marketing build brand awareness - create your industry

MarketingBuild Brand Awareness

-Create Your Industry

TYPICAL RESTORATION COMPANY DILEMMA

Two Major Complications:– The Insurance “Preferred Vendor Programs”

• Being passed over

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

Fight 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

DISASTER RESPONSE

ES NEW CABINETS

DATA RECOVERY

CARPET CLEANING


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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DATA RECOVE

RY

CARPET CLEANIN

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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



Newspaper• Size Doesn’t matter

• Re-enforce your brand and Campaign. Keep it Simple

I’MLOVIN

IT

YOU CAN DO ITWE CAN HELP

JUST DO IT

YOU’RE INGOOD HANDS

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

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/6304106033/ref=dp_image_0/105-6434478-9199669?ie=UTF8&n=404272&s=video


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 9 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


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

SERV Pro Services

SERV Pro Services





SERV Pro Services



All Phase Restoration

Helferty Restoration

PDS of Toronto

CRCS Disaster Kleenup


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

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/6304106033/ref=dp_image_0/105-6434478-9199669?ie=UTF8&n=404272&s=video

• 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


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 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:

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

Tuesday CTV – 5P-5:15P

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


• Web and Links


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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