Why Bars and Venues Need a Permanent Photo Booth
A permanent photo booth isn’t just a fun addition to your venue — it’s a marketing infrastructure asset that generates customer data, branded content, and…
Turn Guest Moments Into Measurable Venue Revenue.
Automated Venue Marketing System for Australian Clubs, Pubs & Bars
The Haylo helps hospitality venues capture verified guest data through a branded photo and video experience, then automatically sends SMS follow ups, Google review requests, return offers and function prompts within 24 hours. Turning this weeks foot traffic into repeat visits, warm function enquiries and measurable marketing ROI.
- No staff chasing.
- No extra work.
Trusted by 60+ bars, pubs & clubs across Australia.
Why Venues Lose Revenue After Guests Leave
Most Australian pubs, clubs, bars and entertainment venues work hard to bring people through the doors, but once those guests leave, the opportunity often disappears with them.
A packed Friday night, a private birthday, a live music event or a busy club promotion can create hundreds of happy guest moments. But without a simple way to capture guest details and follow up, most of that warm attention turns into anonymous foot traffic.
This is the gap The Haylo was built to help solve.
The Haylo gives guests a reason to opt in through a branded photo and video experience, then helps your venue follow up while the moment is still fresh. Instead of relying only on ads, social posts or staff reminders, your venue can start turning in-venue engagement into repeat visits, Google reviews, function enquiries and future bookings.
How The Venue Revenue Loop™ Turn One Visit Into the Next
The Haylo is designed around a simple idea: every guest moment should create a next step.
Rather than a one-off transaction, every guest who walks through the doors of your bar, pub, nightclub or club becomes part of a growing database that keeps working long after the night ends.
- Step 1 — Guests engage with The Haylo
They take a branded photo, GIF, boomerang or video inside your venue.
- Step 2 — Guest details are captured with permission
Guests enter their mobile number and name to receive their content.
- Step 3 — Branded content is delivered instantly
Their venue branded photo or video is sent directly to their phone by SMS or email.
- Step 4 — A follow up is triggered within 24 hours
Your venue can send a return offer, event reminder, Google review prompt or function message while the experience is still fresh.
- Step 5 — Conversations and enquiries begin
Guests can be encouraged to return, book a table, enquire about a function, join a promotion or engage with the venue again.
- Step 6 — The loop keeps building
Each interaction grows your guest database, creates more branded content and gives your venue more opportunities to bring people back.
The result is a simple venue marketing loop that works in the background, helping busy hospitality teams turn today’s foot traffic into tomorrow’s opportunities.
What The Haylo Actually Does
The Haylo is not just there to take photos. It helps solve the bigger problem most venues face: how to turn in-venue attention into measurable follow up, repeat engagement and future revenue opportunities.
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Capture Guest Data Your Venue Would Usually Miss
Many guests visit without joining a loyalty program, booking a table or speaking to the functions team. The Haylo gives them a simple reason to share their details in exchange for their branded photo or video.
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Drive More Repeat Visits
Automated SMS follow ups help bring guests back while your venue is still fresh in their mind. Use them for weekday offers, event reminders, birthday prompts, dining promotions or return visit incentives.
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Create Venue Branded Social Content
Guests create branded photos, GIFs and videos inside your venue, giving them content they want to share and giving your venue more visibility beyond the visit itself.
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Increase Google Reviews
Happy guests can be prompted to leave a Google review shortly after their experience, when they are most likely to remember the moment positively.
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Generate More Function Enquiries
Private functions are full of future hosts. The Haylo helps capture guests at birthdays, engagements, corporate events and celebrations, then follow up with function prompts after the event.
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Promote In-Venue Offers and Events
Use The Haylo screen and follow up messages to promote upcoming events, dining specials, drink offers, memberships, competitions or seasonal campaigns.
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Reduce Manual Work for Busy Teams
The Haylo is designed for hospitality teams that are already stretched. Once the campaign is set, the guest capture, content delivery and follow-up process can run automatically in the background.
THE REVENUE MATH
How Much Revenue Is Your Venue
Leaving On The Table?
Most venues don’t have a traffic problem.
It’s what happens after guests walk out.
Most have a great time,
then leave anonymously.
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No contact details.
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No follow up.
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No reason to come back.
What ends up being
the end result?
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Lost repeat visits.
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Lost bookings.
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Lost revenue.
Use the calculator below to see the potential revenue hiding inside your everyday trade & private function guests.
The Venue Revenue Loop™
Your venue already has the traffic.This calculator shows what that traffic could be worth.
