Strategic digital marketing
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StrategicDigital Communications
Module number: BSM
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MSc Tourism and Hospitality Management
MSc Fashion Management
Module Handbook
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· Programme of Study
· Coursework Details
· Assessment Information
· Digital tools
· Reading list
Module Co-ordinator:
Helen Dargie
h.dargie1@rgu.ac.uk
BSM805 Strategic Digital Communications– Programme of Study
Full Time Students
WEEK
Lecture Topic
Tutorial Task
Reading from Chaffey & Smith 2019 only. Additional reading found on lecture slides and Moodle.
1
Introduction to Digital Communications
Client Website Analysis
• Chapter 2
• Chapter
10
: Section 10.8
Digital Communication Strategies
Situational Analysis Continued
• Chapter
4
• Chapter 10: Sections 10.1-10.
7
3
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Client Visit – more information in due course
• Chapter 3: Section 3.4
• Chapter 7: Section 7.1
Analytics
SEO Task
• Chapter 7: section 7.
6
Content Marketing
Competitor Analysis
• Chapter 8
Digital Public Relations
Google Analytics Task
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7: Section 7.2
Social Media
Content and Online Partners
• Chapter 5
Blogs and Influencer Marketing
Social Media Task
• Chapter 8: Section 7.7
Email Marketing
Email Task
• Chapter 1: Section 1.9
Digital Branding and Advertising
Objective Setting
• Chapter 7: Sections 7.3,
7.4 and 7.5
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Coursework Overview Session
Digital Communication
Priorities
Robert Gordon University
School of Creative and Cultural Business
Session : |
2019-20 |
Semester : |
1 |
Module Number : |
BSM805 |
Module Title : |
Strategic Digital Communications |
CW (e.g. C1, C2, C3) : |
CW1 |
Sub deadline : |
Monday 25th May by 1pm |
Module Co-ord : |
Helen Dargie h.dargie1@rgu.ac.uk |
• Coursework Aim
To develop an advanced understanding of digital communications strategy and the effective use of digital communication tools.
• Coursework Objectives
1. To critically evaluate the digital communications strategy for a live client and make recommendations based on your findings.
2. Apply a range of digital communication tools in the context of a live client
• Presentation Format / Instructions
Individually you should complete the Digital Communications Audit Report (available on Moodle), clearly demonstrating your analytical, critical and evaluative skills. The report should appraise the allocated live client’s use of digital communications, using a strategic digital framework.
The emphasis should be on the website and social media. Report sections include situation analysis, digital channel evaluation, objective setting, digital strategy, measurement and future recommendations.
The report should not exceed 6,000 words and should be in the style of a professional business report.
• Submission Date
Monday 25th May by 1pm.
Coursework should be submitted electronically via the designated Assignment Dropbox in the Module Study Area in CampusMoodle.
Hand back to students: four working weeks.
• Where you can lose marks:
· If you deviate substantially from the specified word count (+ or – 10%), up to 1 grade point may be deducted.
· Presentation and professionalism is important in this assessment – the penalty for poor spelling and grammar is the deduction of up to 1 grade point.
Check your work carefully before submission.
· Coursework received late, without valid reason, will be regarded as a non-submission (NS) and one of your assessment opportunities will be lost.
The University operates a Fit to Sit Policy which means that if you undertake an assessment then you are declaring yourself well enough to do so.
• Coursework Extension:
The University operates a Fit to Sit Policy which means that if you undertake an assessment then you are declaring yourself well enough to do so.
· Deferrals – If you are not fit to sit an assessment, you should complete a ‘Deferral Request Form’.
· Extensions – If you require a short extension, you should complete and submit a ‘Coursework Extension Form’.
These forms are available on the RGU website at:
www.rgu.ac.uk/academicregulations
studentforms
or through the RGyoU Portal under the ‘My Results’ tab. You should submit the form through your RGU email account to your School-specific email address, which can be found at: www.rgu.ac.uk/academicregulations
Supporting evidence should be scanned and included with the email.
Coursework received late, without valid reason, will be regarded as a Non-Submission (NS) and one of your assessment opportunities will be lost.
• Plagiarism
“Plagiarism is the practice of presenting the thoughts, writings or other output of another or others as original, without acknowledgement of their source(s). All material used to support a piece of work, whether a printed publication or from electronic media, should be appropriately identified and referenced and should not normally be copied directly unless as an acknowledged quote. Text translated into the words of the individual student should in all cases acknowledge the source.”
