Question: Final Group Assignment and Presentation: Develop a Social Media Campaign For the final group assignment and presentation assignment, you will work together to develop a
Final Group Assignment and Presentation: Develop a Social Media Campaign For the final group assignment and presentation assignment, you will work together to develop a social media campaign. The goal of this assignment is to apply the learnings from our reading and class discussions to determine how to best develop a campaign that meets a brand's objectives. Each group will be responsible for preparing three items, all due Sunday, December 12 by 11:59pm ET 1. A Word document that will detail each element of the campaign. (60% of total assignment grade) 2. An Excel document that will serve as your editorial calendar with draft social media posts. (20 % of total assignment grade) 3. A PowerPoint presentation that will highlight the major components of the campaign, to be delivered in 10-15 minutes during class. (20 % of total assignment grade) PLEASE NOTE SINCE YOU ARE SUBMITTING MULTIPLE FILES, YOU ARE TO SUBMIT AS A SINGLE COMPRESSED FOLDER PER GROUP, LIKE ZIP FORMAT. Groups will present in order of their group number/letter. There will be a participation credit assignment for each class, do not assume that you can skip class on Week 15 without penalty. Brands and Objectives Each group randomly selected to determine their assignment from among one of three brand categories: Business to Business Business to Consumer Non-Profit or Government Agency Groups proposed three brands within that category for the professor to consider for that group's assignment. Following is the final selection of brands and business objectives for each group's campaign. Group Category Brand & Objective 1 B2C Amazon Canada: Launch the new robot delivery service option in Toronto 2 Non-Profit 3 B2B 4 B2B 5 B2B an 6 Non-Profit IN 7 B2B Children's Mental Health Ontario: Increase ticket sales for a benefit concert. Mailchimp: Increase usage among U.S.-based clothing retailers. SAP: Increase number of qualified female applicants to hi-tech jobs in the Ontario. Microsoft Canada: Increase HoloLens sales in the University/Education segment. World Animal Protection Canada: Increase adoption rate of senior pets nationwide. FedEx: Increase usage among small business owners in the Canada Air Canada: Introduce new fares to travel within Canada. Walmart: Introduce in-store hot food salad bar connected to grocery sections prairies stores Red Cross Canada: Increase number of student volunteers from West Coast universities Uber (Uber Eats): Increase breakfast delivery orders in Mississauga. 8 B2C 9 B2C 10 Non-Profit 11 B2C Deliverable Details Word Document/PDF (60 % of total assignment grade) This document should detail each of the six steps to campaign planning. More complete answers that address each of the supporting questions will earn your team a better grade. The Word document may use a combination of numbered sections, bullets and complete sentences and charts, figures or illustrations. 1. Establish the Situation Define the problem or opportunity facing your organization. Where does this fall within the marketing funnel customer cycle? Is this driven by current events? Is it ongoing or time- bound? 2. Do Your Research Analyze your target audience-and create personas if possible. Analyze your current followers. Analyze your competitors. Analyze your industry. Where are target audiences spending time online? Offline? What are they responding to? Why might they want to follow you? What language/keywords are they using? What strategies/tactics are workingot working among your competitors? What recent campaigns have resonated in your industry? What lessons can you leam from them? 3. Detine Goals, Objectives and Messages Translate the problem/opportunity into SMART goals and objectives define success. Align your goals and objectives with target audiences and key messages. Consider what you want your audiences to know/think/do. What information/content will compel them to do so? NOTE: Be sure to include your KPIs here and consider whether your goals are about reach/awareness; traffic/leads/conversions; engagement/loyalty. 4. Determine Budget & Resources Needed Evaluate required people, process, tools and applications. Decide where and how you will use paid amplification. Outline specific roles and responsibilities for your team. 5. Develop a ContentEditorial Calendar and Overall Timeline Roll-out Plan Explain how you will introduce the campaign to your audiences. Explain which social networks you will use and why. Use the provided Excel template to address the other considerations in this step. 6. Measure, Adjust, Repeat! Outline how you will know whether your campaign was successful. Include quantitative and qualitative measures you will share with leadership. Excel Editorial Calendar (20 % of total assignment grade) Use a template that will be provided on the course site to complete one week's worth of social media posts associated with your campaign. Be sure to complete every column. Refer to course readings to select the best targeting parameters for any paid amplification planned. PowerPoint Presentation (20 % of total assignment grade) Presentations should last a minimum of 10-15 minutes in duration. This should be a highlights summary of the Word document, following the six-step process to social media campaign planning. Be sure to includeimages that illustrate your points and sample social media posts. Use the Notes section to include relevant details from your Word