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‘Cookie-Cutter Marketing Doesn’t Work in this Industry.’

Modern Restaurant Management

Recognizing that social media could be a powerful tool for the hospitality industry, Kim Beechner founded Embark Marketing in her senior year of college. I founded Embark Marketing during my senior year of undergrad, right as social media marketing was becoming a powerful tool for businesses. And I love that.

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How Martha Moments Creator Andrew Ritchie Built a Martha Stewart Community

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What started as a blog in 2006 expanded its social media presence a decade later. Ritchie was invited on Martha’s podcast last year, appeared as a guest on her show in 2010, and has attended numerous events she’s held like the Great American Tag Sale in 2022. In 2010, she had me on for an episode about bloggers.

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A Guide to Effective Instagram Marketing For Restaurants

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

Instagram has come a long way since its inception in 2010. The image-based social network now has a revenue of approximately $6.84 To start out with any kind of social media for business, planning is key. This includes your logo, your restaurant’s decor, and your social media content. . Plan Ahead.

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Is Galentine’s the New Valentine’s?

Modern Restaurant Management

“We are booked and have been since shortly after posting about the lunch on our social media channels,” said Sally Davis, General Manager of Eliza Restaurant & Bar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "Reservations The owners of one contemporary Creole restaurant think so.

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The Fermented Foods Industry Is Built on Global Ingredients. So Why Are Its Most Visible Faces White?

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While the fermented foods industry evangelizes products rooted in global, often East Asian, traditions, its most visible faces are predominantly white The first time I tasted kombucha was in 2010, at a Whole Foods in San Francisco. Nearly every culture on this planet ferments.

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A Guide to Effective Instagram Marketing For Restaurants

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

Instagram has come a long way since its inception in 2010. The image-based social network now has a revenue of approximately $6.84 Plan Ahead To start out with any kind of social media for business, planning is key. This includes your logo, your restaurant’s decor, and your social media content.

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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

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With a flagship 1,800-seat location in the city of Erbil and a second 800-seat location in Sulaimani (also spelled Sulaymaniyah), ABC is one of Iraq’s most popular restaurant brands, with often busy dining rooms, large social media followings, and billboards all over. In 2000, ABC opened its first location in the Dutch town of Velp.