chocolate factory
DESCRIPTION
In the course, Principles of Marketing Communication, I was equipped with marketing communication skills necessary for today’s global marketplace. Market and product consumption trends will be explored as well as principles and methods used by global marketers to promote their brands. As one of the assignments for this course, I were ask to do a marketing communication plan for Chocolate Factory brand, a chocolate cafe. After analyze the situation of the café, my group and I came up with objectives: to increase awareness among chocolate lover and to build loyal customer base. We also have to come up with the message and channel for the communication as well.TRANSCRIPT
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ChocolateFactory
MarketingCommunicationPlan
By
VinitaKasemsupapun5045364328
SarintornPuangyoykaew5045466628
OrakarnChantaramungkorn5045376928
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SITUATIONANALYSIS
[MarketAnalysis]ThelevelofchocolateconsumptioninThailandisconsideredasrelativelylowwhencomparedtootherforeigncountries,especiallythoseinEuroperegion.AlthoughthechocolateconsumptionrateinThailandhasgraduallyincreasedfrom0.144kilogramperyearperpersonin1997to0.26kilogramperyearperpersonin2007,countriesintheEuroperegionhavethechocolateconsumptionrateashighas11kilogramperyearperperson.WhilecountryinAsialikeJapanhastheconsumptionrateof2.2kilogramperyearperperson.Therefore,thechocolatemarketinThailandstillseesalotofpotentialmarketchannelsthatcanleadtooverallmarketexpansion.Nonetheless,whenitcomestochocolate,Thailandhaslimitedproductionfeasibilitynamelylowqualityandquantityofcocoathatcanbeproduceddomestically,togetherwithlackofexpertiseinchocolateproduction.Asaresult,mostofthechocolateproductsinThaimarket,suchasCoinChocolateandBallChocolate,areconsideredaschocolateflavoredsweetsthatcontainlessthan20percentofcocoa.Themarket,therefore,largelydependsonimportedchocolateproducts,especiallyhighqualitypremiumchocolatewhichcontainhighpercentageofcocoa.Theseincludethedifferentvarietiesofformsofdarkchocolatesuchasbarsortruffleswithorwithoutfillings.Althoughthereisanincreaseinchocolateimport,thepercentagegrowthrateisslowingdown.Oneofthereasonscanbecontributedtothereducedpurchasingpowerduetoglobaleconomicrecession.Thus,consumerschangetheirconsumptionbehaviorbycuttingcostonproductsthatarenotnecessary,especiallyonluxuriousproductsincludingchocolate.Chocolateislargelyperceivedasunhealthyandexpensivesweet;thus,itislikelythatitwillbeconsideredasthefirstfewgroupsofproductsthatconsumerswillreduceorstoptheirpurchaseandattractingnewcustomersisalsonotlikely.KasikornResearchCenterpredictedthatchocolateconsumptioninThailandwouldbereducedfrom0.26kilogramperyearperpersonin2007to0.18kilogramperyearperpersonin2008.Furthermore,theeffectsofthepastyear’sbreakingnewsaboutmelaminecontaminationindairyproductsmaylingerinchocolatemarket.Ontheotherhand,whatmayhelprebuttalthedownturnintheThaichocolateconsumptionistograduallyspreadtheknowledgeofbenefitsofchocolatefoundinmanyresearches,togetherwithhealthtrendinThailand.Itisconfirmedthatanti‐oxidantagentinchocolatereducestheriskofheart
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diseases.Moreover,thefatinchocolatehelpsreducetheformingofplaqueintheteeth.Tofollowthishealth‐awarenesstrend,manyproductionshaveturnedintolowfatchocolateproducts,offeringchocolateloversmorealternativesandincentivestoconsume.Asaresult,thepercentagegrowthrateinthechocolatemarketaswellastheconsumptionrateofchocolatewilllikelytogrowquickly.Consequently,thisshowsthattherearestillahighlevelofmarketopportunityforChocolateFactoryinthechocolatemarket,duetotheupcominghealthtrendanddemandsforhighqualitychocolatemenus.
