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18. 100 clicks per day ($0.10 per click) = $10.00 per day
$10.00 per day X 30 days/month = $300.00 per month cost
$300.00 per month cost X 6 months = $1,800.00 total cost
Sure Shot BBQ
High quality southern style BBQ
www.SureShotBBQ.com
19. 10 AD rate (same ad, 10 times per semester) = $11.25 per Clm In
$11.25 X 6” column AD = $67.50 per month
$67.50 X 6 months= $405.00 total cost for 6 months
20. Semester Online Banner Ad = $450.00 per month
$450.00 per month online banner ad X 6 months =
$2,700.00 total online banner cost
Radio Station Ad Space = $300.00 for 20 spots
$300 X 6 Months = $1,800.00 total radio ad cost
24. •Option 1- Google Ad Space
•Option 2- CM Life Print Ad
•Option 3- Online Banner
- 94.5 Radio Ads
10% of 32,000 = 3,200 people each semester
3,200 X $8.00 = $25,600 Potential Dollars in Sales
Wrap-Up
Mike
Our Group, The Ruff Ryders (introduce each other), has picked Sure Shot BBQ as our Business to improve.
We have been researching, brainstorming and coming up with new ideas that will help SSBBQ become a “better” business.
Some areas we are going to explore are;
1.What Sure Shot BBQ is, and what we offer. (ashton)
2. All of the external factors that affect us. (L&K)
3. How we break up the customers into different segments. (jake)
4. Who we are going to target. (mike)
5. How customers view us. (kourtney)
6. What strategies we should use to communicate to customers. (kourt)
7. How we keep track of who our customers are. (lauren)
8. What we plan to do to implement these new ideas. (A&J)
Kourtney
Ashton
Sure Shot BBQ is a Fast Casual restaurant that specializes in Southern Style BBQ food.
Just so everyone is on the same page, a fast casual restaurant does not offer full table service, but promises a higher quality of food and atmosphere than fast food dining.
So you still get your own drinks, silverware and napkins, They just give you the food.
AND
Southern Style BBQ consists of cooking meat (originally pork), very slowly over a wood/charcoal fire.
Ashton
SSBBQ offers pork, beef, chicken and vegetables.
They have an amazing pulled pork sandwich and an innovative and tasty pulled pork nacho.
They also offer a beef brisket sandwich and beef ribs.
If your still not satisfied they have Chicken sandwiches, BBQ brats, and even a tossed salad.
Pulled Pork Nachos- $8.00, Half portion- $5.99
Lauren
Competitors
Direct Competitors
Menna’s Joint
Taco Boy
Max and Emily’s Bakery and Café
Pita Pit
Indirect Competitors
Lil’ Chef
Crankers Coney Island
Fast food chains nearby (Taco Bell, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Arby’s)
Mountain Town
Kourtney
Overall Industry Analysis
Key industry drivers
Taste
Value
Freshness of Food
Location
Consumer segments
Bakery/ Café, Ethnic Foods, Traditional/ Other Foods
Kourtney
Defining the Market
27,000 year-round residents in Mount Pleasant
Largely populated by 18-24 year-old range
University population:
12,000 females, 9,000 males
Average 6.2 visits per month
49% market growth from 2011 to 2016
Jake
Market Segmentation
Demand Potential
High demand potential
No competitors offer Southern Style BBQ as a menu option
Great alternative and gives differentiation to our product
Fair price for quality and quantity of food
Mount Pleasant Residents:
27,000 year round residents
residents value low cost, convenient food options
Students:
little to no income
18-24 age bracket
value quality food at low cost
Faculty, Staff and Business Professionals:
age ranges from 25-55, there are customer segments older than 55 but this is who we want to target
many professors commute- potential to get a bite to eat before they hit the road
value high quality food, more willing to spend to get better quality
Mike
Present Customers
Current Customers
Mount Pleasant Locals
No specific age, gender, or race
Friends and family of the owner (Robin)
Local Family events
Reunions
Banquets
Picnics
Parties
Mike
Potential Customers
Looking to make a presence on the CMU campus
Central Michigan University
Homecoming
Main Stage
CMU faculty
Faculty meetings
College students
Just over 21,000 CMU students
Fraternity & Sorority Events
Family Picnics
Parents Day
Sports teams Banquets/ Team dinners
Mike
Main Focus (target students)
College students
18-24 year olds (Generation Y)
Both Male and Female
Limited spending money
Seeking out convenient, inexpensive dining options
Busy schedule with minimal free time
“On the go” appeal with dine-in option
Roughly 21,000 students during the School year
Capture 10,000 students at 2 vistis per semester
On average spending $7
Each student dining twice a semester (20,000 units sold, $140,000)
Mike
Main Focus (target business professionals)
25-55
2,400 faculty and staff
Mike
Evaluation
Unique Cuisine
Meets needs of all ages and demographics
21,000+ Students
Largest target segment in Mount Pleasant
Curb Appeal
Just moved location to Mission
Convenient location for students
Mike
Strategy for Winning
Media Vehicles
Radio
Facebook
Twitter
Strategic Alliance
Team up with Campus Dining
Creating brand awareness
Lauren
Lauren
Kourtney
Kourtney
Option 1- 3rd choice
Kourtney
Option 2- 1st choice if budget allowa
Kourtney
Communication continued…
CMU Broadcasting
Option 3- 2nd best choice
Lauren
Customer Relationship Management
Offer benefit programs
Punch Cards
Personalized plastic cards
Email club
Check efficiency
Store information electronically
Ashton
The first two results come up with the old name of the restaurant (irrelevant)
The second result is an article in CM-Life about them opening up (outdated)
The last two are to the already existing website that is poorly set up and designed
Ashton
The only good result that came back was SSBBQ’s Facebook page.
We will implement the “new SSBBQ” by making the customer aware of the high quality of food and the new location.
To make the customer more aware we need to update their internet presence.
To update their presence online we will first focus on their slogan and image.
We will add on to the slogan of SSBBQ so that customers have something concrete in there head about what kind of food SSBBQ offers.
Then we would update every web site associated with SSBBQ so that when ever it is searched online, the first results take you to the most updated SSBBQ web page there is.
One specific way we plan on doing this is the use of Google Ad space. This will help people find them on the internet better. They do not currently utilize this tool, and you can see first hand what happens when you search for them online.
CM Life’s website estimates a total of 32,000 readers each publishing day. That’s a great number of people Sure Shot could be advertising to. With a broadened target market, Sure Shot should expect to get a great return on this investment. For accounting purposes, let’s suggest 10% of people who read the ad will take the coupon in and eat each semester. On average, those people will spend somewhere between $6 and $12. For this exercise we will say $8.