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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. Why did you want to open a marketing firm with a bar/restaurant/hospitality niche and what is the significance of the name Embark? “That’s the difference. .”

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Value-Driven Messaging Fuels Increased Traffic

Modern Restaurant Management

"Also, leveraging demographic data to augment loyalty programs and special offers was a critical factor in successful campaigns." " Among the highlights: The report found QSRs using demographic data in their loyalty programs were nearly twice as likely to continue running targeted promotions and LTOs, compared to those that did not.

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A CHECKLIST TO RESTAURANT EXCELLENCE – Part One

Culinary Cues

Prepare delicious food, advertise, open your doors and collect the money. The same holds true in the kitchen – CLEAN is a lifestyle, not a just a goal. [] THE PHYSICAL MENU IS IMPORTANT: This is you most important in-house advertising. AS others would view it…how hard can it be? Then I started to think about it. This is paramount.

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Holiday Diners Seek Out Unique Experiences

Modern Restaurant Management

Success for hospitality businesses will depend on getting unique, yet on-brand, holiday experiences live early, so guests can book them. In addition, now is the time for restaurants and hospitality businesses to be thinking about customized holiday experiences that they want to develop and promote.

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How Fast-Food Apps Took Over The Drive-Thru

EATER

For my 29-year-old son, hospitality is an app that offers him opportunities to buy more easily. Im a baby boomer, and to me, hospitality is a smile and good service, Zagor says. But for my 29-year-old son, hospitality is a well-designed app that remembers him, that offers him opportunities to buy more easily.

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How Cracker Barrel chef Matt Banton is expanding the flavor portfolio

Restaurant Business

22, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bret Thorn, senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality, visited Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort, which just opened two new concepts from restaurateur Stephen Starr. By Patricia Cobe and Bret Thorn on Jul. You can subscribe to it wherever you listen to podcasts.

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How restaurants can build a robust revenue stream through workplace catering

Restaurant Business

Menu Talk is a collaboration between Restaurant Business Senior Menu Editor Pat Cobe and Bret Thorn, senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. You can subscribe to it wherever you listen to podcasts. Members help make our journalism possible.