Customer retention

Give the next visit
a better chance.

Build more relevant follow-ups from the customer relationships you already have. Start with the visit, then make the next message matter.

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A practical place to start.

Keep these in mind

A better starting point.

Start with the relationship.

A first-time guest and a long-time regular should not be treated as the same audience.

Make the message useful.

A relevant reason to return matters more than another reminder that you exist.

Decide what to measure.

Keep message response, observed return visits, and incremental impact distinct.

Explore customer retention.

55 resourcesCurated selection
Article

How to win back customers who visited once

Use visit context to plan a more relevant invitation back.

Originally published · 2020-01-29
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ArticleHistorical

5 marketing strategies for pizza restaurants after COVID

A historical perspective on restaurant marketing during reopening.

Originally published · 2021-06-17
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Cinnabon

Cinnabon connects shopping center audiences to store-level visits

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DIG

DIG connects advertising to online orders and restaurant visits

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Taproom

Taproom connects Toast transactions to first-time guest marketing

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Your Pie

Your Pie identifies one-time guests across 37 restaurants

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Zinqué

Zinqué turns anonymous restaurant visits into owned contacts

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Bowlero

Bowlero tests TikTok with audiences built from venue visitors

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John Hardy

John Hardy connects digital OOH markets to measured store visits

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Meow Wolf

Meow Wolf builds a guest database across five immersive venues

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Puma

Puma connects back-to-school advertising to shopping center visits

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Veronica Beard

Veronica Beard connects paid media to store visits in a two-store pilot

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Express

Express connects a holiday campaign to store visits and online sales

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Just Salad

Just Salad builds a contact base for a recurring-visit campaign

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Dog Haus

Dog Haus refocuses social ads on pickup and delivery during COVID-19

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Ruggles Green

Ruggles Green captures more contacts in one year than the prior six

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Moxie's

Moxie's grows its TikTok following beyond existing guests

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Dinex Group

Dinex Group builds restaurant-specific event audiences from guest visits

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Pieology

Pieology franchisee connects guest capture, promotions, and feedback

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Car wash group

A Tennessee car wash group uses visit counts to promote unlimited plans

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Genuine Concepts

Genuine Concepts measures guest visits across a seven-brand restaurant group

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