Bar marketing gets expensive fast when every promotion is aimed at strangers.

The smarter move is knowing which customers already visit often, spend more than average, and quietly keep the business alive.

In this episode, we break down how to identify your most profitable bar customers using POS data, guest frequency, average check size, visit patterns, and order behavior.

You’ll learn why generic promotions attract weak-fit customers, how to spot your best regulars, and how to build better marketing, menu, loyalty, and staffing decisions around the people who already choose your bar.

For bar owners, hospitality leaders, and restaurant operators, this episode gives you a cleaner way to stop guessing and start focusing on the customers who actually drive profit.

🔴 Learn More: 🔴

📌 Want a personalized bar growth plan?
Book your FREE STRATEGY SESSION here
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/strategy-session

🚨 Want a stronger team and better bar culture?
Grab the free Bar Culture Workbook now
→ https://barbusinesspodcast.com

📢 Get FREE ACCESS to a group that understands the bar business
→ https://www.facebook.com/groups/barbusinessnation

🚀 Snag my books "How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!" and "Menus that Sell".
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/book/

Our Partners:

Dining Alliance
Dining Alliance helps foodservice operators of all sizes unlock real savings and earn CashBack through our industry-leading rebate program.
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Most bar owners track sales, labor, and inventory.

But very few ask if they’re tracking bar prime cost the right way.

In this episode, we break down bar prime cost, how to calculate it, and why it matters more than sales alone when it comes to profitability.

You’ll learn how labor cost plus cost of goods sold can reveal problems earlier, from overstaffing and overpouring to waste, bad inventory numbers, and rising vendor costs.

If you’re a bar owner, hospitality leader, or restaurant operator, this episode will help you better understand one of the biggest drivers of bar profitability and show you how to use prime cost as a real management tool.

🔴 Learn More: 🔴

📌 Want a personalized bar growth plan?
Book your FREE STRATEGY SESSION here
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/strategy-session

🚨 Want a stronger team and better bar culture?
Grab the free Bar Culture Workbook now
→ https://barbusinesspodcast.com

📢 Get FREE ACCESS to a group that understands the bar business
→ https://www.facebook.com/groups/barbusinessnation

🚀 Snag my books "How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!" and "Menus that Sell".
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/book/

Our Partners:

Dining Alliance
Dining Alliance helps foodservice operators of all sizes unlock real savings and earn CashBack through our industry-leading rebate program.
https://mydiningalliance.com/register/easy/?c=cjps&segment=Restaurant

Why is your bar still stuck… even though you’re working nonstop?

Here’s the truth most owners avoid:

It’s not your staff.
It’s not your marketing.
It’s you.

In this episode, franchise turnaround expert Mike DeJong breaks down the pattern he sees over and over again:

Owners are becoming the bottleneck in their own business.

You’ll hear why most bar owners stay trapped in operator mode, constantly busy but never actually moving forward, and how their own habits, decisions, and mindset are the real thing holding everything back.

This isn’t a “tips and tricks” episode.

It’s a reality check.

If you’re tired of being stuck in the day-to-day, constantly putting out fires, and wondering why your bar isn’t growing…this one’s going to hit.

If you want to go deeper with Mike:

You can download his book Grow Smart for free or connect with him directly.

👉 mikedejong.com
👉 mike@mikedejong.com

He also offers a free strategy session where he’ll walk you through what’s actually holding you back and give you a plan to fix it.

🔴 Learn More: 🔴

📌 Want a personalized bar growth plan?
Book your FREE STRATEGY SESSION here
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/strategy-session

🚨 Want a stronger team and better bar culture?
Grab the free Bar Culture Workbook now
→ https://barbusinesspodcast.com

📢 Get FREE ACCESS to a group that understands the bar business
→ https://www.facebook.com/groups/barbusinessnation

🚀 Snag my books "How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!" and "Menus that Sell".
→ https://barbusinesscoach.com/book/

Our Partners:

Dining Alliance
Dining Alliance helps foodservice operators of all sizes unlock real savings and earn CashBack through our industry-leading rebate program.
https://mydiningalliance.com/register/easy/?c=cjps&segment=Restaurant