tda marketing plan
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Marketing Campaign for the Training and Development Agency for Schools
(TDA)
Work carried out by:
Andrea Alessio – 000504903
Kendal Craymer – 000501172
Marianne Trotta – 000506780
Oana Raluca Dinca – 000511468
Submission Date: 3rd March 2011
Degree Course: Advertising and Marketing Communications
Course Title: Direct, Interactive and Digital Marketing
Tutors: Matthew Housden; Ian Whitten
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Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Objectives Outline .................................................................................................. 7
2.0 Market Overview ........................................................................................................ 7
2.1 SWOT and PESTEL ............................................................................................... 8
2.2 Competitive Landscape ........................................................................................... 9
3.0 Primary Research ..................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Quantitative .......................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Qualitative ............................................................................................................ 11
4.0 Overall Brand Considerations ................................................................................... 11
4.1 Brand Awareness .................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Brand Identity ....................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Communication Outline ........................................................................................ 12
5.0 Segmentation ............................................................................................................ 13
6.0 Acquisition (Stage 1) ................................................................................................ 14
6.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 14
6.2 Strategy................................................................................................................. 14
6.3 Campaign .............................................................................................................. 14
6.3.1 Offline Media Evaluation ............................................................................... 15
6.3.2 Online Media Evaluation ............................................................................... 17
6.3.3 Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) ................................................................ 18
6.3.4 Campaign Timeline ........................................................................................ 19
6.4 Testing .................................................................................................................. 20
6.4.1 SMS (Cold List) ............................................................................................. 20
6.4.2 Newspapers.................................................................................................... 21
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6.4.3 Radio ............................................................................................................. 21
6.4.4 Magazines ...................................................................................................... 22
6.4.5 Loose Inserts .................................................................................................. 22
6.4.6 Science Museums .......................................................................................... 23
6.4.7 Outdoor ......................................................................................................... 23
6.4.8 Student Fairs .................................................................................................. 23
6.4.9 AdWords and Facebook ................................................................................. 23
6.4.10 Banners and Spotify ....................................................................................... 24
6.5 Budgeting ............................................................................................................. 24
6.6 Evaluation ............................................................................................................. 25
7.0 Conversion (Stage 2) ................................................................................................ 26
7.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 26
7.2 Strategy................................................................................................................. 26
7.3 Campaign .............................................................................................................. 26
7.3.1 The Seven Steps ............................................................................................. 27
7.3.2 Database Strategy .......................................................................................... 28
7.4 Testing .................................................................................................................. 30
7.4.1 Email (1) ........................................................................................................ 30
7.4.2 Email (2) ........................................................................................................ 31
7.4.3 SMS (1) ......................................................................................................... 31
7.4.4 MMS ............................................................................................................. 31
7.4.5 Direct Mail .................................................................................................... 32
7.4.6 SMS (2) ......................................................................................................... 32
7.5 Budgeting ............................................................................................................. 33
7.6 Evaluation ............................................................................................................. 33
8.0 Database ................................................................................................................... 34
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8.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 34
8.2 Strategy and Management ..................................................................................... 34
8.3 Future Managerial Implications ............................................................................. 34
9.0 Recommendations .................................................................................................... 35
10.0 References ................................................................................................................ 36
Appendix A – Secondary Research ..................................................................................... 40
Appendix B – Brand Identity ............................................................................................... 41
Appendix C – Primary Research ......................................................................................... 42
C.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................. 42
C.2 Methodology ......................................................................................................... 42
C.2.1 Quantitative Research .................................................................................... 42
C.2.2 Qualitative Research ...................................................................................... 43
C.3 Questionnaire: Results .......................................................................................... 43
C.3.1 Main Findings ................................................................................................ 45
C.3.2 The Fishbein Model ....................................................................................... 45
C.4 In-Depth Interviews: Results ................................................................................. 46
Appendix D – TDA in Universities ..................................................................................... 47
D.1 Newspapers/Magazines ......................................................................................... 47
D.2 Radios ................................................................................................................... 49
D.3 Websites ............................................................................................................... 50
D.4 Student Fairs ......................................................................................................... 51
Appendix E – Radio Creative Brief ..................................................................................... 52
Appendix F – Creative (Stage 1) ......................................................................................... 53
F.1 Newspapers and Magazines .................................................................................. 53
F.2 AdWords .............................................................................................................. 53
F.3 Facebook .............................................................................................................. 54
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F.4 Outdoor................................................................................................................. 54
F.5 Banners ................................................................................................................. 55
F.6 Buttons ................................................................................................................. 55
F.7 SMS (Cold List) .................................................................................................... 56
Appendix G – Creative (Stage 2) ......................................................................................... 57
G.1 Email .................................................................................................................... 57
G.2 SMS (1) ................................................................................................................ 58
G.3 MMS .................................................................................................................... 58
G.4 Direct Mail (Brochure) .......................................................................................... 59
G.5 SMS (2) ................................................................................................................ 61
Appendix H – Database ....................................................................................................... 62
Appendix I – Online Questionnaire (Type 0; Type 1) .......................................................... 64
Appendix J – Bibliography .................................................................................................. 65
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1.0 Executive Summary
The present report suggests a direct marketing campaign for the Training and Development
Agency for Schools (henceforth referred to as TDA) in order to achieve precise objectives
that are outlined below. Since alternatives to a teaching career are countless, it was deemed
necessary that TDA should establish a strong presence inside Universities as a way to engage
in a more personal communication with students. Both online and offline media were
considered as a means to reach this wide audience through different channels and on multiple
occasions during the day.
1.1 Objectives Outline
The following is a summary of the objectives of this report and functions as an overview of
the whole marketing campaign devised. Each point is going to be looked at in more detail
further on in this report.
• Generate 40,000 enquiries (warm prospects);
• Increase enquirer-applicant conversion from 26% to 30% (12,000 applicants);
• Stimulate students and graduates in having teaching in their career ‘consideration set’;
• Change perceptions that students currently hold of teaching;
• Devise communication strategies for ‘high fliers’ (1st, 2:1);
• Devise communication strategies specifically tailored for Maths and Science students;
• Ensure TDA is in the evoked set of those people considering teaching as a career;
• Enrich, enhance and update current database as a future means to analyse trends and
patterns in prospects’ behaviour, evaluate media effectiveness and generate ‘hot lists’.
2.0 Market Overview
The following paragraph illustrates the outcome of the application of SWOT, PESTEL and
Porter’s (1980) Five Forces analysis on the market in which TDA operates.
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2.1 SWOT and PESTEL
Figure 1. SWOT and PESTEL Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses TDA is Government funded, therefore:
• It is financially more stable; • It creates a sense of security (see also
Appendix C for in-house research results).
Not every school within the UK is using TDA’s service (TDA, 2011).
It is the main point of contact for aspiring teachers.
Information overload on website leads to confusion as to TDA’s function.
“Route to Training” – it offers step by step guidance throughout the process of becoming a teacher.
People might go directly to ITT courses for training without TDA’s involvement.
Brand communication is overdone: after applying, 10 emails were received in slightly more than a week. This can lead to prospects opting out.
Lack of punctuality: as a test, an info pack was requested and it was received after almost two weeks. This can lead to prospects losing interest.
Opportunities Threats
Polit
ical
The school’s White Paper “The Importance of Teaching” places teacher quality at the centre of school improvement as part of the new reform (Education, 2011). Teaching subjects such as Science and Maths will be exempt from any grant cuts as they are seen as tactically important (BBC, 2010). Government offers good pension schemes for teachers (DirectGov, 2011).
Teaching grants have been reduced by 6% for the academic year 2011-2012 with further expected cuts of approximately 20% for the year 2012-2013 (BBC, 2010).
Econ
omica
l
Current economic downturn has left many people (including graduates) jobless. This might produce a higher demand for teaching. • 2.5 million jobless in the UK in November
2010 (Statistics, 2010); • 40% of employers have stopped graduate
recruitment in 2009/2010; • Average of 69 applicants for each graduate
job (BBC, 2010). Teaching offers a good starting salary as well as the opportunity for future career.
Governmental budget cuts might pose as a threat for TDA when recruiting new prospects.
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Socia
l
Due to recession, an increasing number of people are seeking job alternatives that would provide security and opportunities for career development (TDA Press Release, 2011). Increase in Maths and Science teachers applicants (TDA, 2010).
Teaching as a job career has acquired quite a poor perception.
Tech
nolo
gica
l Increase in social media popularity makes 24/7 contact with customers and prospects more feasible. Web-based training materials. Cost-effective solutions to communicate with prospects (podcast, webinars, etc.).
