LocalGenius for pubs and bars

The band's booked for Saturday. Now let the whole suburb know.

A website made for people searching “live music near me” and “pub with a beer garden”. A What's on page you update by saying it, happy hour and trivia posts written for you, a Functions page that answers every party enquiry, and every Instagram and Facebook message in one inbox.

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  1. Mon 10:40am · Said it onceWhat's on, Google and Instagram
  2. Wed 3:00pm · Posts readyHappy hour and trivia, you approve
  3. Thu 7:52pm · “Any live music?”Answered from What's on
  4. Sun 10:05am · Five starsAfter a 40th in the Back Room

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One week at the Lamplighter

“Any live music this weekend?” Your What's on page already knows.

Dan runs the Lamplighter, a corner pub in West End with a beer garden and bands on the weekend. He's behind the bar, not behind a laptop. Here's his week, from booking the band on Monday to five stars on Sunday, with LocalGenius doing the running around.

The Lamplighter, Dan, Jess, Priya, Mark and the Rusty Hinges are made up to show how it works
10:40amMonday

The band's confirmed. Dan says it once.

Between deliveries, Dan opens the app and says it: the Rusty Hinges on Saturday from 8, free entry, acoustic arvo Sunday from 3. Genius adds both to the What's on page, puts the gig on your Google profile and writes the Instagram post. Dan checks it and taps Publish.

  • One sentence changes your website, Google and socials
  • Nothing goes live until you tap Publish
App coming soon. Type it on the dashboard today.
Sample
10:40
CancelListening.

Saturday, the Rusty Hinges from 8. Sunday, acoustic arvo from 3.

What's onSat 24 Oct, 8pmSun 25 Oct, 3pm
Goes to
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10:43
LThe LamplighterHotel · West End
What's on

This week at the Lamplighter.

THU22Trivia nightBack bar from 7 · teams of up to 6
FRI23Courtyard DJSoul and funk from 6
SAT24The Rusty HingesLive on the main stage from 8 · free entryJust added
SUN25Acoustic arvoBeer garden from 3 · kids welcomeJust added
Book a tableOpens our booking page
3:00pmWednesday

This week's posts are ready before the arvo rush.

Genius has written the week for you: happy hour in the beer garden, trivia on Thursday, the band on Saturday and Sunday's acoustic session, each set for the right time. Dan reads them on his break, changes one word and approves the lot.

  • Posted to Instagram, Facebook and Google
  • Friendly in tone and never pushing drinks. You approve every post.
Sample
3:00
This week's posts
Written by Genius · 4 ready for your OK
Happy hour's backToday 4:00pmYour OK
Trivia tonight, 7pmThu 12:00pmYour OK
The Rusty Hinges, SaturdayFri 5:00pmYour OK
Acoustic arvo in the gardenSun 11:00amYour OK
Monday: Rusty Hinges addedPosted Mon 10:44amPosted
3:02
Ready for your OK
Goes out today at 4:00pm
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thelamplighter.westendWest End, Brisbane
Weekdays 4 to 6Happy hour in the garden
thelamplighter.westend Happy hour's back in the beer garden, 4 to 6 every weekday 🌇 The kitchen's on from 4, the fig tree's got the shade covered, and trivia's back Thursday from 7. Pull up a bench.
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7:52pmThursday

“Any live music this weekend?” Answered mid trivia.

Jess asks on Instagram while Dan's reading out round three. It lands in the LocalGenius inbox with every Facebook message, Google question, email and website form. Genius drafts the answer from the What's on page Dan updated on Monday, with a link to it and to Book a table. Dan reads it and taps Send.

Same night, Priya asks on Facebook about a 30th for 40. She gets the Functions page and the function enquiry link. No quote, no back and forth.

  • Every message shows the channel it came from
  • Tables go to the booking tool you already use
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Inbox
AllUnansweredFunctions
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Jess K.7:52pm

Any live music this weekend?

Instagram
P
Priya S.7:31pm

30th for about 40 in the beer garden, Sat 14 Nov?

FacebookSent Functions page
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Tom B.6:10pm

Is the kitchen open Sunday night?

Google
K
Kate L.2:15pm

Work Christmas party, 60 people, early December

Website form · Functions
R
Rob H.11:02am

Table for 8 on Saturday night?

EmailSent Book a table
V
VisitorWed

Are dogs allowed in the beer garden?

Website chat
J
Jess K.Instagram message · @jess.k.gigs
Add a noteMark done
Messaged after seeing your post “The Rusty Hinges, Saturday”
Jess K. · Instagram · 7:52pmHey! Any live music this weekend? Thinking of coming down with a few friends 🎸
Genius drafted this from your What's on page, updated Monday
Dan · reply on Instagram · 7:55pmHey Jess! The Rusty Hinges are on the main stage Saturday from 8, free entry, and there's an acoustic arvo in the beer garden Sunday from 3. Kitchen's open till 9 both nights. Cheers, Dan at the Lamplighter
What's onthelamplighter.com.au/whats-on
Book a tableOpens our booking page
Saved repliesWhat's onFunctionsBook a tableKitchen hoursDogs welcome
Write a reply…Send
10:05amSunday

Mark's 40th was last night. Five stars by lunch.

