One of the major projects I led during my time with the City of Edina was a comprehensive marketing and communications plan for the Public Works “Big Trucks” Open House. The event saw over 1700 people from the Twin Cities metro and beyond in attendance and was deemed a major success. The following is a detailed example of the strategic planning and budgeting that went into the project over several months as we saw the campaign through completion.
PW OPEN HOUSE PLAN
Thursday, May 23 - 4-7 p.m.
WEEK 0 (March 10-16)
Wednesday, Mar. 13 - Create Website Calendar Event
Friday, Mar. 15 - Determine Hashtag for Event
Friday, Mar. 15 - Finalize PW Open House Budget
WEEK 1 (March 17-23)
Monday, Mar. 18 - Contact PW Regarding Specific Instructions & Edition: Edina
Monday, Mar. 18 - Determine Colors/Layout of Content
Monday, Mar. 18 - Setup Facebook Event for Open House ($)
Wednesday, Mar. 18 - Create Promotional Social Post #1
Wednesday, Mar. 18 - Draft IG Story for Countdown #1
Saturday, Mar. 23 - POST Promo to FB/IG/ND 9:00 AM
WEEK 2 (March 24-30)
Wednesday, Mar. 27 - Submit Draft for “By the Numbers” (May)
Friday, Mar 29 - Post Event to EdinaMN.gov Public Calendar
Friday, Mar 29 - Post Event to Internal Webpage Calendar
WEEK 3 (March 31-April 6)
Tuesday, Apr. 2 - PW Meeting @8 AM, Determine if We’re Pushing Water Conservation
Wednesday, Apr. 3 - Submit Edition: Edina “By the Numbers”
WEEK 4 (April 7-13)
Monday, Apr. 8 - Update Scav-Card Graphics
Monday, Apr. 8 - Update Scav-Card Translations
Friday, Apr. 12 - Order Updated Scav-Cards ($)
WEEK 5 (APRIL 14-20)
Monday, Apr. 15 - Draft 11” x 17” Poster Design
Wednesday, Apr. 17 - Finalize 11” x 17” Poster Design
Friday, Apr. 19 - Place Order for 11” x 17” Posters ($)
WEEK 6 (April 21-27)
Monday, Apr. 22 - Create Promotional Social Post #2
Monday, Apr. 22 - Draft IG Story for Countdown #2
Wednesday, Apr. 24 - Scavenger Cards Arrive!
Thursday, Apr. 23 - POST Promotional Social #2 to FB/IG/ND
Thursday, Apr. 23 - POST Countdown Story to IG (1 month out)
Thursday, Apr. 23 - Edinet Newsflash #1
Friday, Apr. 26 - Place Signs/Posters at Designated Locations
WEEK 7 (April 28-May 4)
Monday, Apr. 29 - Order Photo-Op Cutout Frame(s) ($)
Monday, Apr. 29 - Draft 1/5 Page Sun Current News Ad
Wednesday, May 1 - Draft and Submit PW Open House Press Release
Friday, May 3 - POST PW Open House Press Release Goes Out
Friday, May 3 - Submit Finalized News Ad to Sun Current ($)
Friday, May 3 - Photo Cutouts Arrive
Friday, May 3 - Press Release Runs on EdinaMN.gov, MailChimp, SMS
WEEK 8 (May 5-11)
Monday, May 6 - Create Social Media Post #3
Monday, May 6 - Draft IG Story for Countdown #3
Wednesday, May 8 - Contact Lynette/Nepa B. About City Hall & FS1 Digital Board
Thursday, May 9 - POST Countdown Story to IG (2 weeks out)
Thursday, May 9 - POST Promotional Social #3 to FB/IG/ND
Thursday, May 9 - Sun Current Print News Ad Runs
Friday, May 10 - Create QR Code for Photo Shelter Album
Friday, May 10 - Create Sign for Self-Serve Photo Op Station
WEEK 9 (May 12-18)
Monday, May 13 - Create Social Media Post #4
Monday, May 13 - Draft IG Story for Countdown #4
Tuesday, May 14 - Final PW Open House Planning Meeting, 08:00
Wednesday, May 15 - POST Promotional Social #4 to FB/IG/ND
Wednesday, May 15 - Event Reminder Runs on Outdoor Digital Board
Thursday, May 16 - POST Countdown Story to IG (1 week out)
Thursday, May 16 - Edinet Newsflash #2 (1-week reminder)
*** OPEN HOUSE WEEK (May 19-25) ***
Monday, May 20 - Social Post for Nat. PW Week (all platforms)
Thursday, May 23 - EVENT DAY REMINDER! Post to ALL Socials!
Friday, May 24 - Organize Photos on Photoshelter
All posts during Public Works Week should be posted no later than 1:00 p.m. and it should be a priority to
get these posts up in preparation for the event on Thursday. All posts will go to IG/FB/ND.
WEEK 11 (May 26-June 1)
Monday, May 27 - Summary Post for Social
COST BREAKDOWN & BUDGET
BUDGET: $900
Sun Current 1/5th Page Ad (COLOR): $328.20
Facebook Event - $200
11” x 17” Posters (x25) - $38
Scavenger Hunt Cards (x750) - $135
Photo Op Signs (x2) - $158
GRAND TOTAL: $859.20