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1 Situation Analysis In 1999, David Neeleman put $130 million dollars and his years of experience at Southwest Airlines into his start‐up company jetBlue with the promise to build an airline that “put the humanity back into air travel.” Since then, the airline that many predicted would fail has evolved into an award‐winning, low‐cost airline that travels to numerous destinations in over 20 U.S. states, Mexico, Colombia, and the Caribbean. Focused on making flying a comfortable and safe experience for their passengers, jetBlue has outshined many of its competitors with their customer service. However, like the other major airlines, jetBlue has had to fight the dissatisfactions and setbacks of the industry in the past few years. The following analysis assesses jetBlue’s position in the marketplace and where they stand among their competitors. Their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats help define how exactly jetBlue can start to meet the objectives we have set. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths Much of jetBlue’s strength lies within its already profound reputation for customer service. jetBlue is America’s first and only airline to offer a customer Bill of Rights, serving the client with detailed actions and compensations for any inconvenience on the part of the airline. jetBlue hires talented employees who devote their careers to a specific part of the flying experience, to make each aspect more comfortable for the passenger. This dedication to customer service has truly

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SituationAnalysis

In1999,DavidNeelemanput$130milliondollarsandhisyearsofexperience

atSouthwestAirlinesintohisstart‐upcompanyjetBluewiththepromisetobuildan

airlinethat“putthehumanitybackintoairtravel.”Sincethen,theairlinethatmany

predictedwouldfailhasevolvedintoanaward‐winning,low‐costairlinethattravels

tonumerousdestinationsinover20U.S.states,Mexico,Colombia,andthe

Caribbean.

Focusedonmakingflyingacomfortableandsafeexperiencefortheir

passengers,jetBluehasoutshinedmanyofitscompetitorswiththeircustomer

service.However,liketheothermajorairlines,jetBluehashadtofightthe

dissatisfactionsandsetbacksoftheindustryinthepastfewyears.

ThefollowinganalysisassessesjetBlue’spositioninthemarketplaceand

wheretheystandamongtheircompetitors.Theirstrengths,weaknesses,

opportunities,andthreatshelpdefinehowexactlyjetBluecanstarttomeetthe

objectiveswehaveset.

SWOTANALYSIS

Strengths

MuchofjetBlue’sstrengthlieswithinitsalreadyprofoundreputationfor

customerservice.jetBlueisAmerica’sfirstandonlyairlinetoofferacustomerBillof

Rights,servingtheclientwithdetailedactionsandcompensationsforany

inconvenienceonthepartoftheairline.jetBluehirestalentedemployeeswho

devotetheircareerstoaspecificpartoftheflyingexperience,tomakeeachaspect

morecomfortableforthepassenger.Thisdedicationtocustomerservicehastruly

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madeanimpression,forjetBluewasnamedthe#1U.S.DomesticAirlineforthe

sixthyearinarowbytheConedNastTravelermagazine’s“Reader’sChoice

Awards.”

Theimportanceofcustomerserviceisalsomirroredinthestructureof

jetBlue’saircrafts.jetBlueoffersthemostlegroomincoachofanyU.S.airline,witha

liveTVateveryseatthatcarries36freedirectTVchannelsand100XMradio

channels.

AnotherofjetBlue’sstrengthscanbefoundintheirlow‐costandeco‐friendly

operations.In2008and2009,jetBluewasvoted"MostEco‐FriendlyAirline"by

Zagat'sAirlineSurvey,mostlikelyinresponsetotheLEDlightingintheaircrafts,

wingletsontheaircraftthatincreasefuelefficiency,andtheiruseofde‐icing

chemicaltechniquestodecreaseenvironmentalimpact.

Inadditiontothesestrengths,jetBluealsofliestomanykeyvacation

destinations,includingFlorida,NewYork,California,theCaribbean,Denver,Salt

LakeCity,LasVegas,etc.jetBluealsooffersitsclientstheirfirstcheckedbagfreeof

charge.

Weaknesses

OneweaknessforjetBlueisthatitisarelativelynewairline,anditcurrently

onlyfliesto11outofthe50states.ThisputsjetBlueatadisadvantagetosomeofits

competitors,suchasSouthwestAirlineswhofliesto35states,69totallocations.

Passengershavemoreofavarietyofdestinationstheycantraveltowithanother

airline.

