Clearing up the murkiness surrounding Brand Purpose

Brand Purpose quickly established itself as the buzzword du jour in the 2010s with renowned, respected consultancies like Brighthouse, a BCG Company, and iconic thinkers like Simon Sinek dominating the thinking, and many others adopting and adapting it. The word has become ubiquitous among forward-thinking leaders who seek to scale brands with the stickiness to […]

How to create an on-brand restaurant interior design

Creating an interior design that reflects a restaurant’s personality traits is crucial to its success. It creates visual consistency from what consumers are discovering online and in advertising, and in real life. But designing on-brand interiors for restaurants is more complicated than picking out matching colors and furniture. It involves creating an immersive experience that […]

Successful Restaurant Marketing In 10 Easy Steps

After approximately 20 years of being involved in every aspect of the restaurant business from serving to being a one-person marketing department, I’ve seen first hand what successful restaurant marketing looks like. I have worked in national franchises, regional chains, and locally-owned restaurants that tripled in units. I grew from marketing brand manager into assisting […]

Welcome JP Myler, Marketing Strategist

JP joined the Vigor team earlier this year to head up the marketing strategy for our key client accounts. Since joining the team, JP has played integral roles in building the brands across marketing channels for companies like eegee’s and Erik’s DeliCafé. Her keen sense of what’s trending and your ability to “listen” to data […]

What’s the ROI of Restaurant Branding?

The ROI of restaurant branding

It’s a Tricky Question Whether Vigor is creating a new restaurant brand from scratch or evolving one with plenty of history, there’s a question we get asked from time to time which is on the mind of every business owner: what is the return on investment for a branding project? I’ll admit, the last time […]

Welcome, Joi Byrd, Project Manager

Joi joined the herd in early 2020 as a Project Manager. And wow, it was a great way to kick off the year! For starters, Joi brings an agency background and has organized complex creative events and experiences. Those organizational skills, plus her passion and attention to detail made her a perfect fit for our […]

Quit skinning the ‘Skins. This was the right move.

Why the Washington Football Team's temporary rename is the right move

In response to cultural and political pressures, the team formerly known as the Washington Redskins, decided to finally change their name. And the people cheered. Then a few weeks later, they announced a temporary name for 2020-21 season – drumroll – the new name for Washington’s football team is “The Washington Football Team.” Cue the […]

2018’s Restaurant Instagram Wins

Instagram wins from Vigor clients

Happy New Year everyone! As we look back at 2018, we took notice to some of our clients who were absolutely exceptional at leveraging Instagram. Instagram offers so much value as a long-form ongoing storytelling platform that increases your brand’s reach and ability to optimize frequency. It’s THE best way to tell your story day-in […]

The most expensive thing you’ll ever say: restaurant tagline do’s and don’ts

At a recent lunch with the Vigor team, someone brought up a chain restaurant slogan that they just couldn’t stand. It had a major cringe-factor, and didn’t communicate much. After throwing around some equally cringe-inducing variations on the tagline, we felt the need to do something constructive. So we thought some restaurant tagline do’s and […]

Know Thy Position—Strategy Series Part One

This article is the first of a 5-part series about Vigor’s strategic framework. Imagine that you’re preparing to interview for your dream job. As you carefully comb through your wardrobe, you imagine how each item might strike the interviewer—this shirt is conservative, these glasses make me look smart, these socks are coy, et cetera (we […]

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