Restaurant Marketing

How to market a restaurant

December 23, 2007

  • Sample Marketing Plan Part 2

    In Part 1, you saw a sample of the first half of an informal marketing plan that will help you make some decisions about how to attract more customers to your restaurant. Below is the rest of that marketing plan sample.

    2c – Competition

    Because our concept is unique to this area, we do not have any direct competition. However, we do have indirect competition which may attract the same demographics.

December 22, 2007

  • Sample Marketing Plan Part 1

    Marketing plans can be hard to write, especially without some guidance. Below you'll find a sample marketing plan created for a start-up restaurant. This is a very basic marketing plan, so it does not include graphics or as much detail as investors might want to see. However, it would work nicely as a guide to help you create a marketing plan for your personal use.

    1. Executive Summary

    People & Their Pets Outdoor Cafe will provide a unique dining experience for consumers.

December 21, 2007

  • The Elements of a Good Restaurant Marketing Plan Part 2

    In Part 2, we're going to look at some of the other elements your plan needs if it's going to successfully guide your restaurant into a profitable future.

    Marketing Strategy
    The next big thing that needs to be included is your marketing strategy. While some of the other elements could be a little vague, you really want to be specific here about how you're going to sell your business to customers and what channels you think will work best in reaching those customers.

  • The Elements of a Good Restaurant Marketing Plan

    Before you open the doors of your new restaurant, you need to have one thing already in hand if you want a good chance of succeeding. And that one thing is a marketing plan.

    The main idea of a marketing plan is to help you figure out who your market is going to be. Without this information, you're not going to know how to position your business, how to advertise effectively, even where to send marketing materials.