AnotherissuethatweakensjetBlue’scredibilityisthatin2005,jetBluebegan

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tohaveaircraftproblems.Sincesafetyisabigconcerntocustomersthiscaused

peoplechoosetoflyondifferentairlinecarriersleadingtoadecreaseinprofitsfor

jetBlue.

TherecentnegativemediapublicityisalsoaconcernforthefutureofjetBlue.A

flightattendantwasinvolvedinaconfrontationwithapassengeronboard,which

ledtotheattendantcursingoutthepassenger,stealingalcoholfromtheflightand

slidingdowntheemergencychute.Thishascausedahostilerelationshipbetween

somepassengersandtheairline,whichmayaffectfuturecustomers’choiceswhen

decidingbetweenjetBlueandoneofitscompetitors.

Opportunities

jetBluehasmanyopportunitiesinthenearfuturethatwillallowtheairlineto

continuetogrowandthrive.Oneofthemoreexcitingopportunitiesthattheyhave

isaprogramcalledjetPaws.IfyouusejetPawsyouwillearn302TrueBluepoints

eachwaywhentravelingwithyourpet.Thisisexcitingforpetownersbecauseno

longeristravelingwithyourpetahassle,youactuallygetrewardedforit.

jetBlueisanenvironmentallyfriendlyairlinethatusesgroundpoweratthe

gateratherthanusingtheenginestopowerairconditioning.Theyrecycle

approximately1500gallonsoffuelandoileachmonth,alongwithapproximately

600poundsofstealeachmonth.

Themajorityofinternationalmarketsareuntappedintheairlinebusiness,and

jetBlueisinagreatpositiontopenetratethesemarkets.Beingthefirstairlineofits

kindinamarketisahugeadvantage,andgivestheairlineanedgetosucceed.

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jetBluehasthisopportunityinternationallyandwillhopefullyaspiretocontinue

growingindifferentareasaroundtheworld.

Threats

EversinceSeptember11ththeairlineindustryhastakenahit,increased

securityandtheincreasedfearofterrorismhasledtonegativeviewsonairtravelin

general.Peoplearetakingalternativetravelroutesandridingincarswhenthe

optionexists.Alternativetravelandfearofattackisbecominganincreasingthreat

tojetBlueandairtravelingeneral.

AnotherthreatfacingjetBlueisthemergeofSouthwestandAirTran.Both

airlinesweretopcompetitorsofjetBlueandnowthattheyaremergedtheypose

andevenbiggerthreat.Alone,Southwesthad69locationsthattheyservedand

AirTranhad72combined(minusthe32theyalreadyhaveincommon)theywill

haveabout109airports.AsjetBlue’sprimarycompetitorinaffordableairtravelthis

increaseinnumberoflocationsforSouthwestwillbeamajorthreattojetBluewho

hasarelativelylimitednumberofdestinations.

TheeconomyhasalsoraisedathreattojetBlue.Duetothehighunemployment

familieshavelessmoneytoputtowardselaboratevacationsandinsteadare

choosingplaceswithindrivingdistance.Fuelpricehavealsoledtoanincreasein

thepriceofplanetickets.In2005fuelcostwere$1.70agallonandin2008they

reachedanalltimehighof$3.08whiletheyhavedecreasedalittlebitthelast

coupleofyears.

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MarketingandAdvertisingObjectivesMarketingObjective

• Forthe2011calendaryear,management’sgoalistoincreasevacationtravel

byfivepercentcomparedtothe2010calendaryear.

AdvertisingObjectives

• TopositionjetBlueasthebestairlineincomparisontoitscompetitors.

• ToshowtheconsumerwhyjetBlueisthebestairlinechoicefinanciallyand

economically.

• IncreaseawarenessofjetBlue’seconomicbenefits,highcomfortqualityand

customerconsiderationandsatisfaction.

• RaiseawarenessofjetBlue'sseatguarantees,environmentallyfriendly

services,andpunctualitywhenitcomestoflightdepartureandarrivals.

• CreateastrongadvertisingcampaignthathighlightsjetBlue'sstrengthsand

leavesroomforopportunitiestogrow.

*ForcreativebriefseeAppendixI

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Budget/RecommendationBudget

Wehaveasixmilliondollarbudgetthatwedividedbetweenfourmonthsof

heavyadvertisingandtwomonthsofsupplementaladvertising.Inaddition,wehave

aonemilliondollarbudgettospendoncreativemediarecommendations.

