Growing a catering business is no easy task. Finding catering jobs can be a huge challenge when most of your professional experience has been behind the stove. As the owner of a catering company you have to add business management and marketing to your skill set and that can be overwhelming. So it is important that you have a solid strategy for growing your catering business, so that you can focus on what you do best: Entertaining guests with your delicious food.
Understanding Your Market
Running a catering company is very different than running a restaurant. In order to get recurring, profitable catering jobs, you will work primarily with event planners, banquet managers, and convention spaces. Even on small, one-off jobs like weddings or bar mitzvahs you will more than likely still be working with a professional planner. So to build a successful, thriving catering company it is import to build your network
Building Your Network Through Referrals
In the past, catering managers have had to build their network through advertisements, cold calls, and even hosting free trial events. This method works, but it can take a long time to build a solid client base and can come with some very heavy up front costs. Another way that catering professionals build their network is through referrals.
RelyCircle – Social Selling App specifically built for small-business owners can help.
RelyCircle {https://relycircle.biz} is the world’s first rewards based Social referral marketing network that gets businesses more customers by tracking & incentivizing successful referral sales. RelyCircle harnesses the power of positive word of mouth by rewarding your customers when their referrals on our social network turn into new sales for your business.
Here’s How It Works
When you register your business on RelyCircle you can also post your coupons/offers that you may be currently spending money to distribute online or via Post Card marketing. We ask that you allocate a Referral fee for each of them.
Using the always free custom email and text tools, you can invite your existing customers to share their recommendation and refer you new customers and earn referral rewards.RelyCircle app will link & track the referral promotions to the customers who recommended the business and reward successful referrals.
How do we track and reward successful referrals
When referred customers make a purchase from your business, you will simply scan the promotion using the free RelyCircle Business App, and the person who recommended your business will be awarded with a referral fee. You get billed for the referral fee at this time.
Your customers will love it because they will be rewarded for their referrals and you’ll love it once you see how quickly your network will grow.
RelyCircle Is Free & Simple to use
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Download “RelyCircle Business” app and register your business. Create a business profile with helpful information like your address, contact info & business description.
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Create promotional offers and set a referral fee.
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Using the always free custom email and text tools, you can invite your existing customers to post and share recommendations and refer you new customers.
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When referred customers make a purchase from your business, simply scan the promotion, and the person who recommended your business will be awarded with a referral fee.
Free Leads Through Direct In-App Messaging
RelyCircle allows customers to contact you directly through the mobile app to ask questions or get quotes. This means more customer contact and more leads for your business.