Before submitting assignments, you should check through it to ensure that:
· all material identified as originally from a previously published source has been properly attributed by the inclusion of an appropriate citation in the text;
· direct quotations are marked as such (using “quotation marks” at the beginning and end of the selected text), and
· full details of the reference citations have been included in the Reference List (in RGU Harvard format).
Students are encouraged to review their work using the Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Service via CampusMoodle before final submission.
For further information on academic honesty, please see:
http://campusmoodle.rgu.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=76611
For further information on academic writing, please see:
http://www4.rgu.ac.uk/energy/induction/page.cfm?pge=48530
For further information on RGU Harvard Referencing, please see:
http://libguides.rgu.ac.uk/rguharvard
• Word Count
If the word count of an assessment is considered critical, then this will be reflected in the assessment criteria for that assessment.
Generally, the
title page, executive summary (or abstract), contents page, lists of tables and figures, glossary (if required), reference list, bibliography (if required) and any appendices are not part of the word count.
Everything in the main body of text, including headings, sub-headings, citations and direct quotes, is included in the word count.
Anything you consider essential for your marker to read should be in the main body of text. Anything that is supplementary or supporting material should be in the appendices. Regarding tables in the main body of text:
· A table containing mainly numeric content would not be considered part of the word count.
· A table containing mainly text content would be considered part of the word count.
• Referencing Style
Please use the RGU Harvard Referencing style to identify all sources used to support your assessment submission.
Details of how to use the RGU Harvard Referencing Style can be found on the
Library Moodle pages
and by attending the Library Harvard referencing classes, which run twice a week during the semester – you can sign up to attend one of these classes from the Library Moodle site.
Before submitting your work, you should check through it to ensure that:
· All material that has been identified as originally from a previously published source has been properly attributed by the inclusion of an appropriate citation in the text.
· Direct quotations are marked as such (using “quotation marks” at the beginning and end of the selected text).
· A full and accurate Reference List is provided.
• Coursework Resubmission
If required, an individual digital audit report based on the same brief as above but including updated client information, will be submitted during re-sit window. Date to be advised – August 2020.
The Robert Gordon University
ASSESSMENT GRID – (BSM805) Strategic Digital Communications
Component 1 – 100% weighting
Student number:
Criteria |
Grade A (70-100%) Excellent: Outstanding Performance |
Grade B (60-69%) Commendable: Meritorious Performance |
Grade C (50-59%) Good: Highly Competent Performance |
Grade D (40-49%) Satisfactory: Competent Performance |
Grade E (35-39%) Borderline Fail: Open to compensation |
Grade F (under 35%) Fail: Unsatisfactory |
N/S |
Component % |
Knowledge (20%) |
Excellent demonstration of knowledge of underlying communication theories and concepts |
Very good demonstration of knowledge of underlying communication theories and concepts |
Good demonstration of knowledge of underlying communication theories and concepts |
Satisfactory demonstration of knowledge of underlying communication theories and concepts |
Weak demonstration of knowledge of underlying communication theories and concepts |
Unsatisfactory demonstration of knowledge of underlying communication theories and concepts |
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Analysis (30%) |
Excellent situational analysis with excellent critical analysis of the client’s current digital communications strategy |
Very good situational analysis with clear evidence of critical analysis of the client’s current digital communications strategy |
Good situational analysis with reasonable attempt at critical analysis of the client’s current digital communications strategy |
Satisfactory situational analysis with some attempt at critical analysis of the client’s current digital communications strategy |
Weak situational analysis with very little critical analysis of the client’s current digital communications strategy |
Unsatisfactory situational analysis and no attempt at analysis of the client’s current digital communications strategy |
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Apply (20%) |
Excellent application of digital communication tools and techniques evidenced |
Very good application of digital communication tools and techniques evidenced |
Good application of digital communication tools and techniques evidenced |
Satisfactory application of digital communication tools and techniques evidenced |
Weak application of digital communication tools and techniques evidenced |
Unsatisfactory application of digital communication tools and techniques evidenced |
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Recommendations (20%) |
Excellent recommendations, highly appropriate for the client underpinned with strong justification and evaluation |
Very good recommendations appropriate for the client underpinned with commendable justification and evaluation |
Good recommendations mostly appropriate for the client underpinned with good justification and evaluation |
Satisfactory recommendations but not all appropriate for the client underpinned with justification and evaluation |
Weak recommendations, generally not appropriate for the client. Weak justification and evaluation provided |
Unsatisfactory recommendations, not appropriate for the client. Very weak justification and evaluation provided |
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Presentation (10%) |
Excellent professional tone and standard of presentation is consistently adopted throughout. |
Professional tone and standard of presentation is adopted throughout |
Generally a professional tone and standard of presentation is adopted throughout |
Has some presentation weaknesses however a professional tone and standard of presentation is generally adopted throughout |
Weak professional tone and standard of presentation throughout |
Unsatisfactory tone and standard of presentation throughout |
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Overall % |
Feedback:
1st Marker: ………………………………. 2nd Marker: ……………………………….
