ChowNow

MAY 16, 2025

A great dining experience starts long before someone walks through your door. If your site is clunky, hard to navigate, or missing basic features like a prominent online ordering button, your potential customer will bounce because diners have little to no tolerance for friction or confusion when theyre looking for food.

Mobile Ordering

ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

If you want to increase order volume for your restaurant, focusing on online takeout and delivery is key. Since 2014, these channels have grown 300% faster than dine-inand the trend isnt slowing down. But growing online order volume isnt always easy. Make mobile-friendliness a top priority.

Ordering

Web Diner

MARCH 21, 2025

Local SEO isn’t just another marketing buzzwordit’s the digital equivalent of having your restaurant on the most visible intersection in the neighborhood. Local SEO isn’t just another marketing buzzwordit’s the digital equivalent of having your restaurant on the most visible intersection in the neighborhood.

SEO

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This reflects the positive impact loyalty programs have on driving revenue, with 83 percent of restaurant leaders saying their loyalty program successfully drives up order or basket size, as well as repeat visits (82 percent) and return on investment (78 percent). ” A Year of Challenges U.S. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

Marketing

Restaurant Engine

MARCH 26, 2025

” Its important to consider this behavior when creating your Google and Facebook ads and working on your website’s SEO (search engine optimization). This may mean dining in at your restaurant or ordering for pick-up or take-out. Concentrate on hyperlocal marketing strategies to reach your target customer.

Marketing

The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction In the bustling world of dining, how to attract more guests to a restaurant is the secret sauce to success. Develop a Unique Dining Concept Understand Your Target Audience First things first, know your crowd. Ensure it’s easy to navigate and mobile-friendly.

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Engine

JULY 9, 2025

They may choose to dine out when they don’t want to cook, but they may also not want to dine in. Your customers need to be able to find your online ordering quickly and easily. In addition, your online ordering system should be user-friendly. A mobile-optimized ordering interface. Customer reviews.

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Engine

MAY 14, 2025

Ultimately, youll increase the rate at which they dine with you, engage your customers, and increase your revenue. This approach taps into status-driven motivation and is ideal for higher-end or fine-dining establishments. This can be especially effective for cafs, casual dining spots, or lunch-focused venues.

Loyalty Program

ChowNow

JUNE 20, 2025

Optimize Your Restaurant Website to be Fast and Mobile-Friendly Start by making sure your website loads quickly, is mobile-friendly, and has clear calls to action, like “Order Now,” “Make a Reservation,” or “View Menu.” Post regularly, highlight your most popular dishes, and use local hashtags to support your local SEO.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 3, 2024

Incorporate high-quality images showcasing your dishes, inviting dining area, and any unique features that define your restaurant's personality. With the majority of online searches now conducted on mobile devices, having a mobile-responsive website is non-negotiable.

SEO

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2021

Implementing SEO strategies aimed at vaulting into the Google Six Pack can help restaurants increase visibility, remain competitive and attract business. Search engines rank the most relevant results first and the average organic click-through rate (CTR) the very top Google mobile search result gets is 26.9

SEO

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2020

By optimizing their websites, restaurateurs make it easy for patrons find their business online which can lead to more customers dining in and/or ordering online. If Google determines that a restaurant has a quality website, the restaurant will show up in search rankings when consumers are searching for dining options.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It only exists online; customers can order food through a delivery app. Mobile Optimization : Optimize your website for mobile devices. SEO is more than just a trend; it's a way to get potential customers to your website. SEO is more than just a trend; it's a way to get potential customers to your website.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

Customers want the ability to order online, set up delivery, view seating, and book tables through the convenience of a mobile phone. Not having strong online visibility and mobile-friendly options could likely mean that you are losing diners to the competitor across town who does. Can customers find you?

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

While we do live in a mobile world where smartphone pictures have become the norm, professional photography is still needed for restaurants. Managing SEO. You don’t want to “fool” your customers by making an item into something they won’t receive when they order. Making the Most of Your Marketing.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Customers are going to be hesitant to dine indoors. That they can get coronavirus from someone sitting next to them while dining. Post a picture to Google My Business of “2020 Hours” Callers just want to know you’re open and what type of dining is available. That tables are too close.

Marketing

ChowNow

JUNE 20, 2024

That’s where SEO for restaurants comes in and can be incredibly important. SEO can feel incredibly technical and overwhelming, especially if it’s new to you, but this beginner’s guide will help you get started. What is SEO? Why is SEO for restaurants so important?

