Retail MARKETING

Retail MARKETING

Case Study

OVERVIEW

Graceway Supermarkets wanted to increase participation in its annual Mother's Day raffle while strengthening customer engagement during one of the year's most competitive retail seasons. Building on an established campaign identity, I developed the social media strategy and designed an integrated collection of digital and in-store marketing assets that created a cohesive customer experience across each touchpoint.

Graceway Supermarkets wanted to increase participation in its annual Mother's Day raffle while strengthening customer engagement during one of the year's most competitive retail seasons. Building on an established campaign identity, I developed the social media strategy and designed an integrated collection of digital and in-store marketing assets that created a cohesive customer experience across each touchpoint.

Case Study

OVERVIEW

A promotional flyer with the message 'Celebrate Mom with Graceway Supermarkets,' featuring happy women, pink flowers, and floral decorations, advertising a Mother's Day event from April 15 to May 9, 2024, offering a chance to win a spa gift certificate.

Challenge

Mother’s Day is one of the most competitive retail seasons, with brands competing for attention in a crowded promotional landscape. The challenge was to develop a 28-day integrated campaign that would stand out through local relevance while driving social media engagement and raffle participation. The campaign also needed to maintain a cohesive visual identity across digital and in-store touchpoints.

my role

▸ Campaign strategy & creative direction

▸ Social media content design

▸ Print & in-store design

▸ Social media management

STRATEGY

CONTENT STRATEGY

The campaign was designed to feel more like a conversation than a series of promotional messages. Rather than relying solely on giveaway-focused content, I incorporated engagement-driven posts that encouraged audiences to reflect on and celebrate their own mothers, creating an emotional connection while keeping the raffle top of mind. I also wove familiar local expressions into the copy to make the messaging feel authentic and relatable to the Turks & Caicos audience.

Decorative collage celebrating moms with text saying 'Celebrate Mom', flowers, a clamp clip, and a photo of a woman and young girl smiling with face masks, surrounded by pink and purple flowers.
Decorative collage celebrating moms with text saying 'Celebrate Mom', flowers, a clamp clip, and a photo of a woman and young girl smiling with face masks, surrounded by pink and purple flowers.

CREATIVE DIRECTION

The visual direction centered on maternal warmth and tenderness, using soft gradients, floral-inspired textures, and a warm pink palette to create an inviting, feminine aesthetic. These elements were carried consistently across digital and print assets, creating a cohesive campaign identity across social media, in-store signage, and print advertising.

Left: Floral promotion poster designed to extend the Mother’s Day campaign identity into the in-store experience.
Right: Social media content spanning raffle reminders, Mother’s Day gift ideas, and gift card promotion for Instagram and Facebook.

Top: Floral promotion poster designed to extend the Mother’s Day campaign identity into the in-store experience.
Bottom: Social media content spanning raffle reminders, Mother’s Day gift ideas, and gift card promotion for Instagram and Facebook.

Deliverables

PRINT

▸ Hanging banners

▸ Pull up banner

▸ Shelf talker

▸ Posters (A1, A2, Letter Size)

DIGITAL

▸ Social media calendar

▸ Instagram and Facebook feed posts

▸ Instagram engagement stories

▸ Social media profile image

Cohesive in-store marketing materials designed to maximize campaign visibility and create a seamless promotional experience.

Pink promotional flyer for a Mother's Day question and answer activity at Graceway Supermarkets. It features the text 'Best advice my mother ever gave me was...' with a space to type responses, and includes the phrase 'Celebrate Mom' with floral decorations and a URL to the supermarket's website.
Portfolio sample of a Mother's Day shout out Instagram Story post designed with a pink background, floral decorations, and a blank space for writing a message about your mother, encouraging users to share what they love about their mom.
A Mother's Day edition of a photo checklist for a special day with romantic and family themes. Features icons of a sunset with a person and child, flowers, chocolate, and a heart. Contains a list of activities and preferences for celebrating Mother's Day, with options such as alone time, brunch, flowers and chocolate, shopping spree, beach day, dinner at a restaurant, with kids, breakfast in bed, wine and champagne, spa day, beach photoshoot, and movie night at home. Decorative pink hearts and floral accents add a festive touch.

Instagram stories designed to establish connection and drive engagement.

IMPACT & TAKEAWAY

Table outlining social media engagement plan with columns labeled Focus, Goal, and Content. Focus stages include Launch, Engage, Inspire, Remind, Close. Objectives include create excitement, generate engagement, provide value, spread awareness, and build trust, with corresponding content strategies.
A round sticker or badge with pink and blue text and design elements celebrating moms. It features the phrase 'Celebrate Mom' and 'We thank you for all that you do.' The sticker has the Graceway Supermarkets logo at the top and decorative floral elements at the bottom.

The Mother’s Day retail campaign maintained audience engagement through to the conclusion of the promotion, with the final winner announcement garnering:

1.1K Reach

249 engaged users

242 clicks

22.8% Engagement rate per reach

This project reinforced the value of looking beyond the promotion itself to create a more meaningful customer experience. By balancing promotional messaging with emotional appeal and maintaining a consistent visual identity across touchpoints, the promotion demonstrated how strategy and design can transform a simple giveaway into something more engaging and memorable.