The document discusses cause marketing, which involves collaborative marketing between for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations. It provides examples of campaigns run by Pepsi, Yoplait, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The document outlines the history and types of cause marketing, why companies engage in it, best practices, experts in the field, and resources for learning more. It emphasizes that cause marketing can provide mutual benefits for businesses and non-profits when done transparently and with a meaningful commitment to the social cause.
2. INTRODUCTION
Kieran Joseph Magee (Joe)
Sales and Marketing for 10 years
Cause Marketing for the last 2 years
Former Director of Business Development
at Causecast
Twitter: @KJMagee
Hashtag: #USCCM
3. CAN YOU TELL ME THE BRAND OR
ORGANIZATION BEHIND EACH
CAMPAIGN?
5. PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT
2010
$20 million
Fund projects that had social impact on
communities
First time in 23 years Pepsi withdrew from Super
Bowl advertising
9. LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
Sport training program
Founded in 1988 to train for the NYC Marathon
As of 2008 the campaign had raised $850 million
10. WHAT IS CAUSE MARKETING?
Collaborative marketing of for profit businesses
and non-profit organizations for mutual benefit.
ITS EVERY WHERE.
Overview:
Cause Marketing Forum - 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9UV2hz2M0
11. HISTORY OF CAUSE MARKETING
First CM Campaign was in 1976
Marriott and March of Dimes
Opening theme park in Santa Clara, CA.
Early 80s Susan G Komen Foundation pioneered
CM.
12. TYPES OF CAUSE MARKETING
Corporate Philanthropy
Licensing Agreements
Sponsorships
Transaction-based Promotions
Joint Ventures
13. WHY CAUSE MARKETING?
90% of consumers want companies to tell them the
ways they are supporting causes.2010 Cone Cause
Evolution Study
86% of consumers around the world believe that
business needs to place at least equal weight on
societal interests as on business interests. 2010
Edelman goodpurpose
Two-thirds of brands now engage in cause
marketing (up from 58% in 2009) and 97% of
marketing executives believe it is a valid business
strategy. 2010 PRWeek/Barkely PR Cause Survey
14. WHO DOES IT BEST?
Patagonia
YvonChouinard
Part of their DNA
Values permeate from the core
IBM
Celebrating 100th year of Service
Extend core competencies into communities they
operate in
Disaster relief, STEM education
Smarter Planet, Watson Robot
15. CAUSE MARKETING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
&You Johnson & Johnson
Causes.com(Formerly Causes on Facebook)
Birthday wish
Walgreens donates Flu Shots for every Foursquare
Check-in
Whole Foods QR Codes:
Help Their Gardens Grow
16. CAUSECAST CAUSE MARKETING
Virgin Mobile
Re*Generation
Volunteer Rewards with Virgin Mobile artists
http://volunteer.virginmobile.ca/
AOL Impact
AOL cause module on homepage
Supports a different nonprofit each day
http://impact.aol.com/
17. CAUSE MARKETING POST 9/11
Veterans Affairs
Military Families
Patriotism
Hyper-local
Budweiser example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6YOYdBiQ4
18. THE UGLY SIDE
KFC and Susan G Komen
Bucket for a Cure Pinkwashing
Sketchers
BOBS
Beer pong for MADD
Newark Bears fundraiser
19. BEST PRACTICES
Be transparent
Make sure its a meaningful impact
Commitment to the cause and campaign
Align with your brand
Partner with reputable organizations
Build social equity in advance
20. EXPERTS IN THE FIELD
Joe Waters - Author, Cause Marketing for Dummies
@Joewaters
Susan McPherson - Senior VP, Fenton
@Susanmcp1
Aman Singh - Blogger and Journalist
@AmanSinghCSR
Carol Cone - Cause Marketer
@CarolCone
Scott Pansky - Partner, Allison & Partners
@spansky
22. CAUSE MARKETING RESOURCES
Cone Inc
Cause branding, research
SelfishGiving.com
Blog: Cause marketing and social media
Cause Marketing Forum
Event and community