Gen-Z, Millennial Opps: RaceTrac taps creative AOR as it increases spend (Score 23)

Sales lead: Reach out now to offer ad space & agency assistance. 

  • RaceTrac named Luckie & Company its creative & brand AOR in July 2023.
  • The agency will handle store marketing, B2B, and promotional partnerships. 

Target demographic: Gen-Z & millennials

The company will likely:

  • Keep ramping up digital ad spend
  • Diversify digital ad placement
  • Launch an ad campaign/fresh creative
  • Review its other accounts

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: RaceTrac spent nearly $2.1m on digital display ads YTD, a 40% increase from $1.5m spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 262m impressions via Facebook (55%), Instagram (29%), and YouTube (15%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend increased by 9% from $2.2m in 2021 to $2.4m in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as facebook.com, instagram.com, and youtube.com. 

Additional channel insights  

  • Vivvix: RaceTrac also invests in OOH and radio. 
    • It holds media planning discussions in Q4, and it buys during Q3. 
  • Top podcasts sponsored: The Steve Matthes Show on RacerX

Agency analysis:

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics; additional channel insights estimated by Vivvix; podcast data estimated by Podchaser