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Missed calls stop being missed bookings. Stampede's voice AI agent answers the phone, books guests onto your live day planner and confirms in seven languages.
Shipped in August 2026
The August 2026 shipped log: phone bookings, PIN handover at the pass, and deposit refunds straight from the booking.
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One system, three surfaces in the Stampede redesign
Three surfaces that looked like three companies, rebuilt on one design system. The research behind it, the decisions it forced and an honest account of what is actually live.
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Shipped in July 2026
Everything that went live across Stampede in July 2026, from Sonos controls on the bookings day planner to the rebuilt Audience Builder.
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Google Business Profile data in Google Analytics, explained
Google Business Profile data now lands natively in Google Analytics. What the seven local metrics tell you, and why venues should link the two accounts.
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Why Stampede is backing #VATsTheProblem
Why Stampede backed the #VATsTheProblem campaign calling on the Government to cut hospitality VAT to 10%.
Father's Day marketing for hospitality venues
The venues that fill up on Father's Day are the ones using guest data to market early. Five steps, from building audiences to the final reminder.
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Built for your busiest season: what's new in Stampede this May
Waitlists that refill cancelled tables, pre-order menus that sell before guests arrive, and bookings reporting that shows what's working. Everything live in Stampede this May.
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Not showing the World Cup? How to fill your venue anyway
Not every venue wants to show football. You can still cash in on the crowds before kick-off, after the whistle and the morning after.
World Cup data capture: the setup you can start this week
A pre-tournament checklist: QR codes on every table, one tag per guest, one SMS per match.
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Turn a packed match day into a database
Five things to set up before kick-off so a packed match day comes back in the quiet months.
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Control guest Wi-Fi bandwidth by audience
Bandwidth rules that know who the guest is. Stampede ties guest Wi-Fi allocation to your CRM audiences, applied by SNAPguard at connection.