Attracting more customers at Christmas is essential for many restaurants. Dinners for friends, family or companies are the order of the day in this month of December, and many restaurants already have the full sign on their doors. All the restaurants compete to attract as many customers as possible to their premises during these dates. But how do they do it? One of the main commercial strategies is to create a good atmosphere in the restaurant thanks to Christmas decorations. For this reason, we want to show you some ideas to decorate a restaurant for Christmas. Take a pen and paper and write down these tips.
Attract customers by decorating your restaurant at Christmas time.
Christmas is a time that brings back memories of childhood. You should play with this when decorating your restaurant. It is essential that you build a Christmas atmosphere that helps create and foster that famous holiday spirit among your customers. How is it achieved? It can be created in different ways. The main one is decorating each space of your restaurant with small details and not forgetting to adapt it to the tastes of your customers and the image of your restaurant.
How to decorate restaurants with Christmas motifs?
The key is in the details and accessories. Since your restaurant will consist of a series of custom-made custom-made furniture it is necessary to dress every corner with a decoration that will catch the customer from the first moment.
The customer’s first contact with the restaurant: the entrance
First impressions are the most important. We always say that it is not advisable to judge by the first impression you have of something, but we always do. Anyone who says otherwise may be lying. The entrance to the restaurant is the customer’s first contact with the restaurant. Here you will have to attract attention with a good Christmas decoration that will make them choose your restaurant instead of the restaurant next door. Take care of every detail and decorate it according to your clients’ taste, but remember that it must ALWAYS be tidy and clean so that your guests can enter and leave easily. If you are lucky enough to have a small terrace, you have a lot to gain. Also decorate it using Christmas lights to draw attention to it.
Decorate your restaurant by zones
Always think about your customers. This phrase should be engraved in your mind and never let it escape. Divide your store by creating small, warm and cozy spaces where your customers can have a good time. We’ve all had to sit at that table next to the bathroom that nobody wants, am I right? Try not to have spaces like this in your restaurant. Sit at each table and observe the strengths and weaknesses of sitting there. Minimize the cons as much as possible and strengthen the pros.
At this time of the year, it is very common to have to wait to eat in many places. It would be a nice touch this Christmas to add sofas so your customers don’t have to wait standing up. You can also choose to place in an area of the restaurant a bar with
stools
so they can have a beer or a snack while they wait. It’s a great way to improve the wait not only for this Christmas, but for any time of the year.
Squeezes out odors
It’s called Sensory Marketing or Aromarketing and it’s not something we invented. Aromarketing consists of using specific aromas in businesses to arouse emotions and influence customer behavior. Many businesses already use very specific scents in order to make you associate that scent with their brand. Believe it or not, there are air fresheners that can help your restaurant succeed this Christmas. Get some cinnamon air freshener to convey a sense of warmth reminiscent of homemade desserts baked in the oven or a setting of berries that evoke the tranquility of spring or nature.
Your main ally: Fabrics
The textiles of your restaurant give a lot of play when it comes to Christmas since you can change them easily. Opt for cushions red cushions or with special upholstery. At
Fiaka
in addition to manufacturing restaurant furniture, we manufacture cushions of any size and fabric, using quality, flame retardant, antibacterial and antifungal fabrics.
Here are some ideas that we propose from Fiaka. Do you have a different idea that will help our readers to decorate their restaurant this Christmas? Feel free to leave it in the comments.