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Coffeeshop/Cafémarkettrend
‐ rapidgrowthofthebothcoffeemarket‐ rapidgrowthofcoffeeshops/cafésmarket
o largelydependonbigforeignfranchiselikeStarbuckso increasingawarenessinThaibrands
‐ fiercercompetitionsneedforeffectivemarketingprograms‐ lowconsumptionrate,leavingplentyofroomtoexpandthemarket‐ morewidespreadcoffee‐drinkinghabitofThaiconsumers‐ moredemandforcoffeeshop/caféexperience,notjustcoffeeitself
Premiumcoffeeshop/caféisconsideredbyinvestorsandconsumersasoneoftherisingstarsinthemarketbecauseoftheincreasingmarketgrowthandwidespreadcoffee‐drinkinghabitofThaiconsumers.Moreandmoregroupsofpeopleturntocoffeeshop/café.Thaicoffeedrinkersarewillingtopaymoreforqualitycoffeeandcomfortableenvironment.Thaiconsumersrespondwelltothechange.Theyturntheirbackoninstantonce‐popularcoffeeandgetstraightintotheshopswheretheyofferfreshlymadecoffeeaswellasconvenienceandpleasingdecorationsformoreenjoyabledrinkingexperience.Despitethegrowingcoffee‐drinkingtrend,KasikornResearchCenterfoundthatThaiconsumersstillhavelowrateofconsumptionwhichis200cupsperpersonperyear,comparedtoJapanese(500cupsperpersonperyear)andAmerican(700cupsperpersonperyear).Thus,thisvoidinthemarkethasdrawnlargenumberofbothforeignanddomesticinvestorsintothecoffeeshop/cafémarket.Althoughthelargepictureofthecompetitionsinthissegmentseemsfierce,eachcoffeeshop/caféhastheirownpositioningthatattractsdifferentgroupsofcustomers.However,itisinevitablethatthemarketisgettingmorecompetitive.Duringthepastthreeorfouryears,premiumcoffeeshop/cafémarketgrowthhasbeenastonishing.Bigforeignfranchisesfromforeigncountries,mainlyStarbucks,largelyplaythepartinstimulatingthegrowthinthemarket.Thaicoffeeshops/cafébrandsalsoestablisheditselfsuccessfullyandaregrowingrapidly.Furthermore,theoverallcoffeemarketisgraduallygrowing.AccordingtoKasikornResearchCenter,coffee‐relatedproductmarketin2005wasworth21,000millionbaht,skyrocketingformorethan100percentfromthevaluein2002.Thisnumbercanbedividedinto(1)instantcoffee9,300millionbaht,(2)
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cannedcoffee7,000millionbaht,and(3)premiumcoffeeshops/cafés4,700millionbaht.Themaingrowthofthenumbermaybecontributedtopremiumcoffeeshops/cafésofwhichsaleshaveincreasedatleast500millionbahtperyear;from3,000millionbahtin2002to3,500millionbahtin2003,andfrom4,000millionbahtin2004to4,700millionbahtin2005.Thepopularityinpremiumcoffeeshops/cafésyieldmorecompetitions,especiallythoseindepartmentstores,hypermarketsanddiscountstores.Eachlooksforthe‘goldenlocation’makingthecostofbusinessexpansionincreased.Therefore,themarketexpandstootherlocationssuchasgasstations,cinemas,skytrainstations,exhibitions,bookstores,hospitals,fitnesscenters,andairportsaswell.Expertsincoffeeshop/cafébusinessbelievethemarketvaluewillexceed7,000millionbahtwithinfiveyears.BecauseoftheextremelyhighpotentialinthegrowthoftheCafemarkettrend,thisgivesChocolateFactoryagreatopportunitytoestablishitselfinthemarketasoneofthepopularpremiumshops/cafesthatprovidehighqualityproductaswellasexperienceforthecustomers.
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[SWOTAnalysis]Strengths
• Usehigh‐qualitychocolateinallofthechocolatemenus• Varioustypesofmenustochoosefrom‐fewofthemenusarevery
interestinganduniqueeg.MangoChocolateFrappe• Catchyslogan‐LiveLifeChocolately• Clean• Friendlyandhelpfulstaffs• Theshopwaseasytoaccessasit’ssurroundedbyescalators
Weaknesses• Notverywellknown‐stillnewtothemarket• Smallshopspace,thereforecanonlyservealimitedcapacityof
customers• Confusinglogo• Inconsistentshoptheme• Location
o Canbeverynoisyattimesastheshopislocatednexttoachildren’splayground
o Trafficisverylowo Hardtofindo Doesnotattractcurrenttargetaudience
• Menuo Thenamesareveryboringandnotuniqueo Someofthemenusareexactlythesamebutjustwithdifferent
nameseg.BananaSplitChocoandChocolateFrappeBananao Thebakerymenusareveryordinaryo SomeoftheproductsmaynotsuittherighttasteforThai
customerso Thecurrentpricesoftheproductscanbeconsideredas
expensive
Opportunities• Increaseinthegourmetchocolatetrendduetoconcernsforhealthand
wellnessamongconsumers• Themarketisstillontheopen.Theamountofdirectcompetitorisstill
relativelylow• Thaipeopleliketospendtheirdayinthemallwhereit’scoolerand
morerelaxing.• CentralWorldislocatedinthecenterofBangkokandcanbeeasily
accessedbyvarioustypesoftransportationssuchastheBTSSkyTrain,buses,tuktuks,andtaxis.Italsooffersover7000parkingspaces.
