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Rib Crib - Smokin' The Good Stuff

putting sales on the bone

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THE ASK

Clients rarely show up at LOOMIS without a challenge and most often that challenge is related to sales. For Rib Crib, a northward sales trend had turned south a year earlier and the way back to positive territory was proving difficult to find. LOOMIS was hired to help navigate.

Rib Crib Slicing Brisket

THE INSIGHT

Customers told us they loved Rib Crib. It seemed the chain’s special combination of wood, heat, smoke, and meat was a winner from the start and the brand had flourished with its recipe. But as the chain grew from a single unit in Tulsa, OK to more than 100 regionally, a little confusion had begun to set in. Menu creep had distorted the brand and new customers were often left bewildered by the offering and less likely to return.

Rib Crib Overhead Ribs

THE OPPORTUNITY

Through all the smoke one thing was clear: Rib Crib serves mouth-watering BBQ with a signature hickory wood-smoked flavor on par with the very best local rib shacks, and they have hordes of awards to show for it. The only things missing were brand clarity, a compelling message, and a solid media plan to deliver the news. In other words, Rib Crib needed help building a disciplined advertising program to build traffic and frequency.

Rib Crib Pigmen
Rib Crib Pig Trophy

THE CAMPAIGN

“Smokin’ the Good Stuff” serves up an appropriate declaration for a brand that reflects the confidence of the BBQ fanatics in charge of the chain. It’s a rebel cry for a brand that shows up like a maverick, never takes itself too seriously, but is relentlessly focused on just one thing: yep, smokin’ the good stuff. It’s what Rib Crib customers love and it’s the one thing they do best.

Rib Crib Smokin The Good Stuff

THE EXECUTION

From the first lick of the Blues guitar to the images of craftsmen plying their trade, the tone of the TV spots imparts the passion that drives the fanatics behind the brand. Television clarifies Rib Crib’s claim and makes people crave their mouth-watering BBQ. Outdoor was added to the menu to guide customers to restaurants, and digital served up promotions issuing geo-targeted conquest messaging to diners tempted by our competitors. Social and e-mail marketing were focused on building frequency and boosting e-Club membership.

Rib Crib SMOKIN BOARD

TELEVISION

You can’t truly convey the RibCrib experience via television, but we tried our best. We featured dedicated craftsmen, including our passionate pitmasters, along with mouthwatering close-ups of our smoked meats. All pulled together with a voiceover straight from barbecue heaven and a home-made blues track, courtesy of Luminous Sound Studios.

RADIO

Our radio spots kept the good stuff rolling along, incorporating the original bluesy music and the smoky voice that carried the television spots. We created brand and promotional spots to drive restaurant traffic with limited-time offers, along with Pandora radio to reach digital listeners.

“SMOKIN’ THE GOOD STUFF”

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“RIBFEST”

Pandora :30

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MENU REDESIGN

We kind of geek out on menu design. In fact, we’ve developed a proprietary menu development process that helps us create the most effective hand-held, drive-thru, and interior menus that focus consumers on high-margin items, support signature products, and maximize profits. Here’s how we helped Rib Crib to show off their Good Stuff.

Rib Crib Menu

DIGITAL

We took this campaign and had some tasty fun, creating social posts that not only made you hungry, but made you want to share. And when it came time for the ultimate depiction of that big, bold Rib Crib flavor and personality, we needed just two words: Meat Stadium.

Rib Crib Social Meat Stadium
Rib Crib Pig Butts Social
Rib Crib Social Sauce Problem
Rib Crib Pork Rhymes Social
Rib Crib Social Country Cooking Month
Rib Crib Put a Rib on it Social
Rib Crib Social Buns
Rib Crib Social Fortune Cookiel

THE RESULTS

Over a three-year period, the campaign lifted comp sales six percent, frequency improved, and the eClub database grew by 40 percent.

“You guys do a really great job of understanding our business and trying to walk in our shoes.”

– Jeff Morrell, Rib Crib VP of Marketing

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