1. Creative Brief Objective
Name of Company: The Iron Horse Saloon Owners: Tom and Sue Bottoms
Location: 124 North Street Sharon, Wisconsin
Pub and Grill, pool tables, and entertainment
Objective- Build on improvements
Upgrade of exterior and interior
Menu and drink offerings, and environment.
Simple, effective logo
Exterior and interior signage, menus and
Table tents, social ,traditional advertising,
Future promotional products., upgrade positioning
Present signage typographical,
Needs upgrading for visibility and impact.
2. Brand Improvements- The Iron Horse
Saloon Well-designed website
Pages with contact information
Menu offerings
Food and drink specials.
Information on holiday parties,
Special events (Hawaiian Luau Night, etc.)
Photos and news items
Personal connections customers
Maximize the potential of the business
Be true to its customers.
Face Book also needs upgrading.
The Iron Horse
Saloon logo
needs
upgrading to
position itself
for the future.
Logo Upgrade
Logo is cleaner,
easier to read.
Takes The Iron
Horse Saloon to
the next level.
4. Target Market
Targeted Market
•White, Working-Class
• Moderate to Conservative
•30’s-60’s professionals, Income 30-60K
•Family and Community-Minded
•Located in Area,1-2 Years college
•Sports Fans- NFL and College Football
•Classic Cars, Upscale Harleys
•Fun-Loving, Partiers
5. Message Theme
Upgrading the brand
Improvement of the Logo
Improvement of the Website
Improved Advertising Plan
Improved Musical Entertainment
Improved Signage-Inside and Out
Upgrade to :
The Place to be in the Stateline Area.
6. The Iron Horse Saloon Daily
SpecialsSpaghetti - All you can eat!
w/garlic bread & cole slaw $7.00
Taco Tuesday $1.50each
Smelt Wednesday-
Smelt & Fries $3.00
Chicken Wing Thursday
4 wings w/ Fries $2.00
Friday Fish Fry
w/Fries or Potato Pancakes & Cole Slaw
Cod- 2 Piece - $8.00 3- Piece $9.50
Alaskan Pike (All you Can Eat) $9.50
Saturday Chillin’ &Grillin’
Includes Fries, Cole Slaw, Roll, & Butter
1st
Saturday Country Style Ribs
2nd
Saturday Sirloin Steak
3rd
Saturday Pork Chops
4th
Saturday Rib Eye Steak
Burger Sunday
¼ lb. Hamburger $2.00
Cheeseburger $2.50
All Extras Add $ .25
7. Appetizer
sHomemade Onion Rings Small $4.00
Large $6.00
White Cheddar Cheese Curds
(1/3 lb.) $5.00
French Fries (1/4 lb.) $1.50
(1/2 lb.) $2.50
Mozzarella Sticks (4) $5.00
Mini Shrimp (20) $7.00
Original Buffalo Wings (6)
w/Blue Cheese & Celery $5.50
Chicken Strips (5) $5.50
Build Your Own Adventure Burger
(Sizes) ¼ lb. $4.00 b½ lb. $5.50 3/4 lb. $7.00
(Bread Choices)- Kaiser Roll-Onion Roll- Pretzel Bun
Toasted French
Or Between two grilled cheeses (add $3.00)
(Cheese Choices---$.50 per slice) American–Cheddar
Limburger -Mozzarella - Swiss – Pepper Jack
(Toppings--Included) Lettuce-Tomato-Onion-Pickles
(Toppings--$.50 each)- Black Olives-Green Peppers
Green Olives-Jalapeños-Mushrooms-Pineapple
(Toppings--$1.00 each)
Fried Egg-Canadian Bacon Pepperoni-Salami
(Add Bacon---$.75 each---3 Slices---$2.00)
(Chips Included With All Burgers)
Burgers
8. Tom’s Infused Burgers
(1/4 lb.)-$7.00 (1/2 lb.)-$8.50 (3/4 lb.)-$10.00
Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Chips, & Pickle( Included)
Infused With American Pride – (Choice Of Bun)
Beef – Bacon – Cheddar – Onion - Seasonings
Infused With Fire - (Choice Of Bun)
Beef-Bacon-Jalapeños-Onion-Berebere-Pepper Jack
Infused With The Mob - (Choice Of Bun)
Italian Sausage-Pepperoni-Mozzarella
Onion – Italian Seasonings
(Chips Included With All Burgers)
Pulled Pork Grinder - (On French Bread)
Pork–Onion Rings-Jalapeños-Cole Slaw
(1/3 lb.)- $6.00 (1/2 lb.)- $8.00
Indiana Pork Tenderloin- (Choice Of
Bun)
Pork – Lettuce – Tomato – Onion $7.00
Grilled Cheese- (On White Bread)
American Cheese – Cheddar Cheese $4.00
Add A Bit Of Elvis To Your Grilled Cheese!