Envir
onm
enta
l As a Government-lead agency, TDA always has to be aware of new environmental regulations and comply to them straight away.
Lega
l
TDA must comply with the Data Protection Act (1998). This means that: • TDA has to ask permission to utilise sensitive
information (opt-in) for mailing purposes; • Customers can choose to opt-out anytime.
2.2 Competitive Landscape
Levels of competition are very high. As a company offering a teaching career to graduates,
TDA is competing against virtually all other careers available to graduates and is therefore in
competition (albeit indirect) with websites such as prospects.ac.uk and milkround.com
offering a plethora of job opportunities. As a consequence of that, TDA needs to ensure its
presence inside Universities to get students interested in teaching at an earlier phase.
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Figure 2. Porter’s (1980) Five Forces model applied to TDA’s current market position
3.0 Primary Research
Research has been carried out in order to find out students’ perceptions of teaching and what
would make them consider such a career. A hundred questionnaires formed the basis of this
primary research alongside a series of in-depth interviews. This paragraph is only a summary
of the main findings that were deemed as germane for building a relevant communication.
For a deeper analysis of both quantitative and qualitative approaches, see Appendix C.
3.1 Quantitative
The survey conducted helped devise the following strategy for the communication:
• Mention that TDA is Government operated so that any thought of possible scam is
instantly dispelled;
• Clearly state the annual income of a teacher in order to alter poor perceptions around
the average teaching salary;
• Show how teaching can be both very challenging and rewarding.
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3.2 Qualitative
The five in-depth interviews helped shape the right emotional appeal and appropriate tone of
voice to be given to the communication strategy:
• Teaching is about inspiring people and sharing one big, powerful passion;
• Teaching is not an ordinary job: it is alive and only honest passion nurtures it;
• It is a fair job, in the sense that the two parties involved will benefit from it only if both
feel equally rewarded;
• Bad teachers are quickly forgotten; great teachers will be remembered forever.
4.0 Overall Brand Considerations
All marketing strategies and creative solutions proposed throughout this report do not aim to
alter TDA’s brand image or branding strategy; instead, they suggest a sound communication
plan whose core and sole purpose is to ease prospects’ acquisition and subsequent
conversion. In order to ensure that the communication plan devised is in line with past and
recent company’s branding strategies, a comprehensive analysis of TDA’s brand identity was
carried out (see Appendix B) so as to keep the tone and the mood consistent with the brand
across all marketing communications.
4.1 Brand Awareness
From in-house research conducted, it was discovered that 70% of students did not know
about TDA. More importantly, amongst those who were considering teaching as a future
career, only 37.3% had heard of the company (see Appendix C.3.1).
4.2 Brand Identity
TDA projects a strong image of reliability and professionalism, it represents a serious yet
innovative company whose mission is to guide and inspire young, bright graduates through
the process of becoming teachers and take the challenging, highly rewarding opportunity to
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make a difference in somebody else’s life. Considering this is tactically important as it sets
not only the way the brand is expected to behave but it is also helpful in identifying and
addressing properly the right target.
Figure 3. Brand Identity Prism (Adapted from: Kapferer, 2002, p. 183)
4.3 Communication Outline
Bearing in mind that TDA is asking for a life-changing decision, the communication strategy
proposed in this report will focus on the challenging and rewarding aspect of teaching in
order to change perceptions currently held of the profession. This will become a dominant
emotional selling proposition (ESP) across all communications. Primary research has also
shown that students perceive teaching salaries as being very low (see Appendix C.3.2);
therefore it is deemed strategically important to alter these perceptions. All advertising and
marketing messages will share the following basic guidelines:
Tone of voice (TOV): honest, reassuring, exciting, challenging, inspiring.
Mood: professional, helpful, enthusiastic.
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5.0 Segmentation
The main target market of this marketing campaign is graduates with a qualification of 2:1 or
above; however, within this segment three further sub-segments have been identified and
profiled as follows:
Figure 4. Prospect’s Profile
High Fliers Maths graduates Science graduates
How many?1 1,220,000 (circa) 30,000 (circa) 170,000 (circa) How old? 20-25 20-25 20-25
Which degree class? 1st – 2:1 1st – 2:1 1st – 2:1
Academic year of graduation
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
What newspapers do they read?
Metro Guardian
Metro Guardian
Metro Guardian
What magazines do they purchase? n/a New Scientist
Focus New Scientist
Focus Internet usage2 (Average: HPW)
High (45)
High (45)
High (45)
What websites do they visit more
often?3
google.co.uk facebook.com youtube.com
google.co.uk facebook.com youtube.com
sciencefocus.com newscientist.com
google.co.uk facebook.com youtube.com
sciencefocus.com newscientist.com
Mobile usage4 (Average: HPD)
High (2)
High (2)
High (2)
How many of them own a smartphone?5 34% 34% 34%
Social network usage6 (Average: HPM)
High (84%) (6.07)
High (84%) (6.07)
High (84%) (6.07)
1Figure spread across four academic years for England and Wales (Source: Hesa, 2011) 2 Source: Ofcom (2010) 3 Source: DoucleClick (2011) 4 Source: Nielsen (2011) 5 Source: Mintel (2011)
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6.0 Acquisition (Stage 1)
It illustrates the various steps that will lead to prospect acquisition via marketing and
advertising communication on relevant media channels.
6.1 Objectives
• Stimulate 40,000 enquiries within a 12 month period;
• Enrich and update current database.
6.2 Strategy
• Strong integration of online and offline media as a means to corroborate the message
being sent as well as reach the target audience on multiple platforms at different times;
• Build strong presence on-site with TDA stands in student fairs and advertising onto
Universities’ newspapers, magazines, radios and websites;
• Reach Maths and Science students at the very source of their passion, thus meaning
advertising in key science magazines such as New Scientist and Focus, and distributing
flyers in front of Science Museums.
6.3 Campaign
The 12-month campaign (starting May 2011 and ending April 2012) is targeting both
students and graduates; therefore while TDA’s presence in Universities is almost mandatory,
other media different than those primarily targeted at students will be employed as a means to
get in contact with people who graduated up to two years ago (Academic Year 2008-2009).
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6.3.1 Offline Media Evaluation
• University: Advertising in Universities’ newspapers, magazines and radios. This can
be done through BAM, the UK’s leading student marketing booking agency. Since the
company could not disclose information regarding prices, a list of 34 Universities is
provided as an example in Appendices D.1 and D.2 and used throughout the report.
• Plasma TVs: Complement aforementioned advertising. The service can be purchased
from SubTV, a multichannel marketing agency with a system of plasma screens across
86 Universities that are estimated to reach approximately 1.75 million students aged 18
to 24 at a cost of £5/’000.
• Outdoor: High-impact billboards and bus stop advertising situated close to
Universities will be used (along with flyers) to increase awareness about TDA amongst
students and reinforce all other marketing activities carried out.
• Students Fairs: A list of 20 Universities offering Maths, Physics and Chemistry
courses is provided in Appendix D.4 where TDA will have stands during Students Fairs
in the months of October 2011 and March 2012. The cost for each stand is around £300
comprising of cost for promotions undertaken by Universities through students’ portals
and private emails.
• Newspapers and Radio: Metro, Guardian and Heart FM are used to reach people who
have already graduated. See creative brief for radio in Appendix E.
• Mobile: A list of students’ phone numbers is to be rented at campusmedia.co.uk at a
cost of £150/’000. Students have already given permission to be contacted; therefore
there is no violation of the Data Protection Act (1998). Texts will be sent through
Dynmark Direct at £35/’000.
• Magazines: Maths and Science students/graduates are readers of specialised
publications, such as New Scientist and Focus. Advertising inside these magazines is
deemed tactically important, especially in the form of loose inserts.
• Science Museums: Flyers will be distributed in front of Science Museums of the five
biggest cities in England: London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, and Liverpool.
Figures for monthly visitors were estimated from sciencemuseum.org.uk and the
average response rate was taken from Marketing Minefield (2011).
