resort and host an event to
raise money for the specific charity. Tickets must be purchased to participate in the event as well
as the reception that follows. With each ticket purchased, all participants would receive a
Moosejaw Madness t-shirt with the charity name. All of the ticket proceeds would go toward the
charity.
At the charity event Moosejaw Madness would be displayed everywhere along with the
charity name. The name would be listed on things such as the racers’ bibs, the flags, and the
finish line. In addition, products that can be found at Moosejaw stores and the Moosejaw
website would be displayed for participants to “check out”.
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After the event, Moosejaw would hold a reception. Moosejaw Madness along with the
charity name would be displayed here as well. An auction would be held featuring donated
items from the local community, along with donated Moosejaw products. All money raised
would go toward the charity. Also, the Moosejaw Madness charity t-shirts would be on sale for
those participants who want extra, as well as for people who did not participate in the event
itself.
Measures of effectiveness: Measuring effectiveness of events could include the attendance of
the events, merchandise purchased at the events, increased traffic through the Madness portal,
and buzz through social media. Awareness of new product releases could be measured by the
number of “likes” on Facebook, or “retweets” on Twitter, visits to the product page of the
Moosejaw website, as well as actual purchases being made online and physical stores.
Importance of various tools: Publicity is the main focus for our promotion mix. Our
competitors do use publicity, but it is not their main way of conveying their messages. This is
what will set Moosejaw apart and truly define what Moosejaw and the Madness is all about.
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Implementation of the Strategy
Promotion Budget: We decided our promotional budget by using the percentage-of-sales
method. This method determines the advertising and promotions budget based on sales of the
product. We decided to implement a promotional budget that will be 1% of our sales.
We based our sales off of our competitor REI since finances are not available for
Moosejaw because they are a private company. REI sales were $1,930,635,000. REI has 134
stores. Moosejaw has 11 stores. To estimate an accurate sales figure, we averaged the REI sales
with the number of stores they have. The average REI store sales, including online sales, equals
$14,407,723. With this sales per store figure, we can estimate Moosejaw’s total sales to be
around $158,485,000. Now that we estimated total sales for Moosejaw, we can determine the
promotional budget. 1% of $158,485,000 would set our promotional budget to approximately
$1,585,000.
At Moosejaw, we believe it is important to interact and be a part of the community. With
that being said, 50% of our promotion budget will go towards publicity. This is a much stronger
approach than our competitors who primarliy focus on advertising, such as print ads, billboards,
and television advertisements. 20% of the promotional budget will go towards Direct Mail,
where our QR postcards are very unique and different from our competitors. Print advertising
will use 15% of the budget, billboards 13%, and e-blasts 2%
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Timing and Scheduling: The print ads will be created in January, May, and September so they
are ready for the spring, summer, and fall seasons. The ad spots will be purchased during the
same time period they are being created. The print ads themselves will appear in February, June,
and October.
Development of the billboard ads will take place in March, June, August, and October.
The purchasing of billboards will happen in parallel to the creation of the ads. They will be
displayed in April, July, September, and November so they can be constantly updated with new
customer submitted photographs.
The E-blast will be e-mailed to the Moosejaw customers in the months of March, August
and December. The E-blasts will be made in the months before they are sent out, it will be
important to do these ads right before they are sent out to insure they have the most current
information on them.
The direct mail post card will be developed in the months of January, February, march
July, and November. The post card information tracking system will take some time to get up
and running and that calls for the three month creation period at the beginning of the year. The
July and November ones will just be a design layout change and would not take as much time to
create. These postcards would be mailed out to customers in the months of May, August, and
December for the summer season, fall season, and holiday season.
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Moosejaw could sponsor events or give to an organization for publicity. These events
could include setting up a rock wall and giving out a free water bottle to anyone who reaches the
top or giving jackets to The Boy Scouts of America for them to take on their hiking trips. We
have one of these events being planned during the months of March and April and it taking place
in May. The other event would be scheduled during July and August and would take place in
September.