Mark booked the Back Room through the Functions page a month ago and left his mobile on the form. The morning after, LocalGenius texts him a thank you and a link to leave a Google review. He writes one over a bacon and egg roll. The next person searching “live music pub West End” sees it, with Saturday's gig right there on your profile.

  • Review requests by text or email
  • Google profile, hours and events kept current
Sample
Review request to Mark
Sent 10:05am · by text
The LamplighterText message · Today 10:05am
Hi Mark, thanks for having your 40th in the Back Room last night. We hope it was a good one! If you've got a minute, a Google review helps us heaps: g.page/thelamplighter Cheers, Dan
Best night, mate. Done! 🙌
Mark left a review at 11:12am
Googlelive music pub west end

The Lamplighter Hotel

4.6(1,184) · Pub
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Open · Kitchen till 9pm
Event: “The Rusty Hinges, Sat 24 Oct, 8pm”
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Mark D. · just now

Had my 40th in the Back Room. Dan sorted everything in a couple of messages, the food kept coming, the band was great and the staff looked after everyone all night.

That was one week. LocalGenius does it every week.

  • What's onsaid, not typed
  • Postswritten for you
  • Messagesone inbox
  • Functionstheir own page
  • Tablesyour booking tool
  • Googlekept current
  • Reviewsasked by text
  • Reportevery month
Your pages

Every page they check before they head out.

What's on, the food, the beer garden, functions and how to find you. Each gets its own page, written for your venue and the suburbs around it, and you approve every one.

Sample pages
thelamplighter.com.au/whats-on
LThe LamplighterHotel · West EndBook a table
What's on · This week

Live music every weekend.

Bands on the main stage Saturday nights, acoustic sessions in the beer garden on Sunday arvo, trivia every Thursday and the footy on the big screen.

Book a tableFollow on Instagram
Free entry unless a gig says otherwise. Tickets, when there are any, open in the band's ticket page.

This week

THU22Trivia nightBack bar from 7
FRI23Courtyard DJSoul and funk from 6
SAT24The Rusty HingesMain stage from 8 · free entry
SUN25Acoustic arvoBeer garden from 3
Trivia ThursdaysTeams of up to six. Book a table to get a good spot.
Play hereBands and solo acts, send us a link to your music.
Footy on the big screenEvery game, sound up for the big ones.

And a page for everything your venue does

Pick the ones you run. Genius writes them; you approve them.

  • What's on/whats-on
  • Live music/live-music
  • Functions/functions
  • Birthday parties/birthdays
  • Christmas parties/christmas-parties
  • Food and menu/food
  • Beer garden/beer-garden
  • Trivia night/trivia
  • Sport on the big screen/sport
  • Kids and families/families
  • Dog-friendly/dogs
  • Play here/play-here

Plus the questions people always ask (parking, kids, dogs, dress code), a page for each suburb your crowd comes from (made in sets), a blog, legal pages and your sitemap.

Your bookings stay yours.

LocalGenius sends people to the tools you already use. We never take table bookings, tickets or payments.

  • Now Book ItBook a table opens your Now Book It page.
  • OpenTableOr OpenTable, if that's what you run.
  • SevenRoomsFunction and table links, wherever they live.
  • Gig ticketsHumanitix, Eventbrite or the band's own page.
The LocalGenius app

Say it from behind the bar. Genius does the rest.

The kitchen's closing early, the footy's on, trivia's off this week. Say or type it. Genius shows you every place it will change, your website, Google and socials, and nothing goes live until you tap Publish.

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Sample
5:14
CancelListening.

5:14
BeforeAfter
The Lamplighter
I'll update these 4 places
    Change somethingPublish
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    Do you take table bookings or sell gig tickets?

    No. Book a table opens the booking tool you already use, like Now Book It or OpenTable, and gig tickets open wherever they're sold. LocalGenius sends people there and keeps every message in one place. Bookings, tickets and payments stay with you.

    Can Genius write our happy hour and specials posts?

    Yes. Genius writes them about the time, the food, the garden and what's on, in a friendly tone that never pushes drinking. You read every post first, change anything you like, and nothing goes out until you approve it.

    How do function enquiries work?

    Your Functions page shows your spaces and packages, with prices if you want them shown. Enquiries from the page, Facebook, Instagram or email land in one inbox. Reply with a saved reply that links your Functions page and your enquiry or booking link. You check dates in your own diary.

    A band cancelled at 4pm. Can we fix it fast?

    Say it or type it: “Saturday's band has cancelled, DJ from 8 instead.” Genius shows you the What's on page, Google and socials with the change, and it's live as soon as you tap Publish.

    Someone's asking what's on this weekend. Be the pub with the answer.

    Get your pub or bar website up, then let LocalGenius look after What's on, the messages, the posts and the reviews.

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