Indoor Media

AUGUST 26, 2020

Auto repair email marketing is a great tool to help you do that. Capitalize on customers that already frequent your shop rather than trying to attract new customers that may come in for a cheap oil change but never return. Know and Segment Your Customers. Know and Segment Your Customers. Constant Contact.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 12, 2023

Email marketing is an invaluable strategy for boosting your restaurant. Whether you’re launching a new venture, realizing the untapped potential of promotional emails, or creating an email newsletter , email marketing will help your restaurant flourish. Why email marketing works for food service operations.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 18, 2021

Few marketing channels are as effective as restaurant email marketing. A whopping 59% of people say that marketing emails influence their purchase decisions. And, email has proven to generate the highest return on investment of any marketing channel at $38 for every $1 spent. Download Now.

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Social Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The right photos have the power to sway customer opinions in a matter of seconds, both positively and negatively. As such, carefully consider every image your brand puts out online or in print. The goal of these marketing materials is to form a clear visual identity and convey the desired message to your target audience.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

There’s always something else to get done, a new fire to put out, and broken things to fix. This keeps information from getting lost in the text and email shuffle. When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Management log books also cut down on confusion.

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The Rail

AUGUST 4, 2022

With global restaurant brands gobbling up more of the market, it has become extremely challenging for small restaurants to compete and gain loyal customers. Thankfully, email marketing for restaurants can help you pull in your target customers ! Because it works.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apple | Android Team Communication The Team Communication tool from 7shifts fixes the chaos of disconnected conversations, text threads, and email chains that seem to go nowhere. The app also lets employees take their scheduling changes into their own hands by making approved shift swaps and securely communicating with each other.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apple | Android Team Communication The Team Communication tool from 7shifts fixes the chaos of disconnected conversations, text threads, and email chains that seem to go nowhere. The app also lets employees take their scheduling changes into their own hands by making approved shift swaps and securely communicating with each other.

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Open for Business

MAY 4, 2023

Restaurant service is one of the most important factors in any hospitality experience. Excellent customer service can be the difference between success and closing your doors. “We Here’s why customer satisfaction is a must for increasing revenue, plus examples of how to fine-tune your restaurant’s hospitality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Direct Mail Marketing has been around just about as long as mailbox service to homes has been. That doesn’t mean, of course, that you need to use it to get the word out about your restaurant. However, once soldiers started returning home from the war, home building became more common, giving direct marketers new customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Restaurant managers balance several responsibilities while taking care of staff and guest needs. One of the most important parts of being a successful restaurant manager is having the ability to hear their customers’ concerns. However, it can sometimes take time to get customers to respond to surveys they're given.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. There are more options for eating out than ever before. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. Assume a customer discovers your website but cannot identify where you are located or how to contact you.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a restaurant owner, you know how difficult it is to win a customer's attention and make them keep coming back to your restaurant. Consumer-facing industries like food & beverage see more short-term purchases based on emotional triggers—which means maintaining a healthy bottom line becomes a challenge without a dedicated customer base.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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The Rail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Researchers sought to find out the effects of offering mints to restaurant customers on customer satisfaction. Offering mints led to a 20% increase in customer tips and customer satisfaction. In other words, good and personalized customer service yielded a positive impact for the restaurant business.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (55%), mobile payments (52%), and third-party food delivery services (51%). The restaurant tech industry is growing, with software and services designed to streamline almost every aspect of your business. All of this (and more!) is possible with a great POS.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Even as many restaurants around North America reopen for on-premise dining, many customers will continue to opt for off-premise dining options. How do you market food delivery and takeout? Determine who will be responsible for delivering orders to customers. Take advantage of discounts for bulk orders from your vendors.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 20, 2022

We chatted with some of those most experienced in the ghost kitchen game to find out some myths, best practices, and tips for success in this food service style. Ghost kitchens emerged in the back half of the 2010s as delivery apps began to take hold of the dining market. The ghost kitchen can take many forms.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

