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A CUT ABOVE BOUTIQUE Social Media Strategy

A Cut Above Boutique Social Media Strategy

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Page 1: A Cut Above Boutique Social Media Strategy

A CUT ABOVE BOUTIQUE Social Media Strategy

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

3. Executive Summary

4. Social Media Audit Social Media Assessment

Website Traffic Sources Assessment

Customer Demographics Assessment

Competitor Assessment

5. Social Media Objectives

6. Online Brand Persona and Voice

7. Strategies and Tools

8. Timing and Key Dates

9. Social Media Roles and Responsibilities

10. Social Media Policy

11. Critical Response Plan

12. Measurement and Reporting Results

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The major social media goals for A Cut Above Boutique in 2017 will be to increase the traffic to our website through our social media channels.

An effective way to increase website traffic is to engage our customers to interact with us and lead them to our website. Generating an increase in profit will be the ultimate goal.

Two social media strategies that will support objectives:

1. A plan to increase customer engagement (likes and comments) on content.

2. A plan to increase conversion rates pertaining to clicks on links to a product or our website.

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SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIT

The following is an audit A Cut Above Boutique’s social media

presence to date. It includes a review of all social networks, website

analysis, audience analysis, and competitor analysis.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ASSESSMENT

Social

Network

URL Follower

Count

Average

Weekly

Activity

Average

Engagement

Rate

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ShopACut

Above/

299,018 36 posts

per week

Average

interactions per

post: 20

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shopacut

above/?hl=en

17,600 30 posts

per week

Average

interactions per

post: 130

Summary:Currently, there are more average interactions happening on Instagram. Because there is more content being published on Facebook each week, maybe A Cut Above should focus more on the quality of the content being published on Facebook as opposed to the quantity.

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WEBSITE TRAFFIC SOURCES ASSESSMENT

Source Volume

% of Overall

Traffic Conversion Rate

Facebook 2,000 unique visits 20% 2.6%

Instagram 3,500 unique visits 30% 3.2%

Summary:Currently, Instagram contributes to 30% to our website traffic while Facebook contributes 20% to our website traffic. Both are fairly large percentages.

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AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS ASSESSMENT

Age

Distribution

Gender

Distribution

Primary

Social

Network

Secondary Social

Network Primary Need Secondary Need

65% 18-30 95% Female

60%

Instagram 30% Instagram

Find fashionable and up to

date clothing styles.

Find fashionable and up to

date accessories (hats,

jewelry, sunglasses, shoes).

20% 31-40 5% Male

50%

Facebook 25% Facebook

15% 41-55

5% 56-80

Summary:More than half of respondents are between the ages of 18 and 30 and almost the entire group of respondents are female. Instagram is the primary social network with Facebook being close behind. Respondents typically shop here for fashion.

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COMPETITOR ASSESSMENT

Competitor

Name

Social Media

Profile Strengths Weaknesses

Allure Boutique Instagram, Facebook

Frequent posts on both

accounts. Good interaction

with customers on Facebook.

Mostly only pictures of products

on Instagram, no content actually

engaging customers. Facebook

profile and cover picture not

directly showing off their brand.

Colorful Gator

Boutique Instagram, Facebook

Good use of Facebook

profile and cover picture.

Frequent posts on Instagram

account.

No content published since

November 2016 on Facebook

page. Only pictures of products

on Instagram, no customer

engagement content.

Summary:Both of these local boutique’s social media channels show little effort and dim in comparison to A Cut Above’s social media. Even with frequent posts, both businesses lack customer engagement.

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SOCIAL MEDIA OBJECTIVESThe ultimate goal of A Cut Above is to generate a profit. Social media is a huge factor in marketing to our client bases. In 2017, the main goal of our social media strategy is to generate an increase in revenue through an increase in traffic to our website from our social media accounts.

Specific Objectives:

Increase website traffic from social media accounts by 20% in the next 6 months Increase the amount of content posted with direct links to the specific product Increase amount of shares on Facebook Encourage use of Repost App on Instagram

Increase Instagram and Facebook followers by 3,000 in the next 6 months

Increase average amount of comments on Instagram by 30% in the next 6 months

KPIs

1. Number of visitors from Instagram and Facebook that go to website2. Number of Instagram followers3. Number of Facebook followers4. Number of comments on Instagram content

Key MessagesFashionable Styles with #freeshippingLife Isn’t Perfect but Your Outfit Can Be

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ONLINE PERSONA BRAND AND VOICE

Adjectives that Describe Our Brand:

Fashionable

Trendy

Fun

Bold

Brand Voice When Interacting with Customers:

Positive

Helpful

Friendly

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STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

Paid

1. Every Saturday boost a post on Facebook that has at least 25 likes, 2 comments, and reach of 3,000 people.

2. Every Friday post a link on Instagram to Facebook page (Instagram likes and comments lead so, temporarily, advertise more about the Facebook page).

