Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Free Burrito Day - July 22, 2009


Is Baja Fresh figuring out social media marketing? Perhaps...

On July 22, the company posted a free burrito w/ purchase of a regular beverage coupon on its Facebook page (note to self: rant about company doing a way with small drinks in a future post).

According to the company they gave away over 50,000 burritos last week. I'm curious about the rationale for such an investment. At an average $6 per unit, how do you recoup a $300,000 when it's being promoted primarily to existing customers? The promotion would need to hook 6,000 new loyal customers who spend a minimum of $50 in the near future just to hit break-even.

More commentary on recent Baja Fresh marketing activities in an upcoming post.

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A New Fav BF Combo

Thanks to my colleagues Mark and Ian for turning me on to my latest favorite dish: Grilled Vegetarian Burrito; add chicken; black beans; easy sour cream. Captures all of the flavor of the Ultimo Burrito without the weight of the rice. Lettuce gave it surprisingly good texture and beans made it hearty and healthy too. I'm looking forward to trying different variations on this theme(add jalapeno, crispy, etc.). Just might head back there today for another go at it. Yum!

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