SEO

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

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. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

2020

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Diners are turning to online ordering in increasing numbers because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on on-premise dining. According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Online ordering - Ditto.

Design

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4 So what’s next? .”

Delivery

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Mobile Menus. Everything you do should funnel customers towards your mobile menu to encourage takeout orders. If your mobile experience is poor, you’re building your digital marketing on a shaky foundation. One of the best ways to get an accurate Online Menu easily is have it tied to your standard dine-in menu.

2021

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Did you know that three in four customers will visit a restaurant's website before dining at that restaurant? In an era when enabling online ordering is essential to running a restaurant, having an online presence for your restaurant is critical. However, relying on your restaurant's Facebook page or Instagram just won't cut it.

Website Management

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In that sense, make sure to double-check your NAP across the web to ensure its consistency and accuracy, as this directly influences your SEO ranking and search visibility. In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Engagement on Social Media. Email Marketing.

Marketing

Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Local SEO: Claim Your Territory When “best restaurants near me” is searched, your restaurant should be the top recommendation. Local SEO also benefits from: Regularly updating Google My Business listings. If a diner always orders vegan dishes, they should receive updates on vegan specials.

Marketing

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

More and more restaurants are launching their own websites, mobile apps, and online ordering channels. So much so that diners go out of their way to order directly from restaurants they love. We’re always looking for new ways to help restaurants get more from their online ordering and boost their revenue streams.

Website Management

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In fact, 77% of diners visit a restaurant’s website before dining in or ordering out. To really bring in sales, you’ll need one that’s optimized for orders. Here’s all you need to know about building a great site that drives online orders. But not all sites are created equal.

Ordering

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2024

But the revenue restaurants get from digital channels like their mobile apps and websites surpasses the 32% of revenue they generate onsite and 26% over the phone. This is why Jim McCormick, Toast's SEO Lead , emphasizes how “SEO is one of the most effective marketing channels restaurants can use.”

2024

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Search engine optimization (SEO): People are searching for the best restaurants in your area on Google. In the modern marketing landscape, it’s difficult to stay in business without an online presence. Fortunately, website design platforms like WordPress, Squarespace, and Wix are lowering the barrier to entry to web design.

Demo

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Go Paperless While paper-based loyalty programs have the benefit of giving something physical to the customer to keep, a paperless loyalty program is much more flexible for the customer, allowing them to receive updates and offers over email, a mobile app, or a loyalty card.

Loyalty Program

7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

Once in your customers' hands, this piece of paper can directly influence what your diners order and how much they spend in one sitting. Categorize your dishes in order of consumption, starting from the appetizers, then the main course, side dishes, desserts, and beverages. The competition in the restaurant industry is getting tighter.

Social Media

ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

Front of House

ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

ChowNow integrates seamlessly into Toast to route orders through your kitchen, manage your online menu faster and easier, reduce errors and cancellations, and have better order accuracy. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

Front of House

Gourmet Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Here are a few ideas that are important to include: A few images of mouth-watering dishes your restaurant offers and perhaps the dining atmosphere; A link to the food menu; An online ordering tab; A link for making online reservations; A link to Google maps for directions and contact information including a phone number.

Design

7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, millennials dine out an average of 241 times yearly. In 2020, the number of establishments in the food and beverage industry was estimated to be 23.1 million worldwide, and in 2023, there were about 749,404 restaurants in the United States alone. How do you create a good restaurant marketing strategy? a boycott).

Marketing

Restaurant365

APRIL 9, 2020

Marketing your restaurant in a constantly changing digital world can be challenging, but digital marketing is essential both for converting former dine-in customers into takeout and delivery customers, and bringing in new and existing customers when restaurant restrictions are lifted. Prioritize local SEO.

Marketing

Aaron Allen & Associates

MARCH 3, 2022

It tracks all the transactions with a great level of detail (from the date and time to what items were purchased to returns or void checks, to how it was paid, who sold it, and what table were people seating in for casual dining restaurants). That’s where restaurant management software comes in. Restaurant Labor Management.

Management

Touch Bistro

MAY 26, 2021

And Independence Day 2021 may be the busiest one yet, with 46% of American consumers reporting that they’re excited to dine out again as pandemic restrictions are loosened. For example, if you’re a fine dining establishment, diners probably aren’t looking for streamers and balloons everywhere. Equipment and Technology.

Specials