MediaObjectives

Inourheavymonthsofadvertising,ourgoalwastoattainamoderatelevelof

reachandalowleveloffrequency.ForMarch,ourgoalswereslightlyhigherthan

thethreeotherheavymonthssinceweaddedoutdooradvertisinginadditiontoour

heavyadvertisingobjectives.Ourgoalwastoreach70percentofourtarget

audiencebutinrealityweonlyreached53.9percent.Thisisbecauseofourlow

budgetandthefactthatweareattemptinganationalandspotcampaignduring

March,whichismoreexpensive.Ourfrequencygoalwasthree,butweonlyreached

onepointfive,whichisalsoduetoalowbudget.Weobservedthatitisalmost

impossibletoreachthefrequencygoalsthatwehavesetforeachmonthunlesswe

weretoputallourmoneyintoonlyacoupleofmonthsofadvertising.Sincewe

chosenottodothiswewillnotmakeourfrequencygoalsforanymonth.

April,MayandJuneareourthreeothermonthsthatweareplanningto

advertiseheavilyin.ThecampaignsinApril,MayandJunearethesameasMarch

exceptthatadvertisinginMarchincludesanoutdoorcampaign.Thesemonthshave

bothanationalcampaignandaspotcampaign.Ourgoalwastoreach55percentof

ourtargetaudienceinApril,MayandJune.Wewereabletoactuallyreach53.5

percent,whichwasveryclosetoouroriginalgoal.Ifwehadabudgetincreaseor

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tookmoneyoutofothermonthstoputitinthesemonthsthenitwouldbevery

possibletoexceedourgoal.Wehadafrequencygoalofthreebutinactualitywe

onlyreachedonepointfive.Thisisonceagainduetolowbudget.Wechosethese

reachandfrequencygoalsbecausewefeltthatmoderatereachandlowfrequency

wereattainablewithourbudgetconstraints.

Inoursupplementaladvertisingmonths,JulyandAugust,wechosetosetlow

reachandfrequencygoals.Sincewewanttomainlyfocusoureffortsonincreasing

vacationtravelpriortothevacationseasonwedonotneedtoheavilyadvertising

duringthemainseasonalmonths.Wechosetoadvertiseinthesemonthsbecause

wewantedtostillreachthelastminutevacationtravelers.Oursupplemental

advertisingconsistsofaspotcampaign.Ourreachgoalwas35percentandwewere

abletosuccessfullyreach42.5percentofourtargetaudience.Althoughwe

exceededourexpectationsforourreachgoals,wewerenotassuccessfulwithour

frequencygoals.Weonlymanagedafrequencyofonepointfivewhenourgoalwas

toachieveafrequencyoftwo.

January,February,September,October,NovemberandDecemberarethe

monthsthatwedecidednottodoanyadvertisinginforvariousreasons.Therefore

ourfrequencyandreachgoalsforthesemonthswereallzero.

*ForReachandFrequencyTableseeAppendixII

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ProspectIdentificationAfterdoingresearchonMRI‐pluswebrokedownourtargetaudienceintotwo

primarymarketsthatconsistedofsinglesages25‐34andmarriedcouplesages28‐

49.AccordingtoMRI‐plusthisincludes1,560,000people.Ofthesepeople,wewant

toaimforthemtohaveanincomeofatleast$50,000iftheyaresingleandan

incomeofatleast$75,000iftheyaremarried.BasedonMRI‐plustheseincome

levelseachhaveamoderatelyhighindexnumberof89and118,respectively.Even

thoughmostofthepeoplethatflyjetBluecurrentlyhaveanincomeof$100,000+

(indexof196)itwasimprobablethatourtargetmarketofsinglesandmarried

coupleswouldmakethatmuchmoney.Wealsoconsideredthefactthatthemarried

couplesmayhavechildren,andbecauseweareaimingforvacationtravel,families

withchildrenwillneedalowfareairlinetomakevacationsmoreaffordable.

jetBluetendstoattractcustomersthatliveintheMiddleAtlanticandNew

Englandarea,primarilyduetothefactthatjetBluehaslimiteddestinations.Thisis

convenientbecausemanyoftheairportsthatjetBluefliestoarepopularvacation

spots.Thiswillbehelpfultomeetourobjectiveofincreasingvacationtravelingby

5%forthe2011calendaryear.