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Appendix
Promotional Budget
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Gantt Chart
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dev. print ad
buy print ad spots
run print ad
Dev. Billboard
buy billboard spots
run billboard
Dev. E-blast
run E-blast
Dev. Postcard
Timing and Scheduling
of Postcard
run Postcard
planning of events
Scheduling of events
Event
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moosejaw final

  • 1. S h a n n o n O ’ C o n n o r M i c h a e l W e s t N e v i l l e W i l e s M K T 3 1 0 P a r t 1
  • 2. 1 Moosejaw is a reseller of well-known outdoor apparel and gear. Their stores are mainly located in Michigan with 7 locations. In addition to these stores, there are stores also located in: Boulder, Colorado, Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri and Natick, Massachusetts. Moosejaw was founded in the year of 1992 by two wilderness guides. Moosejaw interests us because of their unique and innovative ways they implement cross-channel marketing communication techniques. Situation Analysis: Market Environment: Moosejaw has physical stores, a call center, and a website from which customers can purchase products. They have a mobile website application and are very involved in their Facebook and Twitter accounts. They are very interested in keeping up with their touch points to keep in touch with their customers and to hear feedback and new ideas from them. Moosejaw Madness is the baseline for the corporate culture and strategy with their customers. Through Moosejaw Madness the brand can interact with their consumers through pictures posted and links to the social media. The Madness page also includes a link to the company blog and entries to free give-a-ways. The most important link on the Madness page is the tab “About Moosejaw” which gives a very detailed image about what the brand is about and what they are trying to convey. They like to promote that they do “crazy stuff” with their customers including giving away free t-shirts from their Twitter account for anyone who follows
  • 3. 2 them or if you send them a copy of your receipt they will send you free Chinese food. Both promotions had a great response. Cross channel trends is very important to the company, making sure that the consumer can seamlessly go from shopping online to shopping on the phone or in a store without feeling like it’s a whole different experience. Moosejaw offers a unique marketing presence including giving out free beer when a new store opens and also having free game tables like Pool, Foosball, and Ping Pong for customers to play. Moosejaw also puts coupons in “Easter eggs” and hides them throughout their stores for customers to find and redeem. In December 2011 Moosejaw released the X-Ray catalog and app which boosted sales. The catalog showed models wearing the clothing items that are being sold and with the X-ray app you could scan the page with your mobile phone or tablet and it would show the models in their underwear. This catalog and app are still in the Moosejaw arsenal for specific sale promotions. The online catalog is the same as the paper one but is interactive and every item of clothing can be clicked on to be sent to a page with more information about the item. Moosejaw was a keynote speaker at the 2011 Customer Lifecycle Conference and spoke on “engaging the brand across the customer lifecycle” which they demonstrate through their Madness promotions mentioned earlier. They work to maintain an effortless transition for their customers when they go from shopping on the phone to the internet or to the physical store locations.
