Productivity Hack | It’s the Little Things
Courtesy of Marty Gouveia, Max Training Specialist
“It’s the little things (and sometimes BIG things) that set your center apart from your competitor.”
UTILIZE THOSE MARKETING KITS!
It’s like having your own marketing department in your center! Review the six kits that are included with your purchase periodically. With the variety of resource material included, utilize those graphics for your Facebook and web pages, outdoor marquee signs if you have them. With also combining the Facebook connect feature, and guests liking your page, be sure to regularly post and change up with videos, or images. Combining these with trinket promotions or giveaways, will always keep you fresh, up to date, and most importantly, visible to your guests.
UTILIZE THOSE LANE OPTIONS, AND AUTOMATE YOUR CHANGES THROUGH BOWLING MODES!
It’s super simple to just plug in a few basic sets for defaults, and forget it. Even with regular customers, people are creatures of habit, and if you keep the same look, same posters in the same place, people have a tendency to have it ingrained mentally to expect the same old, same old. It’s always important to do the little things to keep looking new. Change up signature grids, and environments at different times. For example, maybe run the disco environment during black light bowling, or periodically change your backlight colors on your SuperTouch or easy key consoles.
UTILIZE YOUR MAD GAMES AND SPECIAL GAMES!
Use MAD Games for school groups, and birthday parties! Just don’t make them available. Make it a surprise! Champion the school event, by explaining the safety rules close to the group, and then BAM!, let them know you’re going to do something a little different today, and that “we” are going to create some monsters today! Believe me, the excitement in the kids’ faces are priceless. Use Special Games for structured play, to make the experience at your center fun with giveaways, and also use games like strike challenge or Lucky Train, for leagues, to create additional competition and perceived value, that your establishment offers what others cannot.
OFFER ON LANE ORDERING IF POSSIBLE!
Guest experience is always paramount, and creating a simple convenience menu on the lanes can make a huge difference during slower times where staffing with a lane server or waitress does not make much sense.
UTILIZE YOUR BES X ADVERTISING MODULE AND ON LANE ADVERTISING!
Create new playlists regularly, combining marketing kit materials, and your own images. The goal is to always have a fresher look. Use bright colors periodically that also go “against the grain” and create eye grabbing advertisements. Create food and beverage playlists as well, and use the on-lane advertising module to play those graphics to create subliminal messages that you have a mouthwatering menu.
VIRTUAL MARKETING MANAGER!!
We all want to have more customers and make more money but it’s a challenge to find the time and resources to do it all. Just when finally think you have found the time and set down to work on your plan, you get a call that a customer needs you or the counter person hasn’t shown up for his shift. The Virtual Marketing Manager Program is a customized solution that through a comprehensive center assessment will identify areas of opportunities for your center to attract more customers, make more money, fully utilize your system, and be more efficient along with anything and everything else that is involved with running a successful center.
Your Virtual Marketing Manager will create a customized action plan and provide the tools you need to execute it. They even provide customized marketing material to help you get started right away and weekly coaching calls to keep you on track. The programs and processes used in the Virtual Marketing Manager program are backed with over 50 years of industry experience running award winning centers and will put that experience to work for you to help you achieve or exceed your goals. Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not. Click on the link below for more information or to set up a free consultative call.
In closing, this is just one of many ways QubicaAMF, Virtual Marketing Manager, and Conqueror can be used to set you up for success, maximize guest experience, and have guests rave, and come back again to your establishment for future fun. Until next time, this is Marty Gouveia, MAX Training Specialist with QubicaAMF, saying best of luck, and see you next time.
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