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Compe&&ve  Framework  Consumer-­‐Centered  

Brand  Focus  

Product  Focus  

Store-­‐Centered  

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•  Most  highly  recognized  convenience  store  brand  •  Recent  Adver&sing  

–  Product  Focused:  “Slurpee  Day”  Dance  Commercial  –  Lunch/Product  Focused:  Paintball  and  LARP  Commercials  

•  “S&ck  to  Lunch”  and  “Oh  Thank  Heaven”  –  Print  Adver&sing:  Consists  of  Sponsorship,  mainly  on  the  Big  Gulp  

•  7-­‐Eleven  App  –  Used  to  feature  specific/exclusive  products  and  deal;  Allowing  consumers  to  search  for  their  nearest  7-­‐Eleven  

7-­‐Eleven  

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•  Almost  ever  post  is  about  a  product  sold  in  7-­‐Eleven  stores;  NOTE:  not  always  their  own  brand  

7-­‐Eleven  Social  Media  

TwiTer  Facebook  

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7-­‐Eleven  Website  

7-­‐Eleven  Exclusive  Gatorade  Flavor  

Promo&on  as  Soon  as  You  Enter  the  Website  

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•  Print  Adver&sing  and  Billboard  focus  on  one  featured  product:  POLAR  POP/THURSTBURSTER  –  79  Cents,  Any  Size,  Unlimited  Flavors  

•  TV  and  Radio  focuses  on  the  convenience  to  the  customer  and  fresh,  quick  food  Circle  K  offers  –  Hot  Dog  Spot;  Coffee  and  Pastries  Spot;  Coffee  Spot  –  Humor  Spot  from  the  Past:  Shirtless,  “Great  Coffee”  

•  Big  on  Auto  Racing  Sponsorship:  IndyCar  and  NHRA  •  Social  Media  

–  All  about  the  Polar  Pop  and  ThurstBurster  –  Interes&ng  ways  to  use  the  cup:  PoTed  Plant,  Video  Game  Character,  Olympian  

–  Some  posts  about  products  in  store,  mostly  about  their  own  brand  of  premium  coffee  

Circle  K  

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Circle  K  Screenshots  

Facebook  Page  

Billboards  

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Circle  K  Screenshots  

TwiTer  Page  

Circle  K  Racing  TwiTer  

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•  A  more  product-­‐focused  convenience  store  –  Print  features  their  doughnuts  and  coffee  –  TV  Spots  features  their  coffee  and  quick  breakfast;  Always  ends  with  a  product  deal  •  Fresh  Daily  Spot;  That  Guy  Spot;  Snoozer  Spot;  TV  Spot  on  how  quickly  you  can  get  the  things  you  need  here  

•  Sponsorships  with  the  N.  Midwest  Sports  Franchises  and  Players  – Wild  (Ryan  Suter),  Vikings  (Jared  Allen),  Packers  (Green  Bay  Na&on)  and  the  Brewers  (Team  and  Ryan  Braun)  

•  Social  Media  –  Featured  posts  about  the  products  available  at  stores  – More  interac&ve  with  users  than  other  store  accounts  I  looked  at  

KwikTrip  

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Kwik  Trip  Billboards  

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Kwik  Trip  Social  Media  

TwiTer  

Facebook  

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•  Probably  the  most  brand-­‐oriented  of  the  convenience  stores  I  looked  at;  a  thank  you  to  drivers  –  Na&on’s  Largest  Gas  Retailer  –  Their  printed  ads  and  billboards  focus  on  how  they  support  the  truckers  and  how  much  they  do  for  the  country  

–  They  are  currently  under  inves&ga&on  for  defrauding  on  business  rebates  

•  Commercials  have  been  placed  on  hold;  most  PR  and  Marke&ng  references  what  they’ve  done  to  accommodate  the  fraud  vic&ms  –  S&ll  sponsors  the  #7  car  in  the  NASCAR  Sprint  Cup  Series  –  #RoadWarriors  Social  Media  Campaign/Feature  Series  

Pilot  and  Flying  J  

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Pilot/Flying  J  

Drivers  Billboard  

TwiTer:  #RoadWarriors  

Website  Homepage  

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Pilot/Flying  J  

Michael  AnneT  Sponsorship  

Facebook  Page  –  Products  and  #RoadWarriors  Series  

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•  50th  Anniversary  Celebra&on:  PR  Push  –  All  Adver&sing  and  Social  Media  focusing  on  50th  Anniversary  and  “special”  product  prices  for  the  celebra&on  