ThetypeofpeoplethatflyjetBluetendtobeverytechsavvy;theyarelikelyto

relyontechnologyonaneverydaybasisandwanttomakesuretheystayup‐to‐date

withthelatesttrends.Asofcurrent,jetBluehaslittleadvertisingontheInternet,but

weplanonincreasinginternetadvertisingtocaptureandcontinuegrowingthis

market.Ourtargetmarket’stopcareerchoicesareprofessionalandrelated

occupations(index167),managementandbusinessandfinancialoperations(index

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168),managementoccupations(index167),computerandmathematicaloperations

(index208),andlegaloccupations(index273).Becauseoftheindustriesthatour

targetmarketfallsinto,theytendtobesuccessfulinvestorsandspendtimelearning

abouttheeconomyandthebestwaystobudgettheirmoney.

Adescriptionofouridealtargetaudienceisdescribedbelow:

ScottKimis27yearsoldandlivesinSanFrancisco,Californiainanewly

renovatedtwo‐bedroomapartment.HewasborninJapanbutmovedtoNewYork

withhisfamilywhenhewasfive.Whilehehadasteadygirlfriendinthepastheis

nowenjoyingthesinglelife.Althoughheisonly6yearsoutofcollege,hisjobatIBM

hasproventobeanexcellentdecisionandhehasexcelledveryquicklyupthe

corporateladder.Heiscurrentlymaking$58,000ayear.Scottenjoysreading

magazinesthatkeephimup‐to‐datewiththebusinessworldandteachhimandhow

tobeeconomicallystableandmakesmartinvestmentsintoday’srougheconomy,

suchasMoney.Inhisfreetimeheenjoystraveling,workingout,andexploringthe

latesttechnology(hetookoffworktobeoneofthefirstpeopletogettheAppleiPad

lastspring).Scottalsoenjoysdoingresearchtofindgreatdealsonvacation

locationsinandaroundCaliforniasoduringthevacationseasonhecangetbackto

NewYorktovisithisfamily.

MarkandMeganbothgraduatedfromtheUniversityofGeorgiaandhavebeen

happilymarriedforfiveyears.TheyliveinNewJerseywiththeirthreeyearold

twinsnamedAliandJakeandtheirdogSnookie.Markisacomputerconsultantwho

doesalotoftravelingaroundtheUnitedStatesforhisjob.Hisincomeis$95,000a

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yearandheisthesoleincomeproviderforhisfamilyasMeganstayshomewiththe

twinsasastayathomemother.MarkandMeganbothlovetotravel,andbeforethey

hadkidstheytraveledmanyplacesincludingtheCaribbeanandthewestcoast.Now

thattheyhavekids,however,theirtraveltimeanditsaffordabilityhasbeencut

short.MarkandMeganbothenjoykeepingupwiththelatesttrendsintechnology,

fashion,andlifestyle.WhenMeganisnotspendingtimewiththekidsandMark,she

attendskick‐boxingandPilate'sclassesathernearbygym.Markisalsoisgym

memberandenjoysplayingonhischurchbasketballandsoftballleagues.

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MediaStrategiesMediaSelection&Scheduling

Wechosetoutilizebothanationalandspotcampaigninordertonotonly

increaseawarenessonanationallevelbutalsomoreeffectivelyreachourtarget

audienceinourspotmarkets.Byadvertisingnationallyweareabletocreatebrand

awarenessonalargerscalethereforeaddingmorejetBluecustomers.By

advertisinginspotmarkets,wearefocusingmoreonheightenedawarenessineach

citythatjetBluefliesinwhichhelpsusattainourreachgoals.Wechose21markets

thatwereimportanttothejetBluecampaign:Baltimore,MD,Boston,MA,Buffalo,

NY,Burlington,NY,Charlotte,NC,Chicago,IL,Jacksonville,FL,LasVegas,NV,New

York,NY,Orlando,FL,Phoenix,AZ,Pittsburgh,PA,Portland,OR,Portland,ME,

Raleigh‐Durham,NC,Rochester,NY,Sacramento,CA,SaltLakeCity,UT,San

Francisco,CA,Seattle,WAandSyracuse,NY,whichmakeup28.3percentofU.S.

households.

