Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Description

We are a 4 generation tea shop that has been in operation for 15 years. We sell organic, fair trade loose leaf tea and tea accessories. We have 300 teas to choose from and currently have about 150 custom blends. We are looking to expand our internal business processes in order to scale our organization in an efficient and effective manner.

Number of employees
2 - 10 employees
Company website
https://www.stevesteas.com
Categories
Advertising Digital marketing Lead generation Search engine optimization Social media marketing
Industries
Food & beverage

Socials

Recent projects

Website Development

Our company advertises hundreds of products online. We hope to update and revamp our existing website to attract more customers. We would like to work with students to develop a new website that is easy to maintain while providing an appealing interface for users. This can be achieved through common site building tools, but we would prefer to stay with our current Shopify provider. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Researching different site-building tools and their associated advantages / disadvantages. Conducting a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable. Building a website, with our assistance in providing the content. Providing training on updating and maintaining the website. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Testing prototypes with customers and refining ideas with feedback.

Admin Lana Burchell
Matches 2
Category Website development + 3
Closed

Designing a Human Resources Performance Evaluation

As our organization grows, it is important to stay up to date with the industry’s evolving human resources practices to manage our employees effectively. In this project, students will design a preliminary model of a new performance evaluation system that emphasizes our company goals, and draws a focus to our main challenges that staff are facing. Tasks include: Speaking to current employees and management to determine the needs and challenges of our organization for a performance management system. Researching performance management options that may suit the needs of our team, focusing on measurability and reliability. Establishing a rollout plan that outlines how our organization will transition to using a new performance management system. Using a weighted decision matrix to decide on a method based on factors such as efficiency, user-friendliness, measurability, reliability, and cost- effectiveness.

Admin Lana Burchell
Matches 1
Category Leadership + 2
Closed

Social Media Campaign Strategy for Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom

The main goal for the project is to create a comprehensive social media campaign strategy for Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom, with a focus on Google and Tiktok. The strategy should aim to boost brand awareness, celebrate the company's 15 years in business, and increase online sales conversion rates. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Conducting market research to understand the target audience and their preferences on Google and Tiktok. - Developing a content calendar with engaging and relevant posts for both platforms. - Creating visually appealing and informative content, including videos, images, and written posts. - Implementing paid advertising campaigns on both Google and Tiktok to reach a wider audience based on market research - Analyzing the performance of the campaign and making adjustments based on the data.

Admin Lana Burchell
Matches 2
Category Digital marketing + 4
Closed

Market Strategy for Local Tea Company

The primary focus for the student will be: Strategy - Develop an implementation plan for entering a new market; develop a go-to-market digital strategy; Marketing - Complete a full customer, competitor, market, and environmental analysis; complete a marketing strategy review; design a new marketing strategy (product, place, price, and promotion).

Admin Lana Burchell
Matches 4
Category Digital marketing + 4
Closed

Latest feedback

Ann Mills
Ann Mills
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Marketing, Business Studies
May 22, 2024
Project feedback
Steve's Tea Company is such an interesting project for a student as the business has a bricks-and-mortar store, online presence and organic social media footprint. We were lucky to work with Lana and her team and appreciated her responsiveness and openness. We hope to work with Steve's Tea Company again in future for another project.
Drew University
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Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Social Media Campaign Strategy for Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Ruhai Wu
Associate Professor
May 8, 2024
Project feedback
Really my pleasure working with Lana! She is super cooperative and extremely friendly to students!
DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University
Web Auditing & Digital Ad Campaign Solutions from Graduate Students
DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University
Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Website Development
Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Nikhil Jha
Nikhil Jha He / Him
Student
May 8, 2024
Project feedback
Dear Ms. Burchell, I am writing to provide feedback on our recent collaboration on the Market Strategy project for Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom, facilitated through our involvement with Advance Ontario at the DeGroote School of Business. I appreciate the opportunity to have worked closely with your team and would like to share some observations and experiences from my involvement. Communication and Support: The communication from your end was consistently clear and timely. Your guidance was crucial in directing the focus of our market research and strategy development. Project Guidance and Expertise: Your insights into the tea market and consumer preferences were invaluable. This knowledge significantly enhanced our strategy's relevance and effectiveness. However, more detailed feedback on the draft versions of our deliverables could further enhance the project's outcome and provide learning opportunities. Overall Experience: Working with Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom has been a highly educational and enriching experience. The professional environment and the hands-on approach adopted by the managing team provided a real-world insight into the complexities of building a market strategy in the beverage industry. Thank you once again for the opportunity to collaborate on this project. I look forward to any future engagements and hope that our feedback contributes to even more successful collaborations. Best Regards, Nikhil Jha Advance Ontario: DeGroote School of Business
DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University
Advance Ontario: DeGroote School of Business
DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University
Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom
Market Strategy for Local Tea Company
Steve's Tea Company & Tearoom