7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

With a new year comes new challenges, and after the year for the industry that was 2020, we want to help set your restaurant up for success in 2021. As restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan, too. So, where do you start?

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We started the Restaurant Growth Podcast in 2021 to provide a platform for the best and brightest minds in the restaurant and hospitality industry. From big, important ideas to use-today tactics, here are the best takeaways we heard on Season One of the Restaurant Growth Podcast. That smartphone is your media center.

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ChowNow

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

When brainstorming restaurant marketing ideas, many restaurateurs seek out strategies that will help bring in new customers. Marketing to your existing customers keeps your restaurant top of mind leading to increased order frequency and higher ticket sizes. Start a restaurant loyalty program.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 4, 2022

This article was written by Katie Fairchild, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Restaurant365 and featured in Hospitality Technology. Don’t leave it to chance that search engines will automatically return your website when a search is conducted. By increasing your SEO. And great news – it’s free!

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

We’ve created this COVID-19 restaurant closure guide to help restaurateurs like you navigate these difficult times. Here are some things to think about before you shut your doors. If local laws mandate that you have to shut your restaurant down, then you must comply. The law This major decision isn’t entirely up to you.

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Social Media Restaurant Law Employee Relations Communication 312

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. 'Safety' is what I believe to be most important now to help assure patrons to revisit their favorite restaurants.

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Sling

JULY 4, 2021

Restaurant marketing has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. With the rise of the internet and the ubiquity of smartphones and tablets, the vast majority of marketing efforts are concentrated online. But there are still effective marketing channels available offline too. 5) Extend Your Reach With A Food Truck.

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Bottleneck Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

After the successful launch of its first virtual brand/restaurant, Secret Sauce , Bottleneck is launching Rebel’s Hot Chicken on November 30th, 2021, the bold new carryout and delivery concept operating out of the group’s Old Town Pour House location in Chicago and City Works in Wheeling, IL. Place Your Order.

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Restaurant Engine

JANUARY 13, 2021

Is social media marketing on the menu for your restaurant’s marketing plan? If not, it’s time now to harness its power for your restaurant. You know that owning a restaurant takes a lot of time and a lot of work. Your customers want to see how you prepare your food. tweet this).

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Restaurant Engine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The social media benefits for your restaurant are vital to your success. You know your restaurant needs to leverage the tremendous power of social media, and you may utilize some platforms. What’s more, you also know that social media marketing is vital in today’s digital world.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2020

The food and restaurant industry has evolved dramatically over the years. When people decide to dine in your establishment, they don’t just want to eat good food; they want to have a pleasant experience, as well. Your ability to provide excellent customer service will play a big part in defining the success of your establishment.

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Restaurant Engine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Stay on top of the latest trends to help your restaurant grow. This is a common problem for both new and established restaurants, and it all comes down to marketing. In this article, let’s look at 2020 restaurant marketing trends for your best year yet, and so you don’t have to ask, “Where are my diners?”.

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Bingage

DECEMBER 2, 2019

There is one thing that makes the restaurant industry so interesting? The rapid change in nature…it can be anything in the form of technology, customer preferences, marketing trends or anything. Now it’s time to compensate by making this new year a grad success for your business. million new restaurant jobs.

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Restaurant Engine

MARCH 10, 2021

Coupons can bring in repeat customers to your restaurant. As a restaurant owner or manager, you want to drive new customers into your restaurant. You may also want to increase the loyalty and retention rate of your current customers. Let’s look at how you can use restaurant coupons to your benefit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

You may find yourself second guessing things about your venture like location, vendor selection and finding quality employees. One overlooked aspect of owning a successful restaurant, or any business in today’s modern age is an effective online presence and a quality website. This blog will steer you in the right direction.

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Focus POS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

You pour countless hours into crafting the perfect menu, creating the perfect ambiance, and training your staff for the perfect guest experience at your restaurant. But if you haven’t developed a strong restaurant marketing strategy to build your customer base, all that work could be for nothing.

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Indoor Media

MARCH 1, 2018

It is used most commonly as your website address, but can also be used to create a customized email address. As the virtual store sign for your business, a well-picked domain establishes and defines your business online, and a subpar domain can confuse and even deter potential customers from choosing your business.

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The Food Corridor

JUNE 3, 2020

With movement restricted and social distancing measures becoming the new normal for restaurants, we have seen an acceleration in the move to digital technology for food businesses. Here are our top 10 emerging platforms or tech empowered concepts that we believe will power the future of the food industry.

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Ordyx

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Perfect, so the next step is you get your customers to become more loyal. One way is to use a good customer l oyalty program , such as one integrated directly with your restaurant POS system. Well, here are a few ways to increase your customer loyalty and overall profitability! There is no downside to customer loyalty.

