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Social Marketing Conference: Changing Behaviour Through Communications 30 November 2011 www.charitycomms.org.uk www.twitter.com/CharityComms www.facebook.com/CharityComms

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Social Marketing Conference: Changing Behaviour Through

Communications

30 November 2011

www.charitycomms.org.uk

www.twitter.com/CharityComms

www.facebook.com/CharityComms

Thinking outside the box: Using charity budgets effectivelyDavid Bowles, Director of Communications

We’ve changed the way we

campaign

• RSPCA campaigning since 1824

mainly on legislation eg AWA 2006

• Less opportunities to achieve

legislative change

• Recognised issues less about animal

welfare, more about people =

behaviour change

• Here’s the problem…

• 1 in 5 people who bought a

puppy within the last two

years no longer have their

dog.

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Number of healthy dogs and cats euthanased

by the RSPCA, 2005 - 2010

Dogs

Cats

Year

Puppy buying: What are the

causes?

Well that’s another fine mess

Society’s got us into…

Tackling the issues on a

charity budget

GetPuppySmart.com case

study

Aim:

• To slow down the puppy buying

process by providing people with a

one-stop-shop for information about

getting a puppy, in a fun and light-

hearted way.

Key competing forces

Strategy

Achieved an average 30% open rate

Setting your KPIs

GetPuppySmart.com

Challenges and summary