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Earlier this week, I wrote a post about brand museums and factories<\/a> that have become popular tourist destinations.\u00a0 Had I written that post a few years ago, Kellogg’s<\/a> may have been on it, but the company’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, Michigan never drew the attendance levels it needed to survive (it closed in 2007).\u00a0 However, just because Cereal City USA wasn’t a huge hit doesn’t mean that Kellogg’s was ready to give up on creating branded experiences for consumers.<\/p>\n

Enter New York City’s Times Square, which has become a brand hot spot over the past decade with more companies investing in unique retail locations there after seeing brands like FAO Schwartz and M&M’s succeed in drawing large crowds.\u00a0 This month, Kellogg’s jumped on the bandwagon by opening a store and cafe dedicated to a brand that has held a place in American pop culture for decades.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Pop Tarts World<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Pop Tarts World started off with a bang.\u00a0 Already, 1,500-2,000 consumers visit Pop Tarts World per day where they can buy branded merchandise and taste unique Pop Tarts-inspired menu items.\u00a0 According to BrandWeek<\/a>, Zeta Interactive has been tracking the performance on Pop Tarts World online, and already positive Pop Tarts brand buzz online has grown from 74% to 88% less than two weeks since the store opened.\u00a0 Furthermore, the Kellogg’s brand has also seen a boost in the positive online buzz of 6%.<\/p>\n

And that’s not all.\u00a0 The Pop Tarts Facebook page<\/a> grew from 1.8 million to 2 million people within two weeks with people not just visiting but also actively joining the conversation, uploading pictures of themselves at Pop Tarts World, and more.\u00a0 The online popularity of Pop Tarts has even surpassed brands like Wheaties, Cheerios, Frosted Flakes, and Quaker Oats — some of the dominant players in the breakfast foods segment in the United States.<\/p>\n

Consumers love branded experiences that are either useful or entertaining (or both).\u00a0 Pop Tarts World is a perfect example of an entertaining branded experience.\u00a0 Not only that, but it’s also an example of a branded experience that people can share.\u00a0 Pop Tarts, entertainment, shared experiences that can be shared further through branded social web destinations — it’s a recipe for success.<\/p>\n

What do you think?\u00a0 Will you stop into Pop Tarts World next time you’re in midtown Manhattan?<\/p>\n

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