ENRICO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
When I was 15 years old, my first job was bussing tables at Enrico’s - the oldest Italian restaurant in my hometown.
20 years later, the owner came to me and asked if I could help him rebrand and market his restaurant.
Of course, I said yes.
WHERE WE STARTED
When Harry came to me his brand was dated, generic, and his food was poorly showcased. It was exactly what you would expect from a 50 year old Italian restaurant.
Harry wanted to update his brand and become relevant to a younger consumer.
HERE’S WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR.
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
First, I shot some new photos of his food. Here’s a small sample.
WEBSITE REDESIGN
Then we cleaned up his website, made it easier to navigate, and added our enticing new food imagery.
SOCIAL MEDIA
We gave Enrico’s Facebook and Instagram presence a more premium and purposeful look.
PRODUCT PACKAGING
Enrico’s launched a product line of homemade sauces, rubs, pastries and more which he sells out of the restaurant.
Now that things were looking good, Harry wanted to do something bigger.
THE ANNUAL ENRICO’S SPAGHETTI-EATING CONTEST
In 2021, we started Frankfort’s first annual Spaghetti-Eating Contest. Not only did thousands of people attend the first year, but a professional competitive eater came from out of state (and won) and the contest got picked up by the local news - giving us some free PR. It was such a success, that the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce invited us to host the Championship every year on stage at the largest outdoor festival in town, the Frankfort Fall Festival.
We designed commemorative t-shirts for the contestants to wear while they competed.
And we ran social media ads to guide people to sign up on Enrico’s website.