Hospitality & Restaurants Marketing
Saturday fills itself. Tuesday is where the margin lives.
Restaurants and hospitality businesses live and die by local visibility, reputation, and repeat visits. We build marketing systems that drive first-time visits through local search dominance and paid campaigns — then convert one-time guests into loyal regulars through email, SMS, and loyalty-driven reactivation.
The Problem
What we see in the industry
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Dependent on third-party platforms (Yelp, DoorDash, OpenTable) that take 15-30% commissions and own the customer relationship
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No direct connection to past guests — when they leave, you lose them until they happen to think of you again
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Marketing limited to social media posts that get buried in the algorithm with no measurable ROI
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Seasonal volume swings with no system to smooth demand during slow periods
Our Approach
How we solve it
Own the relationship from first visit forward. Local SEO and Google Business Profile optimization make you the top result when someone searches 'best [restaurant type] near me.' Paid campaigns drive new traffic for events, seasonal menus, and high-margin services (catering, private events). Email and SMS build a direct guest list — yours, not Yelp's — that fills seats during slow nights, promotes specials, and drives repeat visits. Every dollar of marketing spend is measured against revenue, not likes.
Featured Work
Our Work in Hospitality & Restaurants
From luxury manufacturers to performance dealerships — brand films, social content, and community activations that match the caliber of the brands we represent.
Brand Films, Recaps & Commercials
Long-form storytelling for restaurants, cafés, and hospitality brands — the kind of content that makes the brand feel as deliberate as the food.
Café Matisse (Restaurant 167)
Café Matisse — 90-Day Instagram Rebuild
90 days of content strategy, posting cadence, community management, and engagement — end-to-end Instagram rebuild for fine-dining Matisse.
Madame
Madame — Jersey City Recap
Full restaurant recap film.
Calandra's Restaurant Group
Cucina Calandra — Brand Mashup
Brand mashup reel — Calandra's restaurant group.
Calandra's Bakery
Calandra's — History Commercial
Broadcast-ready brand history spot.
Social Content & Event Coverage
Short-form reels, chef features, openings, and dinner coverage that fuel daily posting and community growth across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
Café Matisse
Café Matisse — Chef's Special
Talking-head chef content introducing the nightly special.
Rolls-Royce Washington
Rolls-Royce × Salamander Private Dinner
Private dinner & event recap — hospitality production.
Bugatti Washington
Bugatti × French Embassy Private Dinner
Private dinner production at the French Embassy.
By Digs
By Digs — Brooklyn Rooftop Dinner
Rooftop dinner-party content in Brooklyn.
Results
What You Can Expect
Gelotti Ice Cream — 39,262% profile view growth and 885% TikTok engagement in under a year
Calandra's Bakery — 172K views on a single Tea Party reel and 62.8K on a Newark Christmas campaign
Café Matisse — 90-day Instagram rebuild with full content strategy, posting cadence, and community management documented in the client's recap
Dominant 'near me' search visibility driving first-time foot traffic
Direct guest database you own — no more paying commissions to reach your own customers
Automated re-engagement filling slow nights and promoting high-margin events
Measurable marketing ROI tied to covers, reservations, and catering revenue
Results vary based on market conditions, budget, competitive landscape, and execution. Past performance with other clients is not a guarantee of future results.
Reviews
What Hospitality & Restaurants Clients Say
“Hired AB to take pictures and videos of my mobile catering Business. They were super easy to work with and created amazing content. The turnaround time for editing the pictures and videos were super quick. I would definitely recommend and use them again.”
“Love working with Abed and his team. We've been working together for over a year now, and they consistently go above and beyond delivering the best content!”
“My wedding business has been working with ABMG for a few months now and we've been ecstatic with the results! We hired ABMG for Facebook Ads and they blew it out of the water with the leads we've been receiving, well worth the investment!”
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
We're a single location. Is this worth it?
Single-location businesses often see the highest ROI because every marketing dollar is concentrated on one geography. Local SEO, review management, and email/SMS nurture are disproportionately effective for single-location operators.
We already post on Instagram. Isn't that enough?
Social media builds awareness but doesn't build a customer database you control. One algorithm change and your reach drops 80%. We build direct channels — email, SMS, local search — that you own and that drive measurable revenue, not just engagement.
Can you help with catering and private event marketing?
Yes — catering and events are typically the highest-margin revenue streams and respond extremely well to targeted campaigns. We build dedicated landing pages, lead capture, and nurture sequences specifically for event and catering inquiries.
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Services
Our Services for Hospitality & Restaurants
Industry-specific strategies tailored to hospitality & restaurants.
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