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E! Background
Joint Venture of Walt Disney and Comcast
Leading provider for entertainment news, gossip and shows
Research
Focus Group: 4 men and 4 women
Saw episode 11 rated it a 3 (medium)
Thought paparazzi added a negative connotation to the show
Loved the clips, but wouldn't make it a point to watch it every week
Did not actually know when it aired; episodes seemed to be out of order and they didn’t know which episode what the newest
Similar shows they watched
VH1- All Access and Driven
E!- It’s Good to Be, Love Chain, E! True Hollywood Story
How to Lose the Connection
The best way to not be associated with the paparazzi is to not mention the paparazzi or E.L. Woody in the show.
Give credit to them in the end credits, but don’t mention them in the show.
The Paparazzi was probably the word used most in the show. That a big NO!
Promotional Objectives
Emphasize on the reality of Celebrities Uncensored
Build positive publicity for Celebrities Uncensored (staying away from the association with the paparazzi)
Build name recognition (Brand Image)
Promote a set time schedule
Build an identity and audience flow
Promotion Strategies
Acquisitive strategy: Push the reality of the show by meeting audience expectations
Acquire an attractive host to pull new audience
Retentive strategy: Keep program similar to hold current audience (slight changes)
Cross channel promotions
Utilizing Internal & External Promotional Media
EXTERNAL  METHODS
Merchandising
Trade Magazines
Contests
Sales Promotions
Direct marketing
Television
Radio
Direct mail- Flyers
Print- Magazines/Newspapers (Entertainment Weekly/USA Today)
Promotion Strategies Cont.
INTERNAL METHODS
Teasers
Tags
Station Promos
Fillers
E! Website (www.eonline.com)
ID’s/Logos
Promotional Prototypes
Promotional Prototypes
Magazine Ad
Appeals to audience, offering the latest information about their favorite celebrities
Specific Promotion
Promotional Prototypes
Billboard Promotion
Promotional Prototypes
Billboard promotion
Large “in your face” promotion
Promote brand identity
Entice the audience
Promotional Prototypes
Flyer
Direct mail to perspective audience
Inform audience of the show on a personal level
Deter focus from paparazzi
Focus on celebrity
Promotional Prototype Objectives
Consumer loyalty
Reflect promotional values
Promote brand identity
Relate to target audience
Don’t promote paparazzi aspect of the show
Use a variety of promotion types
Identify and meet the audiences wants and needs
New, Improved Slogan
Celebrities Uncensored:
   Revealing the True Celebrity
Benefits of Slogan
Short, catchy, and easy to remember
The phrase has a  professional sound and will help E to not endorse the Paparazzi.
It will be used during all promotional events, ads, and on our merchandise.
Merchandising
 T-Shirts
Coffee Mugs
Magnets
All will include new slogan,
 Celebrities Uncensored: Revealing the True Celebrity
T-Shirts
Shirts will cost approximately $10 to make and will sell at a retail price of $20.
This will allow the show to profit monetarily
Shirts will have slogan in white, and will come in black
E’s symbol will be on the back of shirt
Coffee Mugs
Coffee mugs will cost approximately $5 to make and will sell at a retail value of $10.
This will also us to make an automatic profit
Slogan will be in white, along with E’s symbol and the mug will be black
Magnets
Magnets will cost about $3 to make and can sell at a retail price of $5.
Estimated size: 5” by 5”
This allows the slogan to be read from a distance
Colors of slogan will be white, along with E’s symbol and magnet will be black.
Promotional Contest
Starting during sweeps in Feb., tune into Celebrities Uncensored and you can win a chance to tour E’s studios.
We’ll fly the winner and a guest to Los Angeles and provide four nights at a hotel
(estimated cost: $1,200 for flight and hotel)
We’ll also give the winner $500 spending money and $100 in Celebrities Uncensored Merchandise
How it will get people watching
During each episode starting during sweeps, we will ask a question pertaining to the show.
People then send their answers in and we will draw from the correct answers on May 15th
The trip will be a four day, five night trip from June 1st-5th
Promo/Storyboard
Advertisement will promote Celebrities Uncensored and promotional contest
It will air 10 times a week at a cost of approximately $350 a slot.
At most we will spend $3,500
Advertisement will air on channels such as MTV, TNT, and USA
Costs of making ad, about $1,000
Storyboard
Is your life just not as exciting as you’d like?
We see a woman in her late 30’s or so sitting on a couch, watching TV. She’s looking bored, her hair is a mess, she’s in a robe, eating chips, and she’s wearing a mud mask.
Basically, looking like a mess
Then she switches the TV to Celebrities Uncensored……
She then fantasizes about being a “true” celebrity…
We see a limo pull up with photographers around. We then see someone in high heels getting out of her limo in front of the red carpet
We think its going to be a famous person, however it is the woman from the couch, looking glamorous, like a move star
She walks down the red carpet…
She smiles and waves to all the photographers as she walks down the carpet.
Meanwhile promote the contest by saying:
Watch Celebrities Uncensored and E will fly you and a guest out to Los Angeles, Ca where you’ll tour our studios and be treated like a star. You’ll stay at one of La’s finest hotels, and we’ll even give you $500 in spending money, plus more E merchandise. Just tune into E and listen for our question of the day…..
Ad will end by…
As contest guidelines are said, we see  shots of embarrassing or more shocking moments of famous people walking the red carpet
We transition back and end with the woman on the red carpet posing for a camera and hear….
   Celebrities Uncensored, Revealing the          True Celebrity
Promotional Budget Breakdown
Promotional Budget Breakdown Cont.
Promotion Action Plan
Spring: Contest, TV, Trade Magazines, Teasers, Fillers, Promos, Tags, ID’s, Web, Merchandising
Summer: Print, Billboards, Teasers, Fillers, Promos, Tags, ID’s, Web, Bumpers tickers, Flyers, Merchandising
Fall: TV, Sales Promotions, Teasers, Fillers, Promos, Tags, ID’s, Web, Merchandising
Winter: Radio, Teasers, Fillers, Promos, Tags, ID’s, Web, Direct mail, Merchandising
Program Effectiveness Evaluation
The ratings will remain stable then see an increase come 2nd quarter
Will be receiving some income off of merchandising
Hit all mediums and demographic
Program will have a cleaner image if paparazzi is cut out of the vocabulary of the show
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