Digital Communications Tools
The required browser for this course is
Google Chrome
. A number of relevant tools will be introduced over the course of the module, and the links for each tool can be found below. There is a mix of Chrome browser extensions, online tools and other software that can be used for the module coursework and in your future career.
Chrome browser extensions:
·
MozBar
·
VStat
·
Page Load Time
Google Analytics
· Google Analytics
SEO
Keyword research:
·
Ubersuggest
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Keyword Tool
·
Google Keyword Planner
Other:
·
Moz Link Explorer
·
SEMrush
·
Similar Web
·
Alexa Analytics
The tools below are not required for your coursework but may be helpful in the future.
Social Analytics and Measurement
Page Insights
(NB you need to have a page to view its Insights)
· YouTube Analytics (see above, must have a YT channel)
· Twitter Analytics (must have Twitter account)
· Google Analytics (social reports)
Content Performance Measurement
·
TweetReach
·
SharedCount
Social, Content and Influencer Research
·
Buzzsumo
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Follower Wonk
·
Twitter Search
Management, Operation and Monitoring
·
Hootsuite
·
TweekDeck
·
Sprout Social
Content Marketing (inc. email)
·
Google Trends
This
helpful web article also includes a list of additional content marketing tools.
Suggested Reading
It is vital to your progress through this module and your performance in the assessment that you read as widely as possible within the subject area. Given the nature of this module, you may find that some of the most useful resources can be found online, nevertheless there are a number of textbooks that you may find useful.
You should be undertaking your own research and reading, and you will find many more resources available within the RGU library.
CHAFFEY, D. and ELLIS-CHADWICK, F., 2019. Digital Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice. 7TH ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
CHAFFEY, D. and SMITH, P.R., 2017. Digital Marketing Excellence: Planning, Optimizing and Integrating Online Marketing. 5th ed. Abington, Oxon: Taylor & Francis.
CHARLESWORTH, A., 2018. Digital Marketing: A Practical Approach. 3rd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
DODSON, I., 2016. The Art of Digital Marketing: The definitive guide to creating strategic, targeted and measurable online campaigns. New Jersey: Wiley & Sons Inc.
FILL, C. and TURNBULL, S., 2016. Marketing Communications: Discovery, Creation and Conversations. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
KINGSNORTH, S., 2019. Digital Marketing Strategy: an integrated approach to online marketing. 2nd ed. London: Kogan Page Limited.
RYAN, D., 2016. Understanding Digital Marketing: Marketing Strategies for Engaging the Digital Generation. 4th ed. London: Kogan Page Limited.
Additional Useful Resources:
AdWeek –
www.adweek.com
Art Copy & Code –
www.artcopycode.com
Econsultancy –
HSTalks –
https://hstalks.com/
Interbrand –
www.interbrand.com/en
Mintel –
Moz –
https://moz.com/
Retail week –
https://www.retail-week.com/
Smart Insights –
Ted Talks –
https://www.ted.com/talks
Think with Google –
www.thinkwithgoogle.com
Academic Journal Databases:
• Journal of Brand Management
• Journal of Business Research
• Journal of Marketing and Management
• Journal of Digital and Social Media Marketing
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Digital Communications Audit Report
Inn At The Park
All text in purple should be deleted and replaced with your own work. This is just a draft template for you to use as a guide.
