Essay on Final Cub Cadet

Submitted By ematsumo
Words: 521
Pages: 3

"Awesome mower-its comfortable" "High-quality"

"Cannot be happier"

You REALLY can’t get any better! Mow with the BEST!

"I would recommend it 100%, its fun too" "I actually mowed my neighbors yard when
I finished mine because I just wasn't ready to quit"

C² ng Overview
●Market Overview
●Target Market
●IMC Objective
●Positioning
●Campaign Theme
●IMC Tools Plan
●Budget
●Expectations

Market Overview
●Lawn mowers and Garden tractors o Outdoor equipment with one or more revolving blades used to

cut grass or other plants to an even length

●Competitors o Direct: John Deere, Toro, Murray, Electrolux Home

Products o Substitute/Indirect: professional lawn care services o Budget: e.g. family vacation

SWOT

Target Market
● Gen X & Younger boomers o Age 35-50 o Male o Income o Expenditure

● Do-it-yourself
● Home and family
● Brand conscious
● Tech savvy
● Time-crunched
● Research a lot

Gen X

Younger boomer

Marketing Communication
●Objectives
o Increase brand awareness o Cub Cadet = Top Choice o Zero-turn = Cub Cadet iSeries

Positioning

The Cud Cadet iSeries is an award-winning, innovative, exceptional riding tractor that provides the best mowing experience for technology savvy, do-it-yourself consumers.

Mow With the Best
●iSeries is simply the best available!
●innovative, exceptional, technologically

advanced
●Zero-turn + tractor = Unique design
●emphasis on POP advertising

IMC Tool: Direct Mail
Sweepstakes
Postcards
Brand awareness
Web traffic

Newspaper inserts
Brochures
● Brand awareness
Product knowledge Zero-turn association
● Call to action

Evaluation: brand tracking, change in sales, web traffic

IMC Tool: Internet
●Online Advertisements o Search optimization o AdWords o Banner ads

●Micro-sites o Forum: www.cubcadet.com/forum o Lawn care tips: www.cubcadet.com/lawncare

●Demonstration Videos o Cub Cadet website o YouTube o Podcasts

IMC Tool: Outdoor & Tradeshow
●Billboard
●Tradeshow o GIE+EXPO
 rotating platform
 brochure
 build relationships
 customers
 vendors

IMC Tool: In-Store
●Brochure
●POP Signage
●Video Demo
●Pep Rally
●Negotiate

Message Integration

Media Schedule
Real Estate

January

List

Production of
February

Ad words

Demonstration

Brochures NBA Playoff

March
April

Post

Banner

Demonstration

Ads

Insert

Internet
Podcasts

Insert
Disney World
Sweepstakes

Insert

Nascar

Insert

June
July

Sweepstakes

August
September
October
November
December

Billboard

Sweepstakes

You tube
May

Insert

Tradeshow

Billboard

Budget
Internet $920,000
(Ad words, Demonstrations, Podcasts, Banner Ads, Youtube, Microsite)

Direct Mail