  • 4. 3 Shipments (Madison Heights location) SWEATERS, PULLOVERS ETC, KNIT ETC, MANMADE FIBERS 8 M/B OVERCOATS CARCOATS & SIMILAR ART MMF, KNIT 5 CONTAINER CARGO 4 SWEATERS, PULLOVERS ETC, KNIT ETC, COTTON 1 W/G BLOUSES AND SHIRTS TEXTILE MATERIAL NESOI,KNIT 1 According to the sales trends from Commonwealth Business Media Incorporated, sweaters, pullovers, and knits, all from manmade fibers (nylon, acrylic, polyester, etc.) are Moosejaw’s top selling apparel products. Products decline in shipments as shown in chart above. Moosejaw mostly resells already established products and brands such as The North Face, Patagonia, Burton, Roxy, Camelback, Black Diamond, etc. These products are in their maturity stage. The products are considered in the maturity stage because sales have stabilized. The main concern when coming out with new products for these companies is how they will differentiate their products from those of their competitors. Moosejaw also sells their own brand and these products are generally in their introduction. Moosejaw is a newer line of these products so they are emerging into the market. Sales are increasing rapidly due to the trusted brand name and because they are sold side by side with the major product developers. Competition: Moosejaw’s major competition is from Dick's Sporting Goods, REI, and The North Face. The major advantage that these stores have over Moosejaw is size. Dick’s has many locations nationwide and are very well known to the average consumer. They can, because of their size,
  • 5. 4 offer many things that Moosejaw cannot, including variety of products offered such as golf and weight training equipment, and fire arms. Dick’s also carries a loyalty card which gives customers rewards as they shop. The weakness of Dick’s is also their size, their stores feel busy or crowded and there are a lot of employees that bug you while you’re shopping to ask if you need any help. The store layout is also seen as a negative thing with display walls in the middle of the store blocking the view of the back portion of the store. The size issue also allows them to have higher prices than the smaller retailer stores. REI has an advantage over Moosejaw because of all their locations. They are located in a variety of states, mainly in California. REI is Moosejaw’s closest competitor because they sell nearly the same products. Their target markets are both the athletic, tech savvy, younger crowd. They have the same price points. Also, when the customer goes into the store, the same feel and vibe is perceived. A major strength of REI is when the customer enters the store they actually feel like they are outside, not just in a retail store. Transforming the customer’s mindset into thinking they are outside really helps when showing the customer products and helps enhance the shopping experience. The rustic feel inside REI is often times a weakness as well, because the customer can get lost in all the test equipment and forget why they are really in the store. REI stores have very large layouts which can lead to the loss of relaxed, one-on-one interaction between customer and employee.
  • 6. 5 The North Face store is the name brand store of a major clothing item that Moosejaw sells and for that it is a competitor. Consumers like to buy products right from the source and avoid the ‘middle man’ of the retail stores. The brand name of the product being the name of the store is a positive aspect for The North Face; it adds brand equity and brand loyalty for customers. The weakness of having a brand store is only selling the one brand and not having any variety of other products to offer. The North Face also has limited amount of store locations so it is harder for customers to find a location. Neither Dick’s Sporting Goods or The North Face have as large of a social presence as Moosejaw does. This is a vulnerability to them since it makes them that less connected to their consumers. Consumers: Moosejaw has labeled their target demographic as “a younger, anti-corporate, more technology-savvy customer”. The target customer is also known to be communicating with their peers through their mobile phones. The people that shop at Moosejaw are outgoing and adventurous. They take care of themselves and enjoy partaking in new things. They evaluate products based on how long they are made to last and how they are made. The consumer also cares about giving back and appreciate that Moosejaw sells brands like Patagonia who is very involved in green production and giving back to the community. They buy their products because of how it can help them in their adventures like a new winter jacket or new hiking shoes.
  • 7. 6 Promotion communication objectives: Target Market: Moosejaw has a younger target that is also interested in adventure and outdoor activities, anti-corporate, and very energetic. The target market focuses on sports such as hiking, camping, climbing, running, yoga, and snow activities. The target market spends more time texting than face-to-face talking or emailing their peers. They use the products that Moosejaw sells to aid them in their adventurous lifestyles. This will continue to be the target market for the proposed promotional strategy. Target Resellers: Moosejaw is the reseller in this market. They sell products from many popular companies including: The North Face, Patagonia, Marmot, and Black Diamond. In addition to the popular name brands, they also carry their house brand, ‘Moosejaw.’ Promotion Goals: Current Moosejaw Promotions: The main promotional goal for Moosejaw is to continue their current image. The image of outdoor adventure is the main contributor to the success of the business. The target market is very well defined and good values are shown through the current promotion, such as giving back to the community. The interactive markets, social media, and Moosejaw Madness helps connect the company to their customers who are huge into word of mouth and communicate mostly through their mobile phones.
