Add some flair to your Restaurant by recognizing National “Fun” Holidays

 

Every morning on my way to work as I listen to the local radio station the announcers often say this is National “_______” Day. So I thought to myself what a great way for a restaurant to incorporate the day into their online marketing strategy! There are so many fun holidays that people do not recognize or do not even remember exist. Almost every day out of each month there are special days relative to the restaurant business. The great thing about it is that you don’t have to give anything away unless you want to, which is always a nice gesture, or you can utilize social media networks in a way where people can interact and share your posts with others. With the positive attention you draw to your restaurant the more traffic and likeability will occur. People often get tired of the redundancy and switching up your posts by adding a different type of message will engage your followers and can attract a new set of followers as well! Here is a list below of a few fun holidays and some suggestions on how to utilize these unique holidays in your favor.

November-

National Nacho Day- Perfect for a Sports Bar and Grill- This year National Nacho Day actually fell on a Monday. If you have sports enthusiasts who you know are likely to show up to Monday Night NFL Football serve them Nachos! Why not serve a true football food staple to your customers. If it’s already on the menu, serve the item as a special and promote, promote, promote on social media. Don’t forget to add the most important part, the image of the Nachos of course!

 

 

 

National Sunday Day- Which also happened to fall on Veterans Day. Offer a free Sundae as a desert item with purchase of an entrée. Better yet offer free sundaes to all Veterans without the purchase of an entrée.

National Pickle Day- Make fried pickles

December –

National Red Apple Day- Incorporate apples into your dishes or make an apple pie or cobbler as a desert special.

National Chocolate Covered Anything Day- Post a chocolate covered strawberry on social media and mention something like “parents leave the kids at home and have a date night”, serving items that have chocolate.

National Sangria Day- There are several months out of the year that have specialty cocktails as a National Holiday. Promote those special cocktails and if you don’t serve them already mention your bartender. Bartender Jo is making Sangria tonight! Come in and see him work his magic.

Any time you can add fun, or humor into your social media strategy then do so! People love to laugh so use your imagination and check out https://nationaldaycalendar.com/ for more fun holidays. Image is everything so don't forget to add an image along with your message to your customers and future potential customers!