Enter your venue’s weekly visitors or number of functions.
Revenue Currently Being
Left On The Table
Left On The Table
Guests Captured
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Returned Guests
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Potential revenue per year
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Based on 30% guest capture, 20% return visits
& $40 average spend.
Turn existing traffic into repeat business.
Function Revenue Currently
Being Left On The Table
Being Left On The Table
Guests Attending
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Guests Captured
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Future Bookings Generated
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Monthly Revenue
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Potential revenue per year
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Your next event host is already in the room.
Make sure they choose you.
Make sure they choose you.
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Combined Revenue Opportunity
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Turn Guest Moments Into Repeat Revenue
The photo moment is the most powerful marketing touchpoint your venue already has — and most venues are not using it. When a guest takes a photo, they are engaged, happy and experiencing your brand at its best. That is the perfect moment to capture their details and begin an automated sequence that brings them back.
The Haylo turns that moment into a complete customer acquisition event. The guest gets a memorable keepsake. Your venue gets a verified mobile number, a potential Google review and a new entry in your repeat customer database — working across bars, pubs, nightclubs, clubs and event spaces across Australia. See how it works →
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More repeat visits.
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More function enquiries.
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More measurable revenue.
See How The Venue Revenue Loop™
Could Work In Your Venue
OUR DEVICES
Choose your Hardware
The Haylo comes in three hardware formats, all connecting to the same automated SMS and marketing system. Compare hardware options →
The Wall Mount — Mounts directly on your wall. Ideal for small bars and boutique venues with limited floor space. Runs automatically with zero maintenance.
The Stand — Portable and plug-and-play. Perfect for event spaces, functions and trivia nights. One cable, ready in minutes.
The Haylographic — Premium screen unit displaying live promos and drink specials in real time. Nightclubs and pubs can also sell advertising space on the screen as a standalone revenue stream.
Wall Mount
A space saving solution perfect for small venues.
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Venues with limited floor space
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Perfect for everyday use
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Automated & low maintenance
The Stand
Portable, plug & play fun for all types of events.
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Easy to move between spaces
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One cable & WIFI connection
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High turnover bookings
The Haylographic
Built in screen to show ads & offers + a lot more.
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Sell digital ad space & profit
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Promote events & specials
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Dynamic & built to grab attention
SOCIAL GALLERY
Captured Moments at Our Venues.
Real smiles. Real guests. Real impact.
CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say about us
Most of our founding venues are still with us today
because the results speak for themselves.
Noel has provided great training & tips on the use of The Haylo & it’s amazing features + marketing tools. He’s gone above and beyond with traditional after hours service and support (which is actually normal event/hospitality hours when you need the help and has always accepted the call for help or guidance on anything technical). He has helped us maximise the return on investment for the photo booth & added a new revenue stream to our business for his service
Paul Glad we chose The Haylo Originally booked to start in September. Due to selling functions before I had in venue we started in April It’s easy to use, our patrons love it. Birthday parties (even an 80th Birthday) Booked for Xmas in July Customer support and check-ins are 5 star
Brynie
I’ve had The Haylo in my venue for around 3 weeks now and have already generated $2,500. Noel has helped me every step of the way as he promised and he’s definitely surprised me. My customers love it, it’s been an awesome value add for my functions and venue.
Andrew
As a small venue we’re always searching for simple yet exciting ways to value add to our clients function experience and having The Haylo has been perfect! It’s compact, easy to use and self managed, adding an extra level of fun and guest interaction. The option to have photo strips personalised to the event with our logo means we’re able to promote the venue and reach a wider audience when shared on social media. A win for us, a win for the client and a lifetime of memories and good times shared at Mr Mista for the guest!
Tracey
We have been using the Haylo for well over a year now, averaging for the year just over 1 event a week. This upsells our functions anywhere from $225-$600 each time its in use. Not only are we profiting with functions, we are also doubling up and using as a marketing tool for our own internal events which also allows us to get some extra content for our socials.
The customers love it! Super handy being able to book everything all together and comes in much cheaper than hiring an external company. Noel and the team are fantastic to deal with, super quick and always available to assist when needed.
A results based complete solution.
Not just hardware.
Most Australian bars, pubs and clubs spend money on Facebook Ads and Instagram content trying to attract brand-new faces — while the warm, happy guests already inside their doors walk out and disappear forever.
Customer retention research consistently shows that bringing back an existing customer costs five times less than acquiring a new one. Yet most nightclubs, bars and event spaces across Australia have no structured system to collect guest data or follow up after a visit.
