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REDIFINING THE
WAY RAMS
DRIVE
Amanda Vargas
Kerri Kirkhuff
Courtney Noonan
Nicole Barton
Torie Hawn
Cami Schan
Natalie Hernandez
Nhung Hong Ta
What is Zipcar?
Zipcar
is a car-sharing
service intended to
provide convenient,
cost-saving, green
rides for its customers.
Join, reserve, unlock
and drive
What will we be
looking at?
Zipcar at CSU
PHASE 1: RESEARCH
Research from:
Zipcars own sites
Customer reviews
What the media
has to say
To discover:
Zipcars history
and purpose
Who they most
appeal to
Where/how it is
successful as well
as weak.
What
is Zipcar?
Appeal
Millennials
The environmentally
conscious.
Heavily populated
cities, expanding
into them.
New
York City
Boston
San Diego
Denver
Issues
Slow response
Issues with honoring reservations
to Improve Awareness:
Promoting
PHASE 2: PLAN
OUR GOAL
To enhance both an online and oncampus presence at Colorado State
University in order to inspire students to
utilize Zipcars services resulting in
increased profit margins.
Messages:
-
Convenient
Sustainable
Reliable
Hassle-free
Cost-effective
INTERVENING AUDIENCE:
Rocky Mountain Student Media
Objectives:
Messages:
- To bring attention to
Zipcars presence at
CSU through these
outlets.
- Publish at least one
article or news package
for both of our
upcoming events.
-Emphasis on
convenience and
sustainability
- Strengthening on
campus presence
with various events
for students.
Creative Concept
Zipcar:
Redefining the
way Rams
drive
Tactics
Face-to-face
interaction
for credibility
Making our presence
known at the beginning
of the year for timeliness
Events affordable for
Zipcar (~$30k)
via
news releases and
media alerts
CTV & The
Collegian Focus
Tactics
News
Release
Discuss
revamped
website, updated
social media
Test drive event
Media
Email,
Alert
Tweet,
phone calls
PHASE 3:
IMPLEMENTATION
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DATE
DESCRIPTION
OWNER
Aug. 4
Agency
Aug. 5
Make flyers/handouts
Agency
Aug. 7
Distribute
Agency
Aug. 8
Agency
Aug. 12
News release
Agency
Aug. 14
Agency
Aug. 18
Agency
Aug. 19
Agency
Aug. 22
Agency
Aug. 25
Agency
Aug. 26
Plaza Event
Agency
Aug. 27
Plaza Event
Agency
Aug. 28
Media alert
Agency
Aug. 29
Agency
Item
Number
of Items
Cost per
Item
Total
Sponsore
d Credit
Video:
Editing
Shooting
Writing/production
Staffing event
$7,300
N/A
5 people/day
$6000
N/A
2 (1/day)
$450/hr
$5400
N/A
2 (1/day)
$25/hr
$300
N/A
$100
$300
N/A
$50
$150
N/A
1,000 (500/day)
$7.50/dozen
$625
N/A
1,000 (500/day)
$3.00
$3,000
N/A
Giveaways: sunglasses
1,000 (500/day)
$7.50/dozen
$625
N/A
Giveaways: Chapsticks
1,000 (500/day)
$.85
$850
N/A
$7.00/t-shirt
$700
N/A
Giveaways: t-shirts
100 (50/day)
1,000
(500/day)
Donated
2
(1/day)
50
$.58
$28.69
N/A
Banner
$1000
$1000
N/A
Ten
2 (1 per day)
$200/day
$400
N/A
Total: $26,678.69
Plaza
Event
B
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T
Item
Number
of Items
Cost
per
Item
Total Cost
2 cars
$50/car
$100
N/A
50 pizzas
Donated
500
$.10/copy
$50
Donated on
behalf of Pizza
Casbah
N/A
$150/day
$150
N/A
500
$.10/copy
$50
N/A
$100
$300
N/A
8 people
$100/perso
n/day
$2400
N/A
$50
$150
N/A
Waivers: copies
Speakers
Fact Sheet: copies
News Release (includes
drafting, edits, postage
and client approval)
Staffing the event
Media Alerts (includes
drafting, edits, postage
and client approval)
Sponsored Credit
Total: $3,200.00
GRAND TOAL: $29,878.69
Oval
Event
B
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PHASE 4: EVALUATION
Measurements:
People
Measurements:
Measurements
Collegian
SUMMARY
PROBLEMS ADDRESSED
1) Minimal awareness
at CSU.
2) Promotions offering
2) Money loser
3) Low social
networking presence
4) Poor customer
service.
3) -Revamped website
-Incorporation of
hashtags and Like Us on
Facebook
4)Work on customer
service on local level
THANK YOU!