“We have been looking for a way to really connect with our guests. Traditional marketing, through TV and coupons, has been losing its effectiveness and has been all about ‘selling’ to our guests. We feel blogging, tweeting, YouTube-ing, etc. will allow us to provide our guests with insight into what we’re really about. It will also allow us to reward our loyal guests through contests and special offers only available through our social media sites. We’re excited to move forward with our social media marketing strategy.” says Jon Harmsen, COO/CFO of Nellis Management.
To further boost this new presence, they are also launching a photo caption contest that mixes the digital world with the friendly presence of stopping into your neighborhood Long John’s location. Each of the 34 locations will have a local winner of free meals for one year (one per month), and those winners will be pooled into a larger drawing for a new Apple iPad.
To participate, one must first “Like” their local Long John Silver’s on Facebook, then download or pick up, in person, a printed photo of a goldfish wearing a large shark fin. The entrant will then write their most creative, fun, and original caption, and drop it off at the location.
A panel of Long John’s judges will determine the winners for each location, as well as the grand prize winner. The contest runs from May 4th until June 15th, and the winners will be announced June 25th.
“This promotion is just the first in a long-term plan to incorporate the digital world into what we do on a regular basis. We’ll soon start delving into text-message coupons, QR codes, etc. We are thrilled with the possibilities,”
To learn more details about the contest, as well as the specific networks you’ll find your Long John Silver’s at, visit http://www.ABetterFishStory.com.
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About Nellis Management
Nellis Management has 34 stores located in the states of Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and South Dakota. It is a family owned company that has been a Long John Silver’s franchisee since 1972. In 2001, it started the process of co-branding A&W restaurants into some of the existing Long John Silver’s restaurants and currently have 11 Long John Silver’s/A&W co-branded restaurants in operation. Nellis Management is one of the largest Long John Silver’s franchisees in the United States.
