I just got a management job at a sports cafe. What are some promotions I could use to bring in more business.?!
I need to give the owner some new ideas of how to increase business such as promotions or events we could have!. Example, drink specials or new drink ideas, events or fun sports events to have at a sports cafe!. Any ideas!? I give best answer pointsWww@FoodAQ@Com
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50cent 16oz drafts worked for my place!. I only offer it on whatever draft hasn't been moving the previous week or, if everything sells well, I used only the draft I could buy cheapest!. I found that what I lose on the draft (16oz is a lot for half-a-buck) was more than made up by the food the draft drinkers ate and the call, premium and bottle brands their friends drank at regular price!. I've been doing it now all night, every Tuesday night for 4 years!. Tuesdays have gone from my quietest night of the week by a huge margin to the 4th busiest outside football season (Mondays are huge in season)!. I've also picked up business across the week as people who didn't come at all started coming for the cheap beer Tuesdays, found they liked the place and the food and came on other nights!.
I also run a team quiz night on Wednesdays with a live quizmaster (a lot of DJ's will do this, ask around)!. It is so successful that we do mini-quizzes for football halftimes on big game days now and we're kind of known for it!. It has gathered quite a loyal following and, even with business off 15 to 20% some nights with the economy, quiz night is holding up almost without change due to the regulars who come for it!.
Make sure that, whatever promotion you run, your staff is in top form for the night of the promotion, that your produce is fresh, your place looks stunning and you have your primo kitchen crew on!. Even if it starts out slow, you want the people that do come to be wowed, tell their friends about it and come back with them!. Your place is only as good as its' worst night!.
Good luck, tough time to be in the biz, but work hard and you will make it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I also run a team quiz night on Wednesdays with a live quizmaster (a lot of DJ's will do this, ask around)!. It is so successful that we do mini-quizzes for football halftimes on big game days now and we're kind of known for it!. It has gathered quite a loyal following and, even with business off 15 to 20% some nights with the economy, quiz night is holding up almost without change due to the regulars who come for it!.
Make sure that, whatever promotion you run, your staff is in top form for the night of the promotion, that your produce is fresh, your place looks stunning and you have your primo kitchen crew on!. Even if it starts out slow, you want the people that do come to be wowed, tell their friends about it and come back with them!. Your place is only as good as its' worst night!.
Good luck, tough time to be in the biz, but work hard and you will make it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it would help to know what area you are in!. I always liked to pick a certain night for certain drinks!. what brought the crowd in was the things that were cheap!. (i managed a bar for over 20 years in a resort town) one of our best nights were the $2!.00 domestic bottles!. on wed nights we would have live bands and $5!.00 bombs place stayed packed also talk to your distributors in lots of places the will send people out to give out sample shooters!. SAILOR JERRY is another good one it is cheaper than capt!. morgan and has more alcohol!. Another thing that always goes well is wing/pitcher specials (considering each wing cost about 20cents) you can do a pound of wings and a pitcher of beer for $10!.96 and make the bar over $7!.00that'ss including cto!. if you have a sysco the have alot of inexpensive bar foods and they will give samples!. the best bet keep it cheap and keep it simple best of luck to you!. you will do great it is the people who do not ask advise that failWww@FoodAQ@Com
Who drinks more!? guys or girls!? Answer: guys!. Who tips better!? guys or girls!? Answer: Guys!. Have a drawing every hour or so for a free $10!.00 bar tab!. The winner will buy drinks for his buddys and the buddys will want to return the favor buy BUYING the next round !! You wont be loosing anything but a couple of dollors of your "cost" on the "winner" , but the amount of drinks that the buddy's will buy will make up your loss by 10 fold!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
you should do happy hour drinks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
bucket of beers for certain price !.!.!.!.with 6 free hot wings hence drink more beer with food in the bellyWww@FoodAQ@Com
beer pong and half naked chics!.!.!.do that and ill be there!!Www@FoodAQ@Com