  • 8. 7 On the Moosejaw social media, especially on their Facebook account, the brand has started “The Moosejaw Love Connection” which tells the stories of couples that either develop or maintain relationships with the help of Moosejaw. This new promotional trend is a nice way for the brand to show that they are connected to their consumers and spreads a good feeling through the Moosejaw community. Our Promotional Ideas: The future of the company’s promotional goals should take the “Moosejaw Love Connection” idea and add onto it, this could include such things as “stories from the trail” or “everyday adventures” where customers can post a story about a day hiking or skiing that they had while using products they purchased from Moosejaw. This could increase brand loyalty and a sense of connectedness To get more customers into the store the company could use their social media pages, mostly Facebook. There could be QR Codes in the physical stores, and when a customer scans a QR code it would then transport the customer to the Facebook page. If the customer “likes” the Facebook page they would get a discount. Moosejaw could track how many people were drawn in by this promotion by how many likes they receive through the QR code. After the customer likes the Facebook page, Moosejaw can then send them the latest promotions through a post on the company page or through a message. This strategy will create awareness seeing how the target market is tech- savvy and very involved in texting their peers. The consumer could spread the word of the promotion to their friends on social media and thus increase the number of people that would see it. (QR Code)
  • 9. 8 We suggest that Moosejaw creates a tracking system, named ‘MooseTracks’. For example, Moosejaw would send out direct mail promotional postcards. The postcard would not only act as a coupon, but also contain a specialized barcode that has the personal information of the receiver, such as their address. Moosejaw can use this information to locate their heavy traffic flows of customers, their busy seasons, and popularity of store locations. The tracking system can monitor the address of the consumer, to see the convenience of the store locations. This will help in expansion of new stores. Our final idea would be strictly involving the app on a smartphone. Instead of having to go into the store to scan the code, Moosejaw would have the QR code displayed on a print ad. The customer would see the QR code and they would be able to scan the code right at their own convenience. Once the code is scanned, the customer will be taken to a page that prompts them to enter their email address to receive the latest promotions. This idea is more accessible to consumers and draws them into the store with their new promotion. When a consumer prints off a coupon and brings it into the store, it is then scanned and entered internally to MooseTracks.
  • 10. 9 Love The Madness Shannon O’Connor Michael West Neville Wiles MKT 310 Part 2
  • 11. 10 Table of Contents Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………...3 Promotional Goal…………………………………………..……………………………………………...3 Promotional Mix Print Advertising………..……………………………………...………………………………......4 Billboards…………………………………………………………………………………………..5 E-Blasts…………………………………………………………………………………………….7 Direct Mail……………………………………………………........................................................8 Publicity….……………………………………………………………...........................................9 Implementation of the Strategy Promotion Budget………………………………………………………………...........................12 Timing and Scheduling………………………………………………………………...................13 Appendix Promotional Budget……………………………………………………………………………...A1 Gantt Chart………………………………………………………………………………………A2 Print Advertisement……………………………………………………………………………...A3 Billboard Advertisement……….………………………………………………………………...A4 E-Blast Advertisement…………………………………………………………………………...A5 Direct Mail QR Code Postcard Advertisement………………………………………………….A6 Publicity………………………………………………………………………………………….A7 References………………………………………………………………………………………..A8
  • 12. 11 Overview Moosejaw is a reseller of well-known outdoor apparel and gear. Their stores are mainly located in Michigan with 7 locations. In addition to these stores, there are stores also located in: Boulder, Colorado, Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, and Natick, Massachusetts. Moosejaw was founded in the year of 1992 by two wilderness guides. In all facets of their website and marketing strategy displays a relaxed, silly, and humorous tone. Moosejaw interests us because of their unique and innovative way they implement cross-channel marketing communication techniques. Promotional Goal The promotional goal is to raise awareness of Moosejaw Madness, what is included in Moosejaw Madness, and building the Moosejaw brand at the same time. Madness is a portal of the Moosejaw website that creates a fun environment while shopping with Moosejaw. “At Moosejaw we want to make shopping as much fun as backpacking the Chilkoot trail, climbing in Yosemite, mountaineering in the Himalayas or playing red rover with the neighbors who you don’t like that much but they’re always ready to play any game in the cul-de-sac so you make do. If you’re offended by ridiculous commentary don’t click on any of the Moosejaw Madness sections “ - moosejaw.com/madness
