Fill slow nights with a promotion
Fill your slowest restaurant nights with margin-friendly promotion ideas, a two-week launch plan and ready-to-use post, email and table-tent copy.
The prompt
Act as a restaurant marketing consultant. Help me fill my slowest nights. Restaurant type, location and capacity: [DETAILS] Slowest days and times: [DETAILS] Average check and rough food cost %: [NUMBERS] Channels I use (Instagram, email list, Google profile, signage): [LIST] What I can't discount: [DETAILS] Give me: 1) five promotion ideas that protect margin (themed nights, bundles, local partnerships, regulars' perks), with estimated cost per guest, 2) your top pick with a 2-week launch plan, 3) a social post, an email blurb and table-tent text for it, and 4) how to tell after a month if it worked. Use only my numbers; mark guesses [ESTIMATE].
Replace every [BRACKETED] part with your own details before sending.
How to use it
Run one promotion at a time for at least four weeks so you can tell whether it worked. Compare covers and average check with the same nights before the promotion.
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