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.... a slow, painful death, and I don't have a way to fix it (so far)
I started this venue several months ago. The reason I got it was that another place ( For Wayde: Waterloo Sue's) closed down after having a successful karaoke show for over 13 years. Many of these people went to the venue ( close by, and VERY similar in style) and requested that they hire me so that the singers would still have their Tuesday night.
Well, as expected, all went magnificently for awhile. However, it started to get sporadic, and in the last month or so it has become abyssmal ( 5 singers last week, and maybe 20 people in the bar).
First thing that comes to mind, of course, is "how did I screw up?" along with "It's the economy, stupid". The thing is, the singers are all still coming to my other venues, so it wasn't me, and they are still out spending money.
So I started asking around. The general consensus was that they just don't feel welcome there - something to do with the staff... That's as close as I could get to it. No one said the staff was rude or anything, it was just....a feeling.
What the hell am I supposed to do with that?
My ego is involved here as well. I have NEVER failed in a venue ( my definition being at least one full successful year. ) This might be the first, as I've only been here a few months.
Another interesting thing: I advertise in the local entertainment mags, listing my venues as well. I also use group texting ( with permission from the textees) and e-mail.
The venue, on the other hand, wants to make money from karaoke, but keep it secret at the same time. They feel that karaoke doesn't really fit the image of the place ( very high end). This leads me to believe that though the staff may not be rude, they may well be snobby and aloof towards these patrons- a very stupid thing to do, but may not be fixable at this point...
Any thoughts or suggestions gratefully accepted.......
I started this venue several months ago. The reason I got it was that another place ( For Wayde: Waterloo Sue's) closed down after having a successful karaoke show for over 13 years. Many of these people went to the venue ( close by, and VERY similar in style) and requested that they hire me so that the singers would still have their Tuesday night.
Well, as expected, all went magnificently for awhile. However, it started to get sporadic, and in the last month or so it has become abyssmal ( 5 singers last week, and maybe 20 people in the bar).
First thing that comes to mind, of course, is "how did I screw up?" along with "It's the economy, stupid". The thing is, the singers are all still coming to my other venues, so it wasn't me, and they are still out spending money.
So I started asking around. The general consensus was that they just don't feel welcome there - something to do with the staff... That's as close as I could get to it. No one said the staff was rude or anything, it was just....a feeling.
What the hell am I supposed to do with that?
My ego is involved here as well. I have NEVER failed in a venue ( my definition being at least one full successful year. ) This might be the first, as I've only been here a few months.
Another interesting thing: I advertise in the local entertainment mags, listing my venues as well. I also use group texting ( with permission from the textees) and e-mail.
The venue, on the other hand, wants to make money from karaoke, but keep it secret at the same time. They feel that karaoke doesn't really fit the image of the place ( very high end). This leads me to believe that though the staff may not be rude, they may well be snobby and aloof towards these patrons- a very stupid thing to do, but may not be fixable at this point...
Any thoughts or suggestions gratefully accepted.......