Inordertoachievetopofmindbrandawareness,wechosetoheavilyadvertise

inthemonthspriortoandduringthebeginningofheavyspringandsummer

vacationtravel.Thesemonthsincluded:March,April,MayandJune.Byfocusing

heavilyonthesemonthswewillbeabletoeffectivelyreachpotentialvacation

travelersduringthespringandsummervacationseason.Duringthesefourmonths

wechosetoadvertiseinfourdifferentmediaincludingNetworkTV,Local

Magazines,InternetandLocalRadio.Sinceweareutilizingbothanationalandspot

campaignwefeltitwasimportanttohavespecificmediavehiclesthatrelatetoeach

campaign.WefoundinpastadvertisingcampaignsforjetBluethatMarchwasthe

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heaviestmonthofadvertisingsowedecidedtoaddafifthmediumtothemixfor

thatmonth,outdooradvertising.Outdooradvertisingisexpensive,andwithour

limitedbudgetwewereonlyabletoinsertitinMarch.

Inordertofocusoureffortsonreachingasmuchofourtargetaudienceas

possiblewechosetospend77.4percentofourbudget,or$4,643,708.72ofour

budgetduringourheaviestmonthsofadvertising.Ineachofourheavymonthswe

allocated$1,017,218,43exceptinMarch,wherewewillbespendinganadditional

$574,835foroutdooradvertising.Wehavedistributed30.375percent,or

$1,647,893.87totaltoNetworkTV,whichbreaksdownto$411,973.47permonth.

ForLocalMagazineswehavedistributed28.375percent,or$1,539,390.57total,

whichbreaksdownto$384,847.64permonth.Internethasatotalof10.875

percent,or$589,986.69,whichbreaksdownto$147,496.67permonth.Last,Local

Radiototals5.375percent,or$291,602,distributed$72,900.65permonth.

InthemonthsofJulyandAugustwewantjetBluetostillactivelyreach

vacationtravelers.Itisnotasimportanttoheavilyadvertiseinthesemonths

becausetheytendtohavelowervacationplanning.Duetothefactthatthese

monthslieinthevacationseason,mostpeoplehavealreadymadetravelplans,but

westillwanttoenforceourpreviousmessages.Wealsowanttoacquirelastminute

vacationtravelerstoflyjetBlue.Sincethesemonthsaremoreforreinforcementwe

decidedononlyusingaspotcampaignduringJulyandAugust.Sincetherewillbean

umbrellacampaignontopofours,wefeellikewecanmoreeffectivelyreachour

targetaudiencebyfocusingonthemosttraveledcitiesinordertoincreasevacation

travel.ThemediathatwehavechosentouseareSpotTV,ConsumerMagazines,

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SpotCableandInternet.BothconsumermagazinesandtheInternethavethe

potentialtoreachonanationallevelaswell.

SincewehavechosentouseJulyandAugustasreinforcingmonthsweareonly

spending22.6percent,or$1,356,291.26ofourbudget.Tobreakthatdownbetween

thetwomonths,therewillbe$678,145.63permonthtospend.Wehavedistributed

8percent,or$434,013totaltoSpotTV,whichbreaksdownto$217,006.60per

month.Wehavedistributedsixpointninepercent,or$374,336.39totaltoGeneral

InterestMagazines,whichbreaksdownto$411,973.47permonth.Spotcablehas

onepointninepercentofthetotalbudget,or$103,078.14permonth.Internet

accountsforanadditionaleightpointtwopercentinthesupplementalcategory,

whichis$444,863.53totalor$222,431.77permonth.

WechosenottoadvertiseinthemonthsofJanuary,February,September,

October,NovemberandDecember.WefoundthatinpreviousyearsjetBluespent

theleastamountofmoneyinJanuary.Thisisprimarilyduetothefactthatitis

immediatelyaftertheholidayseasonandmostpeoplecannotaffordtravel

expenses.ThisisthesamecaseforSeptember,asitisdirectlyaftertheprimary

summervacationtravelseason.Sincetherewillbeanumbrellacampaignwe

wantedtofocussolelyonpromotingtheheavytravelmonthsofthespringand

summerinourcampaign.Wewillrelyontheumbrellacampaigntomaintainbrand

awarenessduringthemonthsnotincludedinouradvertisingschedule.

