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Welcome to The FunZone Saloon — your favorite virtual watering hole where everyone’s invited to belly up to the bar, spark a little mischief, and join the fun.

I built this place for one reason: to show bar owners exactly how today’s guests want to connect — and how you can turn that connection into community, loyalty, and sales.

Because here’s the truth every bartender knows in their bones: People don’t just go to bars for drinks… they go for belonging. And nothing creates that feeling faster than seeing yourself on the big screen.

That’s why the FunZone Saloon runs on BarSelfie — the digital signage platform that turns everyday guests into the stars of the show. When patrons snap a selfie, it pops up on the screens alongside your cocktails, merch, and events. Screens stay fresh. Your bar stays lively. And your customers? They stay longer, spend more, and tell their friends.

At FunZone, every selfie, every promo slide, every moment is a chance to build community — and I want bar owners to see exactly how effortless it can be. Think of this site as your behind-the-bar demo:

This is what your bar could look like when your guests help sell the vibes for you.

So grab a virtual stool, sip something cold, and explore the FunZone. If you like what you see, just imagine what BarSelfie could do inside your bar — on your screens, your website, and your menu of unforgettable nights.

Welcome to the FunZone Saloon. Where the fun is real, even if the bar isn’t.

— Chloe
Your friendly bar-savvy guide to screens that actually sell.

FunZone BarSelfie

For about $1 a day you can be running your own custom BarSelfie digital display in your bar. Just plug the supplied Android streamer into an HDMI port on any TV and BarSelfie does the rest. Your patrons provide selfie content while you promote your drinks, food, merch and events. Click here to Get Started today!

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BarSelfie is a simple customer-first digital display that builds loyalty and drives sales.

“I Know. You Don’t.” 😅🍻 “You’re not the first per “I Know. You Don’t.” 😅🍻

“You’re not the first person to say that tonight.
I know when you’ve had enough.
You usually don’t.”

Sassy? Yes.
True? Also yes.

Bartenders see it all.
The confidence.
The negotiation.
The “I’m totally fine.”

Pros know the line.
Guests usually don’t.

If you’ve ever had to cut someone off and pretend it was their idea…this one’s for you.

🎥 Watch Chloe tell the truth your bartender is thinking.

👇 Bartenders — drop a 🍸 if you relate.
👇 Guests — be honest… have you ever argued “one more”?

#BartenderWisdom #BarLife #BehindTheBar #ChloeClips #HospitalityHumor #BarMarketing
Most bars try to market drinks. Smart bars market Most bars try to market drinks.
Smart bars market people.

When guests feel like they know your bartenders,
they don’t just come back for another round —
they come back for their bartender.

That’s the idea behind today’s Bar Marketing 101 post.

It breaks down how to turn your bartenders into local celebrities using
📺 the screens you already have
📱 social media you’re already posting
🍸 and a system that keeps working even when staff changes

This isn’t about ego.
It’s about belonging, familiarity, and giving guests a reason to choose your bar.

🎥 Watch the video on YouTube
📖 Read the full blog (link in bio)

👇 Question for bar owners:
What’s one thing your regulars love most about your bartenders?

#BarMarketing101 #BartenderLife #BarOwners #HospitalityMarketing #LocalBar #BartenderMarketing #BarCulture #BarSelfie
Bartender Wisdom 🍸 “Yes… I remember you. That’s n Bartender Wisdom 🍸

“Yes… I remember you. That’s not always a good thing.”

Some guests think being remembered means they’re VIP.

Sometimes it means:
You snapped your fingers.
You argued about the price.
You said “I know the owner.”
You tipped like it hurt your feelings.

Bars have long memories.

The good news?
We also remember the legends.

The patient ones.
The polite ones.
The ones who tip like they plan to come back.

Be that guest… and trust me, we’ll remember you for the right reasons 😉

#BartenderWisdom #BarLife #BartenderLife #BarEtiquette #RespectTheBar #BarCulture #DrinkLocal #NeighborhoodBar #HospitalityLife
Most bars already have people taking photos. The Most bars already have people taking photos.

