A social media strategy for America's first consignment store. This was for a Social Media Management course at NYU's Graphic Communications and Technology MA program
8. • 71% of women use social media
• Pinterest: 25% are women and 41% make 50K or more
• Two-thirds use social sites daily
• Facebook: still the most widely used platform
• Instagram: gaining popularity
Why social?
15. • Flyers at check out
counters
• Postcards—twice a
year
• Store decals—
promoting social
channels
Print
16. • Contests
• Feature items of week/new items
• Photos of employees in consigned
articles exclusively at Encore
• Announcements about news and
updates
• Celebrity Item
• Co-creation
• Build personality
Instagram
17. • Mini fashion blog
• Inspiration for fashionistas
• Showcase
celebrities/socialites with
exact match from Encore
• Ties in with the blog on the
site
• Link in Ebay shop of their
current items
Pinterest
19. • “Like” page and get 5%-10% off
next purchase
• Photos of new items
• Sneak peek of new items
• Customers posting pictures—
comment and like these
• Generate awareness
• Build a relationship
Facebook
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Mention new product arrivals
“Encore Essentials”—great products at a value price
“Encore Treasures”—unique items
Postings about fashion industry
Asking customers what items they want, what have they
bought at Encore
Posts about Encore’s history
Posts directed about holiday times
Posts with links to Instagram pictures
Coupons and discounts offered online
Offering education and history about products
Twitter
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Tour of store
Customer testimonials
“The One That Got Away”
“The Greatest Find”
Reward those who spend most on a single purchase or
total for the month
• Mini commercials on YouTube and Vine
• Tutorials on YouTube and Vine
YouTube and Vine
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Get patrons to sign up with e-mail at register
Birthday discount sent to customer via email
Spend $200 online and receive 15% off next purchase
Mail Chimp
Holiday specials – Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Valentine’s Day
E-Mail Sign Up
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Best Halloween costume wins discount
Trivia
Contest drawings through e-mail sign ups
Scratch offs in store
X marks the spot contest
Facebook photos of “Best worn from Encore” or “Greatest
Find”
Contests
24. • Promotions posted on social channels
• Anniversary milestones
• Holidays
• Sales events through signage
• Social Media Application Launch
Events
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The store already takes tally of the customer demographic
Hoot Suite for all networks in one place
Facebook Insights
Google Alerts: latest relevant Google results
Klout
Crimson Hexagon- Looking into social media conversations
Pinterest Analytics- Built-in analytics
Metrics
Also need to get store vinyls on windows saying “Find us on ….”
We need icons on website! For the below
Facebook:
Twitter
Instagram
Youtube
No one is tapping into international shipping
Same content across all platforms
Mention the Bis and La Boutique and say that they are not active on social media
ebay
From Pew data
Instagram becoming more popular, tap into younger demo
71% of women use social
Pinterest group 40-50
women 25%
41% 50K+
23% female for Instagram
Facebook, still widely used
Two thirds are using social sites daily
CALON!!!!! MENTION EARNED MEDIA!
International and US visitors
Manhattan residence
Fashionistas
Clients who appreciate high end quality at discounted price
Clients who value vintage items (do you guys have those)
Serendipity
You will never what you will find
Fun and quirky
Enthusiastic
Trendy and edgy
Playful
Friendly
Upload pic of item of the week (vest, slacks) and hashtag Encore to be entered into the contest. Upload a video of an item you just bought from Encore and how you are wearing it. Hashtag Encore to be entered.
Asking fans what kind of items they like most and want Encore to carry
Contests: (to mobilize engagement)
Feature items of week/new items
Photos of employees in consigned articles exclusively at Encore
Announcements about news and updates
Celebrity Item (Did you know so and so wore this?)
Co-creation
Build personality
Utilize this platform as a mini fashion blog
Inspiration for fashionistas
Showcase celebrities/socialites with exact match from Encore
Ties in with the blog on the site
Link in Ebay shop of their current items
Share customer stories aka “My greatest Encore find..”
Fashion tips
Writers. Myself since I am the only one in the social media team or other employees.
Guest bloggers who are willing to talk about their experience
**blog mock up
Key words only
Add images
Goal: engagement
Calon: reason why we are not using promoted tweets or ads on Facebook
Tell customers at check out to “like” page and get 5%-10% off next purchase.
Photos of new items in store and informing them we are willing to ship across the US and world. **will get photos to add**
Offer fans sneak peek of new items before it hits floor
Allow fans posting pictures of their own purchases for contest prices.
Continue engaging with audience. Comment examples “tres chic!” or “J’ai adore!” if customers add their pics to page. Rapid responses.
Generate awareness among customers.
Build a relationship while giving them a good experience in and out of store.
Call out to new product arrivals
A campaign called “Encore Essentials”-about great products at a value price, constantly using this to communicate to customers what’s in store
Another campaign- “Encore Treasures”- designer items that have come to Encore, unique items!
Postings about fashion industry, asking your followers questions
Asking customers what items they want, what have they bought at Encore
Posts about Encore’s history (Did you know..? type)
Posts directed about holiday times, for example: “come find your Halloween character”
Posts with links to Instagram pictures
Coupons and discounts offered online
Offering education and history about products(can use pics with this)
Tour of store (having monthly updates of new items and changes within store)
Customer testimonials (holiday specials, new product launches, customers sharing stories)
“The One That Got Away”
“The Greatest Find”
Reward those who spend most on a single purchase or total for the month
Mini commercials on YouTube and Vine
Tutorials on YouTube and Vine
Best Halloween costume wins discount
Quiz questions that are posted on all social platforms (different questions at different specified time)
Contest drawings through e-mail sign ups
Scratch offs in store
X marks the spot
Facebook photos of “Best worn from Encore” or “Greatest Find”
Specials that we post on Social Media saying “Come in anytime between 3-5 and entire order is 40% off (that’s an example, can change it up)
Anniversary milestones, in store appetizers and refreshments, discounts, and a raffle (we can decide what the years will be, as well as occasion: one example- Encore Independence Day)
Posting sales events through signage as well as social media
Social Media Application Launch- example: “Yay, we are finally here..We are now on Twitter, come join us as we celebrate our social evolution”
$5,000
Events
Print
Contests
Staff
Analytics
MEASURE BY HASHTAGS
The store already takes tally of the customer demographic.
To measure on Social Media: Hoot Suite for all networks in one place, Facebook Insights (already on FB admin’s site),
Google Alerts: E-mail updates of the latest relevant Google results (Web, news, etc.) based on your queries.
Klout
Crimson Hexagon- Looking into social media conversations with listening tools that help you understand how the most engaged consumers think and feel about your brand, why consumers are choosing other brands over yours, and how your ads/marketing are really perceived by your audience.
Pinterest Analytics- Pinterest’s built-in analytics gives site owners insights into how people are interacting with pins that originate from their websites