Restaurant Promo Ideas #22 - Mother's Day Specials

Mother’s Day is just a few weeks away. It is one of the most popular occasion of the year to dine out and celebrate according to the National Restaurant Association in America. This year its celebrated on the 11th May 2014. Most family restaurants will be planning special buffets or hi tea for that Special Lady in Our Life. Mother’s Day like Valentine’s Day and Christmas offers you an opportunity to come out with special promotions thus increasing revenue.

  VIM- Very Important Mummy
For that day give every mother that dines in your place "Special VIP Treatment". Your can give out special garlands with a large shell at the bottom with the words printed in bold "VIM – Very Important Mummy". Give them complimentary beverages, meal on FOC, have a photo taken and put it in a nice frame.

Try Something Different
If your restaurant is located by the beach or a park. Create special picnic baskets for families to purchase to have a family picnic. Get a nice picnic basket, a mat, a nice umbrella and maybe a foldable chair for Mum. Collect a deposit for these items and when the guest returns all the items, give them back the deposit. Prepare some gourmet type finger food, add a bottle of wine. Your tag line could be “The most important gift that you can give your MUM is your time, spend it by the beach or in X park with our special Mother’s Day Picnic Basket”

Give out Gifts
Along with whatever you are offering for this special day, add a gift to draw the customers in. Choose something unique. It don’t only need to be a food or beverage related. You can work with the local photo studio and give out family portraits. They can bring their equipment to your restaurant and set up a mini studio there. Nowadays there is softwares that can even put scenery in your family portraits without much hassle. But make sure your logo is in the picture too. A “Very Important Mum” fridge magnet is also a good idea. Cause your logo will be on the fridge for everyone to see. You can also give out free Spa Vouchers for mums.

Take Care of the Kids
During your mother’s day event. Have a corner for the little ones This is so mum can have her meal with ease without worrying about the kids and eat peacefully. Create a corner for which is fenced up with activities to keep the kids occupied while mum dines. Hire a clown, magician, have some kids games. Even have a mini buffet for the kids to eat. Engage a few staff to take care of the kids. This will give mum a much needed break. No matter what your Restaurant Promotion Ideas  is, do something that will be fun and memorable for families. This will then get you loyal customers.

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A Peaceful Resort by the Lake - Pullman Putrajaya

This is my second time checking in Pullman Lakeside Resort. The last time was for our company team building some two years ago. I booked Pullman again because I thought it is located on the lake overlooking the Millennium Monument where the 6th Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon was being held. But what I failed to notice was that the lake was large, long and the Monument was on the other side of the lake. The very far end. The hotel is really quite hard to locate as with most places in Putrajaya. Just look for the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. As for me I used my trusty WAZE.

But it’s OK. The hotel is really peaceful for those that want to relax. For those that are in need of activities or nightlife avoid this place. We arrive quite late so we just lazed around. We had the room on the Jasmine Wing which had an Indian Theme. The room was decorated to suit the theme. There is a large bench by the window side. As we were too lazy to drive out, we had dinner in their all day dining restaurant which was reasonably priced and fast.

As the bed was comfortable and zircon was great we woke up late the next day that we missed the morning flight session of the Hot Air Balloon. We later had brunch there.

Even the daily newspaper came in a cloth bag.

A Restaurant on the lake

The Pullman Lakeside is a quiet and peaceful hotel. It’s a great place for Rest and Relaxation. The services there were also very good especially from the Front Desk who went out of their way to help. They even left the counter to open doors and help with baggage. Housekeeping services was good too. I ordered a baby cot and got it a few minutes later with a follow-up call to inquire whether we got our baby cot.

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No. 2, Jalan P5/5, Presint 5,
62200 Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Tel: +60 3 8890 0000 
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Adding an Alfresco Dining to draw in Customers.

Unique Selling Proposition with Afresco Dining

Other then the food or beverages served in the restaurant, you also need look into the Unique Selling Proposition of your restaurant. Unique Selling Proposition is why customers choose your restaurant over your competitors. One way is to add an Alfresco Dining Area.

Adding an alfresco dining area is a great way to increase seating for any busy restaurant and is also a great unique selling proposition to draw in customers. The term "alfresco" comes from an Italian word meaning fresh or open air. I am not sure what is it about an open air dining area that it adds elegance to any dining experience. People also believe that food eaten outdoors taste better. Maybe it’s the sunshine and warm breeze that creates a “I’m on vacation” feeling,

As Malaysia is blessed with warm weather throughout the year, outdoor dining is a favorite option among diners especially from people cooped up in the office 5 days a week. This is the reason that I have setup an outdoor dining area on the roof of the hotel that I worked. The Roof Top Restaurant has a great view of the sea especially when the sun sets. So much so that I have added a special sunset happy hour with beers at a special price. I have even purchased two coin operated binoculars so people can look out into the sea. If your place has a great full moon view on the sea, you can do what I did in Cherating which was have a full moon happy hour. The full moon nights are really beautiful as the moon lights up the sea. What I did was look at the Chinese calendar which is quite easy to get in Malaysia. From there you will get the dates of when the moon is at its fullest. As we had quite a number of long stay guests who normally stayed a week, we put into their rooms that there will be a beautiful full moon in three days time. So on the full moon nights we opened the pool bar which was near the sea, played light instrumental music and served beverages and bar snacks. There were a quite a number of people just sitting having drinks and enjoying the moonlight. Entertainment is provided by mother nature and its free.

