How to communicate with customers during COVID19?

Whether you’re operational or under lockdown already, you have to keep customers engaged!

Anshul Jasani
Hashtag Loyalty
3 min readMar 19, 2020

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Whether your business is unaffected, experiencing low footfall or under full lockdown. You need to be engaging with your customers throughout. Here’s a ready action plan that you can execute via your business dashboard with sample campaign copies and resources!

ARE YOU A STORE SAFE FROM IMPACT?

🎯 Customer safety awareness
Build trust amongst customers by keeping them informed of the safety measures observed at your restaurant.

📝 Campaign Copy
Customer well being is a top priority at *Your brand name*. We’ve implemented strict hygiene protocols and sanitation measures to ensure your safety. View: *Insert image link*

💡 Quick Tip:
- Dessert brands can send a campaign to debunk rumours claiming that consuming ice creams leads to contracting and spreading COVID19.
- Meat Delivery Service brands can send a campaign with the Government circular declaring consumption of meats safe.

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ARE YOU A STORE FACING LOW FOOTFALL?

🎯 Promote alternative sales channels
Generate revenue by promoting customers to avail delivery, takeaway, drive-through, cook-at-home or subscription options available at your restaurant.
📝 Campaign Copy:
Observing social distance? No problem! Enjoy *Your brand name* food with our zero contact delivery! View our options: *Insert menu link*

🎯 Revisit customer loyalty incentives
Allow customers to earn points and redeem rewards on delivery as well. Extend higher benefits for customers visiting your store as well.
📝 Campaign Copy:
Now earn points and redeem rewards even on delivery, only at *Your brand name*! Enjoy great taste, delivered safely. View our options: *Insert menu link*

🎯 Increase points validity
Extend the expiry date of your distributed points. Give customers ample time to redeem post the crisis.
📝 Campaign Copy:
Worried about your *Your brand name* loyalty points expiring? Don’t! We’ve extended points validity by 3 months, so you can enjoy rewards at your leisure post the crisis.

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ARE YOU A STORE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE SHUTDOWN?

🎯 Create online experiences
Create live social media sessions and send an invite to customers to join them. Stay on top of your customers’ minds!
📝 Campaign Copy:
Cooking at home? Join a masterclass with none other than our chef at *Your brand name*! Follow us on Instagram to start cooking: *Insert social link*

🎯 Ensure traffic post the crisis
Organize a post-crisis event and send a campaign to get customer RSVPs.
📝 Campaign Copy:
Making post-COVID plans? We already have! Once the outbreak is past us, join in for a victory meal at *Your brand name RSVP here: *Insert event link*

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Want to personalize the creatives? Download the open files using this link: http://bit.ly/HLResources2020

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