However, the term ‘get more Google reviews’ receives approximately 14,000 annual global searches, suggesting business owners and marketeers are struggling to find the secret to success. To help you out, here's what this SEO expert has to say. Ask for Reviews – They Won’t Always Come to You.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

It’s essential to adopt sound marketing strategies for your in-house food delivery business. Here are some tips to best advertise that you offer delivery services. Offer Quality Services. Excellent Customer Services : Your customer service rep and delivery employees reflect the image of the business.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

There’s always something else to get done, a new fire to put out, and broken things to fix. This keeps information from getting lost in the text and email shuffle. When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Management log books also cut down on confusion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Why You Need a Restaurant Website Digital marketing is crucial to restaurant growth because most diners aren’t just looking up information on your website, they’re also examining your menu online. What other diners say about your food, service, and dining space will matter a great deal to would-be diners. Yes, you do.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 23, 2020

The first option is to use a third-party delivery app like UberEats and Doordash, and while they’re great options to increase your restaurant’s reach, they are known to charge a large percentage of the total bill—often upwards of 20-30% in order to use their services. You will be in contact with the customer directly. No added fees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2024

full service restaurants surveyed plan to introduce catering services. To delve more into the results, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Matt Zibell, VP Technology at TouchBistro. So, to me, finding out that over a quarter of restaurants don’t have a website was a bit surprising.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  Lean into marketing Summer brings a shift in consumer behavior and preferences. We can help.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 20, 2023

This means big business for restaurants, and a surge in customers and sales. While some restaurants may see a decrease in business on Super Bowl Sunday due to the game being televised, many others see it as an opportunity to bring in more customers. But how do you stand out? In 2019, diners spent $81.30

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SpotOn

MAY 8, 2024

Transactional emails are a good case in point. Email marketing often hogs the limelight, at the expense of transactional emails. So, let’s see what you can do about this, as we explore some transactional email best practices. We won’t take long. What are transactional emails?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. At full-service restaurants, servers are responsible for crucial tasks. Enter digital tableside ordering. It relieves cashiers and reduces long lines.

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SpotOn

MARCH 12, 2024

Gigi Cohen is the Director of Marketing for MDP Restaurant Group. In her role, Cohen sets the restaurant marketing strategy, develops social media ads, and tracks the success of their online advertising and email marketing. The rest of our restaurants are in food courts, requiring different marketing strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

To attract customers while accommodating tightened budgets, restaurants should consider employing marketing strategies that leverage data-driven insights to tailor messaging according to consumer needs. Stemming from rising inflation, consumers are also uncertain on whether it’s less expensive to dine out or eat in.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in. So, where do you start?

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Restaurant Engine

MAY 22, 2024

The corporate lunch crowd wants to eat out, so it’s up to you to entice them to your restaurant. It turns out that workers who take a lunch break and actually leave their offices are more satisfied with their jobs and may even be more efficient. So, do everything you can to streamline your service. tweet this) How?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

They can take orders on iPads and process transactions via handheld POS devices. What sets an RMS apart from a general POS system or retail software is that RMS suites specifically serve the restaurant industry and are full of features that support how food service businesses work. How does a restaurant management system work?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

They can take orders on iPads and process transactions via handheld POS devices. What sets an RMS apart from a general POS system or retail software is that RMS suites specifically serve the restaurant industry and are full of features that support how food service businesses work. How does a restaurant management system work?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

The fact that 60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% close within five years of their grand opening is an indication that few have what it takes for long-term success. If you want to open a restaurant , or if you're going to take a fresh look at where you are in your journey as a restaurateur, you must develop a business plan.

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Buzztime Business

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Each resolution includes action items to take, and results you can expect. Resolution #2 – Bring in More Customers Attracting more patrons is one of your 2024 bar and restaurant goals…right? Or, check out handheld, touchscreen tablets that connect guests to a digital arcade. Try these simple crowd-building tactics.

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