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Basic Social Marketing Principles and Process

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Outline Social marketing process: Identify goals Segment and target Develop the 4 ps Product, price, place, promotion Determine positioning, incentives

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What is Marketing? Marketing is the process of planning and executing the product, pricing, promotion, and distribution/placement of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational goals.

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Social Marketing Social Marketing applies the principles of marketing to address social problems by influencing behavior change. Social marketing requires: A customer focused approach Voluntary behaviour change An exchange Individual or societal benefit (rather than corporate benefit or profit)

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Identify Goals Clear problem description Who, what, when, and where Impact on key population segments Desired outcome Measurable and attainable Measure of Success Financial savings from success compared to program cost Beginning levels compared to ending/later levels of behaviour

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CASE: University of Washingtons U-Pass program Problem: Volume of traffic in Seattles University District University of Washington decided to use social marketing strategies to reduce traffic in the district in 1991.

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Segmentation Identify most relevant variable: On campus/not Select target group(s) UW: All regularly on campus Select important secondary targets Gatekeepers, influencers UW VP

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Targeting Targeting Criteria Segment size Potential/expected growth or decline Competition Cost of marketing Fit with org resources/objectives

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Product Price Place Promotion Marketing: The Four Ps

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Product WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? UW example: Basic Product: Alternatives to driving alone Specific products: U-pass program Increased mass transit service at reduced rates Shuttle service

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Price Cost to the target audience of behavior Is not just financial, there are other costs time effort lifestyle psychological cost UW Program Inconvenient Takes more time Less freedom

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Place Channels through which products or programs are available (access) UW program More mass transit stops Home (shuttle service) Campus parking lots (free for carpools)

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Promotion Communicating your product and its benefits. UW PROGRAM: U-PASS: For You and the U Posters, brochure, and campus newspaper ads Commuter Information Centers Emphasis on the programs incentives: lower prices and more commute options Endorsement by University Vice President

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UW promotional piece

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Incentives Unlimited use of mass transit Free parking to faculty and staff carpools [University parking rates increased significantly for single drivers] Vanpools: Vans pick up and drop off passengers at or near their homes. Cyclists: New bicycle paths through the University, free bike lockers and racks, free helmet ($5 for staff and faculty) with the purchase of a tune-up

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Summary Identify problem and goals Segment and target Develop 4 ps Product, Price, Place, Promotion Exchange! Need benefit for each target.