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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

7 Shifts

Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. You can book online or give us a call. Alternatively, bar seating must be closed until physical distancing requirements are eased. Invite influencers ?? Set a budget ??

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Understanding and Using ‘Influence Patterns’ with Restaurant & Cafe Customers

Ken Burgin

They ‘influenced’ you in a way that caused you to act differently to what you thought was ‘rational’. As a business person, your ability to influence the actions and beliefs of others is of crucial importance. It is impossible not to influence others. So when we discuss the issue of influence, we need not ask the question.

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7 Ways to prepare your restaurant for a successful summer

Open for Business

Perfect your outdoor seating Whether it's a sidewalk cafe, rooftop terrace, or garden patio, outdoor dining is a major draw for guests when the weather warms up. Expand your al fresco seating and create a welcoming and comfortable outdoor space with stylish furniture, shade umbrellas, and ambient lighting.

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The 10 Best Bits of Advice We Heard on Season 1 of the Restaurant Growth Podcast

7 Shifts

Shawn is the host of not one but two podcasts— Digital Hospitality and Restaurant Influencers —and he stopped by ours to talk about creating a media brand out of your restaurant. So he created a universal training manual, his book— The Surprise Restaurant Manager. It's a full-on media company. That smartphone is your media center.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? Seating capacity. Coffee shop with seating: $80,000 to $300,000. Coffee shop with both seating and a drive-thru: $80,000 to $300,000. Are there high-top, bar-style tables, regular seating, or a mix of both? But, don't limit your research to just that!

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Seven Top Restaurant Marketing Ideas And Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

While you are waiting to be seated, the hostess fans out a deck of cards containing four jokers. Book in advance, or wait half an hour for a table. Influencers like food bloggers and food critics have a loyal audience that trusts what they say and recommend. A great example of a conversation trigger is Skip’s Kitchen.

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French Restaurants Are in Vogue

EATER

Chefs have become influencers in their own right, making them strong allies for the right designer or model. It’s become imperative for fashion brands and influencers to truly invest their money and attention in quality cooking. Opened in 2010, it’s popular among shoppers for its picturesque courtyard seating.

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