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Figure 5. Offline Media Evaluation
Medium Type Volume Reached
CPT (£)
Total Cost (£)
Possible Response
Response Volume
Cost per Lead (£) Rank
Newspapers1 The Guardian 1,100,000 5.07 5,573 0.03% 330 16.89 14
Metro 3,500,000 2.67 9,348 0.02% 700 13.35 10 University (34)2 560,640 22.82 12,795 0.20% 1121 11.41 8
Radio University (15)2 261,200 13.50 3525 0.15% 392 9.00 4
Heart 321,502 20.84 6,700 0.15% 482 13.89 12 Mobile
Cold List3 200,000 185.00 37,000 1.75% 3500 10.57 7 Magazines
New Scientist 87,729 21.09 1850 0.15% 132 14.06 13 Focus 73,600 20.38 1500 0.15% 110 13.59 11
Plasma TV SubTV University4 1,750,000 5.00 8750 0.05% 875 10.00 6
Loose Inserts The Guardian 225,000 35.00 7875 0.45% 1013 7.78 1 New Scientist 87,729 76.00 6667 0.65% 570 11.69 9
Focus 73,600 55.00 4048 0.65% 478 8.46 2 Events
Student Fairs5 131,511 45.62 6,000 0.50% 658 9.12 5 Flyers6
Science Museum (5)7 175,000 55.00 20,000 1.30% 2275 8.79 3 University n/a 10.00 3,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a Outdoor8 Billboards n/a n/a 12,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a Bus Stops n/a n/a 8,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1 RPC (readers per copy) affects actual readership. 2 List of prices and readership/listenership was acquired through BAM (2011). 3 Cold list is to be rented at campusmedia.co.uk. SMS are sent through Dynmark Direct at £35/’000. 4 Total reach and price list acquired at SubTV (2011). 5 Figure for 20 Universities. 6 Flyers are bought at £10/’000 at cheapleaflets.net. 7 London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool. Average monthly visitors were taken from sciencemuseum.org.uk. Each museum will have two people flyering in front (ten in total) paid £50 per day (£15,000 per month in total). 8 List of prices (48 sheets for billboards) was acquired from outdooradvertisingltd.co.uk. Cost is per month.
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6.3.2 Online Media Evaluation
• AdWords: Since Google is the main search engine utilised by the target audience
identified (DoubleClick, 2011), paid search advertising through AdWords is going to be
used in order to drive traffic to TDA’s website. The average CPC is estimated at £0.90
for the following keywords:
• Facebook: Facebook has been identified as the second most popular website (after
Google) amongst TDA’s visitors, with 9.33% of them accessing the social network
before going to tda.gov.uk and 11.72% after (Alexa, 2011). Facebook’s reach is
estimated at 2,448,940 people for both graduates and current students aged 18-25.
Average CTR is around 0.08% and subsequent conversion ranges from 5% to 15%
(Facebook Advertising, 2011).
• Spotify: Over 1.5 million people aged 18-24are registered as Spotify users in England
and Wales. Audio adverts supported by scrolling banners will be used to reach the large
target audience.
• Twitter: It is proposed that TDA should have a solid presence on Twitter throughout
the campaign. Tweets will inform followers on a daily basis about teaching events,
graduate fairs where TDA is present, testimony of people who have chosen a career in
teaching, also information on competitive salaries and bursaries.
• University: Advertising on Student Unions’ portals can be done through BAM. As the
company could not disclose any information regarding pricing, a list of 32 Universities
was compiled (see Appendix D.3) to illustrate part of this medium’s potential.
• Banners: Flash banners will be placed onto employment websites, as well as, onto job
sections of influential newspapers (Guardian, Daily Mail).
teaching, TDA, become a teacher, teacher training, pgce courses, get into teaching, graduate opportunities, graduate jobs, graduate careers, become a maths teacher, become a math teacher, teach mathematics, teach maths, maths graduate careers, maths graduate opportunities, become a chemistry teacher, teach chemistry, chemistry graduate careers, chemistry graduate opportunities, science graduate opportunities, science graduate careers, teach science, train to teach, become a physics teacher, teach physics, physics graduate opportunities, benefits of becoming a teacher, how to become a teacher, want to become a teacher, why become a teacher, why becoming a teacher.
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Figure 6. Online media Evaluation
Medium Type Total
Reach (per month)
Total Impressions (per month)
CPM (£) CPC (£)
Total Cost (£)
CTR Conversion Response Volume
Cost per Lead (£) Rank
Internet AdWords 1,672,764 - - 0.90 1,204 0.08% 8.00% 107 11.25 5 Spotify 1,584,000 9.00 - 14,256 0.80% 8.00% 1014 14.06 6
Social Media Facebook 2,448,940 - - 0.70 1,371 0.08% 8.00% 157 8.75 1 Banners
jobs.guardian.co.uk 160,000 - - 0.85 1,360 1.00% 8.00% 128 10.63 4 jobs.dailymail.co.uk 20,000 - - 0.85 170.00 1.00% 8.00% 16 10.63 4 newscientist.com 84,000 - - 0.90 680.40 0.90% 8.00% 60 11.25 5
wordreference.com 150,000 - - 0.85 956.25 0.75% 8.00% 90 10.63 4 milkround.com 27,000 - - 0.70 189.00 1.00% 8.00% 22 8.75 1 prospects.ac.uk 130,000 - - 0.75 975.00 1.00% 8.00% 104 9.38 2
jobsite.co.uk 570,000 - - 0.75 3,420 0.80% 8.00% 365 9.38 2 nus.org.uk 39,000 - - 0.75 234.00 0.80% 8.00% 25 9.38 2
University (32) - 2,579,000 3.11 - 8018 0.40% 8.00% 825 9.71 3
TOTAL 6885704 - - - 32833.97 - - 2913 11.27
6.3.3 Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
SEO will play a major role in the online activities suggested in this report as it will help
improve TDA’s website ranking on search engines. The main problem identified is the lack
of redirection between tda.gov.uk and www.tda.gov.uk as illustrated in the figure below.
Figure 7. Lack of Redirection
(Source: Website Grader, 2011)
This can lead to a risk of duplicate content and search engines would give more importance to
the one that gets more backlinks. Although the www and non-www types of a site lead to the
same page and have the same content, they are different subdomains (Seda, 2009).
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6.3.4 Campaign Timeline
MONTH May June July August September October November December January February March April MEDIUM
Newspapers Guardian Metro
Magazines New Scientist Focus
Loose Inserts
Guardian New Scientist
Focus Events Student Fairs Flyers Science Museum (5)
Outdoor Billboard Bus Stops
Mobile Cold List Radio Heart
University
Newspaper Website Radio
Plasma TV (SubTV)
Internet
AdWords SEO
Spotify Banners
Social Media Facebook Twitter
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6.4 Testing
Each medium employed in Stage 1 is going to be tested to ensure it delivers the expected
results. Furthermore, when two or more solutions are proposed, testing becomes necessary to
understand which alternative pulls more responses. Due to the high costs of testing, it was
decided to operate at an 80% confidence level. A higher rate of confidence level (i.e. 90% or
95%) would have in fact demanded far too many names for each test to be significant. The
sample size for each testing was selected according to the following formula:
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆 = (𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑆𝑆 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆∗)2 × 𝑆𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜 𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆 × 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆
(𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑟 𝑒𝑒𝑜𝑜𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑆𝑆∗∗)2
* Confidence level is expressed in terms of standard deviations (80% confidence level equals to 1.281 s.d.). ** The error tolerance will vary according to the medium employed.
6.4.1 SMS (Cold List)
The sample size for SMS was calculated (and rounded) at 4,500 names, working at an 80%
confidence level but limiting the error tolerance to 0.25%. As the average response rate for
SMS from a cold list is 1.75% (Media Burst, 2011), the test will establish whether this also
applies to this case. Considering all things work as planned, this medium should deliver a
response rate fluctuating within the range of 1.50% – 2.00%.
Confidence level 80% Expected response 1.75%
Error tolerance 0.25% Sample size 4,500
Furthermore, two creative solutions are proposed at this stage and too need to be tested. The
first one has a more emotional appeal, whereas the second focuses more on showing the
teaching’s economical benefits. It is assumed here that the second solution will pull more
responses, as illustrated in the figure below.
Sending quantity Response rate (%) Emotional (ESP) 4,500 1.50
Benefit 4,500 1.85 | 0.35 |
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In order to be sure that the same result will happen again, the absolute value of the difference
in response between the two cells has to be greater than the limit of error (Thomas and
Housden, 2002). Therefore:
𝐿𝐿𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑟 = 𝐶𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑆𝑆 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑙𝑙𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 × �(𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆 × 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆)
𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆 +(𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆 × 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑆𝑆𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆)
𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑆𝑆 =
= 1.281 × �(1.5 × 98.5)
4,500 +(1.85 × 98.15)
4,500 = 1.281 × √0.0328 + 0.0403 = 1.281 × 0.2704 = 0.3465
Since the expected limit of error obtained is smaller than the absolute value of the difference
in response between the two cells (0.35), the result obtained is significant. The solution
pulling more responses (“Benefit”) will be sent to all other numbers in the list.
