BIRDS BARBERSHOP
local barbershop chain

STRATEGIC MARKETING
PROPOSAL FOR RELOCATION
Project completed in FALL 2023 alongside
Sofie Amalie, Isak Stensballe, William Vagn-Jensen, Levi Arthurs, & Andreas Klejstrup
as a consultation through the Strategic Consulting for Marketers course
at the University of Texas at Austin
PROJECT OBJECTIVE:
Attract 280 new customers while retaining at least 95% of the previous location's patrons within the initial 30 days of new location opening
SITUATION ANALYSIS
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Conducted expert, customer, and executive team interviews alongside secondary research to understand current company status
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Curated and launched a survey of current 6th St Birds customers in order to better understand user base demographics, attitudes, and behaviors
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Analyzed findings to define barriers to entry, decision factors, largest competitors, purchase behavior, and awareness drivers
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Proposed research review and company opportunities for new location opening
STRATEGY
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Developed a detailed target market and consumer persona
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Mapped the consumer purchase journey for a 6th St customer at Birds
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Researched avenues to access and appeal to target audience post-move



RECOMMENDATIONS
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Recommended two step plan to retain current and gain new customers, including:
1. Baseline suggestions for awareness & retainment
2. Campaign ideas to gain new customers -
Detailed demands of each idea and provided primary and secondary data to back up suggestions
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Developed full timeline to give suggested timing for prioritization and execution of efforts
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Outlined anticipated financial costs of implementing recommendations


