Social Hospitality: Restaurants

AUGUST 11, 2023

Implementing a solid SEO strategy may not be the heart of a good restaurant, but it certainly can help. Here are some SEO practices for restaurants to boost their digital presence and attract customers. One of the key advantages of SEO for a restaurant business is the ability to stand out in local searches. Picture this.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

After all, intuitive design and up-to-date information can turn a website visitor into a paying customer. Add photos and videos to show customers what they can expect. Share press and customer reviews for external validation. Allow customers to place takeout and delivery orders through your website.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 4, 2022

This article was written by Katie Fairchild, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Restaurant365 and featured in Hospitality Technology. Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is a great way to increase your revenue by growing your customer base with patrons who may not have otherwise found your restaurant. By increasing your SEO.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

How can you convince a customer to come to your business and spend money on your food? In addition to bringing customers to your restaurant, your 2021 marketing should focus on bringing your restaurant to them. In addition to bringing customers to your restaurant, your 2021 marketing should focus on bringing your restaurant to them.

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EATER

MAY 2, 2024

Building on decades of Korean Mexican cuisine in the city’s Pequeño Seúl, restaurants are crafting menus with global influences and attracting new customers The smells of Korean barbecue and Mexican street food mingle in the air of Zona Rosa, a central neighborhood of Mexico City. The Mexican influence is natural. The bathroom at Xeul.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The research found that businesses worldwide – particularly restaurants – intend to experiment more in 2025, especially with customer retention programs like loyalty, as they face the triple challenge of sustained high inflation, shrinking consumer wallets and the need to raise prices across the board.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Execution will play a pivotal role in building customer trust and ensuring today's diners remain loyal." Both sides agreed that a negative take-out experience – ranging from a reduced menu to poor service – was a deal-breaker. Key findings include: Basic customization and segmentation tactics are no longer enough.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2024

You got into this business because of your passion for food and hospitality. Best restaurant marketing tools, software, and platforms for your business We rounded up and categorized various restaurant marketing tools by type, including email marketing, SEO, SMS, and social media tools. Let’s go over each category.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Instagram is now reshaping the way diners consume their food, and in return restaurants have changed to accommodate the need for “ Instagrammable ” experiences. Everything needs to be done with the purpose of getting customers to want to try your food, otherwise all you’ll get are fluff metrics. Testimonials work.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2023

For restaurants seeking to increase their customer base, enhance visibility, and build long-lasting relationships with patrons, a well-rounded marketing strategy tailored to the local community is essential. These are the basics of local restaurant marketing to attract customers and cultivate loyalty.

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The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduce dishes or experiences that aren’t available elsewhere. Optimize for Search Engines (SEO) Use relevant keywords and keep your content updated to climb the search engine ranks. Offer Promotions and Discounts Implement Loyalty Programs Reward repeat customers with discounts or freebies.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. This could be a good choice if you find a business that is already established and has a loyal customer base. These elements need to work together to ensure your customers understand what you're about.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2021

By learning from others' experiences, you too can be successful. The Restaurant Growth Podcast by 7shifts brings together restaurant leaders from all corners of our industry: full-service, quick-service, tech, and everyone who helps push hospitality forward. Hospitality Hangout. 7shifts Restaurant Growth Podcast.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. Consistent management of online listings, menus, and reviews dramatically improves SEO and placement in local search results.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. Consistent management of online listings, menus, and reviews dramatically improves SEO and placement in local search results.

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Lavu

JULY 3, 2025

Software, as a Service, commonly referred to as SaaS, is a relatively new business model where software is licensed to customers on a subscription-based plan over the internet. The restaurant industry has been inundated with challenges from inflation, staffing, delivery services and guest experience.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

How can you convince a customer to come to your business and spend money on your food? In addition to bringing customers to your restaurant, your 2021 marketing should focus on bringing your restaurant to them. In addition to bringing customers to your restaurant, your 2021 marketing should focus on bringing your restaurant to them.

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Open for Business

JULY 7, 2023

The definition of the word hospitality can change depending on context. But when it comes to restaurants, the word hospitality has always meant the art and science of crafting a warm, welcoming, and positive experience for guests. To guests, the best hospitality feels almost magical.

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Gecko Hospitality

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Other hospitality businesses can learn from casinos what strategies work best and how to implement them. Every hospitality business wants to be at the top of the list when a potential customer searches online. To do this, casinos focus on perfecting their online SEO strategies. But what about the other customers?