6.4.2 Newspapers
It was decided to advertise on a quarter page (22x5) rather than half-page. Due to Sainsbury’s
square root principle, an advert space which is double in size will not pull twice as many
responses, but just the square root of the increase in size. Only the cost would double. The
quarter page was therefore deemed as a more cost-effective solution.
A/B split runs will be used on both Metro and Guardian to test two different creative
solutions as well as the effectiveness of each medium.
6.4.3 Radio
Heart FM will be tested during the first three weeks of September, right before students
return to University. The schedule illustrated below applies to the Essex region only.
Figure 8. Heart FM advertising schedule Day Part Spot Length No.Of Spots Avg.Spot Rate Time Bands Monday Tuesday Wendsday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Overnight 30 3 7.58 00:00-06:00 1 1 1Breakfast 30 9 72.63 06:00-10:00 1 2 1 1 1 1 2Mid-Morning 30 6 76.24 10:00-13:00 1 1 2 1 1Afternoon 30 6 64.5 13:00-16:00 2 1 1 2Weekend Afternoon 30 3 46.42 13:00-17:00 2 1PM Drive 30 6 81.88 16:00-19:00 1 1 1 2 1Evening 30 5 16.38 19:00-23:59 1 1 1 1 1
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Week Average Population Average impacts Average Reach Average % Reach OTH Spots Station Cost
1 906,339 877,208 219,258 24 4 38 2,233.332 906,339 877,208 219,258 24 4 38 2,233.333 906,339 877,208 219,258 24 4 38 2,233.33
Total 906,339 2,631,624 321,502 35 8 114 6,700 It is here assumed that Heart FM will not deliver as expected (0.15% response rate). As it
scored quite poorly in the offline media ranking (12thout of 14, with a cost per lead of £13.89)
any response rate lower than the one estimated cannot be tolerated.
6.4.4 Magazines
The effectiveness of both Focus and New Scientist is going to be tested. As they scored low
in the offline media ranking (respectively, 11th and 13th out of 14) the testing is trying to
understand if a response rate higher than what is initially believed (0.15%) can be achieved. It
is here assumed that the response rate will not be higher; therefore advertising in both
magazines will be abandoned in favour of loose inserts.
6.4.5 Loose Inserts
Split run tests have proven particularly effective with loose inserts (Bird, 2007). The
advantage of this medium is that more than two solutions can be tested at the same time. For
example, along with the usual split between emotional-driven and benefit-oriented messages,
also a mix of the two can be tested as well as a fourth and fifth creative solutions. Since
testing is undertaken at an 80% confidence level and the expected response is well below 1%,
it is important to keep the error tolerance to a minimum as shown in the figure below.
Confidence level 80% Expected response 0.50%
Error tolerance 0.15% Sample size 3,500
Furthermore, each newspaper and magazine has its own rules regarding the minimum
quantity of loose inserts to be purchased; therefore increasing the quantity of the sample size
will reduce the error tolerance and meet the publisher’s demand.
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6.4.6 Science Museums
Distributing flyers in front of the five Science Museums will be tested for two weeks. This
may seem quite a long period of time, but it is necessary to allow a little longer for this kind
of activity to deliver results as they will not be as immediate as with SMS. It is here assumed
that the distribution of flyers will prove to be very effective, especially in targeting key
segments such as Maths and Science students. For this reason it will be carried out for three
months.
6.4.7 Outdoor
Billboard and bus stop advertising will sustain marketing activities undertaken inside
Universities. Such outdoor activities are believed to have an important impact on the amount
of enquirers acquired through students’ newspapers, magazines and radio as they build brand
awareness and recognition. However, they will be tested too. Their effectiveness, in fact, will
be monitored in the month of October and compared to results obtained in May, during a
period when the same marketing activities were undertaken in Universities, but outdoor had
not yet been employed. If successful, outdoor advertising will be used again in March 2012.
6.4.8 Student Fairs
Here it is expected that at least 1 out of 200 second and third year students will participate at
the Student Fair and apply to get more information on becoming a teacher. Since this appears
quite feasible to accomplish, it is assumed that the target will be met and TDA will renew its
presence for a second Student Fair (March 2012) in all 20 Universities.
6.4.9 AdWords and Facebook
Both Google and Facebook offer free software to monitor PPC campaigns; therefore both
activities will be tested for a month. Along with the medium itself, also the different solutions
proposed are going to be tested (see Appendices F.2 and F.3) to understand which creative
approach is more effective and/or if some of the solutions need to be improved.
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6.4.10 Banners and Spotify
The effectiveness of Flash-animated banners will be tested on all websites and Spotify.
Furthermore, since different versions are provided (see Appendix F.5), tests will also show
which one is proving to be the more effective in terms of prospects’ acquisition.
6.5 Budgeting
Medium Response Volume Cost (£) Times/Months
Used Total
Responses Total Cost
(£)
Newspapers The Guardian 330 5,573 3 990 16719
Metro 700 9,348 3 2100 28044 University (34) 1,121 12,795 3 3363 38385
Radio University (15) 392 3,525 3 1176 10575
Heart 482 6,700 1 482 6700 Creative brief n/a 5,000 1 n/a 5000
Mobile Cold List 3,500 37,000 1 3500 37000
Magazines New Scientist 132 1,850 1 132 1850
Focus 110 1,500 1 110 1500 Plasma TV
SubTV University 875 8,750 1 875 8750 Loose Inserts The Guardian 1,013 7,875 4 4052 31500 New Scientist 570 6,667 5 2850 33335
Focus 478 4,048 5 2390 20240 Events
Student Fairs 658 6,000 2 1316 12000 Flyers
Science Museum (5) 2,275 20,000 3 6825 60000 University n/a 3,000 n/a n/a 3,000 Internet AdWords 107 1,204 8 856 9632 Spotify 1,014 14,256 1 1014 14256
Social Media Facebook 157 1,371 1 157 1371 Banners
jobs.guardian.co.uk 173 1,360 6 1038 8160
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jobs.dailymail.co.uk 22 170.00 6 132 1020 newscientist.com 91 680.90 6 546 4085
wordreference.com 96 956.25 6 576 5738 milkround.com 29 189.00 6 174 1134 prospects.ac.uk 140 975.00 6 840 5850
jobsite.co.uk 365 3,420 6 2190 20520 nus.org.uk 25 234.00 6 150 1404
University (32) 825 8,018 3 2475 24054 Outdoor Billboard n/a 12,000 1 n/a 12000
Bus Stops n/a 8,000 1 n/a 8000
TOTAL 15680 192465 - 40309 431822
6.6 Evaluation
• Total number of enquirers: 40,309 (circa);
• Total budget allocated: £500,000;
• Total budget spent: £431,822;
• A minimum of £50,000 of the leftover is to be spent on database and website
maintenance as well as market research;
• 3.64% leftover (£18,178) will be used for unexpected expenses, unforeseen events and
all sorts of contingencies;
• Average cost per enquiry: £10.71.
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7.0 Conversion (Stage 2)
It illustrates the prospect’s journey after his/her enquiry and shows how the use of different
media approaches and communications will ensure the required conversion.
7.1 Objectives
• Acquire 12,000 new applicants (30% conversion);
• Enhance database. Divide enquirers in “Type 0”, “Type 1” and “Type 2” to analyse
trends and patterns in their behaviour for future management’s considerations.
7.2 Strategy
• Testing of the message with emotional appeal vs. message with benefit at each new
stage in the communication plan and apply the more effective;
• Personalised communication for each segment at each stage;
• Training of staff to deliver better support and customer service as well as functioning as
a powerful marketing tool to convert enquirers into applicants;
• Send an online questionnaire to all non-applicants to find out why they have not applied
and if they still consider pursuing a career in teaching. Label and archive them as either
“Type 0” or “Type 1”.
7.3 Campaign
The communication plan devised for Stage 2 is divided into seven phases and will last a
maximum of 20 days for each prospect. Each message sent out at each phase will be highly
personalised as prospects have entered their details when applying through the TDA’s
website during Stage 1. It is relevant to notice that, in compliance with the current Data
Protection Act (1998), only people who gave permission for their personal details to be used
(through double opt-in) will be contacted.
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7.3.1 The Seven Steps
1. Email (1): It will be administered through Dynmark Direct at a cost of 0.82p per
message. The response rate from warm prospects is expected between 1% and 2%
(Tapp, 2008);
2. Email (2): Same as Email (1) but response is a little lower;
3. SMS (1): It will be administered through Dynmark Direct at a cost of 3.6p per text. The
response rate from warm prospects ranges between 2% and 2.5% (DMA, 2011).