BSM805 Strategic Digital Communications
Module Coordinator: Helen Dargie
Student Number: 2000985
Date Due: 01/06/2020
Word Count:
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………………i
Digital Communications Audit Report 1
1. Situational Analysis 1
A. Business Objective 1
B. Digital SWOT Analysis 1
C. Target Audience 2
D. Competitor Analysis 3
E. Digital Communications Audit 5
• Website Objective and Performance
5
• Google Analytics
Audit 6
• Search Engine Optimisation
7
• Content Marketing 9
• Online Partner Analysis… 11
2. Objective Setting and Strategy. 12
3. Digital Communications Priorities 13
Reference List.…..……………………………………………………………………………….14
Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………….15
Digital Communications Audit Report
The properties in Deemount Terrace Aberdeen date back to 1870s. Originally the hotel was two individual dwelling houses, Hasties Hotel (1870-1975/1976) now known as Inn At The Park gone through a lot of owners change. The last owners Stephanie and Ronnie Caird wanted to honor tradition of using locally sourced and freshly cooked ingredients .
Part One: Situational Analysis
A.
Business Objective
Like any business in hospitality sector Inn At The Park should be focusing on customer satisfaction through friendly and welcoming environment ,the high quality of providing the services like cleanness and fast responds to customer demands, continuous update of food menus of the restaurant and social media as its very essential at our time, Generate revenue from old and new customers, Trying to reduce face to face tasks as much as possible by doing them online which saves more time for the customer.
B. Digital SWOT Analysis
Strengths
•Good META titles and description.
•Fast page load (1.7)
•URL short and gives review of what to expect to find.
• Pet friendly.
• Friendly staff and great service.
• Food that taste like home cooked.
• Reviews and replays back to feedback on trip advisor.
• Easy to access for all people from different age.
•Easy booking and restaurant booking.
•Have rewards through radio.
•Varity of (Vegan and vegetarian) food menu.
•Loyal customers.
•In city center.
Weaknesses
•Social media buttons not integrated on website.
Less Staffing on Mondays.
• No image alt tag.
• Not many photos on website.
•Cant find it on other search engines to book.
•No points system for regular customers.
•No offers or promotions.
•No updates on social media.
Opportunities
•Have deals with tourism companies and airlines.
•Deal with companies to give their employees discounts.
•They could add more facilities such as gym or pool.
•Add American express card for payment.
•be more active on social media.
Threats
• Airbnb.
•Palm Court.
•Ferryhill House Hotel.
• Cheaper hotels.
•Booking.com
•Bigger hotels with more facilities.
C. Target Audience
Marketing is not to close sale , Marketing creates conditions for your best sales conversation with your ideal prospects and that’s the conversation where your prospect say where can I sign up, let me book/buy now.
With that in mind knowing your target audience will bring more revenue to your business
Persona name?
Characteristics / segment?
Motivations, Goals and Needs
What we want to deliver?
Mr. Liam
-Mr. Liam is 65 years old retired business man.
– Have three sons and one daughter aged (14,15,19,22).
-lives with his wife and two sons in London.
-Enjoys walking the dogs.
-Have two dogs.
-Daughter and one son lives in Aberdeen to finish their degree.
-Vegetarian daughter.
-Depends on his son to book hotel when they visit Aberdeen to spend time with his daughter and son.
-loves to spend family time in Aberdeen where its quite and family friendly.
-likes supporting family owned business.
-Pet friendly
-Vegetarian menu and fresh cooked local meals.
-Car parking.
-Free wifi.
-Nice view to walk and have an exercise.
-Near shopping area where the wife can do some shopping.
-cozy bar to have a drink and watch a match.
-Near cinema where kids can spend some time.
-Friendly and welcoming hotel.
-delicious and delightful meals.
-Pet friendly.
-Quite and relaxing place.
-Homely vibe.
D. Competitor Analysis
After looking at google maps to check Inn At The Park, Ferryhill House Hotel and Allan Guest House show when searching family friendly or pet friendly hotel in Aberdeen which make them competitors to Inn At The Park , looking at both site and comparing them with Inn At The Park would help in looking for ways to maximize profit and make new recommendation to attract new customer base or even retain old customers.
The data mentioned in the table below is mix from the word sheet from RGU module and some information were showing on the website of the competitors.