  • 13. 12 Promotional Mix Print Advertising Objectives: The print ad will act as a way to spread the Moosejaw and Moosejaw Madness brand. It will be a reminder ad to those consumers who already know about Moosejaw while also getting the attention of possible new customers as well. It will tell the reader some details as to what is found on the webpage and direct them to the page and to the Moosejaw social media pages. Message strategy: On the print ad will be a description of what is to be found on the Moosejaw Madness page giving details on certain things like the "Custy Pics" page where people can submit photos of themselves on an adventure and few pictures posted by others. The print ad will also inform the reader that the site gives out free gear to people who visit the site. The ad will also have any promotions on it and the newest items that are in for the season. Media strategy: These print ads will be in appropriate magazines to the nature of the store. Such magazines could include those in the outdoor sport or hiking variety (Outside, Backpacker, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life). Since Moosejaw is also an online retailer, these print ads could appear in any regional printing of the magazine to test market interest and see if building a new physical branch would be worthwhile.
  • 14. 13 Measures of effectiveness: One way to measure if the print ad had any effect on the promotional goal is to see if the Madness page hits-per-day has increased after the date the ad appeared in the magazines. There could be a promotion which prompts the customer to enter a code at check out, this will give them a small discount, but the offer code will be specific to that print ad. This would be an easy way to see how many people the ad reached assuming everyone remembers to enter the check out code. Importance of various tools: The print ads will have a large importance on the overall promotional goal. The magazines that the ad will appear in are very specific to the life style Moosejaw is associated with and should reach a large audience with minimal wasted coverage. Billboards Objectives: The use of billboards will help get the Moosejaw name and Moosejaw Madness out there to those who may not normally be exposed to it who are interested in Moosejaw related products. The billboard will get fans, new customers, and current customers to visit and interact with the website and especially the Madness portal. Message strategy: The billboard will display a facet of Moosejaw Madness, for example, Moosejaw flags. Moosejaw flags display pictures of fans and customers who sent in their pictures, who love to travel, explore, and adventure new lands. Here, you can request a Moosejaw Flag, which displays the Moosejaw name, logo, and slogan. Next, go out on an adventure and take a picture! Then, submit it into Moosejaw.
  • 15. 14 Half of the billboard will display an example of a Moosejaw Flag picture. The rest will display the Moosejaw name/logo, this includes the website, and the Moosejaw slogan. It will gain attention and draw in attraction by connecting to people who love an adventure and love to explore. Media strategy: The billboards that will be targeted will primarily be on the highways surrounding the locations of the majority of our stores in Michigan, in Colorado, and Massachusetts, as well as in new markets we have yet to penetrate. Some of these areas include (Arizona, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana) Advertising in these new areas will help to see if these markets are financially strong enough and beneficial for Moosejaw to locate a store there. Measures of effectiveness: Measuring the effectiveness of billboards is one of the negatives of using this tool. It is extremely difficult to measure the effectiveness of billboards. One way that may help in this regard is to survey the customer as a part of the check-out system online. Moosejaw follows a very unorthodox way of advertising and interacting with its customers, and we believe it would be appropriate to not conduct surveys in person, in their stores. Another creative and effective way to measure the use of billboards is to promote a sales code on specific billboards that customers can redeem later when purchasing a product from Moosejaw. This could potentially be a great way to receive statistics on the effectiveness of billboards. It could indicate which billboard the customer seen and how effective it was for each separate location. The hardship with this strategy is to design an effective billboard where people who pass by can retain the sales code.
