
Qdoba's Street Tacos were developed after Qdoba's Head Chef and Director of Strategic Product Development, Ted Stoner, worked with and studied authentic street food vendors in Mexico. Capitalizing on the recent street food boom rippling its way up the west coast, we took this opportunity to design Seattle's first and only free Street
Taco truck.


After designing the product's brand feel, including the Street Tacos logo, we developed an all-flash microsite, www.QdobaStreetTacos.com, which served as a central hub for the campaign. Here, visitors could see how Street Tacos are made, learn about the Street Taco Truck campaign, and enter to win a trip to a surf camp in Baja.
We designed each ground-level Street Taco event as a stand-alone destination for consumers. We gave an old food truck a second life by completely renovating the inside and outside, with hand-painted Mexican bougainvillea flowers crawling up the sides. Each event included beachy tables and chairs, mellow string lighting and authentic accessories, like a Spanish guitar and bongo drums, to set the scene.
Recognizing that late night events could also translate to "forgetfulness" the next morning, we made sure visitors remembered their Street Taco Truck experience by handing out silicone bracelets with "Will Surf For Tacos" on the outside and our microsite URL inside, which guests eagerly slipped on. We also screen printed t-shirts for our street teams, designed and printed 10,000 free entrée coupons from Qdoba for event distribution, and positioned posters to tease the events at prime locations in Seattle.



This campaign relied entirely on the power of social media chatter to garner attention for each event through dedicated Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr pages. We devised contests for fans to guess our next location, requested input on which Seattle neighborhood the Truck should visit next and shared photos and videos from each event with fans. One devoted fan even took it upon himself to develop, maintain and update a Foursquare venue page for the Taco Truck!






We connected with consumers one-on-one by partnering with Haven Salon in Seattle to stock only AVEENO NOURISH+ products in their salon for a one-day takeover. We launched fully wrapped and branded AVEENO pedicabs in Seattle, stocked with samples of NOURISH+, to transport guests to and from the salon while engaging with them about their hair's "story". Once inside, guests took "before" pictures, had personal consultations with stylists about how they tame their mane, and received a free shampoo, condition and blowout using the AVEENO's NOURISH+ product line.
The client's goal of filling the salon's photo wall was exceeded with over 30 private consultations during our
one-day event.










"You have arrived at your destination." These are words familiar to any of us who have ever used a GPS – and these words are immortalized in every smart phone or Google map user through a single symbol: the pin.
Buying your first home is a huge accomplishment – it anchors you into a community, it provides stability, and like the red pin, it says, "You have arrived."
By choosing a symbol already associated with the idea of "getting you there" easily, D.R. Horton started one step ahead with a simple message – finding your first or second home is as simple as using a GPS.
How do we show that we're local, show that we have a surprisingly massive presence in the Puget Sound, and show that your new home is closer than you think, both geographically and chronologically? We'll show you.






To celebrate the Grand Opening of Wing Dome's newest restaurant, we developed and executed a four-month comprehensive teaser campaign that launched at the West Seattle Festival and included guerrilla street stenciling, interior building projections, Pedicabs, Facebook advertising and a custom microsite – creating a stir that landed Wing Dome a ton of press and ultimately packed the restaurant for opening week.





Facebook advertising and street-level marketing, including Pedicabs, drove people to a microsite where they could engage with the brand, meet the Wingman, sign up for updates and download a coupon.










For their new Miller Chill beer, Miller wanted to connect with younger consumers in Portland and Seattle by creating an environment that linked the energizing spirit of Miller Chill with the carefree vibe of summer months. The Northwest isn't exactly known for tropical weather, so creating an environment appropriate for the Chill campaign would take some creative thinking.
Partnering with a Seattle summer-long live concert and party promotion series, we debuted Chill Mobile that visited all of the hottest spots in town. The Chill Mobile was designed like a Cuban beach, complete with sand, beach chairs, and plenty of Miller Chill on hand. Extra marketing materials, including shirts and bracelets, made sure that attendees remembered their experiences the next day.
Our partnership with Miller Chill has contributed to one of the largest beer product launches across the country, with the Seattle and Portland markets being two of the strongest showings nationwide of Miller Chill product. Our impression was felt all summer long by the hundreds of thousands that frequented the waterfront and took notice of Miller Chill's mobile Cuban lounges. We passed out over 1,000
T-shirts with Miller Chill's logo front and center, not to mention thousands of other Miller Chill products.



Electronics stores are awash with identical shiny, black televisions. So when Hitachi decided to release their new 1.5" HDTV, they needed a way to rise above the waves of carbon copy TVs and show the employees of electronics stores that their new product was both innovative and super cool. The only problem? We had two months to get the world out. Challenge accepted.
With new products launching all the time, we had to work fast to get the word out on Hitachi's new TV. We decided the best people to target were the people in charge of actually bringing the TVs to the masses: the electronic store employees. But being surrounded by nearly identical TVs everyday, these employees needed to experience how Hitachi's product was unique. So with 120 markets on our list, we got down to work.



Specs and pictures can be helpful, but nothing beats seeing a TV with your own eyes. So with four trucks and a slew of spiffy flat-screen TVs, we created mobile living rooms that let store merchandisers sit back and enjoy the HD glory of Hitachi's new product. With cool content on the screens and knowledgeable people to chat with, our trucks criss-crossed the country with the goal of converting the masses.



After thousands of miles and hundreds of stops, the Hitachi 1.5" HDTV was an industry name. Tangible interaction helped foster what a brochure and spec sheet could not: excitement.




