Casual Dining
The Challenge
Seafood Restaurant needed to revamp its digital strategy to drive more foot traffic and increase engagement across devices—without wasting impressions. With locations across the country, the campaign had to feel local, relevant, and measurable while outperforming previous years’ results.
Key Campaign Details
The campaign included a mix of high-performing digital placements:
- Video, audio, banners, and high-impact gaming units
- Paid search across desktop, mobile, and tablet
- Localized creative tailored to each market
- Targeted only within a 10-mile radius of a location
The Strategy
Byone Marketing layered advanced targeting to ensure every impression hit the mark:
Demo and performance- based targeting
Adults 18–49 with $45k+ household income and Seafood Restaurants' loyalists, lapsed patrons, and competitors’ diners
Paid Search
Focused on near me and reservations
Lookalike targeting
Audiences mimicking digital behaviors of verified customers
Integrated gaming unit
Responsive creative to adapt across devices
Mobile lift study
Included to quantify in-store impact
The Results
This campaign didn’t just outperform industry benchmarks—it drove real, measurable visits to Seafood Restaurant’s locations. We not only increased impressions and engagement, but also saw clear evidence of market share shift from key competitors like Chili’s, Applebee’s, and Outback Steakhouse.
By the Numbers
- 44% year-over-year increase in impressions with the same budget
- 3x the category average for click-through rate year over year
- 80% video completion rate, well above industry norms
- 9.27% click-through rate for paid search
- 2.3% click0through rate for gaming unit
- 33.6% lift in visits vs. control
Our Role
Byone Marketing led media strategy, platform selection, and partner negotiations. We built and optimized campaigns across channels, designed targeting architecture, and delivered results-driven reporting that helped inform the next wave of campaigns. We also managed testing, lift studies, and tactical pivots throughout the run.
What Worked
- Responsive Gaming Unit: Engaging and high-performing across devices
- Localized Messaging: Relevance drove better attention and lift
- Smart Targeting: Competitive conquesting and loyalist lookalikes worked exceptionally well
- Mobile Media Partners: Excelled in driving real-world traffic
- Cross-channel reporting and insights
Client Feedback
“This campaign outperformed every benchmark we set. We saw a direct connection between our media spend and in-store visits. The team was smart, proactive, and relentless about driving results.”
— Marketing Director, Seafood Restaurant