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Driving Online Ordering and Catering Sales Using Email Best Practices and Practical. Welcome to a Fishbowl Best Practices Webinar. Hosted by: Lauren Sadlon Managin g Consultant. You’ll Get Great Tips for.
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Driving Online Ordering and Catering Sales Using Email Best Practices and Practical
Welcome to a Fishbowl Best Practices Webinar Hosted by: Lauren Sadlon Managing Consultant
You’ll Get Great Tips for.. • Converting Online Ordering and Catering customers into engaged eClub members • Optimizing your eClub to increase Online Ordering and Catering sales • Q & A
Online Ordering, Catering and Email Should Work Together eClub used to create awareness of Online Ordering and Catering benefits Online Ordering and Catering touchpoints used to promote eClub Behavioral and preference data collected & stored for ongoing use Targeted eClub messaging drives Online Ordering and Catering transactions
Job #1 Is Building Your Overall Email List • Use every available touchpoint (sign-up slips, OLO, text-to-join, POP, etc.) • Establish short, medium and long-range goals for eClub members generated through OLO and Catering • 2014 Goal : 2,000 new members!
Include an eClubmessage with every OLO communication • Interior and exterior merchandising • In-store signage • Catering manager outreach • Cold calls • Opted-in lists from events • Packaging • Boxes • Bags • Stickers • Order pickup & delivery • Receipt messages • Bag-stuffers
Add a strong eClub “invitation” to your OLO process pages Finalize Your Order • Visually appealing • Prominent but not obtrusive • Interactive elements • Banner ads • Pop-ups • Animation Please enter the required information and submit your order Your Contact Information *FIRST NAME: *LAST NAME: *CONTACT PHONE: *EMAIL ADDRESS: For great promotions and offers, join our E-mail Club today! *ZIP CODE: *BIRTHDAY: *FAVORITE LOCATION:
Optimize your acquisition approach to reach the OLO user • Creative that speaks directly to OLO members • Specially optimized for mobile (unique join page) • Captures the input information for future segmentation SOURCE: The Current State of Online Food Ordering in the U.S. Restaurant Industry - Cornell Hospitality Report – May 2011
Target the right OLO message to right person at right time Combine collected preference data with past OLO and eClub behavior to develop segments and messaging strategies • Order History • Frequency • Consistency • Order Type • Individual meal • Catering • Office • Institution • Home • eClub engagement • Opens • Clicks SOURCE: Customer Perceptions of Electronic Food Ordering - Cornell Hospitality Report – May 2011
Optimize your email Campaigns to Drive OLO Awareness and Transactions Integrate OLO into your eClub messaging strategies • System-wide Communication • Full list campaigns • Targeted segments • Message versioning • Triggered Mailings • Local Store Marketing Efforts
Develop Targeted Campaigns with Dedicated OLO Focus • Include discounts and promotional offers to promote OLO trial and frequency • Coordinated with national messaging calendar • Unique offers for Online Orders • Provide code for use by Online Orderers • OLO call-out in navigation bar
Create a Specific Plan for OLO Message Delivery • Adapt send days/times to brand needs and member behavior • Lower volume days of week • Pre-meal period • Location Targeting • Alternate version for locations without online ordering
Trigger Communication to Reach Defined Targets Use automated messaging to target Audiences based upon previous action • Welcome Message • Create Welcome for members with an OLO input source • Thank you Message • Thank members for recent order • Acknowledge heavy OLO users and send offer for next order • Miss You Message • Reach out to members who lapsed online orderers • Send offer for next order • Communicate upcoming event (i.e. we know you ordered last year at this time) • Survey • Ask members for feedback on recent experience • Thank them for providing feedback with an offer • Office & group orders • Target members who frequently place large orders.
Use All Catering Touch Points • Opt-in box on Online Ordering check out page • Interior, exterior and digital merchandising • In-store signage • Opted-in lists from events • Catering manager outreach • Cold calls • Packaging • Order pickup and delivery • Receipt messages • Bag-stuffers
Invite Past Catering Customers to Opt-In • Send a one-time opt in mailing to past catering customers • Call-to-action is to join eClub • Give them a special gift for joining • Once they opt-in, add past order history to catering database
Customize Campaigns To Emphasize Catering • Unique contests and promotions for OLO • Customized call-to-action • Re-Targeting past patrons • Promote catering for upcoming “holidays” 1 week – 1 month out: • Sports Parties (NFL playoffs, basketball tournaments, Olympics) • Graduation • Cinco de Mayo • 4th of July • Night before Thanksgiving
Optimize Messaging Design for Mobile Fishbowl Client Example: % of Messages Viewed on a Mobile Device 53%
Strive for Subject Lines That Grab Attention • Short and informative (make each word count) • Front load the most important/enticing content • Even shorter for mobile • Personalization and symbols may improve performance • Always follow best practices • Test, test, test! • Find what entices your customer to OPEN • Monitor results and adapt your strategy as you see patterns change Specially Priced Holiday Catering Offer
Use Local Store Marketing Tools Where Possible Communicate to potential Catering Buyers at the Local Level • Create template to promote catering (and online ordering) • Promote office parties to members whose information was collected via cold-calling and/or by collecting business cards • Identify your catering buyer based upon past purchases 23
Questions? Thanks for your time!