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Utilizing Drive-Thru Research for QSR Marketing

Drive-Thru Marketing Research: the most underutilized, inexpensive, convenient and quick way to gather information that will improve your marketing.

Think of the time you, your marketing department and ad agency spent on debating which message or execution would be most effective.

You usually don’t have time to conduct online research or focus groups. But you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how willing your customers are to give you their opinions while at your drive thru. You’ll be amazed at how much helpful marketing intelligence you’ll pick up just hanging out there.

It’s Drive-Thru Marketing Research. (more…)

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5 Tips for More Effective QSR Marketing Point of Purchase

Only 13% of consumers even glance at your point of purchase (POP). Here’s what you can do about it.

Visual confusion seems to be the primary issue reducing POP engagement, according to Dr. Hugh Phillips, author and internationally recognized expert on the cognitive psychology of shopping.

In a recently released book entitled Marketing at Retail, Phillips argues that the net effectiveness of POP at retail drops below 10%, to around 6-8%, when you factor in poor design and store-level installation compliance—sobering statistics, considering the investment QSRs make in POP.

Fortunately, Phillips offers 5 tips to improve your customer POP engagement: (more…)

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POP Design—The Quick QSR Marketing Transaction Booster

4 proven elements of effective POP design–that are rarely followed.

I’m sure you’ve noticed. Everyone from the CEO to the mailroom clerk is an expert on POP design. Why?  Because it’s easy to change. “Add this here. Make this bigger. Make that smaller. Oh, and add this too.” But there is one word that describes perfect POP design—Simple. That’s it. Simple. Think about it. You’re really working with simple elements—a product and many times a price. The real thinking and focus in POP design are the following 3 points: (more…)

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Winning at Breakfast QSR Marketing

10 Steps that will increase your breakfast sales against the McGiants.

For the past three years, breakfast is the only daypart that has seen increases according to NPD research. And QSRs account for about 80% of those breakfast visits. So if you want to grow your transactions, you have to win at breakfast. And you have to win against the McMassive resources of McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Burger King. Here are the 3 encouraging facts that usually hold true for QSRs: (more…)

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Made-to-Order POP—A Proven QSR Marketing Transaction Driver

Your point of purchase (POP) is the easiest, and perhaps only, medium you can customize by store and increase transactions.

Yet POP is often treated as the red-headed stepchild in the media mix or really not even consider true “media.”

We all know that lunch and dinner transactions are down, and we need quick answers. Breakfast is certainly a bright spot as that daypart is growing. But everyone is headed there, so be prepared for a slugfest. And then there’s broadcast media. It’s always the first to appear in the sites as the possible culprit that needs retooling either in the creative or the placement. (more…)

Fast Food breakfast in effective marketing packaging.

Breakfast Insights for QSR Marketing To Compete with the McGiants

Taco Bell’s marketing strategy can help regional QSRs to be more competitive.

We’ve all heard and read about Taco Bell’s breakfast launch, and if you’re a regional player, it’s safe to assume you don’t have the resources to duplicate an effort of this magnitude. However, some of the basic tactics can be effectively deployed. (more…)

Point of purchase (POP) on popular fast food chain building from parking lot.

Boost Your QSR Marketing by Making POP Your Best Salesman

Apply the 3-zone approach to increase sales from the parking lot.

If you’re like most regional QSRs, you spend hundreds of thousands, or perhaps millions, of dollars on point of purchase (POP). In terms of a sales team, that’s a pretty hefty investment. Here’s a 3-zone approach to your POP development that Coca Cola and POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising International) use with success. (more…)