4. MMS: It will be administered through Media Burst at a cost of £85/’000. The response
rate, although usually higher, is expected around 3% for this kind of activity.
5. Direct Mail: A personalised pack will be sent to all enquirers remained. This report
proposes a brochure as an example (see Appendix G.4) but it can also be something
more complex. Whatever pack is sent, however, it is of extreme importance that it is
tailored to the specific individual. Prices for posting were acquired from Royal Mail
(36p per pack for First Class) and overall CPT was estimated at around £600 during this
phase, taking into account printing costs. The response rate is usually quite high,
around 6% or 7% and even slightly more sometimes (Bird, 2007).
6. Telephone Follow/Up: It is demonstrated that a telephone call within three or four
days after direct mail boosts response up to three or four times (Thomas and Housden,
2002). The phone call needs to be nothing more than a friendly enquiry and staff will
have to be trained properly so as to make something similar to a soft-sell. Outbound
calls will be administered by Lead Line at a CPT of £1,700.
7. SMS (2): Same as SMS (1) but it will create a sense of urge (see Appendix G.5). This
is a famous copywriting technique and will gain responses from those who wait until
the very last minute to make a decision (Bird, 2007; Sugarman, 2007).
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7.3.2 Database Strategy
At the end of Stage 2, prospects who have not applied or have blown out anytime during the
process will be sent an online questionnaire (see sample in Appendix I) asking the reasons for
them doing so. The chance to win £50 worth of Amazon vouchers will be offered as an
incentive to complete it. All prospects will then be divided into three types:
1. Type 0: Prospects who have not applied and do not consider pursuing a teaching career
anymore;
2. Type 1: Prospects who have not applied but still consider pursuing a teaching career in
the future;
3. Type 2: Prospects who have applied.
Prospects labelled as “Type 0” will not be contacted again, whereas those who have been
archived as “Type 1” will constitute the key starting point for generating future ‘hot lists’.
Prospects who have not compiled the questionnaire will be archived as “Type 1” as default.
See also section 8.3 for future managerial implications and database management.
See flowchart for Stage 2 overleaf.
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DATABASE
Update info (if necessary)
ARCHIVE (Type 2)
Questionnaire
ARCHIVE (Type 0 or 1)
Questionnaire
Conversion rate at each
stage
1. 1.7%
+680
2. 1.3%
+511
3. 7.4%
+2,716
4. 16%
+5,438
5. 2.0%
+571
TOTAL
30%
~12,022
SMS (1)
RESEND EMAIL
40,000 (High-fliers, Maths, Science)
Blowout Soft Bounce
Soft Bounce
Hard Bounce
Application completed 1&2
3
Application completed?
Blowout Yes
Customer Service tries to convert
Application completed?
Loop 1
No
No
Called for more info?
Yes
DIRECT MAIL (personalised pack is sent)
TELEPHONE F/UP
Application completed?
Blowout
Blowout
Yes
Application completed
5
6
No application
Loop 1
Application completed?
SMS (2)
Blowout
Blowout Yes
Yes
No
No
7
Application completed?
DAY 1
DAY 3
DAY 12
DAY 16
DAY 20
Yes No
Blowout
No
X2
MMS 4
Application completed?
Loop 1
No Yes
Blowout
Blowout
No application Application completed
3. 2.5%
+970
4. 3%
+1135
DAY 5
DAY 7
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7.4 Testing
Each medium is going to be tested at an 80% confidence level. When two or more creative
solutions are proposed, testing will establish which one pulls more responses.
7.4.1 Email (1)
• Subject line A (emotional) vs. Subject line B (economical benefit);
• Content A (emotional) vs. Content B (economical benefit);
• Banner vs. No banner.
Since each of the three testing elements has only two possible permutations (A or B), a total
of 23 permutations are identified:
List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 List 6 List 7 List 8 Subject A Subject A Subject A Subject A Subject B Subject B Subject B Subject B Content A Content A Content B Content B Content A Content A Content B Content B
Banner No banner Banner No banner Banner No banner Banner No banner
The problem with setting a low error tolerance (0.20%) is that it will require far too many
names inside each test cell to be significant (6,850). Therefore, testing needs to be done either
with a higher degree of error tolerance (if deemed reasonable) or by assuming that emails
with banner will pull more responses, thus meaning cutting down the lists from eight to four.
Confidence level 80% Expected response 1.70%
Error tolerance 0.20% Sample size 6,850
After testing, the permutation that pulled more responses will be sent to all other prospects. It
is here assumed that List 7 will pull more responses.
Confidence level 80% Expected response 1.70%
Error tolerance 0.40% Sample size 1,700
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7.4.2 Email (2)
• Non-openers of previous email will be sent a different subject line but same content;
• Openers of previous email will be sent the same subject line but different content.
7.4.3 SMS (1)
For SMS, two versions of creative are to be tested (see Appendix G.2).
Confidence level 80% Expected response 2.50%
Error tolerance 0.30% Sample size 4,500
Limit of error = 0.4256 Significant
After testing, the message that pulled more responses will be texted to all other prospects. It
is here assumed that the benefit-oriented message will pull more responses.
7.4.4 MMS
As with SMS, two creative solutions are to be tested: one more benefit-oriented, the other
playing on a more emotional level (ESP).
Confidence level 80% Expected response 3.00%
Error tolerance 0.40% Sample size 3,000
Limit of error = 0.5641 Significant
It is here assumed that the message “Benefit” will pull more responses (see Appendix G.3).
Mailing quantity Response rate (%) Emotional (ESP) 4,500 2.3
Benefit 4,500 2.8 | 0.5 |
Mailing quantity Response rate (%) Emotional (ESP) 3,000 2.7
Benefit 3,000 3.3 | 0.6 |
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7.4.5 Direct Mail
A brochure personalised by subject studied will be sent to all prospects (see Appendix G.4 for
example showing a Maths brochure). The copy will play both on the challenging role of
becoming a teacher as well as on the competitive salary and benefits. Testing will be carried
out to understand which of the following permutations pulls more responses.
List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 Branded envelope Branded envelope Non branded envelope Non branded envelope
Headline with benefit Headline with ESP Headline with benefit Headline with ESP
All future brochures will be sent according to the outcome of this test.
7.4.6 SMS (2)
This is a final call to action. Prospects will be literally invited to “hurry up” and complete the
application form. The text message will emphasise what the prospect is missing if he/she
does not apply to become a teacher. This can be either an emotional reward or, once again, a
pure economic benefit (see Appendix G.5).
Confidence level 80% Expected response 2.00%
Error tolerance 0.30% Sample size 3,500
Limit of error = 0.4338 Significant
Mailing quantity Response rate (%) Emotional (ESP) 3,500 1.8
Benefit 3,500 2.3 | 0.5 |
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7.5 Budgeting
Medium Type (or Channel) Quantity CPT (£) Total
(£) Conversion
(%) Applicants CPA (£)
Email (1) 40,000 8.20 328 1.70% 680 0.48 Email (2) 39,320 8.20 322 1.30% 511 0.63 SMS (1) 38,809 36 1397 2.50% 970 1.44
MMS 37,839 85 3216 3.00% 1135 2.50 Direct Mail
(printing and posting)1 36,703 600 22022 7.40% 2716 8.11
Telephone2 Inbound3 8,000 1,000 8000 n/a n/a n/a
F/up - Outbound 33,987 1,700 57779 16.00% 5438 10.63 SMS (2) 28,549 36 1028 2.00% 571 1.80
Incentive Vouchers4 1 - 50 n/a n/a n/a
TOTAL - - 93764 - 12022 7.80
1 36p per pack with Royal Mail + 20-30p for printing each brochure or any other kind of personalised pack. 2 Prices for inbound and outbound calls are here provided if TDA cannot administer it internally. 3 Depending on the amount of people calling for more information (20% of all enquirers is the figure here assumed).
Inbound calls will be administered by AlldayPA. 4 £50 worth of Amazon voucher is offered for completing the questionnaire.
7.6 Evaluation
• Total number of applicants: 12,022 (30% conversion);
• Total budget allocated: £100,000;
• Total budget spent: £93,764;
• 6.24% leftover will be used for unexpected expenses, unforeseen events and all sorts of
contingencies;
• Average cost per application: £7.80.
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8.0 Database
The following paragraph is for the consideration of present and future database management.
It sets the objectives to meet in order to carry out reliable data research and illustrates the
different steps in the strategy to achieve this. See Appendix H for possible database structure.
8.1 Objectives
• To organise data in order to ease its usage and accessibility for building future
marketing communication strategies;
• To use database to segment customers in order to create more relevant, better tailored
communications.
