Whistlefield Inn

The adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” could not be more true when it comes to tackling emotive and desirable subjects such as food photography and drink photography. It is a fact that good quality pictures sell a product better than any other information that you can give to somebody.

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Food Styling

Food styling that is hot, hot, hot! Helping you to develop, design, prepare and execute exquisite, award winning food dishes that will put your product and venue on the map.

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Hospitality SEO & Marketing

Tangible and transparent online marketing for maximum return on investment for your venue

In this day and age, any business that doesn’t promote itself online seriously risks being left behind, fortunately you have found us!

Hospitality SEO and Marketing

This is particularly true for those working in the hospitality trade. Restaurants are a law unto their own and require a special blend of social, local and mobile marketing strategies. But why do these three areas of online marketing matter so much? Well, here’s some ‘food for thought’:

  • 146% of consumers rely on social media when making a purchasing decision

  • 279% of consumers use search engines to find local services, with as many as 43% of all Google searches now having local intent

  • 3The Internet is now accessed more on mobile devices than on desktop computers

Most of us now own smartphones or tablets allowing us to search for what we want on the move. This is particularly pertinent to the restaurant business, by and by because the most searched term by all mobile users (above any other industry) is ‘Restaurants’. Surely this shows that it is now more important than ever for your venue to have a strong online presence!?

A recent survey of 1,500 smartphone users showed that 81% had used an app to conduct a search for a restaurant and 92% had used mobile web…
A staggering 75% of searches made their final decision on where to eat based on their search engine results.

Hospitality SEO and Marketing

At Smart Hospitality, we have the industry knowledge to understand what your customers are looking for and the technical expertise to make you visible online. With our dedicated marketing gurus covering every aspect of social, local and mobile SEO; we’ll ensure that your restaurant gets noticed above your competition. We’ll achieve top search rankings, increase your restaurant website visits and boost your conversion rate.

This is a sound, measurable investment on your part. Furthermore, we’ll also work with you to set long term targets and objectives: every month we’ll report back to you on their successes and offer suggestions for areas of improvement. Together, we’ll get you to the top of the search engines.

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