Zeeks Pizza

A Northwest pizza & beer staple looking to grow their franchising efforts.

Zeeks pizza restaurant on Denny Way in Seattle WA
SERVICES

UX Research
UX Design
UI Design
Web Development

Zeeks Pizza is the Northwest’s fastest growing pizza and beer franchise. In an effort to improve and increase their franchise engagement, Zeeks Pizza continued their partnership with Mentor to reimagine their franchising experience by way of a new marketing strategy and site redesign.

desktop and mobile designs of franchise page

“Mentor’s team is talented and smart, but their superpower is their ability to relate to our unique culture and brand. They are the only design and technology partner we use now simply because that superpower produces hero-level results others can’t match.”

DAN BLACK, PRESIDENT, ZEEKS PIZZA

The Challenge

Identifying and highlighting the perceived benefits of purchasing a Zeeks franchise was our paramount challenge. What would resonate with Zeeks franchisees? How did the brand’s identity influence these individuals? It was our goal to tell the Zeeks story in a way that was true to their unique brand, and informed potential franchisees outside of just the Northwest.

The Solution

front of Zeeks pizza restaurant

Identify Business Goals

Mentor conducted a series of interviews with the owners of Zeeks to understand the holistic and long term goals of the business, in order to tell the Zeeks story in a way that would resonate with their franchisees.

Design Concepts

After an initial content audit of the existing Zeeks franchise site, we were then ready to start visualizing our concepts by way of wireframes. Our priorities included simplifying the navigation in order to tell the story most effectively. ensuring that both important franchise detail was included while also telling a compelling story of the company and it’s owners. This story was carefully considered and applied when creating a distinct visual language and interface.

franchise page design
example of video play on home page designs

Design Concepts

It was paramount that we ensure important franchise detail was included while also telling a compelling story of the company and it’s owners. This story was carefully considered and applied when creating a distinct visual language and interface.

The Conclusion

Upon launching the new franchise site, Zeeks has been unable to keep up with the amount of contacts and inquiries surrounding their franchising efforts.