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    Ninth Street

    Clean photo of a restaurant open kitchen pass counter with neatly plated dishes

    From walk-ins to a steady order flow.

    Clean photo of a restaurant open kitchen pass counter with neatly plated dishes

    Ninth Street is a restaurant that relies on regulars. They were posting to social media that reached fewer people each month, and every time the platform changed, they started over. They did not own a way to reach the people who already loved them.

    The challenge

    A restaurant that depends on a rented feed is one algorithm change from a quiet week. Ninth Street had loyal customers and no way to reach them directly. Walk-ins were steady but unpredictable, and the owners wanted a channel they controlled, one that brought people back without paying a toll every time.

    Our approach

    We built an owned channel. Email is attention the restaurant owns, not rents. We grew a list from the site traffic they already had and built a welcome series that turns a first-time visitor into a regular, then kept it running with content worth opening.

    What we did

    Built sign-up paths on the site

    We added ways to subscribe where intent is already high, so site visitors become subscribers without bribes or gimmicks.

    Designed a welcome series

    New subscribers get a short series that brings them back for a second visit, the visit that turns a first-timer into a regular.

    Wrote emails worth opening

    We send messages people look forward to, tied to the menu and the week, not a chore they delete.

    Tied it to revenue

    We measure the bookings and orders email drives, not just opens, so the owners know what the channel is worth.

    The outcomes

    What changed for Ninth Street.

    • A list that reaches customers directly, with no platform in the way.
    • The welcome series reliably brings first-timers back for a second visit.
    • Email now drives a steady share of weekly bookings.
    • The owners reach their regulars without paying for ads.
    Questions

    About this engagement.

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    We don't have a list yet. Can you help?
    That is the best place to start. We set up the sign-up paths and get the first subscribers flowing from the traffic you already have.
    How often should we send?
    Often enough to stay familiar, not so often you become noise. We found a rhythm that fits a restaurant's week.
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