Webasedourdecisionsofwhichmediatouseoffofourshareofvoiceand

mediamixcalculations.WelearnedthatjetBluehasthelargestshareofvoicein

LocalMagazines,whichwewantedtomaintaininouradvertisingschedule.They

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alsohavealargeshareofvoiceinLocalNewspaperandNationalSpotRadio.We

includedSpotRadioinourmediavehiclechoices,butchosetoeliminatelocal

newspaperduetoadeclineintheindustry.Lookingatourmediamixwefoundthat

jetBluespendsmostoftheirmoneyonInternetandOutdooradvertising.Again,we

wantedtomaintainspendinginthesecategories,butwealsowantedtoincrease

theirspendinginothercategoriessuchasNetworkTVandSpotTVinorderto

increasetheirshareofvoiceinthesemedia.Wechosetoincreaseinthesetwo

vehiclesbecauseourtargetaudienceismorelikelytobewatchingtelevisionthan

readingnewspapers.Also,ourmaincompetitor,SouthwestAirlines,hasa99

percentshareofvoiceintheNetworkTVcategory.Byaddingadvertisingwewould

increaseourshareofvoice,andhopefullydrivesomeoftheircustomerstoour

airline.

*SeeAppendixIIIthroughXfordetailedBudgetComparisons,ShareofVoiceandMediaMix

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CreativeMediaRecommendationsOprah’sFavoriteThings

AdistinctivewaythatwecanincreasejetBlue’sbrandawarenessamong

peopleinourtargetaudienceisthroughauniqueformofproductplacementvia

Oprah’sFavoriteThingsontheOprahWinfreyShow.AlthoughthisisOprah’sfinal

season,wehavebeenmadeawareofasurprisereunionshowsheisplanningin

November2011,wherejetBluewillbefeaturedasoneofOprah’sfavoritethings.

Onceayear,Oprahgiveseachmemberofherstudioaudienceherfavorite

things,whetheritisjewelry,cars,trips,etc.ForherNovember2011surprise

reunionshow,jetBluewillprovideeachmemberofthestudioaudience(which

consistedof275peoplethispastyear)andaguestoftheirchoosingafreeroundtrip

flighttoWestPalmBeach,FLfromOprah’sstudioinChicago,IL.Aroundtripticket

fromChicagotoWestPalmBeachonjetBlueairlinescosts$428.80,soforthe275

peopleinthestudioaudienceplusaguestforeach,itwouldcostjetBlue$235,840

fromtheextra$1millionallocatedforcreativemediarecommendationsinour

budget.

In­FlightTrayTableAdvertising

Anotherportionofourextra$1millionwillbespentonadvertisingonin‐flight

traytables.Thisformofadvertisingwillberelativelyinexpensiveandwillrun

duringMarch,April,MayandJune.ThisisaninexpensivewaytokeepjetBlueatthe

topofourclient’smind.

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Make–a–WishFoundation

Weplantousetheremainderofourextra$1milliontopartnerwiththeMake‐

a‐Wishfoundation.Disney’sMake‐a‐Wishfoundationgrantswishesofchildrenwho

areterminallyillorhavelife‐threateningdiseases.jetBluewillplantosponsorthe

travelforawishofonechildandaguesteverymonthfromMarchtoJuly.Notonly

doesthispromoteapositiveimageforjetBlue,butitalsohelpstrulydeserving

children.

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EvaluationLookingattheflowchart,providedinappendixXI,weconcludethatwe

obtainedourreachgoalsforJuneandJuly,wereveryclosetoobtainingourreach

goalsinMarch,April,MayandJune,butdidnotreachourfrequencygoalsinanyof

oursixmonthsofadvertising.Forournationalandspotcampaignwehaveatotalof

429GRPswithoutOutdoor.ByintroducingOutdooradvertising,itboostedourGRPS

by684GRPSinthemonthofMarch.Basedonthisinformationweconcludethatwe

shouldreachourmarketinggoalbyincreasingvacationtravelbyfivepercent.We

recommendboostingvacationtravelofjetBluebyadvertisingforthewinterholiday

vacationtravelaswellasincreasingtheallocatedbudgettomeethigherreachand

frequencygoals.

