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KeptBusy

Case study, anonymized

How a 6-location Mediterranean restaurant group put AI to work

The full growth engine, set up and run, without the business hiring a marketing team.

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Top result

The business AI assistants name first when customers ask for what they sell, held week over week.

1 in 2

Half the catering list opens every email, and a third click through, on an engine built from zero.

3,000+

Reviews now working for them in AI answers across all locations.

4x

One recurring corporate catering account pays for the entire service four times over.

The business

A family-owned Mediterranean restaurant group with six locations in Southern California. Great food, loyal regulars, but nearly invisible in how new customers actually search today.

The problem

Customers increasingly ask AI assistants and Google for the best place near them. This brand wasn't in those answers. Its location profiles were underused, missed phone orders were common, and a high-margin catering line was underdeveloped.

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Invisible in AI answers looks like this.

What we installed, in weeks not months

  • AI-search visibility so the brand surfaces when nearby customers ask for what it sells
  • Optimized presence across all six location profiles
  • An AI phone system that stops missed calls from becoming missed orders
  • An email engine that brings past customers back
  • A rebuilt catering funnel that turns interest into booked events

The outcome

Top result AI assistants cite. When nearby customers ask for what they sell, the brand now surfaces first, holding that spot week after week.
A catering email engine from zero. Half the list opens every email, a third click through, and the best campaign sent 75% of readers to the menu.
A 3,000+ review lead. Reviews surfaced and working in AI search, where competitors can't catch up.
Catering economics that pay for everything. A single recurring corporate account pays for the entire service four times over.

Why it worked

One partner set up everything across six locations without the brand hiring a tech team. Found, booked, retained, and automated, run end to end and accountable for the result. That is the KeptBusy model.

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