Boost Your Local Reach With
The Hungry Explorer Postcard!
Are you a locally owned Fayetteville restaurant or food truck looking for affordable restaurant marketing that truly delivers?
Get ready to put your delicious dishes in front of 5,000 hungry households! Mail Storm is thrilled to launch The Hungry Explorer, a unique direct mail advertising program designed specifically to help small food businesses thrive in Fayetteville, NC.
Launching in June 2025 (with the next edition hitting mailboxes in September 2025!), The Hungry Explorer is a giant, eye-catching postcard showcasing amazing local eateries. This isn't just any mailer; it's a dedicated direct mail campaign for restaurants that makes high-impact advertising accessible and incredibly inexpensive.
The journey begins now — conquer the world, one local bite at a time!
What is The Hungry Explorer?
The Hungry Explorer is a giant postcard that highlights locally owned restaurants and food trucks across Fayetteville, NC. It’s designed to make direct mail accessible, helping small food businesses reach local households at a fraction of the cost of going solo. Why should big corporations be the only ones with access to powerful marketing?
Where in Fayetteville, NC is it being delivered?
It is going to 5,000 homes in zip codes 28314 and 28304. They are highlighted in red in the image below.
What if my restaurant isn’t in those zip codes?
Even if your restaurant isn’t in the featured ZIP codes, food lovers will travel for something worth tasting. The Hungry Explorer is all about uncovering local gems — and when your food stands out, people are willing to drive across town for it. This card reaches curious, hungry locals who are looking to discover their next favorite spot .
Why The Hungry Explorer is Your Next Best Marketing Move
We understand the challenges of local restaurant advertising. That's why we've crafted a solution that stands out:
Unbeatable Value: Reach 5,000 homes in Fayetteville's 28314 and 28304 zip codes starting at just 3 cents per household – that's only $150 total! This makes it an incredibly inexpensive marketing for restaurants, especially for Fayetteville food trucks and independent eateries.
Targeted Local Exposure: Even if your Fayetteville restaurant isn't physically located in these specific zip codes, the initiative attracts food lovers who are eager to explore unique culinary experiences and will travel for great food.
Exclusive Promotion: We ensure limited competition by featuring only two restaurants per food type, if you act fast you can ensure you are the only restaurant in your particular genre. Your unique offerings will shine!
Hassle-Free Service: Our cost is all-inclusive! We handle everything – professional design, high-quality printing, and all postage fees. No hidden markups, just pure value for your restaurant advertising.
Inclusion in The Mystery Plate: Beyond the physical mailer, all advertisers from the current edition of The Hungry Explorer will automatically be included in The Mystery Plate, our exclusive online random restaurant selector. This means continuous digital exposure to Fayetteville food lovers actively seeking new places to try, ensuring your restaurant remains top-of-mind long after the postcard arrives!
Trackable Results: Each participant receives a dynamic QR code (a $600 value!) that allows you to track scans and see direct engagement from this local advertising for restaurants effort. You get access to analytic date which includes number of scans, time and date of scans, and if users allow it location of scans. Use this data for suture direct mail campaigns and to refine your online ads!
The Hungry Explorer Challenge:
Multiply Your Reach!
Drive engagement. Attract new customers. Elevate your brand.
Beyond the powerful direct mail campaign, we're igniting excitement with The Hungry Explorer Challenge, a dynamic social media campaign designed to drive foot traffic and amplify your brand. This challenge encourages Fayetteville food lovers to visit featured local restaurants, share their experiences on social media tagging both your establishment and Mail Storm, and earn entries into exciting prize drawings.
Those who complete visits to all featured Fayetteville restaurants become "Hungry Explorer Champions" and earn exclusive rewards. This collaborative approach creates a powerful synergy between direct mail marketing and digital engagement, ensuring maximum local reach and increased brand awareness for your small food business.
How It Works:
Participants like Mail Storm and all featured restaurants on Facebook.
They visit your restaurant, take a photo of their food or a selfie inside, and post it on social media.
Each post must tag both your page and Mail Storm.
Each tagged visit counts as one entry into a community-wide prize drawing.
Participants who complete the full card become Hungry Explorer Champions, earning exclusive prizes and bonus entries.
Why It Works for You:
Guaranteed online visibility through participant posts and tags
New customers walk through your door—motivated by the challenge and prizes
Ongoing engagement with your restaurant’s social media presence
Collaborative marketing that multiplies reach through direct mail and digital synergy
What Champions Get:
A certificate recognizing their achievement
Limited edition Hungry Explorer stickers
10 bonus entries into the Champions Loot drawing — a curated box of food-themed prizes
What You Get:
Affordable direct mail exposure you wouldn’t get from a solo campaign
Social media buzz created by real customers sharing authentic experiences
Increased foot traffic and brand awareness across the community
Join the Hungry Explorer Challenge and put your restaurant on the map—literally and socially
Ready to Be Discovered?
The June 2025 edition of The Hungry Explorer is now closed, but don't miss out on the next opportunity!
The September 2025 edition is already shaping up to be another success.
If you're a Fayetteville restaurant or food truck eager to grow your customer base with affordable restaurant marketing, we'd love to chat! Schedule a quick consultation with us to learn how The Hungry Explorer can bring new customers to your door. Simply fill out our form or email us directly at alfred@MailStormNC.com. We promise, no spam, no mailing lists – just a friendly conversation about boosting your business.
Schedule your consultation.
Use the form or email us and we will get back to you within 24 hours to schedule a time for us to come visit you to discuss your spot on The Hungry Explorer.
Contacting us doesn’t add you to a mailing list. We won’t spam you with offers or junk you don’t want.
alfred@MailStormNC.com