How do I create a simple local restaurant marketing plan?
Start by setting clear, measurable goals, then define your ideal local guests. Fix basics like Google and your website, choose 3-5 channels you can maintain, plan weekly offers on a simple calendar, and review sales data and results every month.
How to Build a Local Restaurant Marketing Plan
Overview
Marketing often falls to the bottom of the list when you run a restaurant. You're watching sales, staff, and food costs. It can feel hard to stop and think about local promotions or social posts.
But if people in your area don't see you, they don't visit you. If they don't visit you often enough, it gets harder to pay rent, cover payroll, and plan your labor schedule. A steady flow of local guests - dine-in, pickup, and delivery - is what keeps everything else moving. That's where a simple, local marketing plan comes in.
Set Clear, Realistic Goals for Your Restaurant
Before you post a single photo or print a flyer, you need to decide what you're trying to change. "Do more marketing" is not a goal. "Get busier" is not a goal. Your marketing needs a clear target, so you can tell if it's working.
Start by choosing 1-3 main goals for the next 90 days. Keep them simple and specific, for example -
- Increase weekday lunch covers by 15%
- Add 20 new guests per week to our email or SMS list
- Grow online orders by 10%
- Raise average check by $3 through upsells or bundles
Make each goal specific, measurable, and tied to a time frame. "Sell more catering" becomes "Book 8 catering orders per month by the end of this quarter."
Next, connect each goal to a few numbers you're already tracking -
1. Covers - by day of week or daypart (lunch, dinner, late night)
2. Average check - per guest or per order
3. New vs. repeat guests - even simple counts or estimates help
4. Promo redemptions - how many people used a code, link, or offer
Then ask a practical question - Can my kitchen, staff, and space handle this?
If your team is already slammed on Friday nights, don't set a goal to pack Fridays even more. Instead, aim to fill slow times - like weekday afternoons or early dinners.
Finally, write your goals down in one place - a notebook, whiteboard, or simple spreadsheet. Share them with your managers. When everyone knows, "We're trying to add 15 more weekday lunches per day," your daily decisions about promos, upsells, and local outreach become much easier and more focused.
Define Your Target Guest
Once you know your goals, you need to be clear about who you want to reach. "Everyone in a 10-mile radius" is not helpful. Different guests respond to different offers, photos, and channels. The more specific you are, the easier it is to create marketing that works.
Start with what you already know. Look at a few weeks of data and ask -
- When are you busiest. Lunch, dinner, weekends?
- Which items sell the most?
- Where are guests coming from (zip codes, offices, neighborhoods)?
- What feedback do servers hear again and again?
From this, sketch out 1-3 simple guest profiles. For example -
1. Office lunch crowd - comes between 11.30-1.30, wants fast, predictable options, often orders in groups, cares about convenience and online ordering.
2. Busy families - early dinner, values kid-friendly options and bundles, looks for deals, often visits on certain days (like Tuesdays or weekends).
3. Weekend date night / social group - higher average check, cares about ambiance, cocktails, and "Instagrammable" dishes.
For each profile, write down -
- Typical visit time and day
- Average spend
- What they usually order
- Why they choose you (speed, price, comfort food, vibe, healthy options, etc.)
- Biggest friction points (parking, wait times, slow online ordering)
This doesn't need to be perfect. You're just putting into words what you and your team already see.
Now connect this to your goals. If your goal is more weekday lunches, focus on the office crowd, not late-night drinkers. If your goal is higher average check, promote shareable apps and drink pairings to guests who already spend more.
When you post, send a text, run an ad, or print a table tent, ask, "Which guest is this for?" If the answer is "everyone," chances are the message is too generic. Clear target guests help you choose better photos, better offers, better timing - and use your limited marketing time where it counts.
Audit What You Already Have
Before you add new marketing channels, make sure your basics are solid. Many restaurants spend time on social media but lose guests because their hours are wrong online, their menu is hard to read, or their Google listing looks dead. A short audit can fix this.
Start with your "digital front door" -
1. Google Business Profile - Are your hours correct? Is your phone number right? Is the link to your menu and online ordering easy to find? Do you have recent photos, not just old or low-quality ones?
