Franchise Marketing / F&B / Canada

National reach, street by street

bb.q Chicken — “best of the best quality” — is one of the world’s largest Korean fried chicken franchises, now past 50 locations across Canada. AIO led the brand’s national marketing here: one plan covering the country and every neighbourhood inside it.

Client — bb.q Chicken CanadaMarket — Canada, nationalRole — National marketing lead
bb.q Chicken Golden Fried Chicken served on a platter with dipping sauce
Chapter 01

The challenge

A national brand is only ever experienced one location at a time.

Franchise growth needs both halves of the work: national campaigns that build recognition across the country, and local programs that fill a specific dining room in a specific neighbourhood on opening week. Running both from one desk is what keeps them pointed the same way.

Chapter 02

Four workstreams, one calendar

01

Store openings & local marketing

Launch programs for new locations across the country: opening promotions, neighbourhood targeting and store-level support that treats every address as its own market.

02

Creators & influencer campaigns

Creator selection, briefing and content coordination through AIO Connect — matched to the trade area, not just the follower count.

03

National campaigns, social & paid

Country-wide campaign planning, creative and content production, social programming and paid media pointed at trial, delivery orders and repeat visits.

04

PR, media & events

Media relationships and coverage, plus on-the-ground moments — festival presence, sampling and partnership activations.

Chapter 03

Brand and neighbourhood, on the same plan

Campaign, creators, media and store openings ran off one national calendar, so a launch in one trade area benefited from the awareness the brand was building everywhere else — and the national campaign always had somewhere real to send people.

[ Relevant capabilities ]
Local MarketingCreatorsIntegrated CampaignsSocialPaid MediaPREvents
bb.q Chicken Soy Garlic Chicken plated with dipping sauce
[ Soy Garlic — one of the signature flavours ]

Campaign results are published here once figures are confirmed.

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