Evanston Social Norms Marketing Campaign
Marketing Plan: Year One (January 2001 - June 2002)


Coalition: Evanston Substance Abuse Prevention Council
Fiscal Agent: PEER Services, Inc.

Primary Target Population: Evanston Township High School (ETHS) Students: 3,003 (2000-2001 enrollment); and ETHS Teachers/Administrators: 313
Secondary Target Populations: Evanston parents and community members, 18 and over: 60,086 (1990 Census data); Evanston middle school students: Disctrict 65: 2,215 students; Parochial: 162 students.

Marketing Plan for Evanston Social Norms Marketing Campaign
Program
Component
Start/End Target Population Total Number
of Targeted
Recipients
Total Number/
Program Component
Location Total Cost
Based on $24,985
Surveys April 2001
April 2002
a. ETHS students
b. ETHS parents
c. ETHS teachers/staff
a. 3,033
b. 300
c. 100
a. One time/year
b. One time/year
c. One time/year
a. ETHS
b. Mail survey, on-site survey
c. Interoffice mail survey
d. On-site surveys
Incentives: $900/year
Postage: $250/year

Cost: $1,150/year
Focus Groups April 2001
April 2002
a. ETHS students
b. Evanston parents
c. ETHS teachers/staff
a. 100
b. 50
c. 50
a. 10
b. 5
c. 5
(Focus groups = 20
with 10 partipants/group)
a. ETHS, Library, Student-to-student
b. Library, Parent, Enrichment
c. ETHS
d. Middle, ACS youth board
Cost of incentives: $1,000
($5 stipend/participant)

Cost: $1,000
Posters September 2001
June 2002
a. ETHS students
b. Evanston parents/community
c. ETHS teachers/staff
d. Evanston middle school
students and teachers
(7 middle schools)
a. 3,033
b. 60,086
c. 313
d. 2,377+
(# of posters/month = total)

a. 150 x 7=1,050
b.150 x 5 = 750
c. 5 x 5 = 25
d. 20 x 7 x 8 = 0*
*Recycled from ETHS

Total posters = 1,825
a. ETHS (35+ /wing, incl. clsrms
b. 250 businesses
c. ETHS (lounge, main office)
d. Chute, Haven, Nichols, King Lab etc.
Color copying: 11x17
1-25@ $2.98ea; 26+ @ $1.98 ea

a.150 x $1.98 x 7 = $2,079
b. 150 x $1.98 x 5 = $1,485
c. 5 x $2.98 x 4 = $60

Cost of copying: $3,624
Cost of software: $1,000
Cost: $4,624
Flyers September 2001-
April 2002
a. ETHS students
b. Evanston parents/community
c. ETHS teachers/staff
a. 1,000
b. 3,000
c. 315
(# of flyers/month = total)

a. 125 x 5 = 1,000
b. 500 x 8 = 4,000
c. 315 x 4 = 1,260*

Total flyers = 6,260
*Every teacher/administrator
receives 4 flyers/year
a. Cafeterias, ETHS events
b. ETHS events, pt conferences,
parent groups, library, ETHS
parent newsletters, church
bulletins, grocery stores,
hospital newsletters, insert
with paychecks
c. ETHS staff mailboxes
d. Cafeterias, activities, staff boxes
7,260 @ x .09 (first 100)
           x .045 (after 100)

8 flyers/783 copies/run
$40/run x 8 runs
Cost of copying: $230

In-kind donation
Mailers September 2001-
June 2002
a. ETHS students
b. ETHS parents
c. Evanston community
a. 3,000
b. 3,000
c. 1,500
(# of mailers/month = total)

a. 1,500 x 8 = 12,000*
b. 1,500 x 8 = 12,000*
c. 150 x 8 = 1,200

Mailers = 25,200
*Every student and parent
receives 4 mailings/year;
every ETHS household
receives 1 mailing/month.
a. Home address
b. Home address
c. Business address
25,200 @ .18 (first 100)
@ .09 thereafter
.75/cut/100sheets:
3,150 mailers/788 copies*
$80/run x 10 runs
cost of postcards = $800
+ .20 postage = $5,040

Cost: $5,840
*4 postcards/page
Presentations July 2001-
June 2002
Evanston Community 250*

*Est. 25 participants
per presentation
20 presentation ETHS (administration, staff & students)
Service clubs
District 65 (staff & students)
Community group
In-kind donation
Print/Visual
Advertising
September 2001-
June 2002
a. ETHS students
b. Evanston Parents/Community
a. 1,998/message
b. 1,998/message
(# of ads*/month = total

a. 4 x 8 =32
b. 4 x 10 = 40

Total ads = 56
*Includes editorials
a. The Evanstonian, Fresh Print,
Sophomore Ink, ETHS website,
school bulletin
b. The Evanston Review, The
Round Table, The Sentinel,
The City of Evanston website,
District 65 newsletter, Marquees,
The Century Theatre
Evanstonian: 10 x $75 = $750
Fresh Print: 3 x $50 = $150
Sophomore Ink: 3 x $50 = $150
Review: 12 x $282 = $3,396
RT: 12 x $180 + $2,160
Sentinel: 8 x $100est. = $800

Cost: $7,406
Radio &
ECMC
Advertising
September 2001-
June 2002
a. ETHS students
b. Evanston Parents/Community
a. 1,998/message
b. 1,998/message
(# of ads/month = total)

a. 1 x 8 = 8
b. 2 x 10 = 20

Total ads = 28
a. ETHS announcements
b. ECMC program/fillers
No cost
Message
Retention
Activities
September 2001-
April 2002
a. ETHS students
b. Parents
c. ETHS teachers/staff
(# of recipients x activities)

a. 10 x 32 = 320
b. 10 x 8 = 80
c. 18 x 8 = 80
(# of activities/month = total)

6 x 8 = 48

Total activities = 48
ETHS sponsored activities &
events, cafeterias, ETHS Substance
Abuse Awareness Week, Alcohol
Awareness Month (April),
community events
Cost: $480
($1.00/recipent)
Promotional
Items
Ongoing a. ETHS students
b. Evanston parents/community
c. ETHS teachers/staff
a. 1500
b. 1500
c. 300
Total items = 3,300 Magnets, pens, water bottles,
key chains, stress balls, screen savers
Cost: $3,3000
(estimated $1.00/item)

Note: The ETHS marketing plan was kindly provided by Sara Christensen, project coordinator of the ETHS Social Norms Marketing Campaign.