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Why Restaurants Need an ‘Always On’ Approach to Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

" Chirone's best practical advice for avoiding marketing mistakes includes: being consisitent, having a balanced marketing mix and leveraging the POS. "Consistency The right POS system can help you pull key performance indicators (KPIs). The right POS system can help you send surveys and prompt reviews.

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Tips for Keeping Restaurants Afloat as COVID Cases Spike

Modern Restaurant Management

Given that we are in a time where many restaurants are making changes to menus on a regular basis, it is important that the online menu is always accurate and connected to the restaurant POS. This will help restaurants avoid the possibility of customers placing orders and ending up with missing or non-existent menu items.

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This is How Customer Insight Data Can Lead Restaurants to Success

Modern Restaurant Management

This includes the POS system, phone calls, and online ordering platforms to create a record of customers’ order history. The first is to gather data from all relevant channels. Maximizing marketing efforts – Using data can help restaurants identify effective channels to reach their audience.

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The Ultimate Guide to Local Restaurant Marketing 2025

7 Shifts

Whichever event you choose, make sure to offer samples, hand out coupons, and engage with attendees to create a memorable experience. Distribute flyers or coupons Distributing flyers or coupons to local homes and businesses is a traditional yet effective restaurant marketing strategy to raise awareness and drive foot traffic.

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Restaurants Count on Cloud for Improved Operations and Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Easily integrate various systems – Through APIs, multiple systems can share data and provide insights across multiple locations and POS systems quicker than ever. This allows restaurant operators to know, for instance, what’s selling faster than hot cakes or which dishes are performing poorly.

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7 Issues that Threaten the Franchisor and Franchisee Relationship

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Example: Quizno’s In 2009, Quizno’s decided to go head-to-head with Subway’s “Five Dollar Footlong” special, offering coupons to patrons for a free sandwich. Unfortunately, franchisees' concerns were not heard, which caused owners to reject these coupons.

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What’s the Best Way to Advertise Auto Shop Coupons?

Indoor Media

Auto shop coupons are powerful tools to increase traffic, and more importantly, profits. Obviously, the more potential customers who receive your ad (and actually look at it) plays a huge factor in how many coupons will eventually be redeemed. In this article, we are going to look at the best placement for your coupons.

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