Hospitality Marketing Agency

Commercial Marketing for Bars, Restaurants, Event Spaces and Hotels

Stop renting your customers from third-party apps. We drive direct revenue, lift cover counts and connect every booking back to the ad that made it happen.

Direct revenue growth, not vanity metrics.
Integrated POS, booking and CRM data across every venue.
Commission reduction across OTAs and delivery apps.

Hospitality Digital Marketing Agency Experience

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Increase Customer Value

What's Your Direct Booking Actually Worth?

Every third-party booking costs you your margin.

Every disconnected system costs you a customer.

We build marketing that closes both gaps, so your spend ties back to covers, occupancy and function revenue.

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The Pain Points We Fix

1

The Commission Trap

You are paying 30% to delivery apps and 15% to OTAs. Every cover or room booked through them is a margin leak. We build direct channels that win those bookings back.

2

The Empty Chair Problem

You need to fill capacity on Tuesday nights and low-occupancy weeks, not just peak Fridays. We build always-on campaigns calibrated to your trading calendar, so quiet shifts get the demand they need.

3

Disconnected Data

Your POS knows what guests ordered. Your booking platform knows when they arrived. Your email system has no idea who they are. We connect the systems so your marketing actually knows its customers.

4

Function Revenue Gaps

High-value event enquiries (weddings, corporate, EOFY, Christmas) need specific campaigns, not generic brand activity. We run deal-quality lead generation, not form-fill races to the bottom.

Know Why They're Booking

Who's Actually Booking Your Venue

Hospitality bookings are made up of wildly different guests and types of occasions. Each arrives with a different intent, budget and path to booking. 

Treating them as one audience is where most hospitality campaigns fall over. We segment by occasion, spend and repeat potential, then build distinct messaging for each.

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Local SEO for Hospitality

Dominate “bars near me”, “function venues Brisbane” and suburb-level restaurant searches. 

We rank your venue pages for the queries that put feet through the door, and we build the review, citation and Google Business Profile work that keeps you there. 

Our local SEO programs are built around the trading patterns that matter to your venue, so visibility peaks when your seats need filling.

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Paid Media (Push & Pull)

Push: High-impact video ads on Meta and TikTok that use your venue’s visual appeal to drive awareness and weekday bookings. 

Pull: High-intent Google Ads for function and event searches, plus brand search protection against OTA bidding on your name. 

Every campaign is tied to commercial outcomes, so you see what’s driving covers, not just clicks.

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CRM & Lifecycle Marketing

Turn a one-time diner into a birthday regular. Automated lifecycle flows based on last visit date, average spend per head and booking history. 

Welcome sequences for first-time guests; win-back flows for lapsed diners; loyalty communications that actually get opened. 

We connect your booking data to your email platform so every message is triggered by real guest behaviour, not guesswork.

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Event Lead Generation

Specific campaigns to fill function spaces for Christmas parties, EOFY events, weddings and corporate bookings. We track deal quality and pipeline value, not just form fills. 

Every enquiry gets qualified, routed and attributed back to the source campaign.

Our event campaigns are built to deliver high-value leads that convert into confirmed bookings, with full pipeline visibility from first click to signed contract.

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The BFJ Digital Difference

BFJ Digital vs Other Hospitality Marketing Solutions

Benefits

Creative Agency

Traditional Agency

In-House Marketing Team

Single-Channel Specialists

Hospitality-Specific Strategy

POS & Booking Integration

Local SEO & Map Pack

Paid Media (Search + Social)

CRM & Lifecycle Automation

Event Lead Generation

Creative & Video Production

Website Design & Management

Revenue Attribution (Online + Offline)

Your Hospitality Growth Team

We look at your covers, average spend per head, occupancy and function bookings, and turn that data into marketing decisions that move revenue. Our strategists, media buyers, CRM specialists and content team sit under one roof in Brisbane.

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How We Work With You

1

Commercial Audit

We start with your numbers. Covers, average spend per head, occupancy rates, channel mix and commission leakage. We map where revenue is leaking and where the fastest gains sit.

2

90-Day Growth Plan

We build a plan tied to your trading calendar, not ours. Clear priorities, clear owners, clear metrics. Every action ties back to a commercial outcome, not a media activity.

3

Systems Integration

We connect your POS, booking platform and CRM so the data actually talks. SevenRooms to HubSpot. Lightspeed to Salesforce. Every ad gets attributed to a real booking.

4

Campaign Build & Launch

Paid media, SEO, CRM flows and creative roll out together. One integrated campaign, not four separate channel strategies.

