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Before
(Prospect)

1. My Target Market

Primary Target Market Summary

  • Ebert's Greenhouse Village's ideal customer is a middle-aged woman with discretionary income who seeks high-quality flowers and plants to beautify her living space.

Audience Type

  • B2C

Needs – Primary Buying Considerations

  • High-quality, homegrown flowers and plants
  • Expert guidance to create beautiful spaces

Demographics

  • Age Range: 35-60
  • Gender: Female
  • Geography: United States, local proximity to the physical store
  • Income Level: Middle to high income, capable of discretionary spending

Psychographics

  • Lifestyle: Interested in home decor and gardening
  • What they value: Quality, authenticity, expert advice
  • Pain Points: Finding high-quality plants, lack of expert guidance
  • Buying Behavior: Prefers in-store shopping, responsive to email newsletters and Facebook ads

2. My Message to My Target Audience

Refined Elevator Pitch

  • Ebert's Greenhouse Village provides home garden enthusiasts with unmatched homegrown flowers and plants that elevate their spaces, backed by our expert knowledge, so that they can experience and spread joy in their lives.

Understanding Their Pain Points

  • Difficulty in finding high-quality flowers and plants
  • Searching for trustworthy garden expert advice
  • Struggling to create a beautiful outdoor environment at home

Transformation

  • Enjoying the ambiance of a uniquely beautiful home garden
  • Experiencing the joy and satisfaction of growing outstanding blooms
  • Transforming their outdoor living area into a pleasurable entertainer’s space

Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

  • Exceptional quality with homegrown plants and flowers
  • Providing expert knowledge on-demand in-store
  • Outperforming box stores with unmatched quality and personalized customer service

Brand Values & One-Liners

  • 'We grow happiness, not just plants'
  • 'Nature's beauty, homegrown'
  • 'Expert advice for your blooming success'
  • 'Transforming spaces, spreading joy'

Tone

  • Ebert’s Greenhouse Village exudes a warm, friendly and inspirational tone. Customers should feel inspired to create their own captivating spaces and be reassured they have the best quality flora and expert advice at hand.

Hero Text Idea

  • Flag Text: 'Homegrown in the USA'
  • Main Headline: 'Experience Unmatched Quality and Joy with Our Homegrown Blooms'
  • Sub Headline: 'Elevate your space and spread happiness. Get expert guidance and high-quality plants specially grown for you by Ebert’s Greenhouse Village.'
  • CTA: 'Explore Our Range Today'

3. The Media I Will Use to Reach my Target Market

Website

  • Ensure online web store is mobile-friendly to cater to middle-aged women who often shop on smartphones
  • Use attractive, high-quality images of the flowers and plants to highlight the quality.
  • Promote expert guidance – FAQs, Blog with gardening tips, live chat option.

Social Media

  • Facebook: Continue with Facebook Ads, Daily posts with showcasing products, gardening ideas, and tips.
  • Instagram: Start an account, 3 posts a week showing your beautiful flowers and unique spaces created by customers.

Paid Advertising

  • Facebook and Instagram Ads: Target middle-aged women within the local proximity.
  • Google Ads: Promote the store location and variety of flowers to those seeking local nurseries or garden supplies.

Content Recommendations

  • Blog posts: Topics like 'Spring Gardening Tips', 'Creating an Outdoor Oasis', 'The Best Plants for Your Area'
  • Video tutorials: How to best care for different flowers and plant types

Partnerships & Outreach

  • Local community organizations: Offer gardening workshops.
  • Local lifestyle influencers: Collaborate to review your products for their following.

SEO and Content

  • Blog with keyword-oriented content around gardening, plant care, and outdoor decor
  • Ensure local SEO with Google My Business, local directories, and geotagged content.

Offline and Local Media

  • Direct Mail: Continue the Spring mailer with coupons.
  • Local newspapers: Ad placements targeting the local community.
  • Events: Participate in local gardening festivals, farmers markets, and trade shows.

Online Events

  • Webinars: Organize webinars for the local community on gardening techniques.