2. Website - Is it clear how to see the menu, order, or book a table within a few seconds? Does it load fast on a phone?
3. Online menu - Are items, prices, and photos up to date across your site, Google, and delivery apps?
Next, look at your reviews and basic reputation -
- How many recent reviews do you have in the last 30-60 days?
- Are you replying to reviews - especially the negative ones?
- Are there any common complaints (slow service, wrong hours, missing items)?
Then, check your in-store touch-points -
1. Signage - Can people easily see your entrance, hours, and main offers from the street?
2. Table tents / check presenters - Are you promoting anything, like loyalty signup, email list, or a weeknight special?
3. Takeout packaging - Does it mention your website, QR code, or next-visit offer?
As you go, write down 3-5 "leaks" in your guest funnel - places where interested guests might drop off. Examples -
- Guests find you on Google, but your hours are wrong and they turn away.
- People dine in, but never see a reminder to follow you or join your list.
- Your website gets visits, but there's no clear Order Now button.
Fix these first. Often, tightening up your basics increases visits and orders without adding any new marketing. It also makes every future effort - ads, social posts, emails - perform better, because guests land in a cleaner, clearer experience.
Choose 3-5 Local Marketing Channels That Fit Your Restaurant
Now that your basics are in better shape, it's time to choose where you'll actually show up. The goal is not to be everywhere. The goal is to pick 3-5 channels you can use consistently, week after week, without burning yourself or your team out.
Think in three groups -
1. Owned channels (you control these)
These are usually the most valuable over time.
- Website
- Email list
- SMS list
- Loyalty program or app
- In-store signage and table tents
If nothing else, focus on one digital list (email or SMS) plus your in-store touch-points. Guests who join your list are more likely to return. Even a small list - 200-500 people - can drive steady sales when you send simple, clear offers.
2. Earned channels (what others say about you)
- Google and Yelp reviews
- Social media mentions and tags
- Local press or blogs
- Partnerships with nearby businesses, offices, schools, or gyms
Here, your "job" is to ask for reviews regularly and build a few local relationships. For example, a nearby gym could keep your menus at the front desk, and you offer their members a weekday lunch deal.
3. Paid channels (you pay to reach people)
- Local Facebook/Instagram ads
- Google Ads for "restaurant near me" / "[cuisine] near me"
- Delivery app promos
Paid channels can help you reach new guests fast, but they must tie to clear goals and numbers. For example - "Spend $300 this month on local Facebook ads to promote our Tuesday family bundle, and track redemptions."
Match your channels to your target guests and your capacity. If your brunch crowd lives on Instagram, that might be a main channel. If your regulars are older or more local, email and SMS might be stronger.
Pick your 3-5 channels, write them down next to your goals, and commit. It's better to show up consistently in a few places than randomly in many.
Design Simple Offers and Messages
With your channels chosen, you need something clear and appealing to put in front of people. This is where many restaurants overcomplicate things. You don't need clever slogans. You need simple offers that match your goals and target guests.
Start from your goals and guest profiles -
- Want more weekday lunches? Create a "Lunch in 20 Minutes" combo for office workers.
- Want higher average check? Build shareable apps + drink bundles for groups.
- Want more repeat visits? Offer a bounce-back on the receipt for their next visit.
A good offer usually answers three questions fast -
1. Who is it for? (office workers, families, regulars)
2. What do they get? (discount, bundle, free add-on, faster service)
3. What should they do next? (show this text, click this link, come on Tuesday)
Keep the math simple so it still works for your margins. For example -
- Bundle low-cost sides or drinks with popular mains instead of discounting everything.
- Use slower days for stronger offers and keep weekends at full price.
- Set a clear limit (e.g., "first 50 orders," "Tues-Thurs only," "dine-in only").
Next, write short messages you can reuse across channels. Example -
- "Office lunch? Get our 20-Minute Combo' - entree, side, and drink for $X. Order online or walk in, Mon-Fri 11.30-2.00."
That same message can go on -
- A social post with a photo
- An SMS to your list
- A small sign near the counter
- A note in your email newsletter
Track basic numbers- how many people saw it (impressions), how many responded (redemptions or orders), and what it did for sales on that day-part. Even rough tracking helps you quickly see which offers to keep, adjust, or drop. Over time, you'll build a small library of proven offers you can bring back when you need a sales bump.
