What do Restaurateurs do when they have huge competition as much as the scope for a successful business venture? How to see through the competitive situation and make a clearly defined identity for their brand? How to bring in a new customer base for the business and how to retain the existing ones? The answers lie in Digital marketing, Let’s take a deep dive in!
F & B industry recently has witnessed a sudden bloom in establishment of new startups and rise in entrepreneurship. This has also led to increased competition for the existing firms. They are like two sides of the same coin. To have one, industry has to deal with the other. While small and developing business owners are already facing an uphill battle, it is highly significant for the restaurants to think about how to push the odds in your favor. The key to any successful business is knowing how to market to your audience. The intention of marketing is to make your products and services visible to your targeted demographics. While marketing, one should try to reach as widely as possible.
Every business firm’s goal is to be successful in their industry. However, in the food industry, a functional restaurant is not the same as having a successful restaurant. To be a successful restaurant, one should pick up the recent trends and make the most out of it. In recent times, it requires top tier online marketing strategies to let people know you exist in the business and to attract them to the restaurant. Since the world has largely gone digital in the recent past and it is set to be the same in the near future too, your online presence would speak louder than the traditional means of marketing. There are many organic means of digital marketing strategies as follows:
- BUILD A PERFECT WEBSITE:
Your website is your digital home. It hosts and invites people to engage with you. People judge your business credibility based on the way your website looks. The website should reflect the essence of your brand value and be user-friendly. It should be highly functional and up to date. The modern-day users are observed to access websites through phone over other gadgets, thus building mobile sites should be given same scrutiny and care as that of the desktop site.
- SEO – The game changer:
SEO is any business’s key source for an organic reach. Make sure the keywords and key phrases you use are highly relevant and help people find you. Develop a blog with the website for people to find keyword related content easily. Keep the keywords and SEO updated as per the latest trend in the industry.
- Google My Business:
One of the easiest yet most effective things to do for your business is to register it in Google my Business. Google is one of the most widely used search engines worldwide and thus it helps your business get recognized globally. Register your name, location and address, update the correct and reachable contact details and with the right set of key words through SEO, you are globally seen and approached. Good reviews online would just increase your credibility manifold.
- Networking and Collaborations:
Networking plays an inevitable role in any business’s success. It takes you to the like-minded people and their pre-existing audience who would like to engage with your service and products too. Working with small developing restaurants would help you market your product to their customers. Collaborations can also be done with influencers online. Acquiring and getting exposed to the preexisting audience is always an effective way than to make an audience based on your own. With the popularity of Insta reels and TikTok, Influencer marketing is one of the most utilized modes of marketing these days where you give them the free access to your services or product and in return, you get a promotional post that introduces you to their audience.
- Social Media Game Plan:
The first and foremost thing to do in the zone of digital marketing is to have an active account across all social media platforms. One has to have different game plans for each platform and engage actively with its followers. Numbers mean nothing until you have an engaging audience. Content should be specifically catered to the particular set of audience. Professional content of LinkedIn would not attract the Instagram audience just like how the fun trendy Instagram content would do no work to the LinkedIn audience. It should be specifically and carefully curated to its audience’s preferences.
- Email and SMS Marketing:
This is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to get in touch with your targeted audience. This kind of marketing has been observed to be highly effective as it is aimed at people who have already shown some interest in your business. This helps in converting those interests into profits (pun intended!)
- Offers and Promos:
Psychology states that positive reinforcement and rewards always will have a positive outcome to repeat the desirable actions. In the world of business, the rewards and discounts play a similar role in holding the already existing audience strongly. Giving them exclusive offers and deals for using your products and services makes them come back to you. Promo deals give them the curiosity and interest to try your new service. These can be sent through SMS or Emails or WhatsApp and make them aware of the existing rewards.
Observing recent trends, digital marketing is the backbone of the restaurant business to this date. It gives you the scope to reach beyond the physical limitations of traditional marketing. Marketing the brand in a way that benefits you would help you up your game. This aids the business by bringing in new customers for your products and services. Beyond that, focusing on providing quality service is more important as that helps in retaining the acquired customer base. For a restaurant to be functional and highly successful, both marketing and management should go hand in hand.
Investing in POS and restaurant management solutions is the best option available right now. Team Magilhub offers solutions for both your needs. Yes, Magilhub not only provides you the management solutions, but also helps you formulate and establish digital marketing strategies that expand your business beyond its demographics. It helps you build a virtual brand identity and gives ways to retain it with quality performance. It aims to provide one-stop solutions for all your needs and is here to see your firm achieve success. With Magilhub by your side, you shall be sure about the progress
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