8.2 Strategy and Management
• De-duplication. Cleanse database from duplicates deriving from the purchase or rental
of ‘cold lists’ or multiple enquiries from the same prospect;
• To ensure database processes comply with the current Data Protection Act (1998);
• To offer double opt-in option to enquirers;
• To draw a picture of the average enquirer through the identification of patterns and
commonalities from his/her response to advertising and further subdivide prospects into
“Type 0”, “Type 1” or “Type 2” (see Appendix H);
• To gain understanding in media effectiveness and best time/location of contact;
• To identify geographical areas that are under/over-represented;
8.3 Future Managerial Implications
With the large amount of data gathered after Stage 1 and Stage 2, the database manager in
charge will be able to distinguish between prospects who were converted (“Type 2”) and
prospects who were not converted; in that last group, an online questionnaire sent to all non-
applicants (see Appendix I) will allow to further discern those who still consider teaching
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(“Type 1”) from those who do not anymore (“Type 0”). This will provide future management
with a list of warm prospects and the understanding of which medium works better as far as
the acquisition of prospects is concerned (an example is provided in Appendix H).
9.0 Recommendations
• Undertake further qualitative research on perceptions around teaching, especially inside
key segments such as Maths and Science students/graduates;
• Monitor brand awareness, recognition and recall to ensure TDA is in prospects’ evoked
set;
• Continually enhance, maintain and update database to provide present and future
management with more insightful and accurate information.
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Appendices:
A: Secondary Research B: Brand Identity
C: Primary Research D: TDA in Universities E: Radio Creative Brief
F: Creative (Stage 1) G: Creative (Stage 2)
H: Database I: Online Questionnaire (Type 0; Type 1)
J: Bibliography
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Appendix A – Secondary Research
Figure 9. Proposed model for TDA’s 360-degree marketing strategy
In red are the three pillars on which TDA’s communication must constantly work. A change
in general perceptions of teaching (accomplished through relevant advertising) will in fact
build trust towards the brand. As a consequence of that, levels of brand awareness and recall
will raise. This can be achieved with a wide range of activities illustrated above, most of
which are fully analysed throughout this report.
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Appendix B – Brand Identity
1. TDA’s brand image sums up all the efforts and high budgeting put into advertising and
marketing communications. It reflects the idea consumers have built in their minds
within time of the brand and shows a company that deals with all due seriousness with
a very serious matter yet not forgetting to give it an indispensable modern touch.
2. TDA’s personality sets the way the consumer expects the whole organisation will
behave when the first contact is made. Through its advertising messages, the consumer
has already learned how to interact with the brand and what to expect from it – that is
constant challenge and reliable support.
3. Relationship is what the consumer feels the company ultimately provides. In TDA’s
case, this is the experienced and knowledgeable guidance each customer will benefit of
throughout the whole process of choosing the specific ITT course to become a teacher.
4. Culture helps a business set its future goals and establishes the right path to achieve
them. TDA’s culture lies in the slogan flaunted on the homepage of its website:
“Developing people, improving young lives”. A mission, in the noblest meaning of the
term.
5. Reflection is the reason why consumers turn to TDA in the first place. The brand image
gets hold of a person’s self-concept and reminds them of what they want to be.
Ultimately, they are recent graduates inspired by their great passion of making a
difference in somebody else’s life.
6. Self-image sets the distance between the consumer and the brand image. Theoretically,
the closer the two figures are, the higher the interest in the product/service will be.
Through its branding strategy, TDA also makes sure to attract aspiring teachers that are
serious about and dedicated to the job while being innovative and modern in their way
of communicating ideas.
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Appendix C – Primary Research
In-house research has been carried out in order to gain insight into students’ perceptions of
teaching as a career. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches have been considered. The
results obtained helped devise a more problem-oriented communication strategy that helped
position teaching as a challenging, rewarding and fairly profitable career.
All research conducted was in line with the standards of MRS Code of Conduct and Data
Protection Act (1998) and sensitive information will be kept anonymous and confidential.
C.1 Objectives
• To gain valuable insight in why students consider teaching as a career;
• To find out what variables* are more appealing when considering a job;
• To discover what students’ perceptions of teaching are in terms of those variables;
• To understand if students who consider teaching as a career are aware of TDA. * A list of variables was identified through Mintel (2011) and included: salary; degree of challenge of the job; how rewarding it is; amount of holidays; flexibility of hours.
C.2 Methodology
The research (both quantitative and qualitative) was administered inside the University of
Greenwich in the period from 15th to 25th of January. A university setting was deemed as
more appropriate because it is directly linked with TDA’s operations.
C.2.1 Quantitative Research
Quantitative research took the form of a self-administered questionnaire which provided the
researchers with insights from a key age segment (18- to 28-year-olds). This is not
representative of the whole UK population but it does give a good understanding of current
perceptions of teaching from students, which is ultimately the scope for which the
questionnaire was administered in the first place.
The sample size was set as not smaller than 100 participants because otherwise the
researchers might have been supplied with data potentially misleading. The sampling method
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selected was purposive (or judgemental) sampling as the researchers felt that the analysis of
students’ perceptions was more relevant to the purpose of this research, especially when
considering that it would set the basis for the development of a tailored, problem-oriented
communication strategy.
To ensure ease of readability and full comprehension of the questions presented, a pilot
testing of 10% of all questionnaires was carried out, leaving the researchers without any
doubt about possible misinterpretations from respondents.
C.2.2 Qualitative Research
Qualitative research took the form of five in-depth interviews which was conducted only after
the analysis of the results obtained through quantitative research. Only students who were
considering teaching as a career took part in the interview. The sampling method utilised was
snowball sampling as it was considered less time-consuming if each interviewee provided the
name of someone who would be willing to take part in the interview. The length of each
interview was one hour as this ensures deeper analysis and provides sufficient time for
eventual investigation of relevant matters. The researchers decided to settle with five
interviews after saturation point was reached.
C.3 Questionnaire: Results
See questionnaire sample with percentage of respondents overleaf.
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Q1 Have you considered teaching as your future career?
Yes 51.0% No 49.0%
Q2 Have you heard of Training & Development
Agency for Schools (TDA)? Yes 28.0% No 72.0%
Q3 How important are the following attributes
when considering a job? -3 = Not at all important +3 = Extremely important
-3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 Salary
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.0%
8.0%
32.0%
58.0%
Challenging 0.0%
3.0%
0.0%
6.0%
17.0%
37.0%
37.0%
Holidays 1.0%
2.0%
4.0%
15.0%
21.0%
33.0%
24.0%
Flexible hours 0.0%
3.0%
5.0%
11.0%
20.0%
35.0%
26.0%
Rewarding 2.0%
0.0%
2.0%
3.0%
12.0%
28.0%
53.0%
Q4 How do you perceive teaching in terms of the
following attributes? 1 -
Extremely poor
2 - Very poor
3 - Poor
4 - Average
5 - High
6 - Very High
7 - Extremely high
Salary 1.0%
6.0%
27.0%
23.0%
28.0%
12.0%
3.0%
Challenging 0.0%
4.0%
9.0%
16.0%
27.0%
26.0%
18.0%
Holidays 0.0%
3.0%
8.0%
8.0%
23.0%
28.0%
30.0%
Flexible Hours 4.0%
6.0%
7.0%
15.0%
23.0%
33.0%
12.0%
Rewarding 2.0%
4.0%
10.0%
18.0%
23.0%
29.0%
14.0%
Q5 Do you consider Government operated services more reliable?
Yes 71.0% No 29.0% About You Q6 Are you... ? Male 52.0% Female 48.0% Q7 Which of the following age brackets applies
to you? 18-22 50.0% 23-27 38.0% 28+ 12.0% Q8 What degree course are you attending? Architecture 2.0% Business 32.0% Chemistry 2.0% Computer & IT 6.0% Economics 6.0% Languages 2.0% Law 2.0% Marketing 3.0% Mathematics 9.0% Medicine 1.0% Politics 3.0% Psychology 5.0% Science 5.0% Other 16.0% Q9 What is your expected graduation grade? 1st 39.0% 2:1 55.0% 2:2 5.0% 3rd 1.0% Pass 0.0%
Perceptions of a Teaching Career We are undertaking a survey to find out students’ perceptions of teaching as a career. Please fill in this questionnaire to help us with our study. All information will remain confidential.
Thank you for completing this questionnaire.
