Marketing Restaurant Online

When we talk about producing a video for your restaurant it is natural to think that it is going to cost a lot of money, require expensive video recording equipments and professional actors & actresses. But that is not true. All you need is your time, a little creativity, and a cheap Flip video camera under $130.

Restaurants have happy hours, private parties held in their own party hall. People are there in your restaurant enjoying good food, drinking and having a good time. Most of the time, after a month, or some time after years, the only thing that they will remember is not the food or drinks but the good time they experienced in your restaurant. The warm, homely atmosphere and the joyful moments of laughter and fun will always be cherished in their heart for ever. But have you captured the moments of joy and happiness that your customers experienced in your restaurant in the form of  videos. These are the most valuable gifts that you can archive in You Tube video sharing site and share with your customers for years to come.

When you record the video of your customers and share, two things happen.

One they would appreciate the fact that you had taken an initiative to capture the precious moments of fun, laughter and happiness while at your restaurant. Your customers will become the most loyal fans of your restaurant.

Second you have created  a video for your restaurant virtually for free which would it self become a great marketing tool without you having to promote. This time your customers are going to proactively promote your restaurant. I call this marketing by entertaining. You entertain them and they market for you. The video would be emailed to their friends, cousins and to everyone they feel like sharing. Imagine for your self, if  you received a video clip of you and bunch of your friend,cousins having a good time at a restaurant. You would definitely want to share with all the friends and family that would be interested. Same applies to your customers.

If you are lucky you might be able to record a funny video of your customer dancing to everyone’s amusement creating hysteria among the audience. Watch the video on the top and see how simple and yet funny it is. The video has been viewed 111,849,568 times already at the time of this writing. The video can have such a viral effect. Once people like the video it gets emailed and viewed by so many, it blows your mind that a simple, cheap video can be powerful than the cheesy advertisement in the television.

Think of this now. You have captured a video that didn’t cost a dime. You didn’t have to hire a professional actors or actress. You didn’t have to take so many retakes. It all happened in one shot and no cuts. It was so natural and not cheesy. More importantly it was so hilarious that every one liked it. Who knows that video could have a viral effect.It could be viewed and downloaded millions of times. Can you imagine how powerful that viral video marketing would be for your restaurant? The potential are unlimited.