empowerment center reno - marketing analysis & recommendations
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Marketing Plan Presentation from UNR's BADM 760 Marketing Management Class by Daniel Herr, Cory Bettinghouse, Gina Tadych, and Yuta Chu for the Launching Pad Empowerment Center in Reno, Nevada. Some of the fonts are distorted in this uploaded version.TRANSCRIPT
The Empowerment Center“Providing Tools to Rebuild Lives”
Gena Tadych, Cory Bettinghouse, Daniel Herr & Yuta Chou
Knowing the Working Tools
Gena Tadych
Unique Market Position
Provides Post-substance Abuse Treatment (Aftercare):o Community Re-integration Serviceso Life Skills Trainingo 12 Step Programming and Meetingso Supportive Transitional Living/Halfway Houseo Length of Stay 90-730 days
Vision
Goals for the Empowerment Center1. January 2012- “Become the only licensed Halfway
House in Northern Nevada”2. Integration of job skills into life skill training programs
Competitors (Northern Nevada)
Ridge House Inco Focus on Criminal Justice client re-integrationo Sliding scale fees, grants, donated serviceso KAIROS Christian Ministry
Bristlecone Family Resourceo Primarily treatment center/detoxo Transitional living/housingo Grants provide 76% of operating revenueo Remaining from client fees, billing, donations/
sponsorships (Italian Feast, Junior League, Charles Schwab)
Competitors (cont’d) Step 2
o Women & children, pregnant womeno Treatment, transitional living, case mgmto 66% Grants, 14% Program feeso 14% Fundraising (Home for the Holidays, Basque
festival, Golf Tournament)
Organizations deemed not competitors:o Safe Harbor (private, un-licensed, no other information)o Vitality Living (Level I treatment for transitional living)o Hosanna Home (homeless women)o Casa de Vida (pregnant teens/young mothers)o Sagewind Sober Living (no longer in business)o Carson City Community Counseling Center(treatment &
short stay)o Re-Start Nevada (homeless; housing subsidies)
Laying the foundation
Cory Bettinghouse
Developing the Brand
Branding Slogan:
“The Empowerment Center of Northern Nevada;
Providing Tools to Rebuild Lives.”
Brand Awareness
Website:• Chris Gandolfo, owner Clustr Media• Custom redesign = $2,500- $3,500• Ready made template design = $1,500• Suggestions from Clustr Media:
• Rearrange Content• Shorten Content• Call to Action• Personal Branding• Fix Broken Links
Brand Awareness
Online Reputation Management:o Scott Rickens, owner Social Choruso What is Social Media?o Estimate = $2,500
• Initial set up of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google +• Maintenance for 2 months
o Benefits• SEO optimization• High Google ranking• Easy to Find
Using What We have
Daniel Herr
The Visit
Promotion & Brand Awareness
Currently Flying Below the Radar
Consistency with Common Message:
“The Empowerment Center of Northern Nevada; Providing Tools to Rebuild Lives”
Existing Facilities
The Plans
The Kitchen
Wow! I gotta get one of these…
Creative Fundraising The Resources
o Peopleo Storieso Facilities
The Goalo Long-term Donor Relationships
Local Chefs
The Dinner Residents / Donor Interaction
o Inviting & Writingo Cooking or Servingo Presentingo Cleaning Up
Promotion Strategy: Groups
Service Groupso People like to have friendso Dedicated to Serving the Communityo Established Financially & Socially
Fine Tuning the Details
Yuta Chou
Promotion Strategy: Presentations
Current Employees or Board Memberso Purposeo Historyo Vivid Vision
Graduates of the Programo Heart-Wrenching Stories
Other considerations
Full Website Upgradeo Vivid Imageso Blog Entrieso Donations: Quick Pay (Paypal?)o Easy Directions
Questions?
Gena, Cory, Dan, & Yuta