Build a 4-Week Content & Promo Calendar
Now you know your goals, target guests, channels, and offers. The next step is to put it all on a calendar so you're not deciding "what to post" in the middle of a busy shift.
Start small - plan 4 weeks at a time. Use a simple tool - a printed calendar, whiteboard, or basic spreadsheet. Across the top, list your main channels (for example. In-store, Email, SMS, Instagram). Down the side, list the weeks and key days.
First, mark your anchors for the month -
- Paydays (1st, 15th, or local patterns)
- Local events (school games, festivals, farmer's market)
- Big sports games or holidays
- Your own events (live music, new menu item, themed night)
Next, choose 3-4 main promos for the month that tie to your goals. Example -
Week 1 - "20-Minute Lunch Combo" for office workers
Week 2 - "Family Night Bundle" TuesThurs
Week 3 - "New App + Drink Pairing" to raise average check
Week 4 - "Join Our SMS List" push for repeat visits
For each week, decide -
- What are we pushing? (which offer)
- Which guests is it for? (office, families, regulars)
- Which channels will we use? (e.g., in-store sign + Instagram + SMS)
Then, plug in specific actions, for example -
1. Monday - Post offer on Instagram with photo
2. Tuesday - Send short SMS to list
3. Wednesday - Train servers to mention the offer at the table
4. Friday - Check quick numbers (redemptions, covers, sales)
Finally, assign owners. One person can own the calendar, but tasks can be shared -
- Who updates the signs?
- Who posts or schedules messages?
- Who pulls the basic numbers each week?
When the month ends, you don't start from scratch. Keep what worked, drop what didn't, and build the next 4-week calendar with a little more confidence each time.
Measure, Review, and Improve Every Month
A marketing plan only helps if you check the numbers. You don't need a fancy dashboard, but you do need a simple routine to see what's working and what isn't.
Start by picking a few core metrics tied to your goals -
- Covers by day-part (lunch, dinner, late night)
- Average check per guest or order
- Promo performance. how many people used a code, link, or mentioned the offer
- New contacts added. email/SMS/loyalty signups
- Basic online signals. Google reviews this month, website visits, online orders
Once a week (or at least once a month), block 30-45 minutes. Print a sales report, pull your POS data, and look at your calendar -
1. What did we push? (which offer, which channels)
2. What happened to the numbers? (covers, sales, average check, redemptions)
3. What changed online? (reviews, followers, list size)
Ask a few simple questions -
- Did this promo move the needle on the day-part we targeted?
- Did any offer create operational problems (too much volume, wrong timing)?
- Which channels brought the most response for the least effort?
Write down three things -
1. Do more of - offers or channels that clearly helped
2. Fix or adjust - messy execution, confusing wording, bad timing
3. Stop - things that took a lot of time and did little for sales
Share a quick summary with your managers and, when helpful, the whole team. For example - "Family Bundle Tuesdays lifted Tuesday covers by 18%. We'll keep it next month and promote it more to our SMS list."
When you repeat this cycle - plan, execute, review - each month, your local marketing becomes a steady habit, not guesswork. Over time, you'll know which levers to pull when you need traffic, higher checks, or more repeat visits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use my POS data in my marketing plan?
Look at 3-4 basics. top-selling items, slow days, busy times, and average check. Use that information to design offers (e.g., bundle slower items with popular ones) and target slow days instead of discounting your busiest shifts.
What kind of offers work best for local restaurant guests?
Offers tied to a clear need or day-part usually perform well - lunch combos, family bundles, midweek specials, or bounce-back coupons. Make sure the offer is easy to understand, protects your margins, and has clear instructions on how to redeem.
How often should I review my marketing results?
Aim for a quick review weekly and a deeper review monthly. Spend 3045 minutes looking at sales reports, checking promo performance, and deciding what to keep, fix, or stop for next month.
How many marketing goals should I set at once?
Stick to 1-3 clear goals for the next 60-90 days (e.g., "Increase weekday lunch covers by 15%" or "Add 100 new SMS subscribers"). Too many goals splits your attention and makes it hard to track progress.
