The Smoky Boys story. How we created a distinctive brand that helped an independent smokehouse compete with established burger chains
CLIENT
Smoky Boys
SERVICES
Restaurant Branding
Restaurant Website Design
Restaurant Marketing
Restaurant Graphic Design
the brief
The market for gourmet burgers and American-style smokehouses, although very popular, has become saturated. Smoky Boys came to us as an independent business wanting to compete with other more established chains, taking influence from America’s southern cuisine and offering ‘true B-B-Q’ to their guests. Although they didn’t have the same resources as the main contenders, they needed a strong brand identity and a marketing team to help them compete.
THE STRATEGY
We developed a brand that revolved around illustration, quirky grill icons adorning menus to takeaway bags. We created social media campaigns that shouted out about a kitchen with a wealth of experience and focused on high-quality cuts of meat. We engaged customers used to eating at a big barbecue chain by running long-standing offers which were just as good value.
Deliverables
Packaging
Website Design
Social media campaigns
Animations
Brand Strategy
Concept Boards
Branding Guide
Menu designs
