Using a "Call to Action" on Your Pizza Menus

A Call to Action is often used in a variety of industriescustomers feel they need to urgently take action
to increase sales. It's a powerful advertising methodbefore it ends. Or like the example above, you can
that can help motivate your customers to purchaseoffer a freebie for a limited amount of time. A sense
from you sooner rather than later as well as keepof urgency is the most popular method of
them purchasing from you in the future. A call toimplementing a Call to Action.
Action usually conveys a sense of urgency to theDon't just put your prices up in line with other pizza
customer; this makes them feel like they have to takerestaurants. Give your customers notice beforehand
advantage of your offers now, before it's too late. Athat prices will be going up on a certain date to
Call to Action is all about creating powerful advertisingaccommodate for costs and other businesses. That
in text form, appealing to the customer throughway, customers will want to enjoy your business as
psychology. It's easy and simple to add a Call ofmuch as possible while it's still really cheap compared
Action to your Pizza Menu.to everyone else.
For example, your current pizza menu says "FreeIf you want a more stable marketing plan that is still
tomato garlic bread on all orders over $20." To turnbased on urgency, you can offer a free gift to a
this into a Call of Action you need to spice it up a little.certain number of people. That way you can be sure
Make sure people know that this offer is not going tothat you won't give away too many free pizzas or
last, it's special and urgently needs you to takegarlic bread's than you can afford and people will still
advantage of it now while you still can. Your pizzatry to order as quickly and as much as possible to get
menu now says "Special one time introductory offerthe freebie. You can also work out a permanent
with this Menu! Free tomato garlic bread on all ordersfreebie that still provides you a profit so you are
over $20. Get them while their hot!" Now the customercomfortable with long term use of the gimmick.
will see that and think more about how they wouldFinally, make sure you include key action phrases in
actually really like free garlic bread, and they only haveyour pizza menu design. These are especially
to spend $20 on their order to get it. They should get iteffective if placed on the front cover of your flyer
now before it's too late.design alongside your special offers, freebies and
There are lots of different ways you can turn yourdiscounts. These can be things like "Call Now", "Get it
menu flyers into one or more Call to Actions. If younow!" and "Don't Miss Out!".
have a special offer available, give it a deadline so that