January 2008: “Catch

our Flame” photo

contest launched on
Punch’s Flickr
account. The contest
went through
February 15th and
winners won gift Jan 27 2010 Stadium
cards to Punch.
th
February 4 2009: February 26th March 20th 2009: Village location had
There were over 360 Kare 11 (traditional 2009: 500 pizzas Coupons promoting a “Punch Flame”
submissions sold during a their authentic photo contest. The
news) creates a story June 18th 2009:
snow storm. ingredients which winner won a free
on social media and Collaborated with pizza for every day
discount trends and Used twitter and they sometimes
another MN local, left in the school
features Punch. #snowmaggedon even fly out.
Surly. year. There were 11
trending topic. entries.

December 19th,
th
Dec 9 2007: Aaron
2008: Begins to post
Landry posts his
review of the Punch coupons on their
Pizza in Highlands Facebook page. The
and complains about first ad was very
Punch’s no photo general compared to
policy. the other topic
based ones they
issued later.
th
June 3rd 2009: First
March 16 2009: Dec 22nd 2009: April 14th 2010
posted a coupon
Traditional news, my promoting a Customers got free Partnered up with
the Minneapolis St.
Fox9 does a feature partnership with pizzas when they
donated food or Paul International
that discusses another local MN
cans. Punch raised, Film Festival. When
Punch’s promotions. company, Izzy’s.
“5,455 pounds of you brought the film
foods which equates fest ticket stub you
to 4,262 meals” to received a free pizza.
Second Harvest
Heartland.
 June 11th, 2011: July 21st, 2011:
September 25th,
Punch follows Italy’s Punch switches from
2010: 100% of November 19th,
success in the soccer Flickr to Posterous
bambini sales went 2010: Partnered with
world cup and after Flickr
to children’s cancer Second Harvest
updates statuses and expressed their
research. Punch Heartland again and
promotes deals concern of coupons
raised over $7,000. raised 12,825 tons of
based on their being hosted on
food which equals
performance. their site.
10,000 meals.

June 6th 2010: $1 October 4th, 2010: December 4th, 2010:

th
slice for St.Paul’s September 4 , 2010:
Punch offered 84 Punch hosts “Pizza
Grand Ole Days had Punch becomes the
cent pizza (to for Peter” and
long longs. official pizza sponsor
represent Randy donates 50% of sales
of women’s sports at
Moss’s jersey to a high schooler
the U of M.
number) after he who was sleeping
was traded to the outside to help him
Vikings. raise $100,000 for
the homeless.
 Feb. 9th, 2011: Punch
Jan. 26th, 2010:
poses the question to
Traditional news April 6th, 2011: Punch starts
their customers on
medium picked up this utilizing YouTube with their
their blog of “fun
story. Video from Kare Punchpizz.tv channel. They are
smaller scale deals to
11. asking customers to submit
try out.”
their “Punch stories.”

Jan 24th, 2010: Vikings
lose to Saints by 3
points in overtime and
Punch offers free pizza.
Jan. 25th, 2011: Punch
named “Best Place’s
I’ve Ever Been” by
Andrew Zimmerman
and creates a
promotion for it.
Feb. 28th, 2011: Punch
announces that they PRESEN
move all marketing to
online and social
T
media. Ending “Punch
cards.”