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Restaurant Promotion Ideas for April 2014

April Fool's Day is the best day to do crazy restaurant promotions or some harmless prank on your customers. This will give them a reason to laugh which in turn will make them remember your restaurant. If they put it on facebook or tweet about it, then others will remember your restaurant too. One such prank was the Burger King’s Left Handed Whooper. In 1998 Burger King advertised that they have created a “left-handed” Whopper for left handed people. They claim that the ingredients was placed in such a way that left handed people will enjoy it better. The sandwich joke was incredibly popular, especially once people began requesting left- or right-handed Whoppers. To know more about this prank, just click here April Fol Pranks. 

Other than Christmas, Easter Day is another popular Christian Festival that is highly commercialized. Have an Easter Day Brunch especially if you are in the vicinity of a church. So as families can drop by after the Easter Day Mass. Hold an Easter Day Egg Hunt, one for the kids and one more lately in the evening for the adults. Purchase some egg shaped plastic containers; put vouchers for prizes in them. Seal them tightly and place them at a counter. For every paying customer they get to choose an egg and redeem their prize at the counter. Another way is to purchase one of the inflatable swimming pools, buy a pump and float the eggs in the pool. Make sure they are water proof. Switch on the pump so as the water will move in a circle, thus moving the eggs round and round the pool. Give each paying customer a net to catch their egg and see what prize they have won. It’s an Egg Hunt with a difference.

Another event that you can capitalize on is the Tax Day. Almost every country in the world has a dateline for submitting tax returns. It’s normally a stressful time for some, so take advantage of this situation by give Tax Day Discounts for lunch and dinner a week before Tax Day and a week after. Offer something that is fun and take out some of the stress from tax season.

Specials Dates in April 2014

1st April Fool's Day

7th World Health Day

10th Golfers Day

13th Palm Sunday

13th Beginning of Holy Week

13th Songkran- Thai Water Festival

13th Scrabble Day

15th Titanic Remembrance Day

15th Passover

15th April Full Moon

15th Tax Day

16th National Stress Awareness Day

18th Good Friday

20th Easter Day

20th Look Alike Day

22nd Earth Day

25th Anzac Day (New Zealand and Australia)

27th Holocaust Remembrance Day

Special events, holidays and celebrations are a great time to create effective Restaurant Promo Ideas. 

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6th Putrajaya International Balloon Fiesta 2014

As I am residing in Port Dickson which so much closer to Putrajaya, I plan to bring my little ones for The 6th Putrajaya International Balloon Fiesta 2014 in Putrajaya Malaysia. It will be held for four days from the 27th – 30th March 2014 during the first term school holidays. From the main website it is stated there will be more than 20 hot air balloons from all over the world, including at least five special shaped hot air balloons. It is said there is going to be a Darth Vader balloon. The time when they will float the balloons will be in the mornings and in the evenings, so it’s going to be a unique experience for my two heroes. Admission is free.

From their website it also states that there will also be the Mountain Dew Extreme Zone which will boasts an array of outdoor fun activities including water zorbing and rock climbing for the adventurous. Lots of food and beverage outlets. For the kids there will be a Kids’ Play Area that will offer a variety of amusement rides, coloring contests, arts & crafts and many more. At night there will be an explosive ‘Night Glow’ event, where hot air balloons and strobe lights are lit up in sync to the sounds of popular music followed by fireworks display. That is one of the reason that I chose to stay at Pullman Putrajaya as the resort is located just across the lake with a great view of the Hot Air Balloon area. So we don't need to travel out, we just need sit by the lake and enjoy the view. The website to go to know more about this event is www.myballoonfiesta.com

The 6th Putrajaya International Balloon Fiesta 2014 Information

Date: 27th - 30th March 2014
Location: Presint 2, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Time: From 7am onwards
Hot Air Balloon Freeflying Show:
  7.30am Morning session
  5.30pm Evening session

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Restaurant Promo Ideas for March 2014

March is a month Carnivals with the colourful Mardi Gras at the beginning of March and the St. Patrick’s Day in the middle. Here are some Restaurant Promotion Ideas that you can use for the month of March.

Mardi Gras is a very popular festival in New Orleans which dates back to the 16th century . Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday," is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Its normally a week affair in New Orleans with great food, parades and parties. To know more you can go to their website www.mardigrasneworleans.com. Even if you are not in New Orleans why don’t create a week long Mardi Gras celebration in your bar. Have an All You can Eat Cajun/ Creole style buffet, dance floor and DJ with some lively dance music.

When I worked in a resort Cherating, Malaysia and also in Koh Samui, Thailand. The full moon nights are really beautiful as the moon lights up the sea. What I did was look at the Chinese Calender which is quite easy to get in Malaysia. From there you will get the dates of when the moon is at its fullest. As we had quite a number of long stay guest who normally stayed a week, we put into their rooms that there will be a beautiful full moon in three days time. So on the full moon nights we opened the pool bar which was near the sea, played light instrumental music and served beverages and bar snacks. There were a quite a number of people just sitting having drinks and enjoying the moonlight. Entertainment is provided by mother nature and its free.

 Lent is a month where Christian around the world will abstain from meat on Fridays. If you are in a country that has a majority of Christians, for the Lent Month set up a Seafood Buffet every Friday.

Like Mardi Gras is a St.Patrick’s Day, is a one week affair. It originated from Ireland as St. Patrick os the patron saint of Ireland. In Irish Theme Pubs they will do a week long promotion with Irish Food, Guinness Stouts and Irish Songs.

 In Malaysia, the first term school holidays is geared towards the end of the month. During this time families like families elsewhere in the world will do some traveling. So if you are running a family style resort why don’t create a Food Bazaar. Click here to find out how I did mine.Restaurant Promo Idea # 21- Food and Beverage Bazaar Below are the dates of some

Holidays or Special Events that you can use.
4th Mardi Gras
5th Begining of Lent Ash Wednesday
7th Employee Appreciation Day
8th International Woman Day
16th March Full Moon
17th St. Patrick's Day




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