Walmart | Establishing a Back-to-School Destination
To kick off the 2016 Tax-Free Shopping Weekend in Houston and Beaumont, and position Walmart as the retailer of choice for all things back-to-school, Pierpont Communications executed a highly targeted media campaign to secure coverage.
As a result, seven local stations in Houston, including two Spanish, broadcasted live from inside a Walmart store during the morning and evening news. And, two local stations in Beaumont – KBMT-ABC and KFDM-CBS taped in-store segments that later aired on the evening news.
The secured coverage highlighted themed segments coordinated by Pierpont, including a student fashion show, product discount features, and interviews with a Walmart spokesperson and Texas Senator Rodney Ellis, who helped pass the tax-free holiday legislation in Texas – all of which further reinforced Walmart as the back-to-school shopping destination.
