Hospitality | Restaurant & Bars | Food & Drink Services

LOS COMALES

Target Market
United States [Chicago-IL, Aurora-IL, Bridgeview-IL, Burbank-IL, Elgin-IL, Evergreen Park-IL, Joliet-IL, Lombard-IL, Melrose Park-IL, Milwaukee-WI, Niles-IL, Orland Park-IL, Round Lake Beach-IL, Waukegan-IL, West Chicago-IL]

OVERVIEW

Los Comales is a family operated Mexican restaurant with various locations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. While the company is primarily focused on dining services, Los Comales also services the catering market.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Los Comales is a family operated Mexican restaurant with various locations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. While the company is primarily focused on dining services, Los Comales also services the catering market.

Impressions

284K

Engagements

8k

Post Link Clicks

104,300%

Net Audience Growth

22,850%

Published Posts

1029.4%

CHALLENGES

Los Comales came to Pinecone to address three primary challenges

The first was to remedy a slow, underperforming website, and the second was to help increase print and social media branding across all franchise locations to create a cohesive brand, since Los Comales didn’t have consistent branding. The third was to regain access to their Facebook accounts.

Another challenge was that Los Comales wanted to increase their catering services to ultimately grow their revenue. Los Comales CEO, Larry Gonzalez, being highly goal oriented and sales driven, knew his brand was meant for even bigger growth.

OUR FINDINGS:

  • The website was not flexible enough to keep up with the increase in traffic.
  • The website design did not match the main selling point of the restaurant.
  • The website’s loading speed was slow because of a cluttered codebase.
  • Website and social media visuals were not up to industry standards.

Solution

Pinecone fully redesigned and developed Los Comales’s website
First, Pinecone fully redesigned, developed, and rewrote the copy for Los Comales’s website to function, perform, and generate sales in a far more efficient manner. We customized and modernized their website, enhancing the overall site aesthetics to more accurately reflect the brand’s high quality, and stellar reputation within the restaurant industry.

Next, our team created a social media campaign and social media advertising to help generate sales and catering amongst consumers. This was further executed through the creation of TikTok.

Our team has also implemented substantial SEO and structural improvements, enhancing the site’s functionality, user experience (UX), and upload speed. In addition, our team restructured the website framework and sitemap, adding new categories and landing pages to help facilitate a seamless buyer experience.

Result

When we took over the project, our aim was to build a website that not only attracts new customers but also presents the EggHolic brand in a new light.

The entire website design and development process revolved around making this eatery’s online presence stand apart from the competition. The undertakings went on as mentioned.

RENDERED SERVICES

Our talented information technology professionals are skilled in creating websites, creating graphics, and marketing programs to help clients achieve their goals more effectively than ever before. Our services include the following.

Website Design & Development

When we took over the project, we wanted to build a website that was attractive to new customers, and would help the Los Comales brand stand out more among its competitors.

The website design and development process were focused on making their online presence different from the competition. The undertakings went on as mentioned.

User Interface and Experience

We improved the site’s layout and navigation to make it easier to browse and use. The designers used a visual story approach that created an ideal balance between content, images, and motion elements.

We placed the call-to-action buttons in high-attraction areas so that they would be easily seen and clicked. The website’s design was refreshed to add vibrancy and a fresh perspective.

Our designers made sure that the landing page prominently showcased the value of the brand and the feedback received. The design turned out well and looked very attractive.

Resources Used: Adobe XD, Figma, HTML & CSS

Programming

Our developers streamlined the code and enhanced the functionalities on the site by making everything easy to use. They added new sections to the landing page as per the sitemap and created relevant redirects to execute better funnels.

We made sure that the website is responsive so that it works well on all devices, regardless of size or operating system. Our team tested the final product on Chrome, Safari, and Mozilla.

The website development team took special precautions to protect the site from all types of malicious cyberattacks. The professionals also built a robust system to keep the data flowing smoothly in case of any sudden breakdowns or interruptions.

Resourced Used: JavaScript & PHP

Support

After the launch, we will continue to provide website support and maintenance services to keep the business on track. Our developers and designers stay updated and implement relevant changes as and when needed.

Digital Marketing

To be successful online, it is essential to increase visibility. Our digital marketing team was focused on optimizing on-page factors, building backlinks, and widening the company’s social reach in order to achieve the project’s goals. The tasks we performed are as mentioned.

Search Engine Optimization

SEO is an organic way to get your desired rankings on the SERPs. Secure satisfactory results over the long term by following this approach. PPC can provide a quick response, but if you use SEO correctly, it can offer limitless benefits.

The main site underwent a thorough audit where parameters such as website errors, design issues, links, meta tags, content quality, robots.txt, file size, alt tags, image optimization, XML, and visual sitemap were examined.

This information revealed the reasons why some websites are ranked lower by major browsers. The SEO experts and content marketers came up with a plan of action to resolve these drawbacks, and enhance website traction.

The online marketers conducted extensive research for keywords that would be effective for the target locations specified by the client. These keywords were approved for use in all types of content, be it on or off-page.

The Los Comales website was optimized through the following steps.

  • – Creation of SEO-friendly URLs using finalized keywords.
  • – Amendment in image size and alt text to increase load speed.
  • – Placing in relevant meta titles and descriptions using finalized keywords.
  • – Improving the linking structure, sitemap, & robots.txt for better navigation.
  • – W3C compliance, and correcting errors, bugs, and content mistakes.

The Los Comales website traffic was increased through the following steps.

  • – Keyword-specific content submissions on platforms with high DA.
  • – Keyword-specific Infographic, PDF, PPT, and QA submissions.
  • – Periodic Local Listing, Profile Link creation, and Forum discussion.
  • – Regular Ad posting, Content bookmarking, and Success tracking.

Social Media Marketing

Our graphic designers and content marketers collaborated to create graphics that could be used on various social media platforms. The goal was to make Los Comales a staple of Chicago’s Mexican community and to increase brand awareness. We have also made efforts to increase engagement by creating TikTok, and frequently posting on Instagram and Facebook.

Pinecone launch an effective Digital Marketing Campaign
On the marketing side, we launched and have been maintaining a full-scale marketing campaign, as well as reputation management to generate inbound traffic. In addition, our team is in the current process of creating a campaign to further drive catering sales with expected success.

Photography & Videography

Our capable visual artists helped the EggHolic showcase their delicious dishes in the best way possible by creating appropriate photographs and videos. They were used on website pages, social media, and several marketing platforms across the internet.

RESULT

Los Comales continues to be a staple of Chicago’s Mexican community
The results of the Los Comales website relaunch and marketing campaign have been a wide success. We were able to help Los Comales with their rebranding, and regain access to their Facebook Ghost accounts, in turn creating a substantial increase in both revenue and customer satisfaction.

PROJECTION

The internet is a ruthless market but with our strategies and consistent work, we project that the EggHolic will soon achieve the following landmarks.

  • We have acquired rank 1 for the “Indian Egg Restaurant” keyword, and think that we’ll soon be on top of SERPs for all other targeted keywords as well.
  • We are focusing on combining our SEO efforts with PPC campaigns, thus resulting in significantly better revenue for the EggHolic.[Screenshot: Ongoing PPC Campaign]
  • The social media reach will grow exponentially with our consistent and focused efforts.
Address

833 W Chicago Avenue,
Chicago, IL, 60642

Information

(312)-600-9246

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