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9 Important Hospitality Sales and Marketing Tips

Social Hospitality

Offer time-sensitive deals and coupons. Organize a wine tasting event, or anything related to local products. Provide Career Growth Opportunities for the Best Employees. Your employees, especially those who are in direct touch with clients, are the faces of your business. Feature these testimonials on your website.

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

7 Shifts

You want to have a big enough budget that your target customers will be exposed to your ads multiple times in a short period (two weeks) prior to the grand opening…he “newness” of the business and special offers related to the grand opening should increase the responsiveness of potential customers.”

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9 Important Hospitality Sales and Marketing Tips

Social Hospitality

Offer time-sensitive deals and coupons. Organize a wine tasting event, or anything related to local products. Provide Career Growth Opportunities for the Best Employees Your employees, especially those who are in direct touch with clients, are the faces of your business. Feature these testimonials on your website.

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How to Set Up Online Ordering for Restaurants

7 Shifts

These fees, when not managed, cut deep into razor-thin margins, and in some cases, can contribute to a restaurant closing for good. Without existing apps, this lives on your restaurant’s website. Does it integrate with my restaurant’s website? 7shifts' data has seen a 243% growth in delivery-related roles (i.e.

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29 Proven Grand Opening Ideas For Small Businesses

Sling

Check out The Guinness World Records’ websites for help with business-related ideas. To make the virtual participants feel more welcome, take down their contact information and send them a coupon to encourage them to visit your business in person. Task lists for you and your employees. 26) Create A Carnival Atmosphere.

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Restaurant Taxes: Top 12 Tax Deductions and Tips For Restaurants

Harbor Touch

If employees receive benefits and compensation, they must be provided for work that employees perform. If you are audited, and the IRS believes you are overcompensating employees based on other amounts reported within the restaurant industry, you may not be able to deduct them fully. Employee Meals. Employee Tips.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. Other leisure-related categories affected the most included travel, cruises, lodging and airlines. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends.

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