The difference is whether your bar’s name, drinks, and events are in the background… or not.

BarSelfie turns your existing TVs into silent promoters that work every night — pushing featured drinks, upcoming events, and your brand into the photos your customers are already sharing.

That’s not more work.
That’s smarter visibility.

#BarSelfie #BarMarketing #BarOwnerLife #HospitalityMarketing #NeighborhoodBar #BarBusiness #BarBranding #NightlifeMarketing
Do your theme nights actually bang the gong… or do Do your theme nights actually bang the gong…
or do they quietly fade out by week two?

Theme nights don’t fail because they’re boring.
They fail because they’re inconsistent.

Margarita Mondays.
Tiki Tuesdays.
Whiskey & Wings.
Trivia nights.

The idea isn’t the problem.
The promotion is.

In this week’s Bar Marketing 101, Chloe breaks down:
🍹 Five theme nights that actually work
📅 The weekly promotion rhythm most bars miss
📺 Why your TVs are your most powerful marketing tool
🔁 How repetition turns “meh” nights into habits

No gimmicks.
No discounts.
Just systems that fill seats.

👉 Watch the video
👉 Read the full blog post
👉 Then steal the framework and make it yours

Link in bio.
Bartender Wisdom: Never yell “HEY BARTENDER.” We Bartender Wisdom: Never yell “HEY BARTENDER.”

We know you’re there.
We saw you walk in.
We clocked you the second you touched the bar.

Yelling doesn’t speed things up.
It just tells us you’ve never worked behind one.

Here’s the move that actually works 👇
Be patient.
Make eye contact.
Have your order ready.

Funny thing is…
Your patience will be rewarded.

Bartenders notice respect.
And we always remember who has it.

🎥 New Bartender Wisdom reel
👍 Bartenders: tap if you’ve lived this
👀 Patrons: take notes

I’m Chloe, and this is Bartender Wisdom.
Where is your bar’s selfie spot? Because your cust Where is your bar’s selfie spot?
Because your customers already know where theirs is.

Savvy operators design a place where guests naturally stop and take a photo — with the bar name in the background.

Tape the spot on the floor.
Place a BarSelfie screen where people can see it.
Turn a dead corner into a repeat photo moment.

Same angle.
Same background.
Same sign in the frame.

That’s not an accident — that’s design.

No prompts.
No reminders.
Just a visible, repeatable moment guests want to capture.

That’s how BarSelfie works:
📺 Screen placement → 📸 guest behavior → 📲 organic reach

If people are already taking photos in your bar, the only question is…

Are you in the frame?

🔗 Learn how BarSelfie helps bars turn guest behavior into promotion
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Most bars try to sell specialty cocktails the wron Most bars try to sell specialty cocktails the wrong way.

They discount them.

Happy hour.
Two-for-ones.
“Limited time only.”

But discounts don’t create demand — they train customers to wait.

Here’s the truth 👇
People don’t order what they don’t see.

If a drink never enters the guest’s decision set, price doesn’t matter.

The bars that sell more specialty cocktails don’t push harder —
they make the drink obvious.

On the table.
On the menu.
On the screen above the bar.

That’s visibility.

In this episode of Bar Marketing 101, Chloe breaks down how to sell more specialty cocktails without discounts — using simple, repeatable visibility that works in any bar.

🎥 Watch the video
📖 Read the full breakdown
🔗 Link in bio

💬 How do you increase drink visibility in your bar? Drop it in the comments.

I’m Chloe,
and this is Bar Marketing 101 🍸
Bartender Wisdom: Just because you know the owner Bartender Wisdom: Just because you know the owner does not mean you are special.

Don’t walk into a bar announcing how special you are. That’s not how respect works in this business.

Order like a grown-up. Be patient when it’s busy. Tip like you plan to come back.