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The Rail

AUGUST 5, 2024

Not only that, but a good restaurant management system can facilitate customer connection and make first-timers into repeat-eaters. It can even enhance the experience with features like built-in inventory tracking to avoid negotiating a substitution with a hungry customer at the last minute.

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The Restaurant Group

JULY 25, 2024

In the bustling and dynamic food service industry, you always try to provide a pleasant guest experience while ensuring a positive cash flow after all expenses have been accounted for. As the average customer studies the menu for only 109 seconds (Gallup), you must make the most of it with menu engineering.

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Island Media Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

This is a continuation of the previous article on 10 SEO Top Tips for Restaurants; if you haven't read the first part of, please go through this link. For this reason include a menu and make the experience of the average web visitor friendly. To make the offline experience of a prospective customer better, include a pdf format.

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Island Media Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

This is a continuation of the previous article on 10 SEO Top Tips for Restaurants; if you haven't read the first part of, please go through this link. For this reason include a menu and make the experience of the average web visitor friendly. To make the offline experience of a prospective customer better, include a pdf format.

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Open for Business

MAY 16, 2024

Menus can be refreshed and hospitality can be fine-tuned, but your restaurant’s success ultimately boils down to discoverability. Diners are doing more research than ever and a restaurant website is a critical touchpoint of the guest experience. A website can be a powerful tool for marketing your restaurant.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 15, 2021

Everything you need to know about social media, digital marketing, SEO, and more! In order to make sure customers remember your restaurant long after they’ve dined with you, it’s important to define your brand identity. This refers to the tone and language you use when communicating with customers. Download Now.

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Harbor Touch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After all, it’s often the first and most lasting impression customers will have of a restaurant. So how can you create a restaurant website that not only looks great but also functions well and helps you attract and retain customers? Are you looking to attract new customers or keep existing ones coming back?

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Harbor Touch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After all, it’s often the first and most lasting impression customers will have of a restaurant. So how can you create a restaurant website that not only looks great but also functions well and helps you attract and retain customers? Are you looking to attract new customers or keep existing ones coming back?

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Design Website Management Customer Experience Customer Service 78

Harbor Touch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After all, it’s often the first and most lasting impression customers will have of a restaurant. So how can you create a restaurant website that not only looks great but also functions well and helps you attract and retain customers? Are you looking to attract new customers or keep existing ones coming back?

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Aaron Allen & Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Are we doing the right things with earned media, mobile and omnichannel strategy, pricing psychology and promotional strategy, PPC, SEO/SEM, e/m/s-commerce, geolocation technologies, CRM, LSM, loyalty initiatives, and UX/UI optimization across all devices, including self-ordering systems? How can we benefit from AI and robotics ?

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Island Media Management

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most common obstacles we encounter is finding the right blog topics to boost SEO and at the same time create an informative post. Blogs are a necessity when it comes to SEO. Even if it’s just a touch of your business’ brand on your blog post, it promotes customer loyalty, trust and likeability.

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Island Media Management

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most common obstacles we encounter is finding the right blog topics to boost SEO and at the same time create an informative post. Blogs are a necessity when it comes to SEO. Even if it’s just a touch of your business’ brand on your blog post, it promotes customer loyalty, trust and likeability.

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Harbor Touch

JUNE 6, 2017

Too many choices make it difficult for your customers to make a decision and even harder for your kitchen to make 100 different food items. Even a quality website with proper SEO from a professional web design company can go a long way to help people find you online. It’s also a good idea not to have too many menu items.

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Ordyx

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Photo by Marek Rucinski It t urns out that customer loyalty is an essential ingredient for any thriving business. Increase customer retention rates by… following these 6 steps! There is no downside to customer loyalty. Perfect, so the next step is you get your customers to become more loyal. This also counts as PR.

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BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In addition, customer demand for bottles of wine on the other side of the room can take place simultaneously, for faster service. This simple formula and business model also make for exceptional customer service and . A restaurant marketing plan—including restaurant SEO—takes consistent effort . Operational costs are high.

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Restaurant Logic

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The hospitality industry is booming as it has never done before and the arrival of the internet and especially content marketing has only enhanced this growth in the market. Also, for more topics use Google Keyword Planner to search keywords which your potential customers are looking for. Create a Topics List. Creating Your Own Review.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Snack, which has benefited from more flexible schedules blurring the dayparts and customers' hesitancy to dine in, is the only daypart that has increased visits over the past year. “Customers need the help of suppliers and distributors more than ever at the moment,” Crompton said. Visits at P.M. Top Restaurant Brands.

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