Instacart

The media plan for Instacart, with a budget of $5 million, is designed to enhance brand awareness among college students aged 18-24, focusing on driving consideration and trial of the service. It leverages digital platforms and social media channels popular among this demographic, as well as influencer collaborations, to capture attention and foster brand loyalty. Additionally, strategic placement of ads in college-oriented spaces is utilized.

Mission

To create brand awareness among college students (driving consideration and trial).

Objectives and Tactics

Explain the difference between Instacart and Instacart +

  • Tactic 1: Verbiage used (not subscription!!)

  • Tactic 2: Emphasize the INSTANT service and convenience

  • Tactic 3: Explain how there is a subscription for Instacart +, and benefits and deals

Consumer day in the life

Airport Package

Digital Screens

  • Wallscapes

    • PDX and Eugene--Inside airport/construction sights

  • Package: $50,000

  • Units: 2 packages

  • Total: $100,000

Map of OOH for Portland

Window Cling-Ons

Eugene, Corvallis, Portland (around PSU) (Similar to DoorDash)

  • CPM: $7 per cling

  • 515 per city

    • 1,545 in total

  • Total Cost: $10,815

Map of Clings for Eugene

Bus Stops

CPM: $2,000

  • Units: 4 Per City

    • 12 in all

  • Total Cost: $24,000

Map of Bus Stops for Portland

Map of Bus Stops for Eugene

Target Audience

College students 18-24

Emphasize how they don’t just deliver groceries, they have “everything”

  • Tactic 1: Instacart sticker (like DoorDash) outside of participating stores, especially near college campuses

  • Tactic 2: Showing in ads that they deliver from the stores

  • Tactic 3: Create brand-specific deals on the app to create awareness and business / student discounts

Timing

The campaign will run from Mid- December to Mid-February

OOH

When: January 1st-31st 2024

  • Cities: Portland, Corvallis, and Eugene

$5,000,000

Be where the students are

  • Tactic 1: Advertise around campus

  • Tactic 2: Student deals (20% off your first month of Instacart +)

  • Tactic 3: Partner with top athlete (The Boe Nix essential shopping cart)

Airport Package:

  • CPM: $50,000 X 2

  • Total Cost: $100,000

Bus stop:

  • CPM: $2,000 X 12 (4 in each city)

  • Total Cost: $24,000

Weeks on Air-

  • Mid-December to January 15th

  • Ad heavy through January 5th then place fewer ads

Network Mix-

  • ABC- NBA Christmas Game

  • ESPN- NBA Early Prime Time

  • ESPN- NBA Late Prime Time

Streaming

Flight: Mid-December to Mid-January

ESPN +:

  • CPM: $50

  • Impressions: 10.3 million

  • Total Cost: $513,000

Social Media

Duration: 6 weeks

Instagram:

  • CPM: $4

  • Cost: $500,000

  • Total Imps: 125 million

Bo Nix Partnership

Instagram Story

Snapchat Story

Cinema

Night Swim:

  • CPM: $55

  • Impressions: 1.82 million

  • Total Cost: $100,000

Theater Ad

Other Media Placements

Quizlet Ad

Television

TV Placements

Map of OOH for Eugene

Map of Clings for Portland

Map of Clings for Corvallis

Budget

Map of Bus Stops for Corvallis

Overall Cost: $1,539,000

Youtube:

  • CPM: $9

  • Cost: 500,000

  • Total Imps: 55.56 million

Potential Campaign Names:

  • How To Eat Like A Heisman

  • Bo’s Basket

  • Be Like Bo

  • Day In the Life (meals)

Banners on Quizlet:

$10 CPM x $50 million IMPS = $500,000

Eugene Billboards

Portland Billboard

Billboards

CPM: $10,000

  • Units: 5

  • Portland: 1

  • Eugene: 3

  • Corvallis: 1

  • Total Cost: $50,000

Corvallis Billboard

Cost For OOH:

Billboards:

  • CPM: $10,000 EACH X 5

  • Total Cost: $50,000

Cling-ons:

  • CPM: $7 EACH X 1545

  • Total Cost: $10,815

Overall Cost: $184,815

Unit Length-

  • Start with 60s and 30s

  • Ending with 30s

Weight per Week-

  • 2-3 per day

  • 2-3 per time slot

Hulu:

  • CPM: $45

  • Impressions: 11.4 million

  • Total Cost: $513,000

Total Cost: $1.5 million

Overall Cost: $300,000

Total Cost: $1 million

OOH: $184,815

TV: $401,088

Streaming: $1,539,000

Cinema: $300,000

Social: $1,575,000

Other: $1,000,000

Total = $4,999,903.00

$97 left over

Dayparts-

  • Prime for basketball games

Cost-

  • ABC: $101,878

  • ESPN- Early Prime Time: $107,222

  • ESPN-Late Prime Time: $191,988

    Total: $401,088

YouTube TV:

  • CPM: $45

  • Impressions: 11.4 million

  • Total Cost: $513,000

Snapchat:

  • CPM: $3.50

  • Cost: 500,000

  • Total Imps: 142.86 million

Costs: $75,000

This will fall under Social costs

There may also be associated costs with the Billboards

Youtube Ad

Aquaman:

  • CPM: $55

  • Impressions: 1.82 million

  • Total Cost: $100,000

Hunger Games:

  • CPM: $55

  • Impressions: 1.82 million

  • Total Cost: $100,000

Google Ads:

$15 CPM x $33.33 million IMPS = $500,000

Grand Total

The team:

Makayla Menebroker

Mikaela Valerio

Callan Harrington

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