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C.3.1 Main Findings
• Almost half (49%) of the people surveyed was considering teaching as a career but only
28% of them had heard of TDA;
o Amongst those who were considering teaching, an outstanding 62.7% had
never heard of TDA;
• 71% of the people interviewed thought that Government operated services are more
reliable;
• There is a higher percentage of males (57.7%) considering teaching as a career than
females (43.75%);
• Older students (28+) are 15% more prone to consider a career as teachers than younger
students (18-27);
• Amongst 18-22 students, 66% had never heard of TDA;
• Amongst 23-27 students, 79% had never heard of TDA;
• Amongst 28+ students, 75% had never heard of TDA;
• Students expecting a First are more likely to consider teaching (59%) than those
expecting a 2:1 (47.2%) or a 2:2 (40%);
• Amongst all students surveyed, the most likely to consider teaching as a career are
those attending courses such as Chemistry, Computer & IT, Languages, Mathematics,
Medicine, Psychology and Science;
• Amongst all students surveyed, those who the least had heard of TDA were attending
courses such as Business, Computer & IT, Economics, Languages, Law, Mathematics,
Politics and Psychology;
• Out of 5 Science students surveyed, 4 were considering teaching (80%) but only 2 of
them (40%) had heard of TDA;
• Out of 9 Maths students surveyed, 5 were considering teaching (55.5%) but only 3 of
them (33.3%) had heard of TDA.
C.3.2 The Fishbein Model
The Fishbein (1975) model was used to measure students’ perceptions of teaching on a series
of five attributes which were previously sourced via Mintel (2011). These represent the main
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variables people consider when looking for a job. Students were first asked to rank each of
the five attributes on a 7-point scale (Likert scale) and then asked to express their beliefs
about teaching according to the same range of variables.
Figure 10. Results obtained from the application of the Fishbein model.
Attributes E Teaching be Salary 2.43 4.19 10.18
Challenging 1.96 5.16 10.11 Holidays 1.48 5.55 8.21
Flexible hours 1.57 4.94 7.76 Rewarding 2.19 4.99 10.93
Total 47.19
From the results obtained, it is evident that a job is likely to appeal more to students if it has a
good starting salary, is challenging enough and is also a highly rewarding one. The amount of
holidays throughout the year and flexibility of hours do not seem to play a major role, but
incidentally are amongst the top attributes that the students surveyed linked to teaching, at the
expense of salary which scored the lowest (4.19 out of 7). Overall, students agreed that
teaching is both very challenging and rewarding but they may still not be inclined to pursue it
as a career due to the poor perceptions around its salary.
C.4 In-Depth Interviews: Results
All five aspirant teachers interviewed shared the following viewpoints when asked why they
wanted to become teachers:
• They love what they do and thus want to share their passion;
• Teaching is not an ordinary job as there is not a real routine: each day is different
because they are dealing with people;
• If done properly, teaching is a very interactive and rewarding job;
• Students’ honest and complete attention to a teacher’s words is priceless;
• They were influenced in their choice by one specific teacher who showed passion about
the job and was able to transmit it.
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Appendix D – TDA in Universities
As previously discussed, BAM can offer a quick and easy service for targeting students in
Universities through a broad series of media specifically targeted at students. Since the
company could not disclose any information about pricing, a list of 34 student newspapers
and magazines is here provided along with 15 radio stations and 32 Student Union’s websites
on which online marketing activities will be undertaken. Prices and volume of readers or
listeners were acquired directly from Universities.
D.1 Newspapers/Magazines
University (Newspaper/Magazine)
Volume Reached
Cost per '000 (£)
Total Cost (£)
Possible Response
Response Volume
Cost per Lead (£) Rank
Arts London Less Common More Sense 20,000 25.00 500 0.20% 40 12.50 20
Bath Insider 12,000 29.17 350 0.20% 24 14.58 24
Bedfordshire The Blend 13,485 25.95 350 0.20% 27 12.98 22
Birmingham Spaghetti Junction 15,000 23.33 350 0.20% 30 11.67 18
Bradford Bradford Student 12,245 34.71 425 0.20% 24 17.35 25
Brighton The Verse 16,500 22.73 375 0.20% 33 11.36 17
Bristol Epigram 17,810 39.30 700 0.20% 36 19.65 29
Brunel Le Nurb 14,265 10.52 150 0.20% 29 5.26 2
Buckinghamshire The Bucks Student 8,340 47.96 400 0.20% 17 23.98 32
Cambridge The Varsity 12,000 41.67 500 0.20% 24 20.83 30
City University City Offline 21,260 14.11 300 0.20% 43 7.06 6
Cardiff GairRhydd 25,000 23.80 595 0.20% 50 11.90 19
Derby Dusted 19,845 12.60 250 0.20% 40 6.30 5
Durham The Palatinate 16,275 36.87 600 0.20% 33 18.43 27
Exeter Exepose 19,200 18.23 350 0.20% 38 9.11 11
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Gloucestershire Space 8,445 47.37 400 0.20% 17 23.68 31
Glamorgan TAG 22,710 4.40 100 0.20% 45 2.20 1
Hull HULL Fire 18,700 16.04 300 0.20% 37 8.02 9
Leeds The Leeds Student 24,500 22.45 550 0.20% 49 11.22 15
Liverpool Beat 24,380 14.36 350 0.20% 49 7.18 7
Montfort The Demon 18,895 12.17 230 0.20% 38 6.09 3
Manchester Grip 27,000 22.22 600 0.20% 54 11.11 14
Newcastle The Courter 14,000 35.71 500 0.20% 28 17.86 26
Nottingham Impact 24,000 12.50 300 0.20% 48 6.25 4
Oxford The Oxford Student 15,000 26.67 400 0.20% 30 13.33 23
Plymouth The Knowledge 22,365 19.90 445 0.20% 45 9.95 13
Portsmouth The Pugwash News 20,000 16.25 325 0.20% 40 8.13 10
Queen Margaret The Echo 5,330 37.52 200 0.20% 11 18.76 28
Roehampton Fresh 8,195 18.30 150 0.20% 16 9.15 12
Swansea The Waterfront 13,875 25.23 350 0.20% 28 12.61 21
UCL Pi Media 8,000 50.00 400 0.20% 16 25.00 34
West London Edify 17,000 14.71 250 0.20% 34 7.35 8
Westminster Smoke Magazine 17,800 22.47 400 0.20% 36 11.24 16
Worcester The Voice 7,220 48.48 350 0.20% 14 24.24 33
TOTAL 560,640 22.82 12795 - 1121 11.41
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D.2 Radios
University (Radio Station)
Volume Reached
Cost per
'000 (£)
Total Cost (£)
Possible Response
Response Volume
Cost per Lead (£) Rank
Bath URB 12,000 19.58 235 0.15% 18 13.06 12
Bournemouth BIRSt 14,000 16.79 235 0.15% 21 11.19 9
Birmingham BurnFM 17,000 13.82 235 0.15% 26 9.22 7
Bradford Ramair 9,000 26.11 235 0.15% 14 17.41 15
Bristol BURST 13,000 18.08 235 0.15% 20 12.05 11
Brighton Burst Radio 16,500 14.24 235 0.15% 25 9.49 8
Cambridge CamFM 12,000 19.58 235 0.15% 18 13.06 13
Canterbury+Kent CSR 30,000 7.83 235 0.15% 45 5.22 1
Hull JamRadio 18,700 12.57 235 0.15% 28 8.38 5
Leeds LSRfm 24,500 9.59 235 0.15% 37 6.39 3
Manchester Fuse FM 27,000 8.70 235 0.15% 41 5.80 2
Newcastle NSR 14,000 16.79 235 0.15% 21 11.19 10
Nottingham URN 24,000 9.79 235 0.15% 36 6.53 4
Swansea Xtreme Radio 11,700 20.09 235 0.15% 18 13.39 14
Westminster Smoke Radio 17,800 13.20 235 0.15% 27 8.80 6
TOTAL 261,200 13.50 3525 - 392 9.00
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D.3 Websites
University Total
Impressions (per month)
CPM (£)
Total Cost (£)
CTR Conversion Response Volume
Cost per Lead (£) Rank
Bath 37,000 2.70 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 12 8.45 14
Bedfordshire 35,000 2.86 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 11 8.93 17 Birmingham 170,000 1.51 257.40 0.40% 8.00% 54 4.73 6
Bournemouth 100,000 3.27 327.46 0.40% 8.00% 32 10.23 20 Bradford 42,000 7.57 318.00 0.40% 8.00% 13 23.66 29 Brighton 55,000 1.82 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 18 5.68 8 Brunel 200,000 2.15 429.12 0.40% 8.00% 64 6.71 9
Buckinghamshire 37,000 2.70 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 12 8.45 15 Derby 85,000 1.18 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 27 3.68 2
Durham 59,000 3.62 213.54 0.40% 8.00% 19 11.31 23 Gloucestershire 150,000 0.73 109.20 0.40% 8.00% 48 2.28 1
Huddersfield 47,000 4.06 190.94 0.40% 8.00% 15 12.70 24 Hull 280,000 1.19 334.32 0.40% 8.00% 90 3.73 3
Kingston 39,000 2.56 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 12 8.01 11 Lincoln 75,000 1.33 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 24 4.17 4
Liverpool 85,000 3.60 305.78 0.40% 8.00% 27 11.24 22 Liverpool JM 35,000 2.86 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 11 8.93 18 London Met 20,000 12.23 244.60 0.40% 8.00% 6 38.22 32
London South Bank 20,000 5.00 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 6 15.63 27
Newcastle 95,000 1.35 128.56 0.40% 8.00% 30 4.23 5 Nottingham Trent 110,000 2.68 295.00 0.40% 8.00% 35 8.38 13 Oxford Brookes 55,000 2.84 156.24 0.40% 8.00% 18 8.88 16
Plymouth 150,000 7.82 1172.36 0.40% 8.00% 48 24.42 30 Portsmouth 75,000 6.40 480.00 0.40% 8.00% 24 20.00 28 Roehampton 40,000 2.50 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 13 7.81 10
Salford 45,000 2.60 117.00 0.40% 8.00% 14 8.13 12 Surrey 65,000 4.45 289.00 0.40% 8.00% 21 13.89 25
Swansea 90,000 1.66 149.00 0.40% 8.00% 29 5.17 7 Teeside 70,000 8.97 628.00 0.40% 8.00% 22 28.04 31
University of London 150,000 4.48 672.00 0.40% 8.00% 48 14.00 26
Westminster 35,000 2.86 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 11 8.93 19 Worcester 28,000 3.57 100.00 0.40% 8.00% 9 11.16 21
TOTAL 2,579,000 3.11 8017.52 - - 825 9.71
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D.4 Student Fairs
A list of 20 Universities where TDA will have stands during Student Fairs (October 2011;
March 2012) is here provided. TDA’s presence is spread out across England and Wales as
illustrated by Figure 11.