Criteria
Competitor 1
Competitor 2
Business Name
Ferryhill House Hotel
Palm Court Hotel
URL
https://www.ferryhillhousehotel.co.uk/
Reach
· Site visitors (sessions)
· Organic search traffic
· Social followers (Facebook and Instagram)
· Search engine visibility
N/A limited data access.
2400 Organic search
No access to Competitors GA Account
Facebook: Instagram
Followers 7195 1421
Likes 7117
Following 692
Shows on 4th page Incognito search for (family Friendly hotel Aberdeen) 18.05.2020
N/A limited data access.
3100 Organic search
Facebook: Instagram
Followers 5296 980
Likes 5172
Following 810
It doesn’t show on Incognito search for (family Friendly hotel Aberdeen) 18.05.2020
Act
1. Time on site (average session duration)
2. Pages per visit.
3. Content interaction (e.g.Video views).
4. Landing page.
5. Website effectvness.
N/A limited data access.
N/A limited data access.
Convert
How easy it is to take action on the site?
• Subscription
• Download
• Contact Us
Engage
How do the competitors engage with their customers?
• Customer Reviews and Recommendations
• Online Scores and Ratings
• Email Sign Up
• Social Shares/ Likes/ Comments
E. Digital Communications Audit
Provide an audit of your client’s current digital communications capabilities, channels and performance, covering:
• Website Objective and Performance
• Google Analytics
• Search Engine Optimisation
• Social Media Marketing
• Website Objective and Performance
On the left are typical user actions a customer can take on a website. These are important – they can be the key conversion points for a business. In the RACE framework, they can be part of the ACT & CONVERT stage.
Conduct a manual search to review these typical user actions. If any of the below user actions are not available for your client, please enter ‘N/A’. You should make recommendations to the client based on your findings.
Typical User Action
Evaluation of current site:
Recommended Improvements?
View offer / promotion?
N/A
Inn At The Park could offer customers different kind of promotions such as discount on meals when you book a night in the hotel or set a loyalty / point programs. Knowing that this hotel is supporting local community they could implement some discount for community people.
They could offer a promotion for wedding anniversary /book two nights get one free.
Register for E-newsletter?
N/A
Inn At The Park could make use of having E-newsletter. they could do that by encouraging people to sign up and get a discount on a meal or drink in the garden bar and that would encourage a lot of new potential customers. Through signing up to newsletter customers would get all new material about the promotions and latest updates of the hotel. They could use the newsletter to make monthly or weekly quiz and the winner gets a prize and that would make people get engaged and interested more.
Book / purchase?
Inn At The Park web visitors can check the days to check in and out on landing page (Home) but they are redirected to another website to book (Freetobook) the room.
They can also do it through email and phone,
as for booking a table its only for walk in.
They could change the buttons of check in and check out to something more attractive and creative like book your staycation or book with us which looks more appealing.
Another suggestion is to have sticky bar down the page for booking instead of the check in and out button.
Get more inbound links from trusted website to increase DA t attract more customers.
The option to book a table should be available for group bookings.
They should have an option save details of their preference and payment information so they save time when booking again as Johnston (2017) suggests that this method is best used alongside traditional booking method.
Where-to-buy/How to buy?
See Above.
Download Voucher/ Other?
There is option to print only.
They need add brochures and e-newsletter with download button or to be emailed to them or to update the printing to friendly print as now its not attractive.
They could add a button to download different kind of menu.
Share to Social Buttons?
N/A
Could add the share buttons and put icons that links their social media accounts that will catch the attention of customer.
Could have a like button that links to Instagram and facebook.
Other e.g. how clear is site navigation?
Its easy to navigate in the website to some extent.
They need to work on the full layout of the website and the colors of the texts as in some parts its unclear at all for example instead of have the text in grey color they can make it black to be more clear.
The link to Funeral Tea Price List is not clear.
• Google Analytics Audit
Review the client’s Google Analytics profile and put forward an overview and analysis for each of the main analytics reports: Audience, Acquisition, Behaviour and Conversion. Remember to use the same date range for each report.
Under each heading, outline 3-5 key metrics/dimensions that should continue to be tracked in respect of the overall business objectives. Where possible, provide up-to-date Google Analytics data (e.g. 55.6% of users are female and 44.4% are male).
Remember to provide analytical comment to these sections. For example, if you notice that one part of the website is performing poorly, how could this be improved? If something is successful, how could this be sustained in the future?