That is precisely the problem The Haylo was built to fix. Every photo taken at your venue is a new verified contact added to your database. Every contact is a future booking. See how the loop works →
Complete Hardware.
Custom venue branded photo booth delivered to your door.
Unlimited Usage.
No limits, no hidden extras, 24/7 access for all event types.
Training & Onboarding.
Covering hardware and software, aligning on your goals.
Ongoing Support.
7 days a week phone and e-mail support included.
Marketing Material.
All email flyers, templates, playbooks, the complete tool kit.
Monthly Check-Ins.
Online catch ups to ensure your goals are being exceeded.
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HELP CENTER
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions about The Haylo, how it works and how to get started.
The Haylo is your venue’s full-time, automated marketing assistant. A smart, 7 day a week system that engages guests, incentivises them to come back sooner than later, captures content, grows your database and boosts revenue without adding to your team’s workload.
It also happens to take unlimited photos, videos, GIFs and boomerangs that guests love, turning every moment in your venue into marketing momentum.
The Haylo works by transforming every guest photo or video into automated marketing for your venue.
Here’s the simple flow:
- Guests take a photo/video on The Haylo
- It captures their name, phone and email
- Sends them a branded memory instantly
- Automatically follows up with offers that bring them back sooner
- Creates daily social content for your venue
- Displays promotions and events on screen inside the venue
- Easy upsell, bargaining tool or value add for private functions
All of this happens without staff, without effort and without needing a marketing team. It works quietly in the background, 7 days a week, growing your visibility and repeat visitation.
The Haylo increases revenue in several powerful, automated ways:
1. More Repeat Visits (the big one)
Guests who receive their photo + follow up offer return sooner than they normally would, increasing weekly bar, bistro and gaming revenue.
2. More Exposure That Attracts New Guests
Every photo shared with your branding spreads your venue across social media and group chats, creating organic discovery and new foot traffic.
3. A Plug and Play Functions Upsell
Functions teams commonly upsell The Haylo for $300 - $600 per booking, adding pure profit on top.
Combined, these streams often generate $1,000+ per week in additional profit, even before function upsells.
Your setup includes everything needed for your venue to have a fully functioning, full time marketing assistant:
✔ Full installation of The Haylo unit
Instructions, configured and ready to run within 40 minutes.
✔ Custom venue branded unit
Front & back magnets with your colours, logo and branding.
✔ Custom branded photo/video templates
Your colours, your logo, your brand.
✔ Automated SMS remarketing
Follow up messages that drive repeat visits, fully done for you.
✔ In-venue promotional screens (The Haylographic).
Showcase events, specials, promos and gaming messages instantly.
✔ Google Review booster feature
Encourages guests to leave 5 star reviews after their visit.
✔ Unlimited photos, videos, GIFs & boomerangs
No caps, no hidden fees.
✔ Full onboarding + ongoing support
We set everything up and make sure The Haylo runs perfectly every week.
✔ Access to campaign templates & event ideas
Plug and play content for seasonal events, promotions, step by step guides and marketing material.
Your team doesn’t need to do any thinking. The Haylo handles the marketing, you enjoy the revenue.
No. The Haylo is fully automated. It’s designed to be self sufficient so your staff can focus on running the event, not The Haylo.
Even better. We’ll show you how to profit before it even committing. How? By using a simple pre-sale strategy, that answers all management's concerns. Most venues earn $1,200–$1,500 or more, just by asking existing bookings a single question. (Don’t try this without consulting us first).
Bars, pubs, clubs, nightclubs, event spaces and more. If your venue hosts milestone events like birthdays, engagements, EOFY parties, or presentation nights, then you’re sitting on untapped profit. Multiple spaces? Even better. Our top performing venues are regional, proving this works anywhere. So, what are you waiting for?
The Haylo turns weekly recurring events into branded marketing moments and weekend celebrations into profit. Every photo is watermarked with your logo, it captures valuable marketing data, keeps guests entertained while they wait for their meals and frees your staff to focus on delivering quality service. It’s a necessity for all venues in today’s day and age.
Still have questions?
The fastest way to get answers is to see it live.
We’ve been onboard since 2023 and our customers love the idea of having a photo booth for their party and being able to offer one onsite instead of having to hire one is such a great added bonus. We not only use it for private functions but also for in house events which further adds to the experience and is great for socials because patrons tag us on their photos. Customer feedback is also amazing since it is so easy to operate even the older patrons are able to use and the quality of the photos is really good. Would 100% recommend!
Salomé Functions Manager