Rural Pubs hoping for a good Spring and Summer
Having visited many rural Pubs recently, the concensus of opinion seems to be that if there is a good Spring and Summer this year the trade should be good as more people are preparing to holiday in the U.K.
The only problem with this reasoning is how many of you would put money on 2009 being a bumper year weather wise?
Pubs are closing at the rate of 39 per week. On a recent drive from the North of England back to West Wales I counted over 30 pubs closed and boarded up. Some were advertised for sale and others just looked deserted a very sorry state of affairs.
Pubs now need to examine every aspect of their business and look for new ways to entice the customers in and more importantly make sure they return time and again.
Conventional advertising has become increasingly expensive. I was talking to one landlord who had spent over £100 just to advertise a weekend event recently, he has since joined Pubsulike and advertises his events on his Pubsulike pages and intends to put smaller adverts in the papers in future directing them to his Pubsulike pages. He reckons this will save him several hundreds pounds a year!
We have decided to continue with our Credit Crunch busting offer of a completely free trial membership for 6 months to prove how Pubsulike can help your business.
The only problem with this reasoning is how many of you would put money on 2009 being a bumper year weather wise?
Pubs are closing at the rate of 39 per week. On a recent drive from the North of England back to West Wales I counted over 30 pubs closed and boarded up. Some were advertised for sale and others just looked deserted a very sorry state of affairs.
Pubs now need to examine every aspect of their business and look for new ways to entice the customers in and more importantly make sure they return time and again.
Conventional advertising has become increasingly expensive. I was talking to one landlord who had spent over £100 just to advertise a weekend event recently, he has since joined Pubsulike and advertises his events on his Pubsulike pages and intends to put smaller adverts in the papers in future directing them to his Pubsulike pages. He reckons this will save him several hundreds pounds a year!
We have decided to continue with our Credit Crunch busting offer of a completely free trial membership for 6 months to prove how Pubsulike can help your business.
posted by Graham Jones at
Monday, March 16, 2009
1 Comments:
This post makes many interesting points about a variety of different factors which have contributed to the poor state of the pub industry. Many pubs have made drastic changes to their business by, finding cheaper suppliers and also branching out into becoming gastro-pubs. Also there is more emphasis on saving money and advertising online, as this is a much more cost-effective and worthwhile form of advertising. I do believe that the industry is beginning to recover, as we are moving out of recession and also with the World Cup fast approaching, I strongly feel that the pubs for sale market will see an increase, as many entrepreneurs look at the potential for a good business venture.
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