Marketing-Budget für Gastronomie auf Mallorca — was wirklich funktioniert
Die häufigste Frage vor unserem Erstgespräch: „Was kostet das alles wirklich — und lohnt es sich?“ Hier die ehrliche Antwort mit echten Zahlen.
The three most common marketing budget mistakes
Mistake 1: spending too little. Many restaurant owners start with €150 per month on social media — and then wonder why nothing happens. The problem: below €1,500 total budget per month, you will barely be visible on Mallorca. The money simply disappears.
Mistake 2: everything at once, then nothing. Spending €5,000 in the first month and then doing nothing for months — that does not work. Marketing is not a one-time firework. It is a system that builds on itself every month. Stop, and you lose visibility again.
Mistake 3: wrong focus. Putting 80% of the budget into beautiful photos but only 20% into making sure those photos reach anyone — that is the wrong way around. Without reach, even the most beautiful photo does nothing for you.
What a realistic monthly budget looks like
Small restaurant (30–50 seats): €1,500–2,500 total marketing per month. Of that, €800–1,500 goes to the agency (photos, videos, strategy, ad management) and €500–800 goes directly as advertising spend to Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and Google.
Mid-size restaurant (50–100 seats): €2,500–4,000 total. More photo and video production, more ad volume, several planned campaigns running at once.
Multiple locations or large restaurant: €4,000–8,000+ — plus tools, photo productions and PR measures on top.
What you get back for it
A well-built marketing investment in hospitality typically returns 3 to 5 times what you put in. Concretely: €2,000 in marketing = €6,000–10,000 in additional revenue per month.
This only works if your operation is solid: the kitchen delivers consistent quality, service is friendly, Google reviews stay high. Marketing can only amplify what is already good — it cannot fill a restaurant that delivers a poor experience.
When you should NOT invest in marketing yet
If you consistently sit below 3.8 stars on Google or TripAdvisor. More marketing will only bring in more guests who then leave a bad review. Fix the product first.
If your team is not stable. New guests from marketing, then poor service — that is long-term damage to your reputation. Better to stabilise the team first.
If your profit per guest is below 15%. This points to structural problems — food costs too high, menu prices too low, too much waste. Marketing does not fix that.
Bottom line
Marketing budget in hospitality is not an area where you start with a minimum spend and hope for the best. €1,500 is the realistic entry point. Below that you spend money and feel nothing. From €1,500 upward it pays off — but only if your restaurant works well in the first place.
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