• CentralWorldattract150,000customersperday
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• CentralWorldalwaysholdseventsformanycompaniesondailybasis.Participantsfromtheseeventscanwaitandhangoutatourstore
• TherearenodirectcompetitorslocatedinCentralWorld• ThaiandAustraliaFTAreducesthepriceofimportAustralianmilk
whichcanbeusedasingredients• Currencyappreciation
Threats• Becausethereareotherformsofchocolateavailableforconsumersto
purchaseeasilyandconveniently(eg.insupermarketandseven‐eleven),consumersmaychoosetobuycheaperalternativeofchocolatebarsorchocolatedrinksinstead
• MostThaipeoplestillviewchocolateasanunhealthyindulgent• RapidincreaseintheamountofthirdplaceCafé’s,bakeryshops,and
Coffeeshopfranchises• Thepopularityinpremiumcoffeeshops/cafésyieldmorecompetitions,
especiallythoseindepartmentstores,hypermarketsanddiscountstores.Eachlooksforthe‘goldenlocation’makingthecostofbusinessexpansionincreased
• Consumers’positiveviewonotherfamouscoffeeshopbrandssuchasStarbucksandTrueCoffee,oursecondarycompetitors,asasafeandquietplacetoworkorhangout
• Politicaltensionbetweenthegovernmentandthered‐shirtprotestors• Increasingoilpricecanescalateshippinganddeliveringcosts• ThaiandAustraliaFTAreducesthepriceofimportAustralianmilk
whichcanencouragechocolatebarsmanufacturerstomassproduce• Economicalrecession
ThesestrengthswillbeemphasizedthroughoutourmarketcommunicationprograminordertomakeChocolateFactorystandoutfromthecompetitors.However,weneedtofocusonlyonthestrengthsthataremarketableandwillbenefitChocolateFactorythemost.We,therefore,chosetoemphasizeonetheslogan‐LiveLifeChocolately‐anddevelopitasourmainconcept.WealsoemphasizeonthestrengthofChocolateFactoryusinghigh‐qualitychocolateinallofitschocolatemenus.Otherstrengthsareencouragedtobepreservedandcarryonatthesameorhigherstandard.
AlthoughtherearefewstrengthsintheChocolateFactorybrand,therearestillalsoquitealotofweaknessesinthebrandthatneedtobeimproved.Weneedtoprioritizealltheweaknessesinaccordtotheirimportance.AlthoughthebiggestweaknessoftheChocolateFactoryshopisitslocationandthesizeoftheshop,itwouldbedifficulttochangethelocationandthesizeoftheshopin
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reallifeasitwouldcostthebrandalotofmoney.Therefore,we'vedecidedforChocolateFactorytostayatthesamelocationandsizeandfocusonotherweaknessesinstead.Wedecidedtoeliminatetheconfusinglogoandusethesimpletextofthebrandnameinstead.Thisistoaidconsumerstorememberthebrandmoreeasilyandnottobeconfusedbymultiplelogos.We'vealsochosetotacklesomeoftheweaknessesofthemenus.
Inourmarketingcommunicationplan,we'vealsotooktheadvantageofsomeoftheopportunitiesavailableforthebrand.Becauseoftheincreaseinthegourmetchocolatetrendduetoconcernsforhealthandwellnessamongconsumers,wewillemphasizeonourstrengthsofusinghighqualitychocolateinourcommunicationplantoattractconsumerswhofollowsthetrend.Moreover,becausethemarketisstillontheopen,weareabletogainmarketsharemoreeasilyduetorelativelylowquantityofcompetition.AndbecausetherearenodirectcompetitorslocatedinCentralWorld,wewilluseourmarketingcommunicationplantomarkourplaceasTHEgourmetchocolatecafeinCentralWorld.
Althoughmostofthethreatsarefromexternalinfluencesandareoutofourcontrol,oneofthethreatsthatwecantrytotackleisthethreatofThaipeople'sviewsonchocolateasanunhealthyindulgent.Again,wecanemphasizeontheuseofhighqualityofchocolateinallofthemenus,aswellasthebenefitsofconsumingchocolate,throughoutourmarketingcommunicationplan.
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[CompetitorAnalysis]DirectcompetitorsChocolateCafésThesechocolatecafés,althoughtheyhavetheirownuniquesellingpoints,havethesimilartargetgroupasthatofChocolateFact.TheyarelocatedattheheartofBangkokandboastthequalityoftheirvariouschocolatemenus.
