Making Free Internet Pay
If I ran an establishment with wifi, I’d use it as an opportunity to do one of the following (integrated somehow so you had to do something before you could get online):
* Register with an email or phone and let people opt-in to your mailing list for specials
* Create a community: Let people submit a link/post to a community Tumblr. It could be like a super-local MeFi. I could link to my twitter, or a song I’m currently digging, or something I wanted community feedback on (like my taco stand!).
* Educate Them: People are creatures of habit and like to order the same thing. When they are logging in why not explain to them the benefits of Matcha or a short review of your latest dish.
* Educate Yourself: Before users login they have to take a survey. Something as simple as “What would you change about this place”, “What do you wish was on the menu”, “Would you order tofu?”
Other ideas that have been running around my head:
* Use iTunes DJ / iPhone feature to let users control the music overhead (Volta plans on doing this soon I believe)
* Retweet contests: If 20 people retweet a promotion everybody in the shop gets a free iced teaWhat do you think?
Great ideas!
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colemanm answered:
The iTunes DJ thing would be awesome, since everyone has an iPhone now. And anything involving Twitter would be cool…
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waffl reblogged this from superamit and added:
Interesting idea for all of you innkeepers out there. Build lasting relationships with your guests and create a...
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caterpillarcowboy answered:
Fantastic. I’m going to reblog this onto my company’s blog. Thanks.
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jeffgiddens answered:
what about the opportunity to email a friend telling them about the great menu item you are eating -
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jrameau answered:
interesting, I remember reading about one restaurant that would rename their wifi hotspot to specials on their menu
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superamit reblogged this from gtmcknight
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stublag answered:
I think its brilliant.
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ernie liked this
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brucefloyd answered:
Very interesting. Always a good thing to survey customers. Any survey should be short and sweet so you can maximize honest answers.
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