Communication with your guests is important, but communication between members of your staff is equally necessary. In the daily hustle and bustle of hotel and restaurant management, it can be a challenge to keep everyone on the same page and apprised of what’s going on from hour to hour. Thankfully, Loop’s internal notes feature makes...Continue Reading
Economists have observed a recent trend of weak growth in the restaurant industry, and with the UK poised to leave the European Union, things aren’t looking particularly rosy for hospitality, either. These two industries have notoriously low profit margins, and any kind of negative change in the economy or consumer behaviour has the potential to...Continue Reading
After a career spent turning around troubled restaurants, Glen Helton is now the CEO of Kudu, a highly-successful fast-casual food chain based in Saudi Arabia. He sat down to talk to us about the lessons he’s learned throughout his career and what it takes to helm a restaurant chain halfway across the world. Q: Your...Continue Reading
In this day and age, traffic counters for retail and restaurants are nothing new. But this kind of tool doesn’t offer insight into guest sentiment on specific dates and at specific times. This is where Loop Pulse’s heat maps and daily digests come in handy: they allow a location to see exactly how many ratings...Continue Reading
Reputation management can be a problem area for many businesses. The internet has made it easy for guests to broadcast their satisfaction (or, in many cases, their displeasure) with a brand to others all over the world. In the space of a few minutes, a public excoriation can be seen by thousands of users on...Continue Reading
What Is Mobile Guest Engagement? In an age of hyper-connectedness, today’s guest wants to connect with their favourite brands using their mobile device. Social media is one obvious communication channel, but there are other ways for brands to tap into this phenomenon to encourage customer loyalty and drive repeat business. Mobile guest engagement enables guests...Continue Reading
When your front-line staff prepare to welcome guests each morning, chances are they do a routine check that everything is in order. In a restaurant, for example, it’s likely that they stock the condiment caddy with packets of ketchup and salt, wipe down tables and counters, and fill the napkin dispenser. In fact, we’re betting...Continue Reading
Social media has given the general public an instant channel through which they can air their complaints — and sometimes, when they’re particularly displeased, they can be downright rude about it. Responding to a negative comment on social media can be a delicate process, but it is also an integral part of guest relationship management. Here...Continue Reading
Most businesses know that providing great customer service has always been the foundation for success. You can pour every resource into product development and marketing, but if customers are dissatisfied with the service they receive in-person, you run the risk of losing them to your competitors forever. No matter how your staff engages with customers...Continue Reading
According to a study by J.D. Power and Associates, when a hotel guests’ problems are resolved during their stay, it results in overall guest satisfaction averaging 80.7, compared to only 74.9 if there were no problems to begin with. Providing the perfect guest experience is challenging given the number of variables in any given stay...Continue Reading
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