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James Morrison Online Advertising Re-branding Campaign
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Awakening the U.S. to JAMES MORRISON
an online marketing plan for 2012
Produced by Patrese Calheiros, Tracey Hughes, Jacob
Lee, Heather Mansell, and Shanae Sharon
UCLA, Spring 2012
3. Background
The James Morrison brand is
A Pop/Contemporary/ R&B Singer Songwriter whos primary
following is in the UK and Europe
TARGET AUDIENCE
Female
Primary Age: 18-24
Secondary: 25-34
Attend/Graduated College
No Kids
Goes to 3-5 concerts or live events per year
Owns Smartphone
Online Shopping 10+ online purchases
4. Marketing Objectives:
Awareness Campaign
Increase brand awareness
Create relationship with fans
Move fans and soon-to-be fans through
purchase funnel to TRY, LOOK & BUY
Increase traffic website and social media
channels
If effective, this will result in an
increase in sales
5. James Morrison:
IMAGE AWAKENING
CHALLENGE: NAME RECOGNITION. Need to introduce and re-affirm James Morrison
brand. Name recognition is a problem for James Not Jim Morrison
SOLUTION: Digital advertising campaign, Keyword Search campaign
CHALLENGE: IMAGE. Poor quality images, and lack of diverse image pool keeps him
stuck in lower tier of artist recognition.
SOLUTION: Image is everything. Reposition, tweak image, improve messaging
and increase frequency/quality of FB posts, Tweets, PR, Corporate
Partnerships. Philanthropic tie in?
CHALLENGE: NEW ALBUM: AWAKENING. Need to introduce his music to target
audience who have similar listening habits but may not familiar with
James Morrison. Build new following.
SOLUTION: Keyword Search campaign, PPC Google campaign, packaging with
other Universal Artists
CHALLENGE: AWARENESS. Let fans and former purchasers of music know about
album.
SOLUTION: RE-ENGAGE. Email marketing utilizing Universal, iTunes, Amazon.
11. STEP TWO:
CREATE AND SOLIFY HIGH-QUALITY
AND CONTINUOUS
SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING
Web promotion plan and
an effective web design and development strategy.
12. BRANDING
DESIGN OF FACEBOOK PAGE
TWEAK HOME PAGE
Not dynamic, exciting
Not great pictures
No BUY NOW button
No Streaming
NO COLOR!!!
13. EXAMPLE:
Jason Mraz has total brand integration
Vibrant
≒BUY NOW button
Album focused
COLORFUL!!!
15. Twitter
James Morrison:
7hJames Boring posts
Morrison @JamesMorrisonOK
Check out this really lovely film of
James visiting a gorgeous
lighthouse in Norway at the
weekend...
http://youtu.be/KSZL37JZ02c
Jason Mraz:
More lively posts
INSTAGRAM PIC AND FEED
16. SOCIAL MEDIA
Promotion Strategies
AWAKENING IN LONDON PROMOTION
Facebook Friends and Twitter Followers can WIN
First Class trip for two to London
VIP seats James Morrison in concert, back stage passes
Other prizes: Concert tickets, Feature in his next video, t-
shirts and other promo items.
SUBMIT BY POSTING WHAT AWAKENS YOUR SPIRIT
Marketing Strategy: Reach Women 18-34
Pin and Win Reward Sweepstakes:
Create a contest where you can earn points for repins
to increase fan-base. Re-pinning enters to win VIP
concert trip.
18. PAID ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Google: Keyword search, and implement to budget a
Cost-per-click campaign to drive to purchase
(MORE LATER)
Yahoo!Music: Banners and Rich Media touting new CD
and videos.
College websites: Banners and Rich Media to use top
25-50 College campus websites/activity pages to spread
word, sample opportunities. Promotional tie-in with You
Tube and Pinterest contest element to win concert for
school.
Agency placement targeting networks of young women:
(College Candy, Sugar)
Music/Alternative papers/magazines websites:
Rolling Stone, LA Weekly Music Page, Billboard
25. Display Ad Creative
Display ad with RICH
images of James &
phrases that connect
people with things they
want to awaken in
their lives:
dreams, spirit, love etc. HOT NEW
MUSIC
ARTIST
Which leads to the
album cover.
Which leads to a video
sampler. Adele LIKES James Morrison:
CLICK HERE to Listen and BUY Awakening: Your Spirit
Which leads to an
i-Tunes purchase link.
26. James Morrison
NEW RELEASE:
James Morrison Click
THE AWAKENING
NEW RELEASE: Here for
THE AWAKENING Video
Click
Click
to
to
listen
listen
Awaken Your Spirit
Awaken Your Dreams
BUY IT
NOW
USE ACTION BUTTONS ON EVERY AD, PAGE OR PROMOTION
27. Integrated Ad/Promotion Strategy:
COLLEGE STRATEGY via YouTube
Promote videos through click through from
landing page
Banner ads in similar artist pages
In-video ads in similar artist pages (direct
link to album purchase)
VEVO feature
Share better quality and more frequent
events coverage, interviews, behind the
scenes with James Morrison and crew
WIN A CONCERT FOR YOUR SCHOOL
Period: FALL.
28. EMAIL:
Utilize Email Marketing More Effectively.
Use affiliate, reseller, and associate Email cards to fans
programs.
iTunes
Amazon
Build a responsive opt-in email list from all James I wont let
Morrison you go!
sources.
Publish more frequent and interesting
Twitter posts
Write and publish regular press news
flashes, interesting articles, updates on
tours, activities.
Facilitate and run contests and giveaways
via your web site.
Push Blog/News and interact with his
visitors.
29. Corporate Partnerships
Retail partnerships:
FISH
WHERE THE FISH ARE:
Featured music partnerships:
REACH TARGET AUDIENCE
WHEN THEY ARE CAPTIVE.
30. STEP FOUR:
CREATE AND MAINTAIN
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
CAMPAIGN
Get ranked at the top in major search engines, and
practice good SEO Techniques.
31. SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
PAID SEARCH
Keywords:
Google Adwords- Other Similar Artists
Yahoo! Music
Organic Search: SEO
LANDING PAGE:
Create Better Landing Page Referral
32. Measurables: Double Followers
GOAL:
DRIVE SEARCH TO JAMES MORRISON WEBSITE
FACEBOOK PAGE
PURCHASE
ALWAYS WITH A DIRECT RESPONSE ACTION ON LANDING
PAGE
Current Stats for measurement
5/14/2012:
Facebook Followers: 915,628
Twitter Followers 79,822
34. Debut Album (2006): "Undiscovered
He achieved worldwide success with
debut single You Give Me Something
You Tube views: 11,500,408
2nd album (2008): Songs for You, Truths for Me
Duet with Nelly Furtado Broken Strings
You Tube views: 39,843,005
3rd album (2011): The Awakening
The first single is I Won't Let You Go
You Tube/VEVO views: 22,839,072
(german version: 1,557,421 views)
Also includes a duet with Jessie J Up
You Tube.VEVO views: 6,483,260
(1,534,634)
≒Slave to the Music
You Tube/VEVO views: 1,116,756
To promote the album, he ran a competition in
conjunction with NUS and MUZU TV to offer
students across the UK the chance for him to play
live in their living room
Current Stats for measurement
5/14/2012:
Facebook Followers: 915,628
Twitter Followers 79,822