EMAIL CONTENT IDEAS FOR RESTAURANT/BAR/CAFE Entice customers to visit, share your emails and expand your reach to new customers. You know it’s important to regularly communicate with your audience. We know there are times when you need some inspiration of what to send out. Here you will find a few content ideas for inspiration, the link or button to design the email around so it meets your primary goal, and recommended Constant Contact templates that are a great fit for that email so you can create quickly. CONTENT IDEAS LINKS AND BUTTONS TEMPLATE IDEAS Announce changes to your food • See the full menu • Restaurant Menu Updates and beverage menu to drive visits • Make a reservation • Customer Product/Service and email sharing. • Share with friends and family News Share special promotions and • Mark your calendar • Restaurant Specials menu items for an upcoming • Make a reservation • Restaurant News holiday (i.e., national guacamole • Share with friends and family • Banner Promotion day, mother’s day) to drive visits and email sharing. Share local community news • See the full story • Restaurant News and your commentary to stay • Share with friends and family connected with customers and drive email sharing. Share cooking tips or recipes from • Download recipe • Restaurant News you or your staff to stay connected • See more recipes • Product/Service Showcase with customers and drive email • Share with friends and family sharing. Share news happening at your • See more pictures • Restaurant News restaurant (i.e., new décor, staff, • Leave a review • Product/Service Showcase reviews, popular items). • Share with friends and family 150331-S-IS-ECI-Rest Bar-Final 150331-S-IS-ECI-Rest Login to your account and try these ideas for your next email campaign Take advantage of the upcoming seasons by sharing new menu items, specials, gift ideas and tips related to: WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL Suggest coming in to get Promote new menu items that Promote new fresh summer Share new fall menu items like comfort from the cold and focus on lighter fare like salads, menu items like frozen drinks. pumpkin pie or ginger beer. Let feature heartier entrées, soups new vegetables and fruity Let your audience know customers know what you’ll be or drinks. Help customers with drinks or desserts. Offer your of local festivals or other doing for fall happenings like the busyness of the holidays by space for special occasions community events you’re Halloween and football. offering takeout holiday meals happening like weddings, high participating in. and dine in specials. Offer your school proms and college space for family and company graduations. holiday parties. December March June September • National Egg Nog Month • National Nutrition Month • Country Cooking Month • Better Breakfast Month • National Fruitcake Month • National Peanut Month • Lemon and Mango Month • National Chicken Month • National Pear Month • Red Cross Month • National Candy Month • Labor Day • Hanukkah • National Craft Month • National Fresh Fruit and • National Honey Month • Safe Toys and Gifts Month • Music in Our Schools Month Vegetable Month • Random Acts Of Kindness Day • Bartender Appreciation Day • National Frozen Yogurt • National Cheese Pizza Day • Chocolate Covered Anything Day April Month • National Chocolate • National Maple Syrup Day • Father’s Day Milkshake Day • Christmas • Earth Awareness Month • National Iced Tea Month • Stand Up To Cancer Day • Boxing Day • National Grilled Cheese Month • National Soul Food Month • National Sangria Day • World Party Day • National Steakhouse Month October • Easter • National Coffee Cake Day July • National Caramel Month January • National Caramel Popcorn Day • National Chili Month • National Beer Day / New Beer’s • National Berry Month • National Cookie Month • Hot Tea Month Eve • National Blueberries Month • National Pizza Month • New Year’s Day • National Blueberry Pie Day • Independence Day • Breast Cancer Awareness • National Thank You Month • National Shrimp Scampi Day • National Grilling Month Month • Be Kind to Food Servers Month • National Oatmeal Cookie Day • National Hot Dog Month • National Taco Day • International Creativity Month • National Siblings Day • National Ice Cream Month • Do Something Nice Day • International New Year’s • National Picnic Month • National Dessert Day Resolution Month for Business May • Canada Day • Take Your Parents To Lunch Day • Oatmeal Month • National Chocolate Day • Shape Up US Month • Military Appreciation Month • Halloween • National Soup Month • National Barbecue Month August • Mother’s Day • National Sandwich Month November February • National Hamburger Month • National Catfish Month • National Strawberry Month • National Panini Month • Banana Pudding Lovers • Hot Breakfast Month • National Waiters and • Family Meals Month Month • Cherry Month Waitresses Day • International Beer Day • Georgia Pecan Month • Bake For Family Fun Month • Victoria Day • National Soft Ice Cream Day • Peanut Butter Lovers Month • Heart Month • National Lemonade Day • Vegan Month • Family Day • Franchise Appreciation Day • National Sandwich Day • Thanksgiving • National Eating Healthy Day • National French Toast Day • Small Business Saturday WINTER-THEMED TEMPLATES SPRING-THEMED TEMPLATES SUMMER-THEMED TEMPLATES FALL-THEMED TEMPLATES • Valentine Hearts • Holiday Berry • Happy Victoria Day • Happy July 4th • Happy Halloween • Valentine Roses • Holiday Card • Easter • Happy Independence Day • Happy Labor Day • Boxing Day – Canada • Holiday Elegant • St. Patrick’s Day Card II • Labour Day – Canada • Christmas Card • Holiday Snowman • Earth Day • Thanksgiving • Family Day • Thanksgiving – Canada 150331-S-IS-ECI-Rest Bar-Final 150331-S-IS-ECI-Rest Login to your account and try these ideas for your next email campaign.