Received an e-mail from Peapod announcing this promotion:
Find the Founder — If one of our founders delivers your groceries between now and 9/24, you’ll get your groceries for free … if you recognize them at your door!
Sweet. This will be a breeze. I mean, really, who doesn’t know what the founders of Peapod look like?
Whoever comes to your door, just say, "Hey! You are a founder!"
If you are wrong, oh well. If not, great! Just send me some groceries.
My boy wears size 5 diapers ;)
I could find one picture of the founders on the peapod website, it was a bit small, but I figure maybe you could print it out and paste it next to your door.
Then I noticed a kicker, one of the guys is dressed as a giant Peapod, if he doesn't turn up dressed like that I'm not sure you'd be able to pick him out.
Isn't the whole point of peapod so you don't HAVE to be there when the groceries come?
Putatively, are the founders of Peapod setting new standards for vanity? I mean, what's the successful outcome of this campaign, everyone in Peapod's service areas knows what the founders look like? Holy useful.
Almost as vain as real estate agents, who have their pictures plastered all over every ad, business card, sign, billboard ...
Maybe the unspoken point of the campaign is to build similiar experiences to that of Russell's
Increase traffic and brand awareness of Peapod's website through the "back door" method of having curious people like Russell search for the founders' photos.
I fell for it myself. Scoured the entire Peapod website, gained new insight to the company. Might even be inclined to buy into their service.
I agree with Mark. Never underestimate the sophistication of those we'd normally think are "beneath" us. Peapod might know exactly what they're doing. Getting lots of backdoor marketing for the cost of some folks' groceries.
Look for the wrinkly white guy dressed too well to be delivering groceries. Also check out the car. It will look similar to those cars you find driving too slow with the turn signal stuck in Florida.