The banking world can be pretty intimidating, especially to young people. But seeing as living without a bank account is pretty difficult, Commonwealth Credit Union wanted to help young people learn how to open and manage accounts. Banks aren't something young people get excited over very often, and so we embarked upon a plan to utilize one of this generation's favorite pastimes: Guitar Hero. After all, what goes better with savings accounts than AC/DC? And thus the Young & Free campaign was born.
To better engage our target demographic, we took the Young & Free program to the streets. We decked out a striking orange-and-blue truck with tons of flat screen TVs and Guitar Hero gaming systems, as well as signage and brand ambassadors in the surrounding area. We experienced a huge response at each location we visited, both in incredible Guitar Hero rocking and curious questions about CWCU's banking services.




With a nimble set up time of 20 minutes and a 6-week campaign, the Young & Free campaign was able to produce excellent results for Commonwealth Credit Union.
• During the 6-week campaign, we received over 5,000 enter-to-win entries, and over 3,000 Guitar Hero games were played during events.
• We engaged over 8,000 about managing their money with a Young & Free checking account.
• Registration into CWCU's Young & Free checking account program jumped 200% during and immediately after the course of our campaign.
Through our local partnership with Seattle Goodwill, we have created many unique, highly targeted campaigns designed to increase awareness of Goodwill's presence, increase donations and help fund job training programs to change lives.
To see how we created a stir at Folklife Festival, click here
To see how we attracted college shoppers, click here.




"Because Jobs Change Lives" is a tagline and mission statement of a nonprofit that has shaped the community in incredible ways. For a message as important as providing job training and education, we knew we needed to use force.
We dressed 5 brand ambassadors as protestors and sent them down to picket all weekend at Folklife Festival – bearing signs yielding various protest messages while distributing coupons – until we were kicked out on the last day, creating quite a buzz.













Targeting new college freshmen, moms with kids, and high school teens, we've produced several 3D clothing displays that take visual merchandising to new extremes. All displays were hand-built and designed in-house by the Beyond Traditional team.
We were asked by San Francisco-based interactive branding agency, Real Branding, to mutually create and execute a complete guerrilla marketing campaign for Duvel Green, the latest beer from Belgian brewing company Duvel, as it rolled out to select bars in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco. The goal was to create ground-level buzz through multiple media outlets that took advantage of the exclusive nature of the product's availability.




We used a derivative of Geocaching, an outdoor activity that uses geographical points (usually latitude and longitude), to create a treasure hunt for participants, which dictated the vision for the entire campaign. Custom Duvel Wild Postings, each printed with the nearest bar's latitude and longitude points, were installed all over each city. To accompany them, branded Building Illuminations lit up the sky at night, and street teams of over 50 infiltrated heavy bar areas distributing custom Duvel coasters that doubled as Admit One tickets to a VIP Duvel-sponsored party. We partnered with bars in each city for "buy the beer, keep the glass" promotions that left a solid takeaway with each person that tried Duvel Green.
• Over 25,000 coasters distributed
• Over 1,000 Duvel Green signature glasses given away
• Over 100 wild postings installed
• Nearly 2,000 visits to DuvelGreenDiscovered.com in the month of December
• Standing room only at targeted bars during events... some to the point of tap out!
We answered the call, and since the first IKEA truck was born in 2006, we have produced 6 more mobile showrooms for IKEA and hand-distributed over 10,000 catalogs.
Chris Schuler, President
The experience Chris gained while working at Seattle's FOX Tribune television network, and later Viacom, sparked the birth of Beyond Traditional's parent company, GoMobile Advertising in 2005. When he's not working, Chris tears it up on Washington's snowboarding runs.
Christian Gerling, VP Operations
Christian is a master at back end management for Beyond Traditional. He also owns Scout City Media, a thriving media company. Christian has earned the reputation as the promoter's "secret weapon," producing exceptional results for his clients.
Ryan Moss, Marketing and Creative Director
Ryan spends most of his free time pursuing new activities. In the office, this translates to his constant hunt for new media and creative opportunities. Ryan's drive has helped him explore every option when developing award-winning campaigns for some of the world's best brands.
Samuel Bolland, National Sales Director
Sam's innovative thinking and unique drive to go the extra ten miles makes forming a friendship with him unavoidable for Beyond Traditional's many clients. An avid sports fan, Sam takes his fantasy football picks very, very seriously.
Jennieanne Eckhaus, Account Services Director
Jennieanne's talents come from a diverse background in sales in the television industry, food and beverage management and a commitment to volunteer work. At Beyond Traditional, Jennieanne flawlessly manages some of our largest national projects.
This isn't some fluffy identity statement utilizing a random plethora of industry buzzwords. It means we have the market cornered on the best way to provide ROI for our clients – and that it all boils down to two steps:

This is the meat, and the core of our business. The DO is the tangible. It is the interactive illuminated building wall, the community event, the snow day in July. It is engaging your consumer in unique ways that keep your brand at the forefront of their conversation.

This is the conversation. If you provide interesting, compelling conversation starters, those conversations are inevitable. But if you want to engage those conversations, respond and interact in those environments and control the direction, and provide metrics and analytics to measure the results, you need to direct your consumers to those platforms. The TALK is the digital.
We provide a place to talk, then we give consumers things to talk about, then we remind them where to talk, then we remind them what we did, then we tell them what we're going to do next so they show up and tell everyone else. It is a constant cycle that has provided incredible results for our clients.

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