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Why Your Restaurant Should Abandon Coupons and Embrace Loyalty Programs

The Restaurant Coach University

When business is slow, many restaurants turn to discounts and coupons in order to get more people through the door. We spoke to Donald Burns (aka The Restaurant Coach™) to learn why loyalty programs are a much wiser path to success than giving away your product. There are all kinds of loyalty programs.

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

7 Shifts

Loyalty programs. Customer loyalty programs can be simple cards, or you can take the gamification aspect further with digital 'point scoring' for every dollar spent. Customer loyalty programs can be simple cards, or you can take the gamification aspect further with digital 'point scoring' for every dollar spent.

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Six Reasons Promo and Gift Cards Will Be Driving Restaurant Trends in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, spaced-out seating, directional floor signage to control flow, table dividers, and digital menus. Think of them as coupons, or limited-time discounts. Generate Loyalty by Turning Existing Gift Cards into Rewards Cards. Did you know that it’s possible to use gift cards as a loyalty card?

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If Your Restaurant Doesn’t Have an App, You’re Losing Revenue

Restaurant Engine

An App Puts Your Loyalty Program at the Forefront. If you don’t have a restaurant app, your loyalty program isn’t right in front of your customers. With a mobile app, your customers can see where they stand with their loyalty rewards any time they want. Your app will do it for you. An App Increases Your Visibility.

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11 Key Factors to Make Your Restaurant Business Successful

Bingage

The customer loyalty program provides valued customers. Getting touch with the customer is important when you are in the restaurant business, a Loyalty programme is significant to get regular customers and even better loyal customers. Customer Loyalty Program for Restaurants & Small Business: Book a Free Demo Now.

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Capped at 15%, Food Delivery Apps Are Still Murder. Time to Let Them Go.

Cheetah

To encourage them, launch a frequent diner loyalty program. Include gift cards, coupons or a thank-you item into each package you deliver. Some customers might even feel safer knowing their food was delivered directly to the back seat of their car without being touched by a stranger from a delivery app.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

A consumer's brand loyalty was also impacted during recent events, with 33 percent of overall respondents citing an increase in loyalty to the brands they frequented during stay-at-home-orders. This sentiment was most prevalent with millennials, with 43 percent reporting an increase in loyalty. How Is Casual Dining Doing?

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