Happy hour alerts and notifications

Purpose

1.1. Automate the processes of sending happy hour alerts and notifications to restaurant customers across various digital channels for increased footfall and engagement.
1.2. Automates customer retention by reminding patrons of special deals, limited-time offers, or new fusion dishes during designated time slots.
1.3. Automation reduces manual workload, ensures timely promotion delivery, and enables multi-channel marketing for fusion cuisine awareness.
1.4. Supports automated scheduling, event-based triggers, and segmentation for targeted outreach based on customer preferences and behaviors.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automatedly scheduled times (e.g., one hour before happy hour).
2.2. Customer sign-ups or check-ins during happy hour windows.
2.3. Special fusion event dates or weekend-specific automators.
2.4. Customer segment triggers (e.g., VIP list, loyalty members, recent diners).

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: SMS API; configure automated templates and schedule via the Message Scheduling function.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automated Email Campaigns; use Marketing Campaigns API with scheduled automation workflows.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; automate channel notifications to staff about happy hour campaigns.
3.4. Facebook Messenger
• Feature/Setting: Messenger Platform API; set up automated bot flows for alerting subscribed users.
3.5. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automation Emails; create a campaign with automated triggers for time or event-based deployment.
3.6. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automated Message Template; set up time-triggered automated messages for offer alerts.
3.7. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automated Reminders; configure event-based notifications for staff scheduling.
3.8. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Marketing Automation Workflows; build event-driven email or SMS automators.
3.9. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Zap automation; connect to mail, SMS, or social media notification services.
3.10. Klaviyo
• Feature/Setting: Flows Automation; set up automated SMS or email happy hour sequence.
3.11. ActiveCampaign
• Feature/Setting: Automated Campaigns; use trigger and action logic for targeted offers.
3.12. Constant Contact
• Feature/Setting: Event-triggered Automated Series; configure recurring or one-off reminder automations.
3.13. Instagram Direct (API)
• Feature/Setting: Automated Messaging API; alert followers about time-limited promotions.
3.14. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Webhook Bot; automate promotional alerts to community channels.
3.15. Viber
• Feature/Setting: Viber Bot API; design automated broadcast campaigns.
3.16. Salesforce Marketing Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Journey Builder Automation; set up personalized multi-channel automated journeys.
3.17. Pipedrive
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Automation; notify prospects and customers of offers via automated emails.
3.18. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Marketing Automation; trigger pop-up or email alerts to customers in Fusion Cuisine category.
3.19. Telegram
• Feature/Setting: Bot API; automate direct happy hour updates to subscribers.
3.20. Outlook Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automated Event Reminders; schedule alerts for internal happy hour planning.

Benefits

4.1. Automates consistent and timely delivery of marketing promotions.
4.2. Reduces manual management, optimizing restaurant staff labor.
4.3. Increases customer engagement via omnichannel automated messaging.
4.4. Enhances customer loyalty through personalized and repeat automatable communication.
4.5. Automating notifications drives last-minute reservations and real-time patronage boosts.
4.6. Automatedly targets segmented audiences for higher campaign ROI.
4.7. Enables scalable and repeatable promotional automators adaptable to changing business needs.
4.8. Provides data and reporting for future automation strategy refinement.