2-Click Automated System Deployment

SurveySpot wanted to refresh the outdated look of their outdated survey website, as well as expand its functionality so that the website could function as a multi-instance application. Extracting value from SurveySpot’s audience involves seeking out and engaging with more and more narrow markets, so SurveySpot needed Genuine to extend their system so that it could deploy entirely new, consumer-facing instances of its front end all the while interfacing with a third party subscription database that stored consumer data.

How We Helped

By working with the Sitecore CMS in the .NET programming language and the VODCA framework, Genuine drafted a sophisticated integrations plan that involved hooking up the SurveySpot registration system with the brand’s existing third party repository for subscriptions. We designed the back end to rapidly sync with outside data sources while building multiple layers of system performance redundancy to handle the thousands of users whose interaction with the site could create crippling stresses on the entire system. Finally, we created an automated system deployment framework that allowed SurveySpot administrators to create new instances of the SurveySpot parent.

The end result was a two-click interface that made slicing up their consumer demographic a painless process. SurveySpot administrators can now deploy new instances of their survey collection website while sending all their data to the same centralized repository.

UX Overhaul and Mastering Conversion Rates

Consumer packaged goods superpower RB Foods needed to restructure French’s Food Service, the umbrella website for its condiment brands. In addition to clearly delineating the benefits of each brand’s product line to restaurant operators while keeping navigation between brands simple, RB Foods sought to dynamically cross-promote its products and improve overall conversion rate.

How We Helped

Genuine started the French’s Food Service makeover by unifying the three brands’ separate websites under a single visual design that preserved the defining characteristics of each product line. We wanted to communicate the family friendly atmosphere of French’s Foods, the cheeky personality of Frank’s Red Hot, and the Western appeal of Cattlemen’s while keeping the user anchored in French’s Food Service’s overarching interface.

In the “Culinary Center,” we transformed the output of multiple existing recipe databases to suit the French’s Food Service restaurant operator audience, which included indicating values for bulk quantities and increased serving sizes, as well as adding the ability to filter by brand, menu type or type of protein. We made sure the product sample request forms were always one click away. In addition to information about front of house solutions and mixology, the new Merchandising and Rebates sections of the website allow operators to find multi-brand offers. Finally, we created a sales rep finder that enables restaurant operators to locate contact information local to their area.

Drupal and Flash at the Crossroads of the Web/Video Convergence

In redesigning the MFA website, Genuine wanted to capture the sheer size of the museum and its extensive collections in the user experience. The MFA wanted their new website to reflect the very personal, awe-inspiring experience visitors of the museum share when interacting with its collections. We did this through powerful photography, engaging full-screen video, and a clean, navigable user interface that encouraged exploration.

How We Helped

The museum experience is an interactive experience, so user interaction was a big part of the redesign. On top of implementing a comprehensive search that enables visitors to access all the museum’s artwork online, we carefully categorized all the museum’s collections to make it easy for visitors to find artwork. We also empowered visitors to tag individual pieces, store collections in their My MFA Account, and share artwork with the social web.

Improved Sales Through iPhone App Development

Frank’s® RedHot® wanted to drive product sales during its key seasons and saw an opportunity to provide utility to its fans. Frank’s® also needed to build its consumer database to enhance its reach to more specific niches within its market while providing a fun, interactive way to interact with the brand via mobile devices.

How We Helped

Genuine decided to build an iPhone app that would allow users to tag wing restaurants and bars that use Frank’s® RedHot®.Fans could invite friends from the app for wings, browse reviews about the locations, and use various filters to search. We also focused on providing sharable hot sauce recipes (18 wing recipes and 32 classic recipes) for key tailgating and sports seasons through the app.

Zend Framework and Social Media Integrations
Help Frank’s® Own Tailgaiting

King of hot sauces Frank’s® RedHot® was due for a complete re-envisioning of its web presence, and the company’s reputation as a beloved national supplier preceded it. Genuine’s task was to transform the brand’s aging web property into a shiny new hub for its social media efforts, mobile content, and engagement with its loyal fans. We created a new site from the ground up on top of the Zend framework, with integrations from Twitter, Facebook, and a custom database containing a wealth of RedHot® recipes.

How We Helped

Genuine’s lively new look captured the feeling of the brand’s “I put that sh*t on everything campaign” in front-and-center Flash video, which featured as its mascot the spunky (albeit fictional) septuagenarian “Ethel Herbert.” At the center of the redesign, we created an extensive database of Frank’s® RedHot® recipes from the brand’s celebrated product line that visitors can share with friends and family.

To open a more focused conversation with RedHot® fans, we engineered Twitter contests onsite and delivered an editorial calendar of Facebook conversations to drive leads. We also created a tailgaiting section devoted to usage tips for seasonal sports, and then tied that focus into our mobile efforts through a powerful Wing Finder App that enables visitors to locate wing restaurants across the country.

Driving Results with Comprehensive Search and Guided Navigation

Grand Circle Travel had attracted a large base of repeat customers with huge brand loyalty, but their existing website was not attractive, provided no way for customers to search for specific trips, and was difficult to navigate. Genuine’s challenge was to rebuild GCT from the ground up and to help travelers explore GCT’s amazing tours with ease.

How We Helped

Genuine’s first step was to zero in on GCT’s older demographic with usable IA and a powerful, comprehensive, site-wide search. Our extensive work on IA helped direct users to valuable information quickly, which increased sales and client engagement. As a result of the new website, GCT saw improvements in overall visits, an increase in time spent on the site, and an increase in returning visitors.

Twitter Trifecta: Social Media, Web, and Mobile Convergence

As part of their 2009 Valentine’s Day campaign, NECCO refreshed their Sweethearts candies with new flavors and colors, and wanted to showcase their updated product in an exciting new way. Genuine’s challenge was to create a fun iPhone app out of the convergence of social media, Web, and mobile. 

How We Helped

NECCO’s new iPhone app was one of the first on the iPhone market to directly integrate Twitter into its functionality. We enabled users to share a custom box of virtual sweethearts with their special someone, and then tweet the box to their friends.

The deceptively simple app had far-reaching effects and the campaign went viral. Twitter showcased NECCO Sweethearts in their App Store, celebrities like Ashley Judd and Vince Gill were tweeting their custom boxes, and the resulting usage metrics largely exceeded NECCO’s expectations.

Increased Revenue Thru Organic SEO and Search/Display Advertising

During its “The Skinny on Mustard” marketing campaign, FRENCH’S® opened a dialogue with its consumers that required a central hub on the Web to facilitate the conversation. FRENCH’S® teamed up with Genuine to commit a big chunk of its media budget to online search and display advertising over two years. Genuine’s challenge was to make the most out of the massive traffic directed to the dotcom. Everything we did in the social media sphere needed to support the brand’s #1 objective: Get consumers to buy more product.

How We Helped

Through market research, we learned that 85% of moms who came to the site—a market that made up the largest slice of FRENCH’S® audience—were looking for recipes.  So Genuine created a community around the new recipe database with real-time search filtering capabilities and an emphasis on social sharing.

To support the concept of the all-American “FRENCH’S® kitchen,” we filmed FRENCH’S® own chefs cooking recipes and encouraged visitors to participate in the FRENCH’S® Cook-Off Recipe Contest, which gave away $25,000 to the first-prize winner. We also sought to improve recipe dissemination by drastically improving search results on Google for recipe entries and non-FRENCH’S® related searches.  Because organic SEO was a main strategy that guided site development and content creation, we created an SEO optimization plan that involved optimizing each of FRENCH’S® 2,000+ recipes individually.