Current Site Performance
Key important dimensions/metrics across the following Analytics reports:
Data from 18-24 May
Criteria
Client
Notes
Business Name
Inn At The Park
URL
https://www.innatthepark.co.uk/
Reach
· Site visitors (sessions)
· Organic search traffic
· Social followers (Facebook and Instagram)
· Search engine visibility
Act
· Time on site (average session duration)
· Pages per visit.
· Content interaction (e.g.Video views).
· Landing page.
· Website effectiveness.
Convert
How easy it is to take action on the site?
· Convert KPIs
· Leads / Acquisitions
· Subscription
· Download
· Goal Conversion
rates
· Contact us
Engage
How do the competitors engage with their customers?
• Customer Reviews and Recommendations
• Online Scores and Ratings
• Email Sign Up
• Social Shares/ Likes/ Comments
• Audience
• Acquisition
• Behaviour
• Conversion
• Search Engine Optimisation
The table below includes some key SEO criteria. In the RACE framework, they are part of the REACH stage – to ensure high visibility in the search engine results pages (SERPs). Evaluate the current SEO performance of the client, offering relevant improvements where necessary:
SEO Criteria
Evaluation of Current Site:
Recommended Improvements?
Landing Pages:
Conduct a manual search and evaluate current page layout, site navigation, position and effectiveness of Call to Actions.
On-Page SEO: Title Tags (60 characters)
Using Moz Bar, review the current page titles – are these effective? Could these be improved?
On-Page SEO: Meta Description (150 characters)
Using Moz Bar, review the current website meta description. Is it effective? Could it be improved?
On-Page SEO: Image Alt Tags (text for an image)
Move your curser/ mouse over an image on the website and review the use of alt tags. Is it effective? Could it be improved?
Inbound Links
Review the Google Analytics referral traffic in the Acquisition Report. Are the inbound links effective? Could they be improved?
Moz Link Explorer may also provide helpful data.
Domain Authority
Use the Moz Bar to review the Domain Authority score.
Is this high or low compared to competitors? How could this be improved or sustained?
Local SEO
Conduct a manual search: has the client set up Google My Business? Is the client using localized search terms? Are these effective? Could they be improved?
• Content Marketing:
In the table below, create five relevant blog post/ content titles for the client and target audience. You do not have to create the piece of content, please just create the title but make sure to follow best SEO practices e.g. strong title and relevant keywords.
Content Title One:
Content Title Two:
Content Title Three:
Content Title Four:
Content Title Five:
Email Marketing:
In the table below, create five email subject lines for the client and target audience. You do not have to create the entire email, please just create to subject title but make sure to follow best email practices e.g. engaging, relevant and optimised for opens.
Subject Line One:
Win a meal for two.
Subject Line Two:
Special deal for you and your pet.
Subject Line Three:
Hurry, slots still available- don’t miss it.
Subject Line Four:
Claim your 15% off on your next staycation.
Subject Line Five:
We miss you, why don’t you our new offer!
• Social Media Marketing:
The table below includes some key criteria to assess social media channels. In the RACE framework, social media channels can be part of the ENGAGE stage (and REACH, to a lesser extent), and can also be important when it comes to retaining customers and building loyalty. Conduct a manual search and evaluate the current social media performance of the client, offering relevant improvements where necessary:
Social Media Criteria
Evaluation of Current Social Media:
Recommended Improvements?
Potential Audience (fans / followers)
Facebook Instagram
Followers 3344 346
Following 256
Checked in 1936
No Twitter/ Snapchat or Youtube channel
The like are extremely low mostly because they aren’t active on social media and the website doesn’t have the social media button to direct to the account.
· Post more updates and news.
· Create more content to engage people like quiz or questions.
· Add social media button to the website which will help in gaining new followers and more interactions.
· Creation of twitter account
Ibrahim, Wang and Bourne (2017) suggest that the key importance of twitter is that it provides real-time data for public to express opinions and ideas as a well-suited source for opinion mining and sentiment popularity detection. Therefore, in consideration of the target demographics high social media use and likelihood to make booking decisions based on the opinions of others, Twitter account creation for IATP is recommended. Tweets could have both a positive and negative affect on public perception of Inn At The Park and how the business engages with Twitter users and responds to customer’s tweets could influence public opinions (Stieglitz and Dang-Xuan 2013).