Bacon – Peanut Butter $6.50
Fries & Cole Slaw With Sandwich $2.00
(Chips Included With All Sandwiches)
Sandwiches
9. Sandwiches
(continued)BLT- (On White Toast)
Bacon (4) –Lettuce –Tomato – Mayo $5.50
(Double The Bacon - $2.50
North Atlantic Cod - (On A Kaiser Bun)
Cod-Lettuce-Cheese –Tartar Sauce$6.00
Fried Egg – (On White Toast)
Eggs – Mayo – Cheese $4.00
Grilled Chicken- (On Onion Roll)
Chicken - Lettuce - Tomato- Cheese $5.50
Fries & Cole Slaw With Sandwich $2.00
(Chips Included With All Sandwiches)
Beer On Tap- 312, Bud Light, Budweiser,
New Glarus Spotted Cow, Miller Lite,
and Keystone Light
Beers-Foreign &Domestic
10. Support- Customer Service
Entertainment Food & Drink
3/4 pound
infused fire
burger
Rib eye steak dinner
Enjoy fry special -
$2.00. Go Pack Go!
Join us for the Packer game
on Sunday
Drink specials, turkey
dressing sandwiches,
other snacks and lots of fun
11. Fun and Music
Hawaiian Luau Night
•Fourth of July-Pig Roast
•Halloween
•Chili Cook-Off
•New Year’s Eve
•Super Bowl Party
•St. Patrick’s Day
•Memorial Day Weekend
•Musical Entertainment
Extensive, delicious menu
Quality ingredients and preparation
Something for everyone
Generous portions
Fresh, tasty sides
Party Foods for Theme Parties
Amazing Drink Specials
Happy Hour & Featured Drink Nights
Mixed and Regular Pool Nights Too!
Editor's Notes
Although the improvements made by new ownership have improved the business inside and out, there’s still room
for improvement, with a better-designed logo that can have positive impact and help promote the business better.
The logo needs to be upgraded before it can be used extensively as an advertising icon for the business. The Face Book page also needs improvement, here and there. The Website needs a dramatic design, cohesive with the logo and environment.
In less than three years, the new ownership has done a good job of creating a substantial customer base from a sagging business. Change in the name, menu offerings, food and drink specials, special events and theme parties, etc. are some of the improvements that helped build their customer base.
The targeted market consists of people from around the area. This includes Walworth and Rock Counties in Wisconsin, and Boone and McHenry in Illinois. Although mostly rural or small-town, a large number of professionals, income from 30-60K, fun-loving, moderate to conservative, who like to drink and have a good time.
It’s important The Iron Horse Saloon upgrade the brand, to build upon the improvements already made by the ownership. This will take the business to the next level, positioning itself to be successful, not just in the present, but for years to come. With the continuing improvements, customer loyalty will increase, and expand the market area.
As you can see, The Iron Horse Saloon has an extensive, affordable menu that’s hard to beat.
Come to the Iron Horse Saloon today for great food and great times.
They offer not just meal specials, but people and an environment that’s special.
The variety is amazing-from appetizers to just the choices for burgers. It’s a great way to enjoy great food at an affordable price. Look at all the choices you get, and there are more burger choices on the next slide.
The improvements already made by the new ownership are substantial. With just a few tweaks, the local market area could be expanded to be a major place to be in the Stateline area. With an improved logo, promotional products could prove to sell successfully, helping promote this business with a reduced advertising budget.
The Iron Horse Saloon will be established as the place to go for food, drink, entertainment, and fun. With the improvements already done by the new ownership,
the building blocks can be used to attract better entertainment, a larger market area, promotional product sales, and increased profits.