Build Brand Awareness - Create Your Industry

Build Brand Awareness

-Create Your Industry

By, Keri Jones – Restoration Media Marketing

Restoration Media Marketing

Who Are We?– Ad agency for

disaster response contractors.

– Our campaign:

DISASTERS HAPPENWE’LL TAKE CARE OF THEM

ALL.• Television Commercials• Radio Commercials• Billboards

– Started by a disaster response firm.

Utah Disaster Kleenup’s DilemmaTwo Major Complications:

– The Insurance “Preferred Vendor Programs”• UDK was being passed over

– National Franchises with National Programs.• UDK could not compete with their national advantages

Utah Disaster Kleenup Fights Back

End User Advertising Campaign– Targeted at the general public– Created a successful branding campaign.

Define: Branding

Build Brand Awareness – Create Your Industry

• The Dictionary States:– Marking, as cattle to identify ownership.

Define Branding


• The Dictionary States:– Associating: word or term = manufacturer or

source

Define Branding

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• In All Reality:– It is the singular idea or concept that

you own inside the mind of the prospect

Define Branding

Laws of Branding

Al Ries Author of:

~ 22 Laws of Branding& many other great marketing works.


THE LAW OF CONTRACTION

– A brand becomes

stronger when

you narrow it’s

focus

Important Laws Of Branding

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THE LAW OF CONTRACTION– FedEx Contracted Their Brand &

Successfully Created A New Category.


Promote:

“Guaranteed Overnight”

Narrowing The Focus To Make The Brand

Stronger


THE LAW OF CONTRACTION– A brand becomes stronger when you

narrow it’s focus


DISASTER RESPONSE

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Stick to your CORE

business:Convey one

message


THE LAW OF PUBLICITY– Fortunately, disasters are newsworthy

events. • When DISASTERS HAPPEN…….

– Provide Stations with Valuable News Stories:• Consumers Tips:

– Preparing for a Disaster– Disaster Prevention Tips– Disaster Recovery Tips

• Time Sensitive Material:– Fire Prevention Month– Earthquake Preparedness– Hurricane Preparedness– Preventing Frozen Pipes



THE LAW OF PUBLICITY– Co-branding within your community


Website and Newspaper advertising in conjunction with the American Red Cross. Co-branding “DISASTERS HAPPEN”


THE LAW OF PUBLICITY• American Red Cross Co-Branding

– Provide Training Facility • First Aid Classes & CPR

– Co-sponsor – TV, Radio, Newspaper– Board of Directors

• Great Networking

– Foot in the door• Board-ups• Open Front Lines



THE LAW OF ADVERTISING– Brands need advertising to stay healthy

• Advertising is your defense budget• Advertising is necessary to maintain

LEADERSHIP



THE WORD OF THE BRAND– Own a word or a term in the prospect’s

mind• A word or term end consumers associate with




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THE WORD OF THE BRAND


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THE WORD OF THE BRAND


THE WORD OF THE BRAND– The word “RESTORATION”

• It competes with too many other things


River Corridor and Wetland Restoration

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THE LAW OF CONSISTENCY– Facility, Vehicles, Collateral, Advertising,

Uniforms, Etc. – One consistent message



THE LAW OF CONSISTENCY

– Stay consistent with your advertising program

• What to expect after 18 months

• What to expect after 2-3 years



THE LAW OF CATEGORY– Create A New Category – Become The

Category Leader!


Domino’s contracted their branding campaign on home delivery only. As a result, Dominos became the first “Pizza Delivery” category, therefore the leader in pizza delivery.


THE LAW OF CATEGORY– Disaster Response Contractors have an

advantage• Not a recognized industry


Disaster Kleenup of Treasure Valley, ID – 2004 Public Survey Results:

80% could NOT identify, top of mind, a company that specializes in property restoration.

84% had heard of the name Disaster Kleenup.


Successful Branding Is Important EVEN When Your Company Is Tied to Several Insurance Programs– REASON #1:

• Name recognition for the insured

Brand Awareness & Preferred Vendor Programs

Utah Disaster Kleenup

Complete Restoration

Advanced Restoration

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Successful Branding Is Important EVEN When Your Company Is Tied to Several Insurance Programs

REASON #2:• Insurance Trends - Always Changing



If You Choose NOT To Participate In Ins. Programs

• Building your brand

is even more

important.

