Everything restaurants need to get more customers

Drive new people through the door and bond with your regulars

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Create hype around your menu

Have fun sharing your menu with your customers. Hold contests where in exchange for their email, participants vote on their favorite meals, a new menu item or which dish they want you to reveal the recipe for. Use the emails you collect to share the latest menu and customer favorites.

Check out our blog post, 5 Contest Ideas for Restaurants, for more contest inspiration!

Send rewards and special offers

Contest participants are interested in your restaurant, and sending them targeted emails is the perfect way to invite them to make their first visit. Use autoresponders and scheduled emails to send coupons and reward discounts to entrants.

Make your customers feel like part of the team

Since your regulars are already part of the “family,” host a recipe contest to have their idea featured on your menu (and maybe name it after them). Share a recipe, then challenge your fans to recreate the dish at home and submit their entries.

Read our blog post, How Restaurants Can Easily and Effectively Market to Customers Online, for 6 ideas!

Engage with customers on Instagram and Twitter

Your fans love your food, so let them show it off for you! Ask your customers to post food and drinks from your business to Twitter and Instagram using your branded hashtags to be featured in a gallery or for the chance to win a prize. Their friends are sure to see those crave-worthy shots, then make their way through your doors.

Leverage your contest entries

Contest entries that include email addresses are valuable, so don’t let these new leads go to waste. Instead, ask participants to subscribe to your mailing list! Keep your subscribers updated on the latest specials, menu changes, events, contests and news.