How Le Kyoto replaced its freelance with Skenly
A neighbourhood ramen shop. One owner, no marketing team, no time. In May 2026 it became Skenly's first pilot venue — here's what happened in the first 30 days.
The before
Le Kyoto posted maybe twice a month. A freelance social manager cost $300–400/month for three generic posts a week that never mentioned what was actually selling. The best dish — a 14-hour tonkotsu — was the worst-marketed one on the menu.
The switch
Onboarding took ten minutes: connect Instagram, point Skenly at the menu and the Google Places profile. By the same evening the first three posts were ready for review — branded, in the venue's own voice, scheduled for peak hours.
The result
Two weeks in, the freelance was cancelled. Skenly proposed reels the owner would never have thought of, leaned into the data (Thursdays over-index on ramen), and the kitchen sold out of tonkotsu by 8:30 PM. Footfall rose 23% over the previous month — at a fraction of the cost, and zero owner time spent posting.
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