Engaging Content
Their social media doesn’t have any kind of content that help in engaging with customers or potential customers.
Their posts don’t have many likes in general.
· Create post that people interact with.
· Like and share competition or give away.
For ex. Like and share with five of your friends for a chance to win a night/dinner at our pet friendly hotel.
Reacting to favorite picture
· Post two pictures and let them choose the one they like using different emoji reactions.
Engagement (Sharing and Liking)
They tend to share on facebook 4-6 times a month only and that’s very low and it doesn’t have much likes/interactions from their followers.
· Use of emoji’s and hashtags is recommended to improve the overall appearance of the post and increase potential audience reach.
· Post a monthly promotion/offers that would excite readers and make them have an interaction with the post
· Tag us and get one beer free.
Referral Traffic to Website?
Use Google Analytics to review the referral traffic coming from social sites to the client’s website – is this figure good/ bad? How could this be improved or sustained?
According to google analytics it shows that out of 19 users yahoo had the most traffic.
Use of Video
Use of Images
Integration with Website
Other Comments:
• Online Partner Analysis:
Which external third-party sites (referrers) could be important when it comes to influencing the target customer’s purchase decision? Which sites could increase the client’s brand visibility or would be useful to be listed on? E.g. local news/media sites, social networks, local/ international review sites.
To help complete this section, you may wish to review the client’s referral traffic in the Acquisition Report in Google Analytics. Please remember to provide justification for your choices, referencing where necessary:
Third Party Sites
Justification
Mainstream Media:
Independent/ Niche Websites:
Social Networks:
•
Blogs and Individual Influencers:
•
Ratings and Review Sites:
Other:
Part Two: Objective Setting
In the table below, use the RACE planning framework to suggest a number of future objectives for the client. The purple text is to remind you what each stage of the RACE framework hopes to achieve. Please remove the purple text and replace with an objective for your client that matches each stage.
Remember to make your objectives SMART. You should also consider the key metrics and Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] you could use to measure the effectiveness of the strategy. For each metric, you should also set a realistic target that could be achieved over a three-month period.
Summarise your strategy in a table like the one shown here. Underneath the table, briefly explain how and why the chosen strategy will achieve the goals, and how the goals align with the overall business objective.
What?
Why?
Key Tracking Metrics and KPIs?
Target
(3 Months)
Objectives
Rationale (informed by situation analysis or insight)
How would you know if your strategy was working? Enter metrics and KPIs that you believe to be most relevant to your objective.
For each metric/ KPI, set a target to achieve over a 3 month period.
Reach Objective:
Build awareness of business and draw people to your website.
Act Objective:
Acquire new customers.
Convert Objective:
Encourage people to take action on website.
Engage and Retain Objective:
Create loyalty and encourage customers to return.
Part Three: Digital Communication Priorities
What are the key recommendations for your client? Which activities do you think will yield the highest return on investment/ engagement? Which recommendations should take priority and need to be completed first? Consider which recommendations that may take a longer period of time to plan and implement (e.g. suggesting a new website design may be time-consuming task and needs to be given a realistic time frame).
Short Term
(1-3 months)
Medium Term
(3-12 months)
Long Term
(1-2 years)
Priority One:
Very Important
Priority Two:
Important
Priority Three:
Lower Importance
To end the audit report, you should briefly summarize your strategy and key recommendations for the client. What do you predict the outcome will be for your client if they follow this plan? Remember to include a conclusion to your work.
Reference List
Hotel History, The Doric Columns.
http://www.mcjazz.f2s.com/HotelHistory.htm
. Last accessed
15th May 2020.
Whilst this is a very practical assignment, you should include industry/ academic readings and sources throughout the report, particularly when making recommendations or providing justification.
You should be providing references to help support any arguments you are making or points you are addressing/ recommending. For example, if you think your client should create a monthly newsletter, why is this? Can you find a source that suggests this is a good idea for a business?
Each week, you will find relevant reading on Moodle. Helpful links to relevant articles and websites can also be found in the Moodle Handbook.
Appendix
If required, you can place additional work in the appendix of the report. This is not included in the word count and should only include resources that are helpful to the report in some way e.g. target customer board, screenshots taken of client and competitors, website articles, etc.