Developing VIP Clubs that Increase Business
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Developing VIP Clubs to Boost Your Business
Introduction
Creating VIP Clubs is a powerful way to foster customer loyalty and promote your business. By offering an incentive-based membership, you can make customers feel valued and encourage them to stay connected with you. Here's how to effectively develop a VIP Club strategy that can increase your business.
Prepare Your Restaurant for Success
Before diving into marketing through a VIP Club, assess your restaurant's readiness. Make sure you provide exceptional food and service. Effective marketing can accelerate a restaurant's downfall if its offerings are subpar, as more diners having negative experiences can rapidly lead to failure.
Build and Use Your Customer Database
After ensuring exceptional service, focus on building a database of your existing customers. Typically, 30% of customers account for 70% of your business. For example, if Joe's Family Diner has 10,000 monthly customers, a 10% increase in visit frequency could add significant annual revenue.
Your existing customers are often neighbors. A VIP Club allows you to market within your community more effectively than blanket offers. These are loyal diners who have shared their information with you.
Reward and Engage Your VIP Members
To cultivate loyalty, offer a welcome bonus when someone joins the VIP Club. Send this reward via email or mail within 72 hours, with no strings attached. A flat offer of $10 or $15 can be enough to entice them back for another visit.
Train your employees to promote the VIP Club effectively. Encourage them with incentives and showcase signup forms prominently in high-traffic areas. Constantly highlight club benefits to entice sign-ups.
Essential Information for VIP Signup
Your sign-up cards should include:
- Name
- Address
- Birthdates of family members (for birthday surprises)
- Anniversary date
- Phone (optional)
Set a three-week expiration date on offers to create urgency.
Immediate Engagement with Members
Start marketing as soon as you gather data. Regular, meaningful communication with VIP members can encourage more frequent visits. Incentivize visits with postcards or emails, especially around holidays or local events.
Create a Birthday Club
Birthdays are the most popular dining-out occasions. Use your database to send birthday cards with offers, like a free dinner. Celebrate customers and make their birthdays memorable with special attention and fun experiences.
Celebrate Anniversaries
Anniversaries are another opportunity to attract diners. Offer value-added experiences over discounts, creating a special and romantic dining atmosphere. Quick service restaurants can appeal to families by offering deals on children's meals.
Promote Specials and New Menus
Leverage your marketing database to introduce new menus. Send newsletters or e-newsletters with updates on offers, new items, and restaurant news. Make these communications engaging and include incentives to encourage visits.
Sponsor Contests and Events
Engage VIP members with contests like weekly drawings for freebies. Promote these through mailers and remind customers of ongoing prize opportunities. Special theme nights tied to holidays can also draw guests in, like offering unique promotions during National Chocolate Lover’s Month.
Capture a Larger Share of Customer Spend
Effective marketing helps capture more of your customers’ spending by drawing them away from competitors. Utilize tracking tools to measure the success of promotions and ensure your restaurant remains top-of-mind.
Conclusion
Remember, it’s not your customers’ job to remember you ?" it’s your responsibility to stay memorable. A well-crafted VIP Club will help ensure you’re always at the forefront of your customers’ dining choices.
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