1. SummerChocolateHouse@SoiPromsri,Sukhumvit49
a. AchocolatebakeryownedbyPolTantasathien,afamousThaiactor
i. Getalotofcoveragefromdifferentmediab. Naughtynamesthatcatchattentionandgetviral
i. BTS(BetterThanSex)–bakedchocolatecakewithpastrycreamandwhippedcream
ii. CupC–bakedchocolatecakeinbowlwithicecreamc. All‐in‐oneeaterywhichmayenhancecustomers’experiences
i. SpringDiningRoomii. SummerChocolateHouseiii. WinterBar
2. NumeroUnoCafé@BangkokMarriottResort&Spa
a. Variouschoicesforcustomers
i. 300+typesofhandmadechocolateii. Focusonbutnotlimitedtochocolateproductswhichcan
attractmorecustomersandtheircompaniesb. Seasonalproducts
i. Valentine’sDayii. Thanksgivingiii. Mid‐AutumnMoonfestival
c. 3GoldMedalsinchocolatemakingd. Marriottbrand
i. guaranteeingqualityandgainingcustomer’strustii. frequentjointpromotionsunderMarriott
3. CherubinChocolateCafé@Sukhumvit31
a. Teddybearsasthecafé’suniquesellingpoints
i. Givewarmandcozyfeelingandimageb. Kid’szonewithchildrenbooks
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c. Locatedonly100mfromPrompongBTSstationd. Frequentpromotions,in‐storeandonlinee. Largecustomerbase
i. usedtobe‘made‐to‐order’chocolatespecializedbakeryii. gainedreputationandrecognition
4. KakaoCafé@Sukhumvit24
a. Spaceavailableforrenti. Drawpeopleincludingmediaintotheshop
b. Informativeandinteractivewebsitei. Productcollectionswithdetailsii. Abilitytoorderchocolateonlineiii. Pastandcomingeventsiv. Contactinformation
c. Promotionsfocusedon“limitededition”chocolatei. 99limitededitionchocolatecreatedbyHRHPrincess
SiribhaChudabhornforauctionii. 99limitededition“TheSweetZodiac”
d. Newmenuasfreecomplimentaryfordine‐ini. Positiveexperience
SecondarycompetitorsThird‐placeCafésandBakeriesCafésandbakeriesmushroominBangkokarea.TheyoffercustomerssimilarmenutothatofChocolateFactbuttheyarenotlimitedtochocolate.Thefollowingaresomeofthewell‐knowncafésandbakeriesthathavebecomethirdplacesforBangkokians.
1. StarbucksCoffee2. TrueCafé3. TheOrientalShop4. VanillaBrasserie
ChocolateSpecializedShopsChocolatespecializedshopmarketishighlycompetitive.MostofthemarelocatedindepartmentstoresinSiamareaofwhich90percentsellschocolatetruffles.Priceandmenuareverysimilarandthereforeattractthesamerupofcustomers.
1. LeGourmet@GFloor,SiamParagon
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2. JimThompsonChocolate@SaladaengCafé(SaladaengSoi1)andCafé9(Surawong)
3. Belgio@SiamBypass,SiamSquare4. Royce@Emporium5. VisageChocolate@GFloorSiamParagon6. Mrs.FlowerChocolate@CentralChidlom,CentralWorld,Siam
Paragon,TheMallNgamwongwan7. ChocolateBuffet@SukhothaiHotel
MassProductsatSupermarketCompetitorsinthismarketcomeindifferentqualitiesandprices.AlthoughthebrandswhosharethesametargetaudiencewithChocolateFactmaylendtowardhigherendones,consumerswhoareprice‐sensitivemayturntootherlessexpensivebrandsastheiralternatives.ItswidespreadavailabilityisalsoathreattochocolatecaféslikeChocolateFact.
1. Lindt2. Godiva3. Neuhaus4. VanHouten5. FerroRocher6. Hershey’s7. Tobberone8. RitterSport9. Cadbury10. Meiji
Sinceourcompetitorscomeinmanyfacetsandarerelativelystrongintheirpositionings,itisimportantforChocolateFacttohaveasolidconcepttobeabletocompetewiththem.TheconceptmustbeuniqueandconsistentlylinkedthroughouttheIMCplaninorderforChocolateFacttoforcefullystandoutfromitscompetitors.AlthoughChocolateFactdoesnotfaceanydirectcompetitioninCentralworld,itdoesneedtobeawareofitssecondarycompetitorssuchasThird‐placeCafésandBakeriesandtrytotakeadvantageofbeingtheonlychocolatecaféinCentralworld.
