RIPE Media wins award for revitalizing LA Mart, boosting traffic, engagement, and brand visibility through strategic marketing and digital transformation.
-- RIPE Media, a leading branding, marketing, and design agency based in Los Angeles, has been honored with a prestigious award for its transformative LA Mart marketing overhaul, a historic gift and home marketplace in Downtown Los Angeles. This recognition highlights RIPE’s innovative approach to brand revitalization, digital strategy, and community engagement–key factors in restoring LA Mart’s position as a premier West Coast showroom destination.
For decades, LA Mart has been a hub for wholesale buyers seeking high-quality gift and home products. However, in recent years, the marketplace faced a challenging period marked by misconceptions, declining foot traffic, and increased competition from online retailers and other trade venues. Many industry professionals mistakenly believed that LA Mart had been dismantled or sold, further impacting its visibility and engagement.
Recognizing the urgency of the situation, LA Mart partnered with RIPE Media to redefine its brand, rebuild its digital presence, and implement a strategic marketing campaign to drive traffic and reestablish its prominence.
RIPE Media’s strategy involved a multi-faceted marketing overhaul designed to correct misconceptions, attract buyers, and engage showroom tenants. The agency implemented:
- Brand strategy workshops: Through creative exercises such as the “Crazy Ones” workshop, RIPE helped define LA Mart’s new identity–friendly, kinetic, and the go-to regional resource for gift and home products.
- Refined brand voice and positioning: RIPE established a welcoming, knowledgeable, and culturally savvy brand persona. A key messaging focus emphasized the value of in-person shopping–a unique advantage over online alternatives.
- Digital relaunch and website redesign: Enhancing LA Mart’s digital presence was a core component of the campaign. RIPE developed a modern, user-friendly website, migrated email marketing from Constant Contact to MailChimp, and introduced data-driven content strategies inspired by successful trade markets in Dallas and Las Vegas.
- Tenant and community engagement: To reinforce LA Mart’s role as a collaborative, community-driven marketplace, RIPE worked closely with showroom tenants and local buyers, strengthening relationships and fostering brand advocacy.
The impact of RIPE Media’s work was immediate and measurable, leading to significant improvements in LA Mart’s visibility and engagement:
- Increased foot traffic: Both the digital and physical spaces saw a surge in visitors, with a rise in attendance at trade events and showroom appointments.
- Enhanced community engagement: Improved communication strategies helped reconnect showroom tenants with LA Mart’s evolving brand identity, fostering a stronger sense of belonging.
- Stronger lead generation: The revamped lead acquisition strategy produced a more robust pipeline of qualified buyers, ensuring sustainable long-term growth.
This award-winning campaign not only repositioned LA Mart as a thriving, modern marketplace but also demonstrated the power of strategic branding and digital transformation. By blending creativity, data-driven marketing, and deep industry insights, RIPE Media successfully revitalized a fading icon into a dynamic, sought-after destination for wholesale buyers.
RIPE Media continues to set the standard for brand revitalization, digital marketing, and user experience design. The agency’s expertise spans web design, content strategy, social media marketing, and creative consulting, helping businesses unlock new opportunities and drive lasting success.
Contact Info:
Name: Chris Simental
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Organization: RIPE Media
Address: 4789 Vineland Ave #111 Los Angeles, CA 91602
Phone: 323-882-6874
Website: https://www.ripemedia.com/
Release ID: 89154419
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