  • 16. 15 Importance of various tools: Using billboards has the advantages of “high frequency of exposure to regular commuters, high reach, 24-hour presence, low production costs and low cost per thousand exposures, visual impact from advertisement size and message creativity, and brand awareness”(USE and Effectiveness of Billboards). A recent study of billboard users found that compared with other media, billboards were rated higher in terms of ability to communicate information affordably, attract new customers, and increase sales (USE and Effectiveness of Billboards) Billboards are very important, and allows us the benefit of not having to spend much of the promotion budget for a good number of billboards spots. E-Blasts Objectives: By using E-Blasts, we plan to further capture the Moosejaw customer’s attention by promoting special offers, including price offs, as well as increase the awareness of Madness. This in turn will result as increased sales. Message strategy: Registered Moosejaw customers who opt in to receive the E-Blast via e-mail will be sent the promotions. Here, there will be promotions, such as price offs like 20 percent off one item and have special shopping times. These E-Blasts will also include links to sections of the Madness website, for example, Office Dog or Moosejaw Flags. Media strategy: Registered Moosejaw customers will be sent an e-blast promotion through e- mail. When the customer makes a purchase or just decides to register, they will have the option to receive these e-blast promotions by checking the proper decision box.
  • 17. 16 Measures of effectiveness: E-blasts are extremely easy to track online. This includes demographics and how effective each promotion of price offs were. When the customer signs up for e-mails, they will be asked how they heard about Moosejaw. This will help us see which promotional tools are the most effective. Importance of various tools: E-blasts will help display the Madness portal of the website while also offering incentives to purchase with price offs. This will be an effective way to increase sales and to increase awareness of the Madness portal to our existing customers. Although E- Blasts will be present, they will not be a main focus of the promotion mix. Direct Mail Objectives: The use of this tool will give incentive to existing customers to visit the website and redeem the sales code via the QR code that will be on the postcard. Once word gets out, new customers may want to sign up to receive the deals and benefits that are provided for registered Moosejaw fans and customers. This is an effort to increase sales. Message strategy: A QR code postcard will be sent out via mail to present customers of Moosejaw. The QR code will easily be scanned for those who have the QR code phone application that is free to download. After scanning the QR code, the customer will be directed to the Moosejaw website with a redemption code and other deals they can take advantage of, a thanks from Moosejaw for being a loyal customer.
  • 18. 17 Media strategy: These postcards will be sent directly to customers via The United States Postal Service. The customers will receive these postcards directly with their normal mail as long as they do not opt out of it. Measures of effectiveness: Measuring the effectiveness of these QR code postcards will be relatively easy. We will be able to see how many customers scanned the QR code, and how many actually took advantage of it by making a purchase. This loyalty program easily shows us a demographic picture of our current customers and will benefit us when advertising and producing products because we will have a better understanding of who to target. Importance of various tools: This tool is very important because it is a loyalty program for our current customers, it is very easy to measure its effectiveness, and can be geared for better success once results come in. It is our secondary focus for the promotion mix. Publicity Objectives: The objectives for this tool will include connecting with the community, give back to charities and causes, increase awareness of certain charities and causes, and to increase awareness of the Moosejaw brand, its products, and of course Madness.
  • 19. 18 Message strategy: To accomplish these objectives, events of different kinds will be held, as well as introductions to new products, and these will be advertised through social media, and other current advertising mediums that we use. Also, the events are very likely to attract potential news stories in newspapers and local television stations that would be free to us. Media strategy: Moosejaw’s social media mediums and the website, including the Madness portal, local print advertising, and e-blasts will be used to advertise new releases of products and special events. When special events will be held, there is a good possibility that a local news station and/or newspaper will pick it up and advertise it for free as a story. Sponsoring events will be a great way to increase the Moosejaw brand, the Madness portal, and connecting and giving back to the local community. Such an event may be a ski- charity event. Moosejaw would pair with a charity and a local ski resort and host an event to raise money for the specific charity. Tickets must be purchased to participate in the event as well as the reception that follows. With each ticket purchased, all participants would receive a Moosejaw Madness t-shirt with the charity name. All of the ticket proceeds would go toward the charity. At the charity event Moosejaw Madness would be displayed everywhere along with the charity name. The name would be listed on things such as the racers’ bibs, the flags, and the finish line. In addition, products that can be found at Moosejaw stores and the Moosejaw website would be displayed for participants to “check out”.