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OBJECTIVESObjectivesofthewholemarketingcommunicationplanareasfollowed;
(1) toincreaseawarenessamongchocolatelovers• numberoffansinFacebook1,000+• numberofpeoplewhoplayquizzesinFacebook500+• numberofviewsofthedramaseriesinYoutube,ChocolateFact
website,andFacebook3,000+• numberofpeoplewhosharesthedramaserieswiththeirfriends
500• numberofvisitorsoftheweb3,000+• numberoftimevisitorsspentontheweb3• numberofpeopleparticipatingin“PasstheSweetMomentForward”
campaign700• numberofinvitationssentduringthe“PasstheSweetMoment
Forward”campaign300• numberofpeoplejoiningtheChocoLifeCaféthroughthe“Passthe
SweetMomentForward”campaign100
(2) tobuildloyalcustomerbase• numberofregistrationsoftheChocoLifeCafécommunity1,000• numberofsubscriptionsofthemembershipcard400
(3) others• numberofmediacoverageanditsvaluesatleast3X• contentanalysisfavorable• numberofparticipantsshowingonthelauncheventday100• salesincreasedby30%
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TARGETAUDIENCEANALYSIS
Attributes• Age:18–35(Youngadultsandfirstjobbers)• Gender:Female65%,Male35%• Highlysocial–liketohangoutwithfriends• Middletouppersocioeconomicclass,universitygraduates• Urban• Opinionleaderamongsocialgroups
InsightsBuyingpreferences
• drivenbyquality,flavorandpersonalpreferenceDecision‐makingprocess
• notpricesensitive–lookingforvalueandpersonalsatisfaction• emotionaldecisionsoverlogicaldecisions
Influencers
• Friendsandpeers• MediaincludingInternet
o Eatingprogramsandpublicationsviral• Bloggerseventforbloggerstovisittheshop
Motivation
• Self‐indulgence• Pleasure• Personalhealth• Qualitythatreflectssenseofself‐worth• Impressingothers
Values
• Outgoing• Easygoing• Friendly
Behaviors
• verysocially‐oriented• opentonewthings• seeknewandstimulatingexperiences• wantmorethanjustaproduct
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Thistargetgroupiseasiertoreachthanparentswhowaitfortheirchildren’sclass.Theyliketosocialize,gotodepartmentstoresandtrynewthings.However,themainweaknessofChocolateFactisthelocationitself,wherethistargetgroupdoesnotnormallyhangout.Therefore,ratherthandirectingourcampaigntowardstheparentswho,accordingtoourresearch,donotconsumechocolateandtendtohavelessbrandloyalty,wedecidedthatourcampaignaimsatbuildingbrandawarenessandbrandloyaltyoftheyoungasa‘pull’strategytodrawthemintheshop.Thetargetgroupspendsmuchoftheirtimeinfrontofcomputers;whetheritbeuniversitystudentswhoareaddictedtosocialnetworkingorofficeworkerswhohavetheirownpersonalcomputersatwork.Thus,thisgroupiseasytoreach,communicate,engageandinteractwith,inadditiontothefactthatthisgroupismorelikelytobeopentonewthingsinlife.Eventhoughparentsarecurrentlynumberoneintermsofnumberofcustomersoftheshop,webelievethattheyarenotsuitableforourtargetgroupforfollowingreasons.First,mostofthemaremoreappropriatelydescribedaspasser‐bys,notloyalcustomers.Theychoosewhereverthatisconvenienttowaitfortheirchildrenanddonotacknowledgethebrand.Second,mostofthemprefercoffeeoverchocolate.DespitetheefforttocommunicatethebenefitsinvariousmediaandevenintheChocolateFact,theythinkofchocolateasatypeofsweetthatchildrenliketoeatandbelievethatchocolateisnotgoodfortheirhealthsuchasacauseofobesity.Third,thisgroupishardtocommunicatewith.TheyarenotaccustomedtonewmediasuchastheInternetorSMS,buttomoretraditionalmediachannelssuchasTV,radio,ormagazineswhichrequirealotofmoney.Furthermore,theyareconservativeandtendnottobeopentonewthings.
[Targetaudiencedescription]MeowlyisathirdyearstudentatCommunicationArts,ChululongkornUniversity.Hermonthlyallowanceisapproximately15,000bahtthatshespentlargelyoneatingandshoppingwhilehangingoutwithfriends.Shecanaskhermomforadditionalmoneyso,generally,Meowlybuysanythingshewants.ShelikestovisitSiamareawithfriendsafterclassestoshop,dine,watchmoviesanddohomeworkincoffeeshopsbecauseitisnearherschool.ItiseasytotraveltosinceshereliesonmasstransportationsuchasBTSandMRTtogobackandforth.MeowlyishighlysocialsoatoolthatshecannotlivewithoutisherBlackberrywhereshechats,tweets,updatesFacebookstatusandcommentsonother’sstatus.Sheupdatesherselffrequentlyandlikestogowiththeflow–what’sinandwhat’soutbyreadingmagazinesduringclass.NowtheKoreanpopidolisthemegahitinThailand.Shedoesn’t
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wanttobeleftoutsoshewatchesyoutubeeveryday.Butsometimesshewantstobeatrendsetterherself.Sheseekssomethingnewandinterestingtosharewithherbelovedfriends.Iceisa27‐year‐oldcreativeatOgilvyMatherwhereshehasworkedfortwoyearsrightafterhergraduationinEngland.Hermonthlyincomeisapproximately32,000bahtandhasnoplantocommittoanylargepurchasesoon,soshespendshermoneyfreely.ShegoesbackandforthtoworkplacebyherblueYaristhatherparentsboughtforherforagraduation.Creativeisatoughjobthatkeepsherworkinginfrontofthedepartment’siMacaroundtheclock.Thus,whenevershegetsstressed,sweetandcolddrinkwillsoothehersoshestockssodasinthecompany’sfridgebecauseshehasnotimetowanderaround.Shevaluesherlunchtimedearlybecauseitisherrelaxingmoments.ShelikestohavelunchatCentralWorldanddoesalittleshoppingwithcoworkersbeforegettingbacktowork.Hermoneyislargelyspenttosatisfyherselffromhardwork.Sheisveryenergetic,outgoingandfriendlysoshehasmanygroupsoffriendswheretheyhangouttogetherfrequently.IcereadsblogsespeciallywebboardinPantiptosearchfornewrestaurantstodinewithherfriends.Becauseofherloadofwork,sherelyontheInternetforinformation.Sheistiredandsleepsrightaftergettinghomeatrandomtime,ifshehasachance,thusshedoesn’twatchtelevisionmuchanddoesn’thaveachancetodevelopherfavouriteprograms.
