Thursday, November 13, 2014

PetSmart's Content Strategy

As stated in my previous blog post, PetSmart takes advantage of the following platforms:
  • ·         The Petsmart.com website
  • ·         Facebook
  • ·         Twitter
  • ·         Instagram
  • ·         Pinterest
  • ·         Youtube
  • ·         Google+

The content on the Petsmart.com website is mainly driven towards information and sales.  Each webpage displays special offers, and promotes specific items.  The content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google+, however, varies greatly from the website.  PetSmart’s social media presence focuses more on posting cute pictures of animals in an attempt to generate more likes, shares, retweets, ect. (quite successfully I might add!).  This social media strategy pushes PetSmart’s presence farther into the community. On YouTube, PetSmart creates numerous informational videos regarding animal care as well as heartwarming PetSmart adoption videos.

Regardless of the platform, PetSmart holds true to their value proposition of being “the preferred provider for the lifetime needs of pets.”  PetSmart offers a wide variety of pet supplies and an ever-expanding list of pet services (grooming, training, veterinary, boarding, ect.). These services make PetSmart a one-stop shop for a pet owner’s needs. Electronically, the videos PetSmart creates to educate pet parents are extremely valuable.


Of all of PetSmart’s platforms, the only ones they really try to promote products on are the petsmart.com website and on Youtube.  Petsmart.com allows shoppers to purchase products online and have them directly shipped to the customer’s house.  While Youtube does not have a direct sales cart, the informational videos the company produces often promote specific products PetSmart carries, and directs the viewer to the Petsmart.com website if they are interested in purchasing it.

No comments:

Post a Comment