Online Networking

  • Active participation in forums like Houzz groups, gardening subreddits, and local Facebook community groups.

Directories

  • Business Listing: Ensure listed in major local directories, like Google My Business and Yelp.

Cold Outreach

  • Collaborate with local home décor businesses for cross-promotion.
  • Email newsletters to database and new site visitors who sign up.
During
(Lead)

1. My Lead Capture System

Lead Magnet

  • 'Gardener's starter guide' for beginners
  • 'Seasonal planting calendar' tailored to local area
  • Access to 'resource library' of video tutorials and expert advice

Tripwire Offer

  • Special offer for first purchase: Discount code on next purchase after sign-up
  • 'Gardening starter pack' at lower price point consisting of seeds and basic gardening tools

Welcome Sequence

  • Initial welcome email with lead magnet and discount code
  • Series of emails introducing Ebert's Greenhouse Village, best-sellers, and sharing gardening tips

Segmentation

  • Tag customers based on purchases: flowers, plants, tools etc.
  • Segment by regularity of in-store visits

CRM and Automation

  • Implement a basic CRM to store customer info and track interactions
  • Use email marketing automation for welcome sequence and nurturing leads

Chatbot and Automation

  • Implement chatbot on website for immediate answers on gardening queries
  • Use Bot to collect customer enquiries after hours

2. My Lead Nurturing System

Marketing CRM

  • Recommended platform: HubSpot CRM
  • Automation capabilities: Email marketing, segmentation, and reporting
  • Recommended improvements: Implement HubSpot CRM for relationship management and email marketing automation

Sales CRM

  • Recommended platform: HubSpot CRM
  • Pipeline tracking: HubSpot provides visual pipeline management
  • Hand-off process: Track customer interactions in CRM, so staff can provide personalized service

Automated Follow-Ups

  • Types of automations: Welcome sequence, post-purchase follow-up, educational resources
  • Frequency: Welcome email immediately post-signup, follow-up 1 week after purchase, monthly educational content

Newsletter

  • Frequency: Bi-weekly
  • Topics: Seasonal plant care, gardening tips, highlighted products, customer success stories

Retargeting & Ads

  • Platforms and goals: Facebook and Google Ads for local retargeting, Instagram to showcase products and customer gardens

Social Media and Content

  • Posting frequency: Daily on Facebook; thrice a week on Instagram
  • Content type: High-quality product images, customer success stories, gardening tips

Webinars and Events

  • Suggested cadence: Monthly webinars or workshops; seasonal in-store events

Other Nurture Channels

  • Implement a chatbot on the website for basic gardening queries
  • Consider using SMS for important announcements

3. Sales Conversion Strategy

Sales Process

  • Train staff to create a seamless sales experience, greeting customers and offering help
  • Implement a system for customer follow-up: invite for events, send reminders of seasonal planting, and offer personalized garden recommendations
  • Mobilize a team of dedicated plant experts available in-store to assist customers with queries and help select appropriate plants

Sales Assets

  • Create customer journey maps and sales scripts focused on addressing customer pain points with unique offer
  • Create educational brochures and infographics about plant care and gardening tips to hand out in-store

Objection Handling and Guarantee Strategy

  • Develop an objection-handling script for common concerns: plant care, pricing, quality
  • Implement a satisfaction guarantee: If plants don't bloom, we'll replace them or offer a refund

Testimonials and Case Studies

  • Collect customer testimonials after a successful gardening season and display them in-store and on social media
  • Use happy customer stories as case studies in newsletters, on social media, and on the website

Conversion Rate Tracking and Improvement

  • Introduce a loyalty card program to track repeat customer rate and response to promotions
  • Regularly review sales and customer data to identify strengths and areas for improvement in conversion strategies

Urgency and Offers

  • Develop time-bound promotions for pre-season and end of season: 'Early bird sale', 'End of season clearance'
  • Highlight the limited availability of certain varieties of plants and flowers to create urgency

Guarantees and Risk Reversal

  • Implement a 'blooming guarantee' - if the plant doesn't bloom, offer to replace it or refund money

Shock and Awe

  • Reward loyal customers with a surprise gift: a rare plant variety, discount coupon, or gardening tool
  • Hand out small branded gifts like seed packets with each purchase
After
(Customer)

1. How I Deliver a World Class Experience

Onboarding Experience

  • Warm welcome at the store entrance by a staff member.
  • Complimentary guide for seasonal plant care upon first visit.
  • Personal walkthrough of the greenhouse and introduction to different plant varieties.