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CONCEPTWesawtheslogan“LiveLifeChocolately”meaningfulandtriedtodefinethemmore.Becausethesloganiscatchyandmeaningful,ourgrouphasdecidedtokeepthecurrentsloganofChocolateFactory‐LiveLifeChocolately.Asforthemeaningoftheslogan,wewanttoemphasizeonthesimilarityoflifeandchocolate.Likechocolate,lifecanbebothbitterandsweetandthroughoutourlives,weareinevitablyfacedwithbothgoodandbadthings.Also,accordingtoourresearch,whenourtargetaudiencethinksofchocolate,theythinkoflove,happytimes,aswellasheartbreaks.We,therefore,wantourcustomerstothinkofChocolateFactoryasaplacewheretheycanbothcometocelebrateandenjoythemselveswhentheyarehappyaswellastocomfortandcheerthemupduringtheirtoughtimes.
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MARKETINGCOMMUNICATION:MESSAGEANDCHANNELS
Allofthecomponentsinmarketingcommunicationrelatebacktothebigideaofthecampaign–LiveLifeChocolately.Thefollowingistheroadmapforthewholecampaign:
1. createawarenessinthecomingdramaseries“ChocolatePrince”andonlinecommunity“TheChocoFactCafé”throughsocialmedianetworkandpressreleases
2. launchthedramaseries“ChocolateLove”onYoutubeandChocolateFact’shomepage
3. promoteonlineChocolateFactcommunity“TheChocoFactCafé”intheChocolateFact’swebsitetoencourageparticipationandbuildloyalcustomerfanbase
4. leadallIMCtothelauncheventDramaSeries(SeeStoryboardintheIndex)ThisshortonlinedramaserieswillbeGTH‐styledromanticgenrethatsuitsourtargetaudiencewell.Thestorywillemphasizeonourconceptofbittersidesandsweetsidesoflifethroughthekeycharacters–ayoungofficemanwhoisfrustratedwithhiscareerlifeandacollegewomanwhojustfinishedherexamsandishappywithherlife.Thislinkstotheconceptofourshopasaplacewherecustomerscanbothcometoenjoythemselveswhentheyarehappyaswellastocomfortandcheerthemupduringtheirtoughtimes.AllofthescenesintheserieswillbeshotattheChocolateFactshopatCentralworldtocreatebuzzandtohelppromotetheshop.Asshowninthestoryboard,theseriesdoesnotonlyhelppromotetheChocolateFactshop,butalsotheupcominglauncheventandtheonlinecommunity.However,duetothelimitedbudget,we’vedecidedtohireanunknownbutgood‐lookingactorandactresstoactasourtwoleadactors.Thedramaserieswillalsobeposted,forfree,onYoutubeandontheChocolateFactwebsite,whereviewerscaninteractwitheachotherandexchangethoughtsabouttheseries.Also,toensurethattheclipreachesourtargetaudience,wewillsendannouncementstoofficesaroundtheCentralWorldareaaswellasmajoruniversitiesinBangkokareas.
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Socialmedianetwork
• ChocolateFact’stargetaudienceishighlyactiveinsocialmedianetwork,especiallyonFacebook.
• Wewilltagourtargetgroupwiththemini‐dramaseriesthatwillbepostedonChocolateFact’sFacebookpage.TheycanreplytheiranswersintheFacebookpageaswell.ThosewhoparticipatehaveachancetowinafreemealordiscountcouponsatChocolateFact.
• Quizzessuchas“Whatisyourcharacterin‘ChocolatePrince’drama?”“Howchocolateisyourlife?”willbeposted.
• TheFacebookpagewillbemoreupdatedtopromotedifferentpromotions,websitesandChocoLifeCafé.
PressReleases
• Duetothelimitedamountofbudgetavailable,publicrelationsplayasoneofthecrucialpartsofthewholecampaign.
