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© 2006 SWITCH
Communication Concept
Marketing & PR
© 2006 SWITCH 2
Key Data
• Commissioned by: Management
• Duration: December 2005 - May 2006
• Implementation: 5 full-day workshops
• Participants: extended Management (9 persons)
• Validity: 2 - 3 years
© 2006 SWITCH 3
Project Aims
• Targeted deployment of communication instruments to achieve SWITCH’s corporate aims.
• Stringent use of message and appearance to sustainably strengthen SWITCH’s image profile.
• Creating a uniform understanding of the concepts of Marketing and Communication.
• Raising awareness of the status and importance of marketing and communication as a strategic management tool.
• Achieving a high acceptance of the concept established and the communication activities defined and making them binding.
• “The journey is the reward”.
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Purpose
A communication concept governs:
• SWITCH’s communication work, in a binding manner
• Who communicates what to whom, and when and how
• External and internal communication
A communication concept does not govern:
• upwards: the higher-level corporate or marketing strategies which specify the guidelines to be followed by a communication concept
• downwards: elaboration of the details of individual communication activities
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Steps to establish a c. concept
1. Analysis of the starting situation
2. Target group analysis and communication requirements
3. Potential to differentiate from competitors
4. Positioning and image profile
5. Principal message and ancillary messages
6. Key actions
7. Communication budget
8. Responsibilities
9. Efficiency review
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Strategic prerequisites for communication
>Summary of most important issues.
Analysis of starting situation
Strategic options(by division)
Need for action for communication
Corporate Actual:Target:
Network Actual:Target:
NetServices Actual:Target:
Security Actual:Target:
Internet Domains Actual:Target:
Other Actual:Target:
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Target group analysis
Target group Importance Attitude / needs
Need for action
Company Actual:
Target:
Procurement market
Actual:
Target:
Sales market Actual:
Target:
Economic, political environment
Actual:
Target:
>Summary of most important issues.
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Potential to differentiate from competitors
Crite-rion
Potential to differentiate or leverage the profile
Need for action
Quality Be part of the club,We enable access to tailored services thanks to international co-operations with other NRENs (Internet2, GEANT2, AAI on European scale, SCS TERENA, EduRoam)Quality independent of price. Perfectly tailored and long-lasting services. Short ways to the designer.
Better visibility of international activitiesBetter visibility of high quality services
Image Peer-to-peer relationships, closeness to universities, commercial independence, neutrality, innovative, unconventional image.
Enhance club feeling
Price Prices for network connectivity are competitive.
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productoriented
active
passive
Positioning of SWITCH
Zone to be aimed for?
!Failure to attain financial objectives
Inefficientmarket development!
Not producing what the
market needs
!
Outstripped by the competition !
Permitted zone
requirementsoriented
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Image profile (Excerpt)
Actual Profile Target Profile
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Principal message
Our passion for technology
links people in the internet and provides
electronic access to education and
research in Switzerland.
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Strategy (Excerpt)
• Configure overall communication (print, web, events) to be more benefit-oriented and more personal, unconventional, emotional and active.
• Collect customer needs and customer satisfaction.
• Raise awareness of the importance of international networking compared with a national approach.
• Provide a documentation package for customer care, customer acquisition and for other stakeholders.
• Intensify communication with main target groups.
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Key actions
Brand identity• Branding• Visual Identity• Corporate Design GuidelinesEvents• Community Meeting• Domain pulse• SWITCH EventsPrinted documents• Annual Report• Image Brochure• SWITCHjournalMiscellaneous• Short films• Range of merchandising items• Website
Implementation in the first half of 2007
•End User Meeting•KAM Event
•Brochures and Documentation•Newsletter
•CRM Tool•Customer Satisfaction Barometer
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Communication BudgetMassnahmen Network NetServices Security ID MK&PR Total 2007Events
CC-MeetingKAM-EventSWITCH Event / 07 = Jubilum 20 Jahre SWITCHSWITCH Innovation AwardDomain pulse
PublikationenGeschftsberichtImagebroschreSWITCHjournalWeihnachtskartenE-Conferencing BroschreAAI BroschreENUM BroschreSWITCH Internet DomainsNewsletter IDIhr Internet AuftrittDein Internet Autritt
DiversesDiverse Kurzfilme Film "Wie funktioniert das Internet?"WebsiteMerchandising SortimentCRM-ToolSWITCH KPIKundenzufriedenheitsbarometer IDBranding / Visual IdentityGebudebeschriftung WerdstrasseMitarbeiterschulungVersand Pressemitteilungen / Medienbeobachtung
Total
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Contact matrix
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CC-Meeting x x x X x x xEnduser Meeting x X xKAM-Event x x X XSWITCHevent/SWITCH Innov. Award x x x x x X x x X x x x X X X X X x x x X X X X X X X X x x x x x xDomain pulse (in der Schweiz) x x X x X X x x x x x X x
PublikationenGeschftsbericht x x x x x x x X X X X x X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X x x x x xImagebroschre x x x x x X X x x x x x x x X X X X x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSWITCHjournal x x x x x x x x x X x x x x X X X X X x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xWeihnachtskarte x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xe-Conferencing Broschre x x x x X X X x x x x xAAI Broschre x x x X X X x x x x xENUM Info Broschre x x x x x X X xInternet Domains Broschre x x x x x x X X XNewsletter ID x X XIhr Internet Auftritt x x x x x X XDein Internet Auftritt x x x x x x X
Persnliche Kontakteauf Stufe GL 47 2 2 4 1 1 1 32 1 1 1 1auf Stufe Bereichsleiter 56 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 16 5 1.0 1 1 1 1 2auf Stufe Generalsekretr 27 1 1 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1auf Stufe Prsident/Ausschuss 29 2 1 1 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1auf Stufe Stiftungsratauf Stufe Team Leader / Mitarbeiter X x X x X XPressekontakt durch MK&PR 20 10 10
DiversesDiverse Kurzfilme x x x x x x X X X x X X x x x x xFilm "Wie funktioniert das Internet?" x x x x x x X X X xMedienmitteilung/Pressekonferenz x x x x x x x x x
Beschaf-fungsmarkt
Unterneh-mung
Absatzmarkt Umfeld
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