Hospitality Marketing: Digital, Local & Loyalty
Facilitator: Johnson Kagz Mbugua
Duration: 5 days | 2 hours per session
This is for:
- Restaurant, café, or bar owners with great food but slow foot traffic
- Managers or marketers trying to boost visibility and customer loyalty
- Startups with limited budgets who need practical marketing that works in Kenya
What You’ll Learn
- Understand how to create real visibility without boosting every post
- Learn what matters on Instagram, TikTok, and Google for hospitality brands
- Discover how to turn casual customers into loyal repeat guests
- Know how to market offline — within your neighbourhood and through your staff
- Create a simple, sustainable marketing plan for your business
Daily Breakdown
Day 1: Understanding Hospitality Marketing in Kenya
- Why people don’t just “walk in” anymore
- Key channels: digital, local, in-house
- What your marketing must say to Kenyans in 5 seconds
Day 2: Digital Marketing That Sells
- Instagram vs TikTok vs WhatsApp; what’s worth it?
- Content that gets attention (with local examples)
- Profile bios, pinned posts, and timing your posts
Day 3: Local Marketing & Neighbourhood Reach
- Partnerships with schools, offices, gyms
- Geo-targeting and Google pin hacks
- Using your staff to spread the word (referrals and uniforms)
Day 4: Loyalty Without Loyalty Cards
- Guest tagging and how to track your “regulars”
- Offers that bring people back (without cheapening your brand)
- How to gather guest data and feedback easily
Day 5: Building Your Marketing Plan
- Simple 4-week plan: digital, local, internal
- Budgeting your KES 3,000 wisely
- Bonus: example plans for a bar, café, choma joint, and hotel
Mode of Delivery
- Platform: Google Meet (link shared via WhatsApp upon payment confirmation)
- Schedule: Evening sessions (e.g., 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
- Learning Style: Live demos, real Kenyan examples, digital walkthroughs
- Support: Private 1-on-1 follow-up via WhatsApp or email
- Tools Access: Google Drive folder with templates, planners, and post samples
Tools & Templates Provided
- 4-week marketing planner (editable)
- Sample social media captions for restaurants, cafés, bars
- Google profile checklist
- Local outreach pitch email & flier example
- Loyalty tracking sheet (Excel/Google Sheet)
Assessment
- Business Marketing Snapshot: Self-check: What are you doing now? What’s working?
- Post Creation Task: Write 1 post for your own business or a sample one (with feedback)
- Mini Plan Draft: Build your own 1-week digital + local strategy using provided template
- Live Review Option: Review your IG or Google profile for instant feedback
Enroll Now (KSh 2,500)
Pay via MPESA Till Number: 8985298
Name: Johnson Mbugua (JNSN Hospitality Partners)
After Payment:
Send your full name, course title, and proof of payment to:
WhatsApp: +254 783 286 652
OR Email: jnsnhospitality@gmail.com
You’ll receive your Google Meet access link and marketing toolkit within 12 hours.