Figure 11. Student Fairs across England and Wales
University of Birmingham; University of Bath; University of Plymouth; University of Portsmouth; London South Bank University; Kings College London; University College London; University of Essex; University of Cardiff; University of Aberystwyth; University of Manchester Metropolitan; University of Leeds; Nottingham Trent University; Sheffield Hallam University; University of Brighton; University of East Anglia; University of Liverpool; University of Southampton; University of Hertfordshire.
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Appendix E – Radio Creative Brief
The radio spot produced will be broadcasted on both Heart FM and the student radio stations.
Client: Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) Product: Teaching training/career Client contact: Andrea Alessio Job number: RV-001
Budget:£5,000
Date: 02/02/2011
Agency: RADIOVILLE Account Manager: Liz Carter Creative Director: Tim Craig
Main Objective: Generate a minimum of 482 enquiries (0.15% conversion) over a period of three weeks. Secondary Objectives: • Change people’s perceptions of teaching; • Encourage students to consider a career in teaching; • Reach parents and influencers; • Emphasise the experienced guidance offered by TDA. Target Audience: Students in their penultimate or final year in University expected to get a qualification of 2:1 or above and recent graduates who are looking for a career. They are ambitious, passionate about what they do and thrilled about starting a new, challenging and rewarding job. In-house research showed that they hold poor perceptions of teachers’ salary. They don’t usually think of teaching as a career option, but they can be influenced by the right message. Tone of Voice: honest, reassuring, exciting, challenging, inspiring. Mood: professional, helpful, enthusiastic. Call to action: Encourage listeners to access main website and register.
Messages: • Earn up to £43k by the time you’re 30; • Chance to receive a tax-free bursary of up to £9k to train; • Be part of the next generation of teachers.
Format: • 30s
Review date: • 02/04/2011
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Appendix F – Creative (Stage 1)
All creative solutions here listed are available in larger format and higher definition at:
www.tdaproject.blogspot.com.
F.1 Newspapers and Magazines
F.2 AdWords
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F.3 Facebook
F.4 Outdoor
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F.5 Banners
Flash-animated versions are available at: www.tdaproject.blogspot.com
F.6 Buttons
To be used on employment websites and job sections of online newspapers.
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F.7 SMS (Cold List)
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Appendix G – Creative (Stage 2)
The following sections illustrate the creative solutions suggested to convey a meaningful and
personalised message to each prospect throughout the phases of the communication plan.
G.1 Email
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G.2 SMS (1)
SMS with emotional appeal (ESP) vs. SMS with benefit
G.3 MMS
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G.4 Direct Mail (Brochure)
TDA has to bear in mind that what they are asking people to do will change their lives
forever. It is not something that has to be taken light-heartily. All information, therefore,
needs to be relevant (that means customer-tailored), seriously presented yet with a pervading
tone of excitement and challenge. The brochure was written also bearing in mind other rules
that are proved to enhance response:
• Copy is written in serif type – this will make reading easier;
• Black copy on a white background (therefore no ‘reversed out’);
• Long copy sells more than short copy (provided that the information in the letter is
relevant to the reader, he/she will take time to read up to 3-4 pages);
• Copy is written in the prospect’s language (i.e. jargon is appreciated by those who can
understand it);
• Neat structure, text is justified and there is clear division of headings and subheadings.
Writing intelligent mailings will attract intelligent candidates looking for a challenging and
exciting career or life-change.
See example of Maths brochure overleaf.
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G.5 SMS (2)
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Appendix H – Database
Table 12. Example of database structure
Personal Data Education
Title Mr. Graduated? Yes Name James Graduation Year 2010
Last Name Smith Expected Graduation - Gender Male Degree Course B.A. Mathematics
Nationality English University University of Greenwich Address 8 Edith Terrace Degree Level 2:1
City/Town London Postcode SW10 0TQ After Stage 1
Date of Birth 18/09/1988 Marital Status Bachelor Date of Enquiry 23/05/2011
Current Occupation Unemployed Medium (1) Science Museum (LDN) Email Address [email protected] Medium (2) New Scientist Mobile Number 07567584355 Medium (3) -
After Stage 2
Converted? Yes If ‘Yes’: When? 10/06/2011
Type 2 After Which Medium? Telephone F/up No If ‘No’: When declined? - Type 0 Type 1 After Which Medium? -
N.B. • Grey areas are not applicable to current prospect; • Blue area indicates prospect’s type (see sections 7.3.2 and 8.3).
Amongst many other advantages, the database will also help draw a picture of the average
enquirer. For example, there might be a common pattern amongst those who enquired during
Stage 1 and then applied after Stage 2 (i.e. location, media through which they were
recruited, creative solution to which they responded, etc.) and this information will represent
a strong advantage when building new marketing communications in the future.
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Figure 13. Example of CPE and CPA by medium
By analysing the large amount of data gathered after Stage 2, the database manager will be
able to understand which medium is working better in terms of prospect’s conversion rather
than just acquisition. The example above is just an assumption of what could happen when
testing the same advert with the same format on two different media channels, in this case
two newspapers. While at first one would argue that advertising on Metro is more convenient
(CPE is £3.53 cheaper), after Stage 2 the Guardian shows a higher conversion rate with CPA
being £2.60 cheaper than Metro. Future management should consider this in order to
maximise ROI and should also apply the same test on all media utilised in order to discover
which one is performing better in terms of conversion (not just in pulling more responses)
and invest more on that in the future.
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Appendix I – Online Questionnaire (Type 0; Type 1)
Q1 Do you still considered teaching in the
future? Yes No
Q2 If your answer was ‘No’, why? I got a job elsewhere I changed my mind Personal reasons I was disappointed with TDA Other Please specify
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Q3 Would you suggest TDA to any of your
friends or relatives? Yes No
Q4 How would you rate TDA in terms of the
following attributes? -3 = Extremely poor +3 = Extremely good
-3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 Clarity of
information
Customer service
Website’s ease of navigation
Advertising
Q5 Feel free to add any other comment you have. …………………………………
…………………………………...………………………………….
TDA – Questionnaire Fill in this questionnaire and you could win £50 worth of Amazon vouchers!
N.B. All information collected will remain confidential.
Thank you for completing the questionnaire. Your name has been entered in the prize draw. Should you win, we will get in touch to arrange
the delivery of your £50 worth of Amazon vouchers!
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