Do that, and something funny happens. You won’t need to say a word — you’ll be treated special every time you walk in.

That’s bartender math.

#BarSelfie #BartenderWisdom #DiveBarLife #BarEtiquette #BarCulture #BarLife #BartenderRules #NeighborhoodBar #RegularsOnly #DrinkLocal
Your menu doesn’t sell your specialty cocktails. Y Your menu doesn’t sell your specialty cocktails. Your customers do.

When someone sees a drink they don’t recognize — and sees someone having fun holding it — the question comes naturally: “What is that?”

That’s not marketing fluff. That’s how bars actually sell specialty drinks. Put them on the screen in rotation. Your customers will ask. 

📸 Selfies create curiosity
📺 Screens multiply it
🍸 Orders follow

#BarMarketing #SpecialtyCocktails #BarSelfie #CocktailCulture #HospitalityMarketing #DrinkWhatYouSee
📺 Why Your Bar Merch Isn’t Selling (And It’s Not t 📺 Why Your Bar Merch Isn’t Selling (And It’s Not the Design)

Most bars don’t have a merch problem. They have a visibility problem.

If your shirts, hats, or hoodies are:
• Behind the bar
• On a dusty rack
• Or waiting for someone to ask

They’re already losing.

👉 The fix isn’t pitching.
👉 The fix is showing.

When guests see merch while they’re relaxed, laughing, and taking selfies…
They sell it to themselves.

🎥 Chloe breaks this down in today’s YouTube video
📝 And go deeper in Stephen's blog post

Why Bar Merch Doesn’t Sell (And the Simple Fix No One Uses) & How Savvy Bars Sell More Merch — Without Ever Pitching It

🔗 Link in bio
📌 Steal the system, not the pitch

#BarMarketing #BarMerch #HospitalityMarketing #DiveBarLife #NeighborhoodBar #BarOwners #BarSelfie #SellWithoutSelling
Bartender Wisdom 🍸 “It all tastes good. Know wha Bartender Wisdom 🍸 

“It all tastes good. Know what you want before I ask.”

This isn’t shade. It’s time management.

Busy bar. Full rail. One bartender.

Knowing your order keeps the line moving,
keeps drinks cold, and keeps everyone happier — including you.

Ask questions if you need help. But decide before it’s your turn.

— Chloe
In the U.S., hundreds of millions of selfies are t In the U.S., hundreds of millions of selfies are taken in bars every year.

Your customers are already doing marketing. They’re just not doing it for you.

Every night:
• Friends lean in
• Drinks hit the table
• Phones come out

That moment is free advertising — if you capture it.

Instead, most bars let those selfies:
❌ Live on someone else’s phone
❌ Disappear into Instagram
❌ Promote nothing but the hangover

Smart bars flip the script.

✅ Show customer selfies on your TVs
✅ Pair them with drink specials & events
✅ Turn guests into repeat customers
✅ Make your bar part of their story

People love seeing themselves on screen.
It keeps them longer. It brings them back. And it turns regulars into promoters.

📍 Billions of selfies are taken every year.
📍 Hundreds of millions happen in bars.

The only question is:
Are they marketing your bar… or someone else’s?

#BarSelfie #BarMarketing #BarOwnerLife #HospitalityMarketing #NeighborhoodBar #BarBusiness #BarBranding #BarSelfie #NightlifeMarketing
Dry January sucks. But it doesn’t have to. Dry Ja Dry January sucks. But it doesn’t have to.

Dry January isn’t killing bars. January never did.

👉 Ignoring January does.

Every year it’s the same story:
Guests are tired. Credit cards are smoked. And everyone suddenly “loves” sparkling water.

That’s not a crisis. That’s a calendar.

In this week’s Bar Marketing 101, Chloe breaks down:
• How to drive traffic without discounting
• How to turn dead winter inventory into cash
• The smartest way to fix labor without killing service

January isn’t a survival month. It’s a planning advantage.