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References1)www.Smarttravel.com2)www.msnbc.msn.com3)www.Mriplus.com4)www.jetblue.com5)www.oprah.com6)www.mediaflightplan.com

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AppendixI)CreativeBrief

ClientName:jetBlue

KeyFact:Thesedayspeopletendtoexpectmoreoutofalloftheirexperiencesin

life.Whentheytraveltheywanttobeabletoflywithoutkillingtheirbudgetsbutat

thesametimenotsacrificethecomfortandsatisfactionontheirtrip.

Problem:Reliable,satisfying,andaffordableairtravelneedstobespreadpassed

businesstravelersontovacationtravelers.

Objectives:

*Toincreasethe2011vacationtravelersby5%comparedto2010.

*TopositionjetBlueasanalternativeairlinetoitscompetitors.

*IncreaseawarenessofjetBlue’seconomicbenefits,highcomfortqualityand

customerconsiderationandsatisfaction.

*Topromoteaseatguaranteeandon‐timearrivalandtakeoffforyourflight.

TargetMarket:

*Singleadults24‐34withanincomeofatleast$50,000ANDMarriedcouples(with

kids)ages28‐49withanincomeofatleast$75,000

“MarkandMeganbothgraduatedfromtheUniversityofGeorgiaandhavebeen

happilymarriedforfiveyears.TheyliveinNewJerseywiththeirthreeyearold

twinsnamedAliandJakeandtheirdogSnookie.Markisacomputerconsultantwho

doesalotoftravelingaroundtheUnitedStatesforhisjob.Hisincomeis$90,000a

yearandheisthesoleincomeproviderforhisfamilybecausetheydecidedtohave

Meganstayhomewiththetwinsasastayathomemother.MarkandMeganboth

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lovetotravelandbeforetheyhadkidstheytraveledmanyplacesincludingthe

Caribbeanandthewestcoastbutnowthattheyhavekidstheirtraveltimeandit’s

affordabilityhasbeencutshort.MarkandMeganbothenjoykeepingupwiththe

latesttrendsintechnology,fashion,andlifestyle.WhenMeganisnotspendingtime

withthekidsandMark,sheattendskick‐boxingandPilate'sclassesathernearby

gym.Markisalsoisgymmemberandenjoysplayingonhischurchbasketballand

softballleagues.”

“ScottKimis27yearsoldandlivesinSanFrancisco,Californiawithacoupleofhis

friendsfromworkinafour‐bedroomapartment.HewasborninJapanbutmovedto

NewYorkwithhisfamily.Whilehehadasteadygirlfriendinthepastheisnow

enjoyingthesinglelife.Althoughheisonly6yearsoutofcollegehisjobatIBMhas

proventobeanexcellentdecisionandhehasexcelledveryquicklyupthecorporate

ladder.Heiscurrentlymaking$58,000ayear.Scottenjoysreadingmagazinesthat

keephimup‐to‐datewiththebusinessworldandteachhimandhowtobe

economicallystableandmakesmartinvestmentsintoday’srougheconomy,suchas

Money.Inhisfreetimeheenjoystraveling,workingout,andexploringthelatest

technology(hetookoffworktobeoneofthefirstpeopletogettheAppleiPadlast

spring).Scottalsoenjoysdoingresearchtofindgreatdealsonvacationlocationsin

andaroundCaliforniasoduringthevacationseasonhecangetbacktoNewYorkto

visithisfamily.”

Insight:

IwantanAirlinethatIcantakemyfamilyonvacationwithouttakinganextra

mortgageonthehousebutstillbeabletohaveacomfortableandreliabletripthat

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everyonewillenjoy.

Promise:

jetBluepromisestoprovidelowcost,luxury,andconsistenttravelingtothose

travelingforpleasurepurposes.

Support:MRI‐Plus,personalresearch,jetBluewebsite

Mandatories:

jetBluename,logo,websiteand,acronym,tagline‐HappyJetting

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II)ReachandFrequencyGoals

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III)BudgetPieChart

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IV)SupplementalMonths(July&August)VehicleBreakdown

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V)March(includingoutdoor)&HeavyVehicleBreakdown

IV)HeavyMonths(April,May,June)VehicleBreakdown

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VI)SupplementalVehicleCategoryBreakdown

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VII)MarchVehicleCategoryBreakdown

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VIII)HeavyVehicleCategoryBreakdown

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IX)ShareofVoiceandMediaMix

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X)BudgetAnalysisbyMonth

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XI)Flowchart