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How Smart Pubs Use AI to Keep Customers Coming Back ai ai hospitality ai loyalty customer experience customer retention customer service Jun 05, 2025

In hospitality, loyalty can feel like chasing a mirage


One week your venue’s buzzing, the next it’s ghost town vibes. You pour your heart into service, post relentlessly on socials and hand out loyalty cards like you’r...

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The Future of Wine Service? AI’s Poured Itself a Glass ai ai and wine ai hospitality aussie wine big picture goal business stratagy customer experience wine May 29, 2025

AI’s not just in your inbox


It’s now sniffing, swirling and suggesting what’s in your glass. I’m uncorking the tech shaking up wine service, one bold bottle at a time.

It’s Aussie Wine Month and you know what that mea...

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AI in Hospitality: Hype or Game-Changer? ai ai hospitality business strategy customer experience customer retention local pub regional hospitality rural hospitality May 21, 2025

Is AI just another shiny object


As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate conversations across every industry, the question for hospitality business owners is no longer if they should pay attention, but how...

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How Hospitality Businesses Can Cash In on Gather Round, Easter and ANZAC Day business stratagy customer experience customer retention events public holidays Apr 10, 2025

Take the momentum from Gather Round into Easter & ANZAC Day!

With Gather Round, Easter and ANZAC Day all landing within a few short weeks, this is your window to attract new customers, fill seats and boost that bank ba...

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The Fortune Is in the Follow-Up big picture goal customer experience customer retention customer service follow up Mar 31, 2025

Why Most Businesses Lose Customers After the First Sale!

Let’s talk about the silent killer of hospitality businesses. No, not a bad review, though that stings! Not even rising costs and let’s be real, they’re brutal.

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Small Tweaks, Big Loyalty: Creating ‘Magic Moments’ in Your Customer Journey business stratagy customer experience customer retention customer service customer whisperer Mar 19, 2025

Let’s talk about what really keeps customers coming back. It’s not just good food, well-crafted cocktails, or even a killer playlist (though, let’s be real, those help). The real magic lies in the small, unexpected momen...

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The Real Power Couple Behind Customer Retention in 2025 ai big picture goal business strategy customer experience customer retention Feb 21, 2025

Ever had a customer walk through the door and you think, "Oh no
 what was their usual order again?"
Or maybe you’ve meant to send a thank-you email after a big sale but
 life happened.

We’ve all been there. You’re juggli...

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Capturing Customer Info—Without Feeling Awkward! big picture goal customer experience customer retention customer service email list building Feb 08, 2025

If you’ve ever cringed while asking a customer for their email, you’re not alone. For bricks-and-mortar businesses like cafĂ©s, bars and retail stores, building an email list is essential, but it often gets put in the 'to...

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