Owned

1. Do a giveaway every month of an item in store that requires followers to comment, like, and share the post.

2. Encourage employees to share posts on Facebook and Instagram. Offer incentives for them to do so.

Earned

1. Hire 5 University of Florida student brand ambassadors.2. Encourage customers to post what they’ve bought in our store posting a picture of

the item, tagging our account, hashtag #acutaboveOOTD, and post our website link for a chance to win a gift card.

3. Offer discounts during holidays.

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STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

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STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

Tools

Approved:

• Hootsuite

Rejected:

• None

Existing Subsciptions/Licenses

• Adobe Lightroom

• Canva

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TIMING AND KEY DATES

Key Dates

Valentine’s Day Fourth of July Thanksgiving Black Friday Christmas

Internal Events

Black Friday Sale Trunk Show – April 14-16, 2017

Lead Times

Will need to begin to campaign products three weeks before each holiday.

Reporting Dates

Report progress every quarter. Beginning of February, May, August, and November.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Social Media Director: Brittney Denman

Responsibilities: High level planning and final approval

Social Media Manager: Brittney Denman

Responsibilities: See day-to-day activities, manage campaigns

Social Media Coordinator: Rachel N.

Responsibilities: Publish content, engage with customers

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SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

Above all, respect our followers

Be friendly and outgoing when engaging with followers

Do not let any problem go without being fixed

Don’t post negatively about other boutiques/retail stores

Always be positive

We take our social media presence here at A Cut Above very seriously. There is

absolutely NO tolerance for negativity or rudeness to followers or customers. While

we want to give out a fun and outgoing persona onto our social media channels, we

are still a professional business with professional employees. If there are any

concerns please contact our owner.

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CRITICAL RESPONSE PLAN

Scenario One – Inappropriate Reply to Customer Comment on Instagram Post

Action Steps

1. Screenshot reply.2. Delete reply.3. Alert Brittney Denman (Social Media Manager and Director).4. Brittney create follow-up reply.5. If media outlets have recognized inappropriate reply, Brittney handles all relations.

Pre-approved Messaging

“We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused you! Please DM us so we can work it out. Thank you!”

Scenario Two – Customer Leaves Negative Review on Facebook page

Action Steps

1. Alert Brittney Denman (Social Media Manager and Director).2. Use pre-approved message to try to fix customer problem.3. Customer should then email Brittney and she will take necessary steps to fix problem.

Pre-approved Messaging

“We are so very sorry to hear this. Please email our Social Media Director, Brittney Denman at [email protected] as soon as you can to help fix this problem. Thank you for reaching out to us, we value all feedback greatly here at A Cut Above!”

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CRITICAL RESPONSE PLAN

Owner Name Telephone Email

Marketing Director Alea Stokes 352-889-8888 [email protected]

Social Media Director Brittney Denman 352-555-5555 [email protected]

Social Media Manager Brittney Denman 352-555-5555 [email protected]

Social Media Coordinator Rachel N. 352-556-5555 [email protected]

PR Agency Evelyn R. 888-774-9999 [email protected]

Contact Information:

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MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING RESULTS

Quantitative KPIs

•Reporting Period: Quarterly

•Data as of May 2017

Social Network Data, as of May 2017

Social

Network URL Follower Count

Average Weekly

Activity

Average Engagement

Rate

Facebook

https://www.f

acebook.com/S

hopACutAbove

/ 300,718

38 posts per week

1% increase 7%

Instagram

https://www.in

stagram.com/sh

opacutabove/?

hl=en 19,200

36 posts per week

1.2% increase

Average interactions per

post: 400

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MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING RESULTS

Source Volume % of Overall Traffic Conversion Rate

Facebook

2,500 unique

visits 25% 3%

Instagram

4,000 unique

visits 40% 4.1%

Website Traffic Data, Monthly Average, as of May 2017

Results Assessment:

Overall, our strategies have been extremely effective given that all of the goals

are on track for being met by the six month mark. Each goal is at least halfway

met if not more.

The social media management team has done a great job so far with

interacting with our followers. We plan to continue with our current strategies

across both channels.

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MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING RESULTS

Qualitative KPIs

Sentiment Analysis

From reviewing 200 Facebook posts and 200 Instagram posts, customers reacted the best to posts with human models wearing products as opposed to posts with only words/pictures of clothing with no model.

Many positive comments are left when posting content about new arrivals and sales for upcoming holidays.

Future Actions

• Current social media strategies are working more than effectively, therefore the social media management team should continue doing these strategies for at least until the next quarter report.

• Continue the giveaway campaign, it has been a huge success. Instead of only one giveaway per month, begin to do two per month.