Grand-Opening Kit
Do Not Leave Your Opening to Opening Week
A six-week countdown playbook in five phases, an opening-week run sheet, a first-30-days plan, a one-page timeline, and print-ready Opening Soon, Now Open, and Grand Opening graphics.
$39
Get the Grand-Opening Kit for $39
Pain points
- The announcement comes too late. If the audience building starts when the doors open, the opening has no runway — only hope and a social post.
- The facts are scattered. An opening date, menu, hours, address, and signup path that disagree across the website, Google profile, and social accounts weaken every announcement.
- The soft opening is treated as a party. Without rehearsal, feedback, photos, and end-to-end tests, the first real guests discover the problems your invited guests could have found.
- Week three arrives with no second act. Many openings dip after the first excitement. Without review replies, a return reason, email follow-up, and a numbers review, momentum fades.
The solution
Work backwards from Day 0. The kit sequences foundations, audience building, rehearsal, opening-week execution, and the first 30 days, with short checklists in every phase and graphics ready to customize.
What’s inside
- Phase 1: Foundations. Lock dates; complete Google Business Profile; publish the opening page; align name, address, and phone; set up the email list and signage.
- Phase 2: Build the audience. Announce in waves, use the window, email the list, invite local writers and community groups, list the event, and prepare print materials.
- Phase 3: Rehearse the room. Run the soft opening, collect feedback, photograph real plates and people, send the second email, test links, and brief the team story.
- Phase 4: Opening-week run sheet. Daily execution for signs, profile and website updates, one real post per day, review asks, email capture, hiccup logging, and the thank-you email.
- Phase 5 plus print-ready graphics. Days 8–30 cover replies, a return offer, weekly email, the day-30 numbers review, and website updates. Graphics include Opening Soon, Now Open, and a Grand Opening flyer.
What that means for you
- Know what should happen six weeks out, not just on opening morning.
- Make every public fact agree before you invite attention.
- Turn the soft opening into rehearsal, content, and correction time.
- Run opening week from a sheet instead of inventing decisions under pressure.
- Plan the second act before the first act starts.
How it works
- Set opening Day 0 and work backwards through the five phases.
- Replace the placeholder name, date, address, website, and social handle in the graphics, then print them.
- Execute the run sheet during opening week and follow the day 8–30 plan.
FAQ
What exactly is included?
A playbook PDF with the six-week countdown, opening-week run sheet, first-30-days plan, and one-page timeline, plus a graphics PDF with Opening Soon, Now Open, and Grand Opening flyer designs.
Does the kit guarantee a crowd?
No. The kit states plainly that it does not guarantee crowds, reviews, or revenue. It gives you the sequence and the words on the signs so preparation happens in the right order.
Are the graphics ready to print as-is?
They are print-ready designs with placeholders. Replace the restaurant name, opening date, address, website, and social handle with yours before printing.
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$39
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