document. Each person in the group will be responsible for presenting at least one side. Final Group Assignment and Presentation: Develop a Social Media Campaign For the final group assignment and presentation assignment, you will work together to develop a social media campaign. The goal of this assignment is to apply the learnings from our reading and class discussions to determine how to best develop a campaign that meets a brand's objectives. Each group will be responsible for preparing three items, all due Sunday, December 12 by 11:59pm ET 1. A Word document that will detail each element of the campaign. (60% of total assignment grade) 2. An Excel document that will serve as your editorial calendar with draft social media posts. (20 % of total assignment grade) 3. A PowerPoint presentation that will highlight the major components of the campaign, to be delivered in 10-15 minutes during class. (20 % of total assignment grade) PLEASE NOTE SINCE YOU ARE SUBMITTING MULTIPLE FILES, YOU ARE TO SUBMIT AS A SINGLE COMPRESSED FOLDER PER GROUP, LIKE ZIP FORMAT. Groups will present in order of their group number/letter. There will be a participation credit assignment for each class, do not assume that you can skip class on Week 15 without penalty. Brands and Objectives Each group randomly selected to determine their assignment from among one of three brand categories: Business to Business Business to Consumer Non-Profit or Government Agency Groups proposed three brands within that category for the professor to consider for that group's assignment. Following is the final selection of brands and business objectives for each group's campaign. Group Category Brand & Objective 1 B2C Amazon Canada: Launch the new robot delivery service option in Toronto 2 Non-Profit 3 B2B 4 B2B 5 B2B an 6 Non-Profit IN 7 B2B Children's Mental Health Ontario: Increase ticket sales for a benefit concert. Mailchimp: Increase usage among U.S.-based clothing retailers. SAP: Increase number of qualified female applicants to hi-tech jobs in the Ontario. Microsoft Canada: Increase HoloLens sales in the University/Education segment. World Animal Protection Canada: Increase adoption rate of senior pets nationwide. FedEx: Increase usage among small business owners in the Canada Air Canada: Introduce new fares to travel within Canada. Walmart: Introduce in-store hot food salad bar connected to grocery sections prairies stores Red Cross Canada: Increase number of student volunteers from West Coast universities Uber (Uber Eats): Increase breakfast delivery orders in Mississauga. 8 B2C 9 B2C 10 Non-Profit 11 B2C Deliverable Details Word Document/PDF (60 % of total assignment grade) This document should detail each of the six steps to campaign planning. More complete answers that address each of the supporting questions will earn your team a better grade. The Word document may use a combination of numbered sections, bullets and complete sentences and charts, figures or illustrations. 1. Establish the Situation Define the problem or opportunity facing your organization. Where does this fall within the marketing funnel customer cycle? Is this driven by current events? Is it ongoing or time- bound? 2. Do Your Research Analyze your target audience-and create personas if possible. Analyze your current followers. Analyze your competitors. Analyze your industry. Where are target audiences spending time online? Offline? What are they responding to? Why might they want to follow you? What language/keywords are they using? What strategies/tactics are workingot working among your competitors? What recent campaigns have resonated in your industry? What lessons can you leam from them? 3. Detine Goals, Objectives and Messages Translate the problem/opportunity into SMART goals and objectives define success. Align your goals and objectives with target audiences and key messages. Consider what you want your audiences to know/think/do. What information/content will compel them to do so? NOTE: Be sure to include your KPIs here and consider whether your goals are about reach/awareness; traffic/leads/conversions; engagement/loyalty. 4. Determine Budget & Resources Needed Evaluate required people, process, tools and applications. Decide where and how you will use paid amplification. Outline specific roles and responsibilities for your team. 5. Develop a ContentEditorial Calendar and Overall Timeline Roll-out Plan Explain how you will introduce the campaign to your audiences. Explain which social networks you will use and why. Use the provided Excel template to address the other considerations in this step. 6. Measure, Adjust, Repeat! Outline how you will know whether your campaign was successful. Include quantitative and qualitative measures you will share with leadership. Excel Editorial Calendar (20 % of total assignment grade) Use a template that will be provided on the course site to complete one week's worth of social media posts associated with your campaign. Be sure to complete every column. Refer to course readings to select the best targeting parameters for any paid amplification planned. PowerPoint Presentation (20 % of total assignment grade) Presentations should last a minimum of 10-15 minutes in duration. This should be a highlights summary of the Word document, following the six-step process to social media campaign planning. Be sure to includeimages that illustrate your points and sample social media posts. Use the Notes section to include relevant details from your Word document. Each person in the group will be responsible for presenting at least one side