Boost Restaurant Sales: How to Use Coupon Carrier for Digital Coupons

Boost Restaurant Sales: How to Use Coupon Carrier for Digital Coupons

In today's competitive restaurant industry, attracting new customers and driving foot traffic can be a real challenge. Many diners are looking for deals or special offers before deciding where to eat. That's where digital coupons come in—providing an easy, efficient way for restaurants to offer discounts and incentives, ultimately increasing visits and boosting sales.

Streamlining Promotions with Coupon Carrier

Coupon Carrier makes it easy for restaurants to distribute unique coupons via email. With the 'Mark-as-Used' button, staff can quickly redeem coupons at the point of sale, ensuring each code is used only once. This feature prevents fraud and streamlines the process, allowing restaurants to manage promotions and loyalty offers more efficiently.

Supported Email Services

The features discussed in this article work with the following email services (additional ones are added over time):

  • ActiveCampaign
  • AWeber
  • Brevo
  • Campaign Monitor
  • Drip
  • HubSpot
  • Klaviyo
  • Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
  • Mailchimp
  • MailerLite

Getting Started with Coupon Carrier

If you haven't already, sign up for an account here. In this guide, we’ll use the Redeem Link feature, which generates a unique link for each recipient in your email campaigns.

When clicked, the link will take the recipient to a landing page displaying their unique offer.

Step 1: Create a New Redeem Link Configuration

  • Click on "Create a New Configuration".
  • Select "Redeem Link" from the available options.

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Step 2: Select Your Email Service

Choose the email service you're using to send offers to your customers. These links include information for fraud protection, and depending on the service, it might need to be connected to your email platform for recipient validation.

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Step 3: Customize Your Landing Page

Next, configure and customize the landing page where the offer is shown. For this example, we’ll distribute an offer that can be marked as used by staff on location.

  • Select the "Mark as Used" template to get started.
  • Customize the message, logo, colors, and other elements on the page to match your brand.

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Step 4: Choose Your Unique Code Source

In this example, we’re sending out offers with randomly generated codes that aren’t visible to the recipient. Select the option to use random codes generated for each recipient.

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Step 5: Activate Your Redeem Link Configuration

Once you’ve completed the setup:

  • Save your configuration.
  • Activate it to start using it in your email campaigns.

At the top of the Redeem Link configuration page, you'll find instructions on how to add the link to the selected email service.

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Start Driving Foot Traffic with Coupon Carrier

With Coupon Carrier, you can easily create, track, and redeem digital offers. Start driving more foot traffic and boosting customer loyalty by integrating Coupon Carrier into your restaurant's marketing strategy.

Ready to grow your business with smart coupon management? Sign up for Coupon Carrier and start your first campaign today!