Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Timing
START XX/XX/2012
FINISH XX/XX/2012
2 - Advertisers
Number overall >40 26-40 15-25 <15
Percent new advertisers >50% 25-50% 10-25% <10%
Percent self-provisioning advertisers >8% 5-8% 1.5-4.9% <1.5%
Total monthly revenue >$20,000 $15,000-$19,000 >$15,000 >$5000
Percent from new revenue formats* >85% 65%-85% 40%-65% <40%
3 - Search
Mobile app
Number of downloads 30,000 13,500 3375 1125
Average time on app (week) >5 minutes 2-5 minutes <2 minutes <30 seconds
Mobile sponsors >10 7 to 10 <5 <3
Business Model
Use reverse income statement to assess cost/revenues 25-Apr 28-Apr
- Email tower
- Email retail spot ('Buy' advertorial)
- Email local 'deals'
- Enhanced listings (e.g., highlight, logo, mini-site, graphic, video)
- Sponsored links/Keywords
- Search-based button (graphic) -TBD
Idea --> start cheap to pull in advertisers ('easy yes') and get critical mass, then raise prices
Advertisers
Schedule 5-10 calls with existing/new advertisers 18-Apr 3-May
Investigate current ad units and frustrations
Gauge interest in site generally (e.g., concept, target market)
Determine receptiveness to new formats
(e.g., self-service, key words/sponsored links, enhanced listings, emails)
Advertisers
See Advertisers in each of the following categories
Specialty Service - 25-Apr
Specialty Retail - 26-Apr
Retail -
Other -
Dining -
Entertainment -
Service -
Advertisers - Report
Summarize advertiser feedback 28-Apr 3-May
Include key takeaways
Advertisers - Pilot
Begin to identify 'pilot' advertisers (reduced fee, flexible offering) 28-Apr 28-May
Pilot advertiser 1
pilot advertiser 2
pilot advertiser 3
pilot advertiser 4
pilot advertiser 5
Staffing
Hire project manager and bring up to speed 1-Apr 15-Apr 15-Apr
Interview and hire telemarketers (2-3) 18-Apr 18-Apr
Bring telemarketers on board (perhaps temp resources) 1-May
Content - Email
Collect interesting tidbits and offerings for email campaigns 15-Apr Ongoing
Define key information sources for email nuggets (chambers, jazz society, dba's) 28-Apr 7-May
Build database of contacts for info leads 1-May Ongoing
Make contact with all tourist development councils 1-May 15-May
Prepare email editorial offerings 2 weeks in advance 1-May 15-May
Provide illustrator with Email 2 weeks in advance for illustration 1-May 15-May
Website -
Work with third party to define technology plan 26-Apr 5-May
Define mock up designer
Send sample mock ups to team
Understand range of services and products & how they will work for project 28-Apr 10-May
Contextual text Ads Setting up Categories
Structured Plug Ins Selling Keywords
Enhanced Listings Axciom Data Access
Enhanced Listing Set Up Updating Process
Priority Listings Self Provisioning Process
Sponsored Links Credit Card/Prepayment process
Website - Launch
Goal for soft launch 1-Jun
Launch drop dead date 15-Jun
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