Fish Window Cleaning

The Fish Banner Ad was used on the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce website.

Art, Wine and Brew Gala Promotional Banner Ads

These banner ads rotated on the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce website to promote the upcoming event. They were in rotation back to back and were followed by sponsor ads.

Jace's Story

At a young age, Jace Akridge’s parents were informed that Jace was on the Autism Spectrum. This means that Jace has a type of Autism. Jace’s case is mild, but he still is in need of help with focusing and learning.

The Akridge’s wanted to make sure that Jace had the same chances to participate in sports as other children his age, and in a program where he would be incorporated into every activity and not just pushed aside because the coach did not want to take the extra time to work with him.
After a little searching they decided that the YMCA, a place with Christian principles and ideas, would be the place for Jace.

In the spring of 2006, Jace started his first soccer class. It was early afternoon and here he came running around the side of the building with his soccer shorts, shoes, shin-guards and the brightest smile this world has seen. Over the next six weeks Jace grew in many ways. He became even more outgoing. He learned how to work with others his age as they enjoyed soccer together. But most importantly he grew as a person. Jace’s dad would come after the start practice, and Jace would want to show his dad all he could do. Jace was proud that his parents would come and watch him play soccer every week.

The Akridge’s proudest moment, though, was when Jace received his soccer medal at his awards ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Akridge knew that their decision to participate in the YMCA sports program was one of the best ways to help Jace. Jace recently enrolled in the 4-year-old basketball program. He was more excited to play than before. Jace’s face would light up more every time he would score a basket with the same smile he came around the corner of the building almost a year ago.

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This was written for the O'Fallon Family YMCA Links. Links is a newsletter written for members and employees.

Bomb-itty of Errors

6146-Rep – Bomb-itty
DATE: 10/15/2007
CLIENT: Repertory Theater
DATES:10/22/07-11/4/07
LENGTH: 30 sec.
TALENT: Troy Duran

KMOX LIVE RADIO COPY

Join KMOX and the Repertory Theatre for the Off Ramp Series Production of The Bomb-itty of Errors. Preformed at the Grandel Theatre in Midtown St. Louis’ Grand Center, Bomb-itty runs November 14th through December 9th. You’ve never seen Shakespeare like this before as the boys from Syracuse meets the Beastie Boys. A D-J and four insanely talented actors spin comic gold to give The Comedy of Errors a raucous beat. Tickets are available now, or win a pair from KMOX. Log onto KMOX dot com and register for your chance to see The Bomb-itty of Errors. For details, visit KMOX dot com.

Turkey Day Game

6083 Turkey HTV
DATE: November 8, 2007
CLIENT: Bread Co and Kaldi’s
DATES: 11/12/07-11/19/07
LENGTH: :30
TALENT: Troy Duran

KMOX LIVE RADIO COPY

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and in celebration of the Kirkwood / Webster Groves Turkey Day Game’s 100th Anniversary join us for two special live broadcasts of the KMOX Hometown Voices Tour. Have some breakfast with Doug McElvein, Debbie Monterrey, and Ron Jacober on Tuesday, November 20th at the St. Louis Bread Company in Webster Groves and on Wednesday, November 21st at Kaldi’s Coffee House in kirkwood between 5 and 9 AM each day. For complete details, visit KMOX dot com.


Dave – Bringing our family to yours…the KMOX hometown voices tour in Kirkwood and webster Groves is Sponsored by the Webster/Kirkwood Times, Mosby Building Arts architecture and remodelers and KMOX.

Trader Joe's Spec. Magazine Advertisements

The print ads will be put in magazines such as Rock and Ice, Budget Travel, and Total Health. These magazines were chosen because the target market of Trader Joe’s is adventurous, health conscience and enjoys travel.


The above advertisement showcases the Charles Shaw wine sold exclusively at Trader Joe's.



The above advertisement is meant to catch the attention of those who enjoy adventure. It pulls in the idea that every trip to Trader Joe's carries its own adventure.

Trader Joe's Spec. Advertising Campaign

The Facts

Our History:
With about 215 stores in 20 mostly West and East Coast states, Trader Joe’s offers upscale grocery fare such as health foods, organic produce, and nutritional supplements. To keep costs down, its stores have no service departments and average about 10,000 sq. ft. The company's specialty is its line of more than 2,000 private-label products, including beverages (its signature Charles Shaw brand wine sells for $2 a bottle – “Two-Buck Chuck”), soup, snacks, and frozen items. Started by Joe Coulombe as a Los Angeles convenience store chain in 1958, the company was bought in 1979 by German billionaires Karl and Theo Albrecht, who also own the ALDI food chain.

Mission Statement:
Each of our products must "stand on its own," meaning it must pay its own way. Each product passes certain criteria in order to earn its way onto our shelves – including a rigorous tasting panel.

What we are not:
We are not the weekly grocer. We do not expect our customers to do all their grocery shopping with us.

Who shops here:
Young singles
Young couples without kids
Middle-age childless couples
Middle-age singles

Creative Brief

Why are we advertising?
To establish Trader Joe’s as the #1 place for gourmet and health food as well as the #1 shopping experience.

What is the advertising trying to achieve?
Increased foot traffic, buzz and ultimately sales

To whom are we talking?
Young singles
Young couples without kids
Middle-age childless couples
Middle-age singles
Adventurous
Enjoy Traveling
Don’t necessarily have the money for everyday gourmet.

What do they currently think?
Health and gourmet food is too expensive for our budget. When we need that kind of food we will spend the extra money because expensive means better quality.

What would we like them to think?
Health and gourmet food can be affordable, and it does fit into my budget.

What is the single most persuasive idea we can convey?
Have you had your adventure today?

What is the best way of planting that idea?
WOM, Print Media

Why should we believe it?
Because Trader Joe’s is an experience, not a chore.

Are there any creative guidelines?
No

What Media Do We Use?

Print

Using print ads in magazines will hit the target market. The print ads will be put in magazines such as Rock and Ice, Budget Travel, and Total Health. These magazines were chosen because the target market of Trader Joe’s is adventurous, health conscience and enjoys travel.

Airports
Set up tiki huts with thatched roofs at airports near Trader Joe’s stores. We will sell small prepackaged items (e.g. trail mix, dried fruits, teas and coffees). At the Tiki huts we will have fliers that show where local Trader Joe’s Stores are.

Word of Mouth (WOM)
Word of mouth is Trader Joe’s biggest and best advertising tool. If we continue to be an experience over a chore, the positive WOM will continue to bring in new customers.

How to Measure the Effectiveness of the Campaign

In order to measure the effectiveness of the campaign, we first must know where we start. Before launching the campaign we must track how much foot traffic we currently have.

Once the campaign launches, we will track sales during the first week and then track sales every other week to see the change in sales. After we collect the data, we will do a comparison with the previous year’s sales to see the overall impact.

Also, we will place a quick survey on the credit/debit card machines for customers to click where they heard about Trader Joe’s.