  • 20. 19 After the event, Moosejaw would hold a reception. Moosejaw Madness along with the charity name would be displayed here as well. An auction would be held featuring donated items from the local community, along with donated Moosejaw products. All money raised would go toward the charity. Also, the Moosejaw Madness charity t-shirts would be on sale for those participants who want extra, as well as for people who did not participate in the event itself. Measures of effectiveness: Measuring effectiveness of events could include the attendance of the events, merchandise purchased at the events, increased traffic through the Madness portal, and buzz through social media. Awareness of new product releases could be measured by the number of “likes” on Facebook, or “retweets” on Twitter, visits to the product page of the Moosejaw website, as well as actual purchases being made online and physical stores. Importance of various tools: Publicity is the main focus for our promotion mix. Our competitors do use publicity, but it is not their main way of conveying their messages. This is what will set Moosejaw apart and truly define what Moosejaw and the Madness is all about.
  • 21. 20 Implementation of the Strategy Promotion Budget: We decided our promotional budget by using the percentage-of-sales method. This method determines the advertising and promotions budget based on sales of the product. We decided to implement a promotional budget that will be 1% of our sales. We based our sales off of our competitor REI since finances are not available for Moosejaw because they are a private company. REI sales were $1,930,635,000. REI has 134 stores. Moosejaw has 11 stores. To estimate an accurate sales figure, we averaged the REI sales with the number of stores they have. The average REI store sales, including online sales, equals $14,407,723. With this sales per store figure, we can estimate Moosejaw’s total sales to be around $158,485,000. Now that we estimated total sales for Moosejaw, we can determine the promotional budget. 1% of $158,485,000 would set our promotional budget to approximately $1,585,000. At Moosejaw, we believe it is important to interact and be a part of the community. With that being said, 50% of our promotion budget will go towards publicity. This is a much stronger approach than our competitors who primarliy focus on advertising, such as print ads, billboards, and television advertisements. 20% of the promotional budget will go towards Direct Mail, where our QR postcards are very unique and different from our competitors. Print advertising will use 15% of the budget, billboards 13%, and e-blasts 2%
  • 22. 21 Timing and Scheduling: The print ads will be created in January, May, and September so they are ready for the spring, summer, and fall seasons. The ad spots will be purchased during the same time period they are being created. The print ads themselves will appear in February, June, and October. Development of the billboard ads will take place in March, June, August, and October. The purchasing of billboards will happen in parallel to the creation of the ads. They will be displayed in April, July, September, and November so they can be constantly updated with new customer submitted photographs. The E-blast will be e-mailed to the Moosejaw customers in the months of March, August and December. The E-blasts will be made in the months before they are sent out, it will be important to do these ads right before they are sent out to insure they have the most current information on them. The direct mail post card will be developed in the months of January, February, march July, and November. The post card information tracking system will take some time to get up and running and that calls for the three month creation period at the beginning of the year. The July and November ones will just be a design layout change and would not take as much time to create. These postcards would be mailed out to customers in the months of May, August, and December for the summer season, fall season, and holiday season.
  • 23. 22 Moosejaw could sponsor events or give to an organization for publicity. These events could include setting up a rock wall and giving out a free water bottle to anyone who reaches the top or giving jackets to The Boy Scouts of America for them to take on their hiking trips. We have one of these events being planned during the months of March and April and it taking place in May. The other event would be scheduled during July and August and would take place in September.
  • 25. 24 Gantt Chart Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dev. print ad buy print ad spots run print ad Dev. Billboard buy billboard spots run billboard Dev. E-blast run E-blast Dev. Postcard Timing and Scheduling of Postcard run Postcard planning of events Scheduling of events Event
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