🎥 On YouTube - "Chloe Bar Marketing 101" breaks down how to win in Dry January 
📖 On SHARPeTools.com - The Bar Marketing 101 Blog has the full story 
🔗 Links in bio

#BarSelfie #BarMarketing #BarOwners #DigitalSignage #HospitalityTech #LiquorReps #NightlifeMarketing #BarSelfieTV #BarLife #DrinkLocal
Bartender wisdom hits different. 🍻 Trying to be f Bartender wisdom hits different. 🍻

Trying to be funny at the bar
is a high-risk activity. ⚠️

Unless you’re a professional…
save it for your boss.

See how that works out for you. 😏🍸

🎥 Bartender Wisdom by Chloe
Because silence is sometimes the best tip you can leave. 

#BartenderWisdom #DiveBarLife #BarEtiquette #BarCulture #BarLife #BartenderRules #NeighborhoodBar #BarSelfie #RegularsOnly
This TV used to show ESPN. Now it sells cocktails. This TV used to show ESPN.
Now it sells cocktails. 🍸📺

Same bar.
Same bartender.
Same crowd.

The only thing that changed?
What’s on the screen.

Instead of dead air between games, this bar runs:
• Drink features
• Happy hour reminders
• Customer selfies
• Event promos

Screens shouldn’t be wallpaper.
They should work the room.

That’s what BarSelfie does. 

#BarSelfie #BarMarketing #BarOwners #DigitalSignage #HospitalityTech #LiquorReps #NightlifeMarketing #BarSelfieTV #BarLife #DrinkLocal
“Dive Bar” isn’t an insult. It’s a reputation you “Dive Bar” isn’t an insult.
It’s a reputation you earn. 🍺

Low lights. Loud laughs. Regulars with assigned stools they were never assigned.
That’s not a branding problem — that’s your edge.

The mistake?
Trying to polish grit into gloss.

The move?
Own it. Amplify it. Market it.

🎥 On YouTube Chloe breaks down why dive bars win by staying real
📖 On SHARPeTools.com - Bar Marketing 101 has the full story

It's a badge of honor. Wear it proud.

#BarSelfie #BarMarketing #BarOwners #DigitalSignage #HospitalityTech #LiquorReps #NightlifeMarketing #BarSelfieTV #BarLife #DrinkLocal
Bartender wisdom hits different. 🍻 You can Google Bartender wisdom hits different. 🍻

You can Google cocktail recipes.
You can’t Google bar etiquette.

These lessons were earned one shift at a time—
through bad orders, good regulars, and people who didn’t listen.

Listen closely.
This advice saves lives.
(And gets you served faster.) 

Bartenders: Drop your favorite rule in the comments 

#BartenderWisdom #DiveBarLife #BarEtiquette #BarCulture #BarLife #BartenderRules #NeighborhoodBar #BarSelfie #RegularsOnly
Good farmers don’t rush the harvest. They plant se Good farmers don’t rush the harvest.
They plant seeds. 🌱🍻

Great bars do the same.

You don’t build loyalty with flash.
You build it with consistency, familiar faces, and showing up every night.

That screen in the background?
It’s not advertising.
It’s memory.
It’s community.
It’s your regulars seeing themselves and bringing friends back with them.

Plant the seeds.
The crowd will grow. 

#BarSelfie #BarMarketing #BarOwners #DigitalSignage #HospitalityTech #LiquorReps #NightlifeMarketing #BarSelfieTV #BarLife #DrinkLocal
Good drinks bring people in. Great moments bring t Good drinks bring people in.
Great moments bring them back. 🧡

BarSelfie captures the vibe, the laughs, the clinks, and puts it right where everyone can see it.

Because the best thing on your screen…
is the people holding the drinks.

🥂 Positive drinking.
📺 Powerful screens.

👉 DM CHEERS to get started.

Hashtags:
#PositiveDrinking #BarSelfie #CocktailCulture #BarVibes #DrinkOfTheMoment #HospitalityBranding #BarScreens
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