• Pressreleaseswillbedistributedtolifestylesectionsoreatingsectionsofthemediachannelsshouldbetheonesthatreachtoourtargetaudience
o (1)broadcastingmediaincludingfreetelevisions,cabletelevisions,andradio,(forexampleKruaIndy)
o (2)printmediaincludingmagazinesandnewspapers,and(forexampleCleo,ADay)
o (3)onlinemediaincludingvariouswebsitesandbloggers• Incentivessuchasdiscountcouponswillbegivenasincentivesforthe
audiencestojoin.
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Onlinecommunity“ChocoLifeCafé”
• Toachievetheobjectiveofbuildingloyalcustomerbase,participationwillbehighlyencouraged.Thosewhoregistertobeoneofourcommunitymemberswillgetspecialcoupon.
o Onlinecommunitywillbeaplaceforanyonetosharebothoftheirbitterandsweetmomentsoftheirlives,accordingtoourconcept.Thecommunitywillbeagoodwillcommunitywhereuserssupportoneanotherandthereforenotonlyengagethetargetaudiencebutalsobuildpositiveimagetoourbrand.
o Moreover,toencourageparticipationevenfurtherandempowerourcustomers,pollswillbeconductedmonthlyinonlinecommunity.Userschoosefrom3menusthatarenotintheusualmenuandthemenuthatgetsthehighestvoteswillbethespecialmenuofthatmonth.
Website
• WethinkthatthecurrentdesignreinforcesChocolateFact’sconcept,especiallythecolorofbrown,yellowandorange.However,ChocolateFact’swebsiteneedsalotofimprovementandgetsinteractiveonitscontent.Pageswillincluded:
o (1)AboutUs–toshowthepassioninbringingthebestqualitychocolatetocustomersandbethereforcustomerswheneverbitterorsweetmoments,
o (2)Menu–togivecustomersinformationaboutourqualityproducts,
o (3)FactsAboutChocolate–toencouragechocolateconsumptionandpositiveviewstowardschocolate
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o (4)Promotions–tokeepthecustomersupdatedontheactivitiesandspecialoffersfromtheshop
o (5)Location–tohelpthecustomersfindtheshopeasilyo (6)“ChocoLifeCafé”community,o (7)Multimedia–togivecustomersmouthfulexperiencessuch
asmini‐dramaseries,exclusivebehind‐the‐sceneshots,actors’profiles,ChocolateFact’svideotourand‘meetthestaff’videos,videosaboutoursignatureorspecialproducts,lightheartedflashgame,and‘passthesweetmomentforward’campaign.
• “PasstheSweetMomentForward”isaninteractivesalespromotionwhereacommunitymembercaninviteotherpeopletojointhecommunitythroughprettilydesignede‐cards.Theywillgetdiscountsoffivepercent,tenpercent,fifteenpercentuntiltwentypercentaccordingtothenumberofnewmemberstheyinvitedtojointhecommunity.
Promotions
• Apartfrommonthlyspecialmenupickedbythecommunitymembersand“PasstheSweetMoment”promotionalcampaignwhicharedetailedabove,theChocolateFactwilllaunchthemembershipcardandpromoteitsown“ChocolateDay”.
o MembersoftheChocolateFactwillbeseparatedfromcommunitymember.Theyreceivetheprivilegeofdiscountsandexclusivefreetastesofspecialmenusaswellaswelcominggifts.Membershipwillencouragerepeatpurchaseandbuildloyalcustomerbase.
o ChocolateDayiseveryfirstSundayofthemonthwherespecialdiscountswillbegiventoanycustomers,withthemembersgettingthediscountontop.Thiswillhelpdrawingpeoplein.
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LaunchEventThemini‐dramawilllinkbacktoourlaunchevent.Theeventwillbesetupatourstoretoensurethatthetargetaudiencewillknowourshoplocation.PrettieswillwalkaroundCentralWorldtogiveoutsamplesofourproductsandinvitepotentialcustomersintoourlaunchevent.Intheevent,ChocolateFactstaffswillarrangeadecorationworkshopfordifferentchocolatedessertsforparticipantswhiletheMCandourguestspeakerwillhostatalkabouthowtolivelifehappily.Asshowninthedramaseries,theunderlyingmessagefromtheworkshopisthatwecandesignourownlifelikedesigningchocolatedesserts.Workshopactivitywillattractcustomerswhoareingroupssuchasfriendsandfamilies,whichareourtargetgroup.TheMCwillalsoaskparticipantsrandomlytosharebitsoftheirlivesandpersonalexperiencewithotherstocreateinteractions.MenuWewillhavetwodifferentsetofmenus;eachwithuniquemenunamesthatindicatesadorhappyfeelings(theyarethesamemenuwithdifferentnames)tostrengthenourpositioningandtocreateviral.
