Had this sent to me by Julia72 last night. Great story of a restaurant using social media monitoring appropriately, responding directly to customers needs and earning some great props in the process. Her words are in italics.
I was in a sushi place tonight for happy hour waiting for some friends to show up. I asked if they had any vodka drinks on hh special or well-drink specials. The guy said they only had beer & sake on special for hh. I tweeted that there was no vodka on their hh specials which was lame, especially since I am allergic to yeast & don’t care for sake.
Now this is where most stories end at restaurants. Most people enjoy their meal and go home. Not this time.
A manager came up to me a little while later & asked if I was Julia. I said I was & he apologized that there was no vodka on the hh menu, but that he’d like to make up for it by giving me a free appetizer. Then he asked, “You are Julia right? Cause I couldn’t see your eyes.” I wasn’t sure what he meant at the time, but then I realized he read my tweet & found me from my picture on twitter where my eyes aren’t showing. Crazy.
So they apparently have employees either monitoring Twitter or being sent alerts of some kind whenever Kabuki is mentioned. That’s good business.
I tried to get a veggie appetizer, but he suggested I get the lobster one, so I went with it.
Now I’m hungry.
The whole thing was crazy, but really awesome. This restaurant actually saw a customer tweet a complaint, found that customer, and offered something to make the experience better. I am still processing how bizarre it all is right now.
First time I’ve ever seen such immediate reaction to a pressing customer concern and certainly one of the best ways to use Twitter. Julia got her point across without seeming like a problem, the manager recognized an issue and solved it as best he could.
This makes me want to eat there every day. Any other restaurants out there this proactive in social media? It doesn’t take much, sometimes monitoring and responding is all that’s needed. I bet this type of activity takes a minute or two an hour, tops.
18 Comments on “Kabuki responds to customer tweet during Happy Hour”
It truly was a shocking, but completely great experience. The guy asked if I was actually Julia, because he could see my eyes in my twitter picture. It is a classy photo of me licking whipped cream off hot cocoa. Didn't think I'd be recognized in that way, from that picture. 🙂
I didn't see a link to their Twitter account on their website, which is odd, but here it is. http://twitter.com/KabukiCorporate
That is some AWESOME customer service! Still, if it happened to me, I would be feeling a bit like I was in the Twilight zone, since this type of thing would be completely unexpected.
Wow. That is Awesome. And I would never eat there. I hope other restaurants raise their bar to match. Kudos to Kabuki!
Wow. That is Awesome. And I would never eat there. I hope other restaurants raise their bar to match. Kudos to Kabuki!
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Very cool example of how a restaurant can use new tools to provide Wow customer service. Do you happen to know what application they were using to monitor Twitter?
Have no idea, but I'll ask when I go there.
I twittered that I was going to kabuki, and quickly got a DM asking me when/where? I then got a phrase to tell the GM when I got there. Much to my surprise, I was assured free desert!
If I didn't already love Kabuki before that, I would have been sold. Of course, they already won me over with their great service, decent prices, and amazing food quality.
That's just an all around good story..and now Kabuki is being re-tweeted like mad. Perfect example of how to use Twitter to the best of one's advantage.
Wow! That is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing a first hand example of what can be done and the power the effort magnifies to!!
Very cool example of how a restaurant can use new tools to provide Wow customer service. Do you happen to know what application they were using to monitor Twitter?
Have no idea, but I'll ask when I go there.
I twittered that I was going to kabuki, and quickly got a DM asking me when/where? I then got a phrase to tell the GM when I got there. Much to my surprise, I was assured free dessert!
If I didn't already love Kabuki before that, I would have been sold. Of course, they already won me over with their great service, decent prices, and amazing food quality.
That's just an all around good story..and now Kabuki is being re-tweeted like mad. Perfect example of how to use Twitter to the best of one's advantage.
Wow! That is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing a first hand example of what can be done and the power the effort magnifies to!!
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