2. Introduction
Schuler Books offers similar products to
other booksellers:
New books
Journals
Café food and beverages
Gifts for readers
So what makes Schuler unique?.....Used books
3. Target audience
Used books attract a very specific kind of audience
People often buy used book rather than new books if
they are trying to spend less money but still
need/want to buy books
College students
4. Metrics and KPI
Goals and measures
To increase traffic on the Schuler Books website -
This will be measured through website clicks
To increase sales, with a specific focus on used book
- This will be measured through both number of
items purchased, and total revenue for the year
To increase traffic in Schuler Books stores - This will
be measured by the number of visitors that visit the
stores
5. Timeline
1 year (5 time sections, each with a theme)
Time Period Theme
January/February Curl up by the fire with a good book
March-May April showers? Stay inside and read
a good book
June-August Summer beach books
September-November Save money on books for school
December Give books as winter holiday gifts
6. Social Media
Facebook
Twitter
Example tweets
After you take out the garbage, read a trashy
romance novel
Book it over to Schuler after class to save on
used books
What building has the most stories? The
bookstore. Visit Schuler today to browse cheap,
used stories
Do your holiday shopping at Schuler this year to
give novel gifts
I like big books and I cannot lie
7. Inbound marketing
Employees will be trained in inbound marketing
strategies
Monitor website to track customer interests
Can adapt goals and strategies accordingly
8. Paid Marketing
Google AdWords State News Ads
Distributes 15,000
copies per day
Liner ads have
highest rate of
exposure
Keyword Max clicks Max CPC
Used books 1870 $4.20
New and
used books
7.4 $4.50
Cheap used
books
19 $4.80
10. Summary
By using the effective marketing strategy outlined
above, Schuler Books can increase their sales and
store traffic. Rather than blending in with other
bookstores, Schuler should highlight the pieces that
make it unique, such as the extensive used book
collections. College students often need to buy
books for class or for pleasure, but operate on a
limited budget. Making them more aware of
Schuler used books presents them with a solution
to that problem. Through the tools and tactics
described, Schuler can increase sales, increase the
number of people visiting stores, and increase
website viewership
Notes de l'éditeur
Schuler offers a variety of products and services, including new and used books, journals, stationary, and café food and drinks. These products are similar to those offered by other booksellers, with the exception of used books. Schuler not only is unique in selling used books, but most stores have a significant collection to browse through and purchase. This unique characteristic should be used to their advantage, and doing so through digital marketing has the potential to better promote the store and increase visitors and sales.
Used books attract a very specific kind of audience. People are more likely to buy used books (as compared to new books) if they are trying to spend less money. A campaign to increase sales and visitors at Schuler should specifically target people with lower income that still need or want to buy books. College students fit this description quite well. Most college students only work part time if at all, and most still need to buy books for classes, other than textbooks (i.e., novels for English and literature classes).
Timeline – the digital marketing campaign will run throughout 2016 and be divided into different sections, each with a specific theme
Schuler employees will be trained in inbound marketing as part of the digital marketing contract. This will help them monitor users on their website, to see where most customer interest lies. This way, if website users are turning their attention to as aspect of the store not part of this strategy, it can be adjusted.
Based on the results, the phrase “used books” will be the main keywords used in the Google AdWords campaign. “Cheap used books” will be secondary keywords