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Timeline
June IMC
Week1 PressReleasetoprintmedia
Week2 ‐
Week3 ‐
Week4 ‐
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July IMC
Week1 •Facebook•Website+ChocoLifecafe
Week2 •PressReleasetoTVandonlinemedia
Week3 •Firstepisodeofdrama
Week4 •Secondepisodeofdrama
August IMC
Week1 •LaunchEvent•Promotions
Week2 •Promotions(contd)
Week3 •Promotions(contd)
Week4 •Promotions(contd)
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BUDGET
Item Description Units Cost/Unit Total (Baht)
1 Media Kit – PR to print media 3,420 Printing Cost (4 colors, A4) 200 15 3,000 CD + Cover 20 11 220 Brochure 20 5 100 Folder 20 5 100
2 Website - Social Media 16,200 Website Design + Administration 1 15,000 15,000 Hosting + Domain name 1 1,200 1,200
3 Promotions 10,625 3.1 Discount coupons
Graphic Design 1 1,500 1,500 Printing Cost 1000 0.5 500
3.2 Free coupons Graphic Design 1 1,500 1,500 Printing Cost 250 0.5 125
3.3 Membership card Graphic Design 1 2,000 2,000 Card + Design 500 10 5,000
4 Facebook – Social Media 5,000 Administration 1 5,000 5,000
5 Menu sign 13,450 Graphic Design 1 3,000 3,000 Plate + Design 1 2,000 2,000
6 Production – Mini Drama Series 70,000 Actors 4 7,000 28,000
Director 1 15,000 15,000 Camera renting 1 10,000 10,000 Grip equipment 1 8,000 7,000
Unit production cost 1 6,000 5,000 Location 1 10,000 5,000
7 Interior Shop Design 14,400 Table 4 2,000 8,000
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Chair 16 400 6,400
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Live Life Chocolately – Launch Event + workshop 48,000
Pretty 8 4,000 32,000 Workshop utensils 20 400 8,000 Workshop ingredient 20 300 6,000 Decoration 1 2,000 2,000 Total 181,095 7% Vat 12,677
Grand Total 193,772
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MEASUREMENTSuccesswillbedeterminedbyhowwellweachievethesetobjectives.Eventhoughweproposemanydifferentpromotionsthroughdifferentchannels,wecaneasilytracktheirsourcesbyusingdifferentdesignforeachone.Asourcampaignreliesheavilyontheonlinematerial,thankstoadvancedtechnology,statisticsandnumbersarereporteddirectlytotheadministrator.Salescanbeachievedthroughmonthlysummary.Theareathatneedshumanresourcesthemost,butyieldusefulinsights,aremediacoverageanditsvalueandtheircontentanalysis.
(1) toincreaseawarenessamongchocolatelovers• numberoffansinFacebook• numberofpeoplewhoplayquizzesinFacebook• numberofviewsofthedramaseriesinYoutube,ChocolateFact
website,andFacebook.• numberofpeoplewhosharesthedramaserieswiththeirfriends• numberofvisitorsoftheweb• numberoftimevisitorsspentontheweb• numberofpeopleparticipatingin“PasstheSmileForward”campaign• numberofinvitationssentduringthe“PasstheSmileForward”
campaign• numberofpeoplejoiningtheChocoLifeCaféthroughthe“Passthe
SmileForward”campaign
(2) tobuildloyalcustomerbase• numberofregistrationsoftheChocoLifeCafécommunity• numberofsubscriptionsofthemembershipcard
(3) others• numberofmediacoverageanditsvalues• contentanalysis• numberofparticipantsshowingonthelauncheventday• sales
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Discardthecurrentlogoandusethecurrentsloganaslogotogainconsistencywiththeoverallshop
2. Thewebsiteneedscontinuousmaintenanceandalllinksshouldworkproperlytoreducefrustrationamongwebsitevisitorsandtoshowprofessionalism
3. Themenusignshouldbeinamuchbiggersize.Customerscanbarelyseethemenusonthecurrentmenusignbecausethetextistoosmall.
4. ThecolorpaletteusedintheshopdesignshouldbemoreconsistentwiththeonesusedinotherIMCmaterials.Insteadofgivingthecustomersachocolatetyfeelwhenvisitingtheshop,theyellowcolorthattheshopiscurrentlyusingistoolightandmakestheshoplookslikeahoneyshopinsteadofachocolateshop.
5. Changethecurrentstiff‐lookingchairsandtablesintheshoptoamorecomfyone.Thishelpprovidescomforttocustomerswholiketotaketheirtimeduringtheirvisittoourshop.Also,thishelpstoencouragecustomerstostayinourshoplongerandvisittheshopmoreoftenduetocomfortableandcalmambience.
6. Usestickersofchocolatesplatterstocreateatrace/paththatleadsCTWvisitorsfromthecentralescalatortotheshop.ThishelpstocreatesuspenseamongCTWshopperswhilehelpstoleadnewcustomerstotheshop,tacklingtheproblemofhard‐to‐findlocationoftheshop.