– 86% of insured's call

the insurance

company first

– Your brand must be

strong enough to

influence their

purchasing behavior.


Concept of

Successful Branding

Create The Brand

By

Creating The Industry


• Don’t Fight Fire With Fire:– You will waste time trying to prove you

are better• Confusion with the word “RESTORATION”

Create The Brand By Creating The Industry

River Corridor and Wetland Restoration

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• Do Fight Fire With Water:– Create a new category

• Become the first Disaster Response contractor



• You Create The Disaster Response Category– Your Brand becomes:

• Disaster Response Category Leader• Disaster Response Category Expert

– Promote Your Brand As Highly Capable• Align yourself with extreme cases.

– The lower end cases will follow.


Branding: A Singular Idea or concept that you own inside the mind of the prospect.

Conclusion:

~ It is as simple, and as difficult as that!

End Consumer

Advertising Strategies

By, Gina Douglas – Restoration Media Marketing


Advertising Strategy ~ Simply Put:What you want, and how you’ll get it

If you don’t have a strategyYou have no business advertising.


• Forces you to focus on your target• Defines what you wish to accomplish

DEMOGRAPHICS:– Adults – 35 & up– Homeowners– Business Sector

• Insurance• Property managers• CEO’s & small business owners• Business maintenance managers• City managers


What is the purpose:

• Influence the end user to call you first before they call their insurance.

• Choose your company name from the insurance list of preferred vendors.


Prime benefits offered to the end user:


Prime benefits for the disaster response category end users:– Full service disaster response

• Cleanup and reconstruction• Availability 24/7 – 365 days a year


We plant the

seed way

before they

need our

service


Planting The Seed:– Where do we plant it?

ADVERTISING MEDIUMS:– Television– Radio– Newspaper– Yellow pages– Outdoor– Direct Mail


Terminology:

RATINGS– % of total households/persons tuned into a

specific station at a specific time.– A standard by which all stations and

programming can be evaluated.

1

6 7 8 9 10

5432

Tuesday CTV – 5P-5:15P

2

9 10Tuesday’s rating is 3/10 = 30 rating

points


Terminology:

REACH– # of different

households/persons– exposed to a program– at least once during avg.

week

1

6 7 8 9 10

5432


2

9 10

1

6 7 8 9 10

5432

Thursday CTV – 5P-5:15P

2 4

6 105 different households out of 10 viewed CTV over Tuesday and Thursday

5 out of 10 = 50%

Reach is 50%


Terminology:

FREQUENCY– Average number of times a household/person

viewed a given program, station, or commercial during a specific time period.

Formula for Frequency = ratings/reach

RATING REACH FREQUNECY


Terminology:

RATING, REACH AND FREQUENCY COMBINED:

1

6 7 8 9 10

5432


2

9 10

1

6 7 8 9 10

5432

Thursday CTV – 5P-5:15P

2 4

6 10Tuesday’s rating is 3/10 =

30Thursday’s rating is 4/10

= 40

Combined rating points for Tues. & Thurs.

= 70

Weekly reach for 5 Households out of 10

= 50

Weekly frequency usingRating/Reach (70/50)

= 1.4


Advertising Mediums

NEWSPAPER:– Oldest media in the

world– Ability to see all details

of ad– Custom for each

budget

Not recommended for the disaster response industry.


Advertising Mediums

TELEVISION:– Highest daily and weekly

reach– Main source for news,

sports, entertainment, etc.

– Builds credibility– Attention grabbing– Suited for mass audience– 99% of households in

Canada have TV’s


Advertising Mediums

RADIO:– Uses theatre of the

mind– Affordable– Targets your audience

TIPS:– Morning & afternoon drive– Weather & traffic

sponsorship


Advertising Mediums

OUTDOOR:– Attention grabbing– Must be brief– Very broad reach


Advertising Mediums

PHONE DIRECTORIES:– Necessary to some

degree– Extremely competitive


Other Advertising Mediums

VEHICLES & DIRECT MAIL


AN EXAMPLE OF A MEDIA PLAN AT WORK:

• See TV ad

• Hear Radio ad

• Drive by billboard

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Build Brand Awareness - Create Your Industry