SWIPEBY, launched as drive-thru anywhere in May 2019, has grown to be a 360° platform loaded with valuable features and tools. With an eye on keeping things fun and delivering features that our operators love, we’ve enjoyed four years of growth and innovation. This year alone we added a 5-Star Review management tool that isContinue reading “Happy Four Years!”
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You Can Help Consumers with Mobility Issues
Think for a moment about someone who has difficulty getting around. They may struggle with getting in and out of a vehicle. Maybe it’s someone who needs a wheelchair or some kind of support. There are other reasons people can’t safely leave an unattended vehicle. Parents of small kids and pet owners are examples. AboutContinue reading “You Can Help Consumers with Mobility Issues”
How to Entice Guests to Return
Remarketing. You may have heard the term, but short of a vague definition from Google, how can you use it to bring back people who tried your restaurant? Conceptually, it’s pretty simple. Someone places an online order from your restaurant. You collect the guest’s information, including their email address. If that guest doesn’t order fromContinue reading “How to Entice Guests to Return”
Delivery Doesn’t Have to be Painful
You already know, if you’re in the restaurant business, that you have to offer delivery. Third party delivery companies likely already put your restaurant on their app even if you didn’t know you were offering it. Or, you have a contract with one of them and are paying so much that you may be losingContinue reading “Delivery Doesn’t Have to be Painful”
But You Still Need to Offer the Convenience of Off-Premise
With pandemic restrictions being lifted and the weather improving, dining in is coming back. An increase of in-store diners is causing some independent restaurant operators to ignore consumers that still want off-premise. But, smaller restaurants need to remember that many of their competitors – the mega chains – still offer the convenience of curbside andContinue reading “But You Still Need to Offer the Convenience of Off-Premise”
People Don’t Want to Get Out of Their Cars
The turning point has happened. There’s no going back. People will choose more expensive and lower quality items if they can stay in their car. You may have a local restaurant with burgers that are miles better than a fast food joint, but people aren’t lined up for them because it’s just easier to hitContinue reading “People Don’t Want to Get Out of Their Cars”
RDE, Inc.’s Restaurant.com Partners with SWIPEBY
RDE, Inc. is a pioneer in the restaurant deal space. Restaurant.com was founded in 1999 and offers thousands of dining, retail and entertainment deal options nationwide at over 184,000 restaurants. RDE, Inc. today announced that it will be expanding capabilities to their restaurant partners by integrating SWIPEBY into the Restaurant.com solution. Going forward, SWIPEBY’s easyContinue reading “RDE, Inc.’s Restaurant.com Partners with SWIPEBY”
Go Big with Off-Premise Experiences
If you offer online ordering, curbside pickup, and delivery to your customers, then you’re right in line with consumer demand. That is terrific. You’re drawing new and repeat customers at a higher rate than your competitors who don’t. Is this enough? 62% of U.S. online shoppers expect curbside pickup. Are you doing all you canContinue reading “Go Big with Off-Premise Experiences”
SWIPEBY Integrates with Toast POS
We’re very excited about this announcement! We’ve found that many restaurants using the Toast POS want to add curbside. Now that we’re fully integrated with Toast, operators can have one view for their off-premise orders. Our founder, Carl Turner, provides his thoughts here. Toast is the #1 rated POS system on the market. Now thousandsContinue reading “SWIPEBY Integrates with Toast POS”
High Fuel Prices & Consumer Behavior
In the past when consumers had to pay more for gas they cut back in other places. That typically meant they ate out less. This time around many restaurants offer online ordering with curbside pickup or drive-thru and delivery options as a result of trying to maintain business during the COVID pandemic. Those restaurants areContinue reading “High Fuel Prices & Consumer Behavior”
