Explore the challenges restaurants face when using social media for promotion and discover the number one way to help mitigate those risks. Learn strategies for securing your audience despite the ever-changing landscape of online platforms through using your email list.

Key Points:

- The biggest risk with using social media promotion for restaurants is the lack of control and ownership over the platforms and followers.

- An automated sales machine and direct response email marketing can help mitigate this risk by giving you ownership of your email list.

- The three main strategies to drive email sign-ups from your social media efforts

Links Mentioned: 

Convertkit for email management: www.inboxingenuity.com/convertkit

 Book a No-Obligation Call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inboxingenuity.com/apply⁠⁠⁠⁠

Companion Guide & Mind Map: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inboxingenuity.com/mindmap⁠⁠ 

**Podcast Sponsored by Inbox Ingenuity. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠InboxIngenuity.com⁠⁠⁠

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Discover the secrets to supercharge your restaurant's email list growth with the help of your employees in today's episode! Learn how to create processes, train employees, and maintain enthusiasm to ensure customers are continually signing up. Your restaurant needs an ever-growing email list to have a successful automated sales machine - tune in to find out how.

Key Points:

- New subscribers are the most engaged and excited, so it's essential to consistently add new people to your email list.

- Your employees are the face of your restaurant and are in a prime position to encourage customers to join the email list.- Make sure your employees understand the importance and value of the email list for both customers and themselves.

- Create processes to ensure every customer is given the opportunity to sign up, such as including flyers with each order or displaying information in the restaurant.

- Your enthusiasm for the process will affect your employees' enthusiasm, so make sure to show that it's important to you. 

Links Mentioned: 

Day 9: Don't Drown in Details: The Four Simple Rules of Effective Restaurant Flyer Design: https://www.inboxingenuity.com/blog/4-rules-restaurant-flyer-design

Convertkit for email management: www.inboxingenuity.com/convertkit

 Book a No-Obligation Call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inboxingenuity.com/apply⁠⁠⁠⁠

Companion Guide & Mind Map: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inboxingenuity.com/mindmap⁠⁠ 

**Podcast Sponsored by Inbox Ingenuity. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠InboxIngenuity.com⁠⁠⁠

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Discover the secret ingredients of marketing success as we discuss the power of urgency and scarcity. Learn how these two psychological triggers can motivate customers and increase sales in any restaurant. Don't miss this eye-opening discussion on how to harness FOMO to boost your revenue game!

Key Points

- Urgency involves a deadline, while scarcity involves a limited quantity, both leading to customer buying tension.

- Keep promises regarding urgency and scarcity to increase trust and buying response from customers.

- Examples of urgency

- Examples of scarcity

- Tips for short-term promos (1-2 days)

- Tips for longer promos (3-7 days) 

- Sales generally increase toward the end of a promotion when urgency and scarcity are heightened.

- When offering a limited number of items (scarcity), it's crucial to make sure that most of them move quickly to create a sense of urgency and encourage customers to act fast.

Links Mentioned: 

Convertkit for email management: www.inboxingenuity.com/convertkit

 Book a No-Obligation Call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inboxingenuity.com/apply⁠⁠⁠⁠

Companion Guide & Mind Map: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inboxingenuity.com/mindmap⁠⁠ 

**Podcast Sponsored by Inbox Ingenuity. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠InboxIngenuity.com⁠⁠⁠

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