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Geoff Wilson Head of Marketing & Communications, Irish FA

Geoff Wilson Head of Marketing & Communications, Irish FA. Our WOW moment!. It is well documented that brands that increase advertising during a recession, when competitors are cutting back, can improve market share and return on investment at lower cost than during good economic times.

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Geoff Wilson Head of Marketing & Communications, Irish FA

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  1. Geoff WilsonHead of Marketing & Communications,Irish FA

  2. Our WOW moment!

  3. It is well documented that brands that increase advertising during a recession, when competitors are cutting back, can improve market share and return on investment at lower cost than during good economic times. John Quelch that appeared in The Financial Times (2008) SMEs  see direct mail as offering the best return on investment of all their marketing spend. New Brand Vision Group 2008 Survey

  4. Head of Marketing and Communications – Irish FA • Various Marketing Posts in BT Northern Ireland – (Market research, Market Intelligence, Market propositions, Database Marketing, Business Marketing and Consumer Marketing – TV production, Billboards, Press Ads, Online (emails, web), 3rd Party Channels, Telesales/Sales Channels, Direct Mail, Magazines, PR, viral campaigns, event management) • 2008 Marketing Director of the Year CIM (All Ireland) • Re-branding work for the Ulster Grand Prix • Columnist with a Daily Newspaper in NI • Currently ‘Marketing Consultant’ with UEFA

  5. Paper Based System One Stand alone PC for ticketing Dependence on Operator Expertise High staff resource demands especially ticketing Manual data processing was time consuming No communication with our customers or sponsors Image of the Association Background pre 2005

  6. Introduce a new database that will be able to touch all areas of the Association from 1.) Administration to 2.) Revenue Generation/Marketing Introduce the new system in a short period of time – 6 months to 1 year Able to use the data generated in the new database for specific IFA requirements ie Marketing Campaigns The Challenge

  7. Email/Letter/SMS Data Player Email/SMS/Letter Discipline One main Database FSI Data Women’s Data Club Web sites Email/Letter/SMS NIBFA Data Email/Letter/SMS The Overview; System Scope Coaching Referee’s Comp/Fixture Management High Performance E-Learning Membership Loyalty Caps Loyalty Points Ticketing International Management Media Accreditation E-Marketing Event Management

  8. Main CRM System

  9. Admin: Competition & Fixture Management

  10. Admin: Player Registration

  11. Admin: Discipline

  12. Admin: Coaching

  13. Admin: Refereeing

  14. Admin: International Management

  15. Revenue: E-Ticketing – Loyalty Caps

  16. Revenue: Fans Membership (inc Loyalty caps and points)

  17. Marketing: Event Management

  18. Marketing: E-Marketing – Email

  19. Marketing: E-Marketing – Texting

  20. Integrated Solution Increased revenue Single Record for each Individual Audit trails and accountability – ticket sales Reduced Human Error – due to applied rules in the software Increased accessibility to data – real time Future proof expansion – able to add additional modules to the main CRM system Reduced demand on IFA staff ie ticketing Able to market and communicate to our fan base The IFA today

  21. Competition Services Ticketing Department – Finance review ticketing reports Marketing Department League Secretary’s Referee’s Coaching Department (including grassroots, excellence) Women’s and boy’s FA’s International Department Users of the System

  22. Advantages One database, one record per individual Plug and play system with a company with previous history in the sports sector Transformed our processes Modular based system so the database can be expanded in the future Access to the system is via an internet browser Database for Marketing (Revenue generation and keeping fans informed) and administration (cost saving/more efficient in the way we work) Disadvantage Guinea Pig – it has been hard work! First users in some of the modules Culture Change – getting staff to change the way they are working Cost for change requests Issues if the internet goes down Advantages v Disadvantages

  23. This is not an easy project!! It is good to have one project manager in your business who has previous experience and knowledge in database and data cleansing. Scope all areas first (be specific as possible and try to cover all areas) – change request are costly!! Hold monthly conference calls and develop a work stack report Learning's

  24. Agree maintenance fee up front Agree a change request fee up front – push them down on price! Bring on board a partner who has previous CRM knowledge Learning's

  25. Basic Tips • Be clear on the business objectives for implementing a database • Prepare a scoping document and involve all the key staff • Implementing CRM solution can be expensive but if you don’t have the funding start with collecting contact information and product history on Excel/Access. Or you can rent a CRM system! • Identify departments and internal processes that will benefit from introducing a CRM system ie Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, Engineering • Ensure you have captured the main decision maker in your database

  26. Basic Tips • Think about where you can generate data on your customers – competitions, online, events etc • Start building a picture on your current customers, where they live, what they have bought from you, buying patters, contact information • Think about using geo-demographic data • When your customers contact you, reconfirm their contact details – keep the database up to date • Don’t just send on Direct Mail – sequential DM strategies should be employed • Introducing a CRM system will mean a cultural change and will require staff training – be warned!

  27. Basic Tips • Pin Point those customers who buy from you and get them to spend more (high valued and most profitable) – this is one of the ways to tough out the recession! • Introduce a loyalty scheme to reward your customers • Target new customers with the same profile as your current profitable customers • Make sure your DM has the right message to the right customers, a call to action, may be lead with an offer • Data Protection Act – make sure you comply with this Act • Make sure your database is flexible ie able to expand, add more fields etc.

  28. Basic Tips • If you are using telesales on the back of a DM campaign, make sure you have fully trained sales advisors in place • If you can personalise your DM or telesales ie Dear Mr Wilson, then this would be preferred

  29. Campaigns • BT • Direct Mail campaigns – acquisition and retention and loyalty campaigns • Irish FA: • Renewal of our block booking ticket sales • Identification of new Sponsors – telesales

  30. Campaigns: BT – take BB during Christmas – DM and call

  31. Campaigns: Members promoting 10% discount and Summer offers – Letter and email only Dear Official Supporters’ Scheme Member, The summer is now approaching and I am sure you are thinking about your holidays. So why not visit our online shop or our shop at 20 Windsor Avenue for a range of Northern Ireland merchandise - from shorts and t-shirts to baseball hats and the all important beach towel. As a member of the Official Supporters’ Scheme you automatically receive 10 per cent off Irish FA merchandise (excluding sale items) in store and online and in addition you are awarded loyalty points every time you make a purchase. So why not visit us today at www.irishfa.com/shop or call in our shop at Windsor Avenue. Regards Geoff Wilson Head of Marketing and Communications

  32. Campaigns: Referee’s Joining the OSS – email and call

  33. Campaigns: members to our legends evenings

  34. Campaigns: Members IFA Magazine

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