–  Print  and  Billboards  promote  meal  deals;  the  promo&ons  similar  to  a  restaurant’s  

–  Radio  and  past  TV  try  to  make  Wawa  more  of  a  grocery  store,  like  a  smaller  Kroger  

•  Social  Media  –  Promotes  their  own  brand  of  products;  Facebook  especially  promotes  the  deals  on  those  products  

–  YouTube:  Videos  emphasize  their  community  rela&ons  and  promo&ng  their  “brand”  

Wawa  

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Wawa  

Website  Homepage  

Wawa  Billboards  

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Wawa  Social  Media  

Wawa  TwiTer  

Wawa  Facebook  

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•  More  of  a  product  focused  convenience  store,  reminding  you  how  quick  you  can  get  what  you  want  

•  Laredo  Taco  Company  –  Ads  focus  on  the  fresh  products  that  are  made  right  in  front  of  them,  similar  to  Chipotle  and  Qdoba:  Link  

–  Both  the  Taco  Company  and  Stripes  are  adver&sed  under  the  same  umbrella;  joint  adver&sing:  Link  

–  Tacos  and  Big  Fountain  Drinks  •  Social  Media  –  Encourage  more  interac&on  with  customers  than  most  of  the  other  convenience  stores  

Stripes  

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Stripes  

Stripes  Print  Ads  

Stripes  Billboards  

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Stripes  Social  Media  

<-­‐  Stripes  Facebook  

Stripes  TwiTer  -­‐>  

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•  “Get  Pumped!”  campaign  theme  –  Combina&on  of  Humor  and  Product/Service  Promo&on  –  Promo&ng  their  Fresh  Food  products  (1  and  2),  Rewards  Program  and  Rickers  Pop  

–  Their  print  ads  con&nue  to  build  on  the  humor  theme;  They  are  trying  to  get  you  excited  about  going  to  Ricker’s,  saying  why  aren’t  you  doing  this  right  now?  

•  Sponsorships  –  The  official  convenience  store  of  the  Indiana  Pacers  –  The  official  coffee  of  the  Bob  and  Tom  Show  –  Social  Media  reflect  on  these  sponsorships:  Retwee&ng  Pacers  news  and  scores  and  Bob  and  Tom  tweets  

•  Social  Media  –  Tweets  on  new  products,  focused  more  on  the  Ricker’s  brand,  Indianapolis  Community  

Ricker’s  

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Ricker’s  

Ricker’s  Facebook  

Ricker’s  Home  Page  

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Ricker’s  

Ricker’s  Clown  Mascot?  -­‐>  

Ricker’s  TwiTer  

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•  “Famous  for  Pizza”  •  Their  commercial  emphasize  that  they  care  about  the  things  that  you  (consumer)  do  too;  Hard  Work,  Family  and  Pride/Respect,  Spot  Encompassing  All  Aspects  –  Very  Mid-­‐Western  and  “Down  Home”  feel  

•  All  commercials  end  back  with  promo&ng  their  feature  product,  their  pizza  

•  Hometown,  Homemade  –  Campaigns  like:  Famous  Hometown  People,  You’re  Home  Away  from  Home  

–  Love  of  Football:  “Famous  Plays”  Link  •  Social  Media  focuses  on  interac&on  with  the  consumers,  especially  on  TwiTer  

Casey’s  General  Stores  

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Casey’s  

Casey’s  Facebook   Casey’s  TwiTer  -­‐>  

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•  Made  to  Order  campaign,  “MTO”  –  Just  Released  Humor  Ad  Series:  “Feel  the  Love”  

•  Full  of  ridiculous  and  random  comments  about  how  great  the  food  is  compared  to  opposites,  tastes  and  doing  no  wrong…  

–  Ad  Series  promo&ng  their  “new”  Made-­‐To-­‐Order  system  •  Ye&  and  Mom’s  House;  “It  doesn’t  look  like  a  restaurant”  

•  Print  and  Billboards  focus  on  products  and  specials  •  Social  Media  –  Clearly  targe&ng  consumers  age  20-­‐lower  30’s;  Trying  to  aTract  aTen&on  for  the  brand  through  memes,  90s  pop  culture  references  and  interac&ng  with  the  consumer  

–  Xbox  One  Contest,  MMA  Sponsorships,  etc…  

Sheetz  

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Sheetz  

Sheetz  HomePage  

Sheetz  Print  and  Billboards  -­‐>  

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Sheetz  Social  Media  

Sheetz  TwiTer   Sheetz  Facebook-­‐>