Collect deposits to minimise no-shows

6/8 Tips for boosting Christmas sales – Collect deposits to minimise no-shows

By leveraging your booking widget and managing crowd control, you are certainly already seeing your reservation list get swiftly filled up. But don’t rush to declare victory just yet. With the stakes running high this holiday season, it’s hard not to stress about last minute cancellations and no shows, especially when the Christmas feasts need…

Crowd control for peak times

5/8 Tips for boosting Christmas sales – Better crowd control management

Service hours adjusted. Mailing list leveraged. The reservation list is getting busy…So what’s next? Now that more and more bookings are coming in at your restaurant, it’s officially time to move on to one of the most important steps in managing the Christmas fever. This is where crowd control comes in. Tip 5: Use crowd…

Leverage your mailing list

4/8 Tips for boosting Christmas sales – Leverage your mailing list

From the importance of updating your booking widget, to adjusting your service hours and optimising your T&Cs we have covered some back-end tasks to secure more festive traffic. Now, the time has come for more assertive marketing moves. That’s why for the fourth tip of the series we are going all in on how to…

Adjusting service hours for Christmas

3/8 Tips for boosting Christmas sales – Adjust your service hours

As we are another week closer to the much awaited festive season, it is time to make more tangible plans with regards to your Christmas operations. With increased foot traffic and special events at your restaurant – agility is a key element as you prepare to dive into the holiday season. To make the most…

Updating Booking T&Cs

2/8 Tips for boosting Christmas sales – Update your booking T&Cs

Following our first tip, we hope that you have now successfully reviewed your booking widget to make sure that your festive offerings this season are known. But what’s next on the list to supercharge your sales this Christmas?  With restaurants embracing a massive surge in bookings (who doesn’t love that?) – this holiday phenomenon also…

Leveraging booking widget

1/8 Tips for boosting Christmas sales – Leverage your booking widget

With the festive season just around the corner, it is officially time to set the plans in motion and prepare for the most wonderful, and profitable, time of the year at your restaurant. With families and friends looking for a perfect spot for their next gathering, there’s no better opportunity to draw in new and…

Celebrating October food & drink holidays

7 food and drink holidays to celebrate at your restaurant this October

Why wait for your customers to have a special occasion, when you can create one for them to celebrate at your restaurant? With the fall season officially in swing and everyone back to their routine after the summer holidays, October is a perfect month to breathe a little magic into the daily routine and attract…

Growing your restaurant's email list

How to grow your restaurant’s email marketing list

An effective email marketing strategy can do wonders for restaurants. From helping to re-engage your customers, to driving repeat business and boosting sales – there’s very little not to like about this marketing tool. Indeed, with a strong email strategy you can even control the timing of your campaign, as well as carefully personalise your…