2. GOALS/STAKEHOLDERS
CAMPAIGN STAKEHOLDERS
▸To alert the public about service interruptions during the Town Utility
Department’s service extension projects.
▸To alert the public about traffic interruptions during the Town Utility
Department’s service extension projects.
▸To build public good will and a positive image of a proactive town
government.
GOALS
▸Queen Creek Utility Department
▸Town of Queen Creek government
3. TARGET AUDIENCES
▸Homeowners and Businesses affected by the service interruptions.
▸Commuters, Homeowners, and Businesses who may be affected
by the road closures and traffic restrictions.
▸Employees of the Town of Queen Creek.
4. MAJOR CHANNELS FOR CAMPAIGN
▸Twitter: Town of Queen Creek
▸Facebook: Town of Queen Creek Official Page
▸NextDoor
▸YouTube
▸Mailers to affected addresses (if budget allows)
▸Queen Creek Website
▸Email List
▸Press Releases to the East Valley Tribune, Queen Creek Independent,
and ABC 15
5. CAMPAIGN THEME AND
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
▸ Campaign: Water Works
▸ Campaign Stars: Walter Waters and
Wendy Waters
▸ Walter Personality: Serious about the
benefits of the growing water system,
serious about safety. Always wants
people to know what’s going on with the
Water Department.
▸ Wendy Personality: Knowledgeable about
all things water. High tech. Likes to share
big updates about the Water Works
project when Walter isn’t looking.
7. WAYS TO REACH THE AUDIENCE
▸Frequent Tweets - When there is a closure, send a tweet with a
reminder video or map image that is consistent with the campaign.
▸Facebook - Posts for closures, plus weekly updates/look ahead
posts so residents can plan. Monitor for feedback and questions
from residents.
▸YouTube - Video updates for closures, branded videos to update
progress, videos to remind residents why the process is important,
and build personality for the campaign. All videos should be under
2 minutes if possible.
8. WAYS TO REACH THE AUDIENCE
▸NextDoor - Posts for closures, plus weekly updates/look
ahead posts so residents can plan. Monitor for feedback and
questions from residents.
▸Town Website - Major weekly updates, email list creation for
updates, post survey for residents to see how they are
feeling about the project.
▸Cross Platform Hashtag: #WaterWorksQC
14. Road Construction Animated Gif
If it doesn’t play, my apologies. It’s hosted on SlideShare, and sometimes it can be unforgiving.
You can view it at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/sm1pkw3ar2oyozs/roadconstruction.gif?dl=0
15. A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
▸ Survey on Twitter and on the QC website to gauge public interest
in the campaign.
▸ Comments on social media posts would be gathered and analyzed
for feedback from the public.
▸ Check social media, see how many times posts are
shared/liked/retweeted.
▸ Research on social media, see how many times #WaterWorksQC
is used.
▸ Survey of citizens in construction areas to measure how well
informed they felt they were, and where they got their information
about the construction from.