DPS Creative

Client
Agency – DPS Creative
Brand – Travelers Express/MoneyGram

Target Audience
- Customers that wire money, either within the United States or overseas; former Western Union customers
- MoneyGram store owners and manager

Goal
Flawless execution of brand rollout for
MoneyGram in the New York metropolitan area,
including merchandising changeover of 58
stores and promotional greeter program in 38 stores

Greeter Program
- Create brand recognition and loyalty for new MoneyGram consumers;
enhance MoneyGram’s position as the leading provider of money transfer services
- Inform and educate new MoneyGram consumers of the benefits of using MoneyGram services
- Welcome consumers to newly branded locations to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere on behalf of MoneyGram
- Provide enthusiastic knowledgeable greeters that will professionally represent the new brand identity

Target Audience
- Customers that wire money, either within the United States or overseas; former Western Union customers
- MoneyGram store owners and managers

LeadDog Strategy | | ||| Merchandising Program
- Developed a program, in partnership with client, for merchandising teams, including detailed routing plan,
- Communication schedule and troubleshooting plan
- Conducted training program for merchandising teams, including written materials and Q&A, involving agency client
- Created recap for all merchandisers to track results daily and overall
Maintained flexibility in execution in order to solve unforeseen problems

Greeter Program
- Recruited professional and experienced greeters for nine dates for 36 selected locations in the New York area,
focusing on appealing to the target consumers with African-American, Hispanic and Russian speaking greeters
- Ran training programs for greeters, including step-by-step instructions
- Communicated with all store managers to ensure understanding of program goals and implementation
- Created recap sheet for all greeters to track daily, weekly and overall results
- Managed shipping of premium items, recaps and consumer questionnaires and applications
- Implemented random spot checks on greeters throughout the program

The LeadDog Result
- Satisfied agency, satisfied brand and satisfied store owners
- Successful implementation of merchandising changeover –
- Submitted thousands of consumer surveys and affinity program card applications to client over two months from greeter program
- Partnership with DPS Creative to work together on future promotional programs in the future