The Client:  Anderson Merchandisers
 
The Industry:  Music, Books, & Home Video Department at Wal-Mart Stores and Sam's Clubs
 
The Objective:  Cost-efficiently increase the customer traffic and sell-through results of book and CD signings at Wal-Mart Stores and Sam's Clubs.
 
The Strategy:  Using carefully-selected Radio Station partners throughout the US, build individual on-site events for each store and club appearance -- customized for the author, artist, or group appearing.  Design the mechanics of the event to maximize sell-through of the featured book, CD, or DVD.  Creatively re-invent an aging tactic and give it new life in America's largest retailers.
 
The Results:  Traffic up dramatically.  Sales up significantly.  Expectations higher and higher.  An important tactic for Wal-Mart Stores and Sam's Club re-energized for the future.  A turnkey enhancement for the client.
 
 
The Client:  Handheld Entertainment
 
The Industry:  Portable Media Players (Consumer Electronics)
 
The Objective:  Launch the ZVue Portable Media Player with national distribution and a highly-targeted, ultra cost-efficient media plan to match.  Maximize sales in the 2005 holiday season to position the company for fast growth in 2006.
 
The Strategy:  Working with Wal-Mart, the ZVue Portable Media Player was slotted into roughly half the US stores (approximately 1,500 locations).  Throughout Q4 2005, a media strategy using Radio Station partners in and around each Wal-Mart store where ZVue was available drove consumers to the Home Entertainment department to purchase ZVue at a highly-competitive price-point compared to iPod Video (nearly 1/3 the price).
 
The Result:  Outperformance on sales against projections!  Great momentum into 2006.  High expectations for the future.  The new challenge: make ZVue players faster!
 
 
The Client:  Pfizer
 
The Industry:  Prescription Drugs
 
The Objective:  Maximize brand awareness and sales among Country Music listeners nationwide.
 
The Strategy:  Develop a media plan using syndicated Radio programs from the company's Impact Radio Networks division to play a key role in Pfizer's national Radio campaign.
 
The Results:  Pfizer has been a loyal customer for nearly five years, and has renewed again for 2006.
 

    
 
The Client:  Columbia Records (Sony BMG)
 
The Industry:  Country Music
 
The Objective:  Maximize national Radio airplay and CD sales during the release week of the Montgomery Gentry album, "Something To Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005".
 
The Strategy:  Develop a Radio-based media strategy to focus Radio Station promotional activity and airplay on Montgomery Gentry leading up to and during the release week.  Combining specially-produced Radio programming with web-integrated on-air promotions, alert Country Music fans to retail availability of the new album.
 
The Results:  Number one on the airplay charts.  Number one on the sales chart.  Another successful album in the discography of Montgomery Gentry.
 

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