5

Monthly Commercial Review

Every month, we review what moved the numbers, what did not, and where to double down. Reporting answers commercial questions first. Media jargon second, if at all.

Our Hospitality Media Partners

Google Partner
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Meta Business Partner
Shopify-partner
Display & Video 360 Partners
WordPress Partners
Salesforce Partner
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Google Campaign manager Partners
Vision 6 Partners
Vercel Partners

Our Hospitality Industry Services

Digital Marketing

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Our digital marketing packages for the hospitality industry are bespoke, cost-effective and help boost customer bookings across your venues.
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Websites and CRMs

Websites, landing pages and CRMS built specifically for the hospitality industry enable far more advanced marketing and even revenue reporting.
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Our Hospitality Industry Services

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Digital Marketing

Our digital marketing packages for the hospitality industry are bespoke, cost-effective and help boost customer bookings across your venues.Hospitality Digital Marketing
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Websites and CRMs

Websites, landing pages and CRMS built specifically for the hospitality industry enable far more advanced marketing and even revenue reporting.Hospitality Digital Transformation

5-Star Service Is How We’ve Grown So Quickly

Working with BFJ has been a game-changer for us. Their WordPress build doubled our website traffic, directly leading to a doubling of conversions. Their team's communication made the process as seamless as possible. Highly recommended!
Mike Smith, Lutheran Services, CTOApr 2024
We recently moved all of our businesses to BFJ. The growth in the quality and performance of all metrics across the digital media / SEO spectrum has been nothing short of spectacular. Their diligence, strategy and tenacity in repairing legacy social platform issues too has been excellent. Clear communication of strategy and reporting of outcomes allow us to understand our spend and success of campaigns through them. Highly recommend.
Paul, Ainslie Bullion, DirectorMay 2023
BFJ has been a trusted and valued partner of Better Medical and SmartClinics for many years. They are results-oriented and provide a range of digital marketing services each month, including SEO, website management, content production, digital advertising, and much more! They are experts in the field, and deliver consistently outstanding service. Thanks, team!
Briar, CMO, Better Medical June 2024
Everyone at BFJ has always been so fantastic at helping out with my digital marketing and digital advertising needs. They also have done an excellent job with website development. I can't recommend them highly enough
Jacksen, Manager, HyundaiMay 2024
We have had the pleasure of partnering with BFJ Digital for several years as our digital marketing agency, and the results have been nothing short of outstanding. We wholeheartedly recommend BFJ Digital to any business seeking a strategic and effective digital marketing partner. The team really knows their stuff!
Kat, Manager, Henzells Agency Jan 2024
I have worked with Ben and the team at BFJ DIGITAL for over 8 years on various clients and projects. They focus on getting a really decent understanding first so they can get better outcomes both online and offline that are commercially relevant. Great to work with - responsive, high attention to detail and fun!
Catherine, Owner, CMK InkApril 2024

Hospitality FAQs

Can you track if an ad click led to a table booking?

Yes. By integrating tracking pixels with platforms like SevenRooms and ResDiary, we attribute revenue directly to the campaign, keyword or creative that drove it. No guesswork. Every ad dollar is tied to a cover or a booking.

Do you work with multi-venue franchise groups?

Yes. We specialise in multi-site scalability. We build brand-consistent marketing systems that still drive local foot traffic to specific venues. Each venue gets the local SEO, paid media and reporting it needs, all rolled up under a central group view for head office.

How do you help reduce OTA commissions?

By building your direct digital presence (SEO, brand search protection, CRM and email database), we train customers to book directly for better perks. We bypass the commission-heavy intermediaries, and the savings compound every month.

Can you integrate with our existing POS and booking system?

Yes. We regularly work with Lightspeed, Oracle (Micros and Simphony), H&L, SevenRooms, ResDiary and OpenTable. The goal is a single data view that connects POS revenue, booking platform data, and marketing attribution.

How long before we see results?

Paid media campaigns typically lift direct bookings within the first month. Local SEO and organic visibility compound over three to six months. CRM lifecycle flows start returning revenue as soon as we have sixty days of visit data to work with.

Do you handle brand creative and photography for venues?

Yes. We design image ads in-house and work with trusted video partners  to produce video content for Meta, TikTok and Google.

Ready to Fill Your Venue?

Let's build a strategy that drives revenue, not just likes. Book a 30-minute strategy session with our hospitality team. We will review your current digital performance and identify the specific commission leaks, conversion gaps and untapped revenue opportunities in your portfolio.

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Hospitality Marketing Brisbane, BFJ Digital Office

Level One, 433 Upper Edward St, Spring Hill 4000.Open Mon - Fri from 8am to 5pm.07 3106 3777