Buddy's Portsmouth Hide & seek

Buddy's Portsmouth Hide & seek

Role: Social Media Manager & Content Strategist

Organization: The Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Primary Goal: Extend show narrative into the community, build local B2B partnerships, and convert social engagement into holiday box office sales.


Buddy's Portsmouth Hide-and-Seek was an interactive, hyper-local marketing campaign designed for The Seacoast Repertory Theatre's holiday production of Elf the Musical. To generate community buzz and boost ticket sales beyond traditional advertising, the campaign brought the stage character of Buddy the Elf off the stage and directly into the local Portsmouth community through a real-time, multi-location digital scavenger hunt

STRATEGY & ACTION

Cross-Platform Storytelling

Teasers, riddles, and localized clue drops.

Hyper-Local Partnerships

Location shoots at Prescott Park, Kilwins, and G. Willikers Toy Shop.

Incentivized Conversion

High-incentive giveaways driving database growth and ticket conversions.

Results & Impact

High comment section velocity & real-time audience participation.

Zero-cost B2B B2B cross-promotions with key local business partners.

Direct conversion into holiday season ticket sales momentum.