Communication Cadence

  • Regular updates on new varieties and stock arrival via email newsletters.
  • Customer care number for any plant-related queries.
  • Engaging posts and plant care tips on social media.

Client Education

  • In-store 'Garden Talks' every weekend discussing different gardening topics.
  • Detailed plant care instructions on product labels.
  • Informative blog content covering everything from seasonal plant selections to home gardening tips.

Personalized Touches

  • Birthday discount vouchers for customers.
  • Celebratory note and plant care package for the 10th visit.
  • Inviting flourishing customers to share their garden story on the store's social media.

Visuals and Documentation

  • USDA plant hardiness zone map prominently displayed in-store.
  • High-quality images of plants, flowers and successful customer gardens on the website and social media.
  • Show-and-tell style customer success stories in newsletters.

Feedback and Proactive Support

  • Feedback forms at checkout counters for in-store improvements.
  • Quick resolution team to address problems or queries posted on social media.
  • Follow-up call or email for feedback after plant purchases.

Guarantee or Promise

  • Guarantee of healthy plants at the time of purchase.
  • “Love your garden or leave the plant” policy offering a replacement if the plant doesn't thrive in a customer's garden.
  • On-call support for any plant concerns after purchase.

Operational Excellence

  • Regular maintenance of the greenhouse ensuring it is always clean and inviting.
  • A smart plant arrangement to ease the discovery of desired plants.
  • Well-trained, courteous staff able to assist with any customer queries.

2. How I Increase Customer Lifetime Value

Renewals & Contracts

  • Launch a seasonal subscription for a bi-monthly selection of plants and flowers

Upsells & Cross-Sells

  • Offer complementary gardening tools and materials as upsells
  • Cross-sell indoor plants and decor to supplement outdoor products

Bundling & Packaging

  • Create themed bundles (e.g., summer bloom package, fall foliage grouping)
  • Sell 'Garden Starter Kits' for beginners, including multiple products in one package

Loyalty & Retention Programs

  • Implement a point-based loyalty system where purchases earn redeemable points
  • Exclusive 'Blooming Club' with early access to new products, special discounts, and workshops

Custom Services and Personalization

  • Provide 'Garden Design Consultation' as a premium service
  • Develop a 'Personalized Plant Care Tips' newsletter for subscribers

Pricing Strategy

  • Introduce tiered pricing based on product exclusivity and rarity
  • Offer discounts on bundle purchases to encourage larger orders

Customer Data and Insights

  • Collect customer purchase data to understand buying patterns
  • Use insights to create targeted marketing campaigns based on customer preferences

3. How I Orchestrate And Stimulate Referrals

Referral Incentives

  • Offer a 15% discount for the referrer's next purchase
  • Provide a 10% discount on the referee's first purchase

Shareable Assets

  • Create 'Refer a Friend' social media post templates
  • Develop digital referral cards for email sharing

Timing and Triggers

  • Ask for a referral after a customer purchase and positive interaction with staff
  • Trigger automatic email follow-ups asking for referrals a week after purchase

Client Success Stories

  • Request customers share their home garden transformations on social media
  • Highlight success stories in email newsletters and on website

Referral Contests

  • Conduct a 'Customer Referral Contest' with the winner receiving a 'Garden Makeover Package'

Partner or Affiliate Programs

  • Initiate partnerships with local gardening clubs and home decor influencers

Thank-You Experience

  • Send a thank-you note with a surprise 20% discount to top referrers
  • Recognize top referrers on the website or social media channels

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