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Takeaway Solutions

MARCH 27, 2018

"Last year, restaurants crossed a digital milestone: The percentage of orders booked online or using a smartphone or tablet app—now 6.6% Whether your customers choose to dine at your restaurant or order food for carryout, it is your responsibility as a restaurant owner to make the ordering process as seamless as possible for your patrons.

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Island Media Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Before people walk into your restaurant to enjoy the good ambiance, impeccable service, and great delicacy, they need to find you first. For this reason, you need to implement not only the social media marketing tools but also an effective website SEO campaign. Here are some SEO tips for your website in the restaurant industry.

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Island Media Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Before people walk into your restaurant to enjoy the good ambiance, impeccable service, and great delicacy, they need to find you first. For this reason, you need to implement not only the social media marketing tools, but also an effective website SEO campaign. Optimize Your Website. Keyword Research and Combination.

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. Why run a restaurant at all?

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Buzztime Business

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Why write New Year’s resolutions when you can use these 5 bar and restaurant goals instead? When the ball drops at midnight, you’ll be ready to welcome in 2024…your most successful year yet. Resolution #1 – Boost Check Averages It’s the holy grail of bar and restaurant goals: bigger checks. Put fun on the menu.

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Notch

JANUARY 23, 2019

As an owner-operator, your restaurant likely sits at the center of your life. It's not only your business and your livelihood— it's also your dream. Unfortunately, if your restaurant is typical, your profit margins are exceedingly narrow. Why run a restaurant at all?

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Merchandise Website Management Point of Sale 52

Social Hospitality

JULY 5, 2019

Digital marketing has revolutionized the marketing landscape, especially for restaurants. Even if your restaurant is well established, you have to keep up with current marketing trends in order to remain competitive. Are you marketing your restaurant in the right way?

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Indoor Media

JULY 27, 2017

When you own a growing restaurant, every day you strive to create a friendly atmosphere and be a part of your customers’ daily routines or perhaps even lifelong memories. To continue doing what you love, you need to stay on top of the latest in your industry and ways to increase profits. Nation’s Restaurant News.

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KaTom

JUNE 15, 2020

The Best Takeout Restaurants in Durham (According to Us). As people look to take a break from kitchen duties, feeding their families every night during social distancing, KaTom is suggesting some takeout restaurants for a handful of cities across the country. I mean, you’re not wrong, but you’re hardly right. American Food.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

The restaurant industry is a competitive space, and you need unique restaurant marketing ideas if you want your venue to stand out. The challenge is, restaurant marketing and promotions can take many forms, and not every strategy will resonate with every diner. The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing.

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Indoor Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It’s no secret that you’re in the restaurant business for more than the love of food. There’s not a magic potion, but there are some things that will work better than others to increase restaurant sales. What is the best restaurant advertising campaign you can run? And by local, we mean within 5 miles of your location.

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Indoor Media

JULY 26, 2018

Fast-serve restaurants are quite a force in the food industry and don’t appear to be dwindling. Even during difficult economic times, people still enjoy the convenience and the lower price of fast-serve restaurants compared to more formal full-service restaurants. Use Promotions to Attract Customers.

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Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We’re a Restaurant Marketing Agency that’s worked with restaurants for over a decade. Follow our blog to soak up some of the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Restaurant Marketing Ideas. The restaurant business is an extremely competitive industry. In-restaurant ideas.

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EATER

MARCH 3, 2022

What many don’t know, though, is that these shops are almost always making their beverages with ingredients supplied by Herbalife, a multilevel marketing (MLM) company that sells dietary supplements, “nutritional shake mixes,” and protein powders.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Along with applying for parking permits and standing out in a highly competitive arena of the food industry, food truck operators must also contend with their mobility and its limitations, a lack of space for bulk inventory, marketing new locations, and more. When it comes to making a profit, your mobility is your best asset.

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Indoor Media

APRIL 5, 2018

Your website is as important to the success of your business as the employees you hire and the product or service you offer. Your website is as important to the success of your business as the employees you hire and the product or service you offer. Ask for references and a portfolio, and do your research on cost!

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Bingage

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This is the best time for a restaurant owner or manager to come up with some thought-provoking marketing ideas. Special Day is known for a special menu, Conduct a meeting with your chef and create a valentine’s day special menu with a catchy name. Combining two pleasures is a treat for your customers.

Marketing 98

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features interesting and insightful trends from Upserve, order for pickup guest experience study results, the Fraud Aftershock Index and the importance of foot traffic. Among grocery experiences, H-E-B and Whole Foods made it into the top rankings.

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