Open for Business

MAY 16, 2024

Diners are doing more research than ever and a restaurant website is a critical touchpoint of the guest experience. There’s a common misconception that building a restaurant website will incur significant expense or require advanced technical skills. Why is a restaurant website important?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2023

To attract customers while accommodating tightened budgets, restaurants should consider employing marketing strategies that leverage data-driven insights to tailor messaging according to consumer needs. Through cookies and pixels, marketers have collected consumer data as they navigated the rise of the Internet.

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Sling

JULY 24, 2023

Restaurant management software is a rapidly expanding niche of software development. Some of these apps are designed to solve specific problems, like shift scheduling or point of sale , while others boast all-in-one suites for every aspect of restaurant management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

How can you adjust your B2C marketing strategy to align with their needs and provide an elevated culinary experience? How do you manage your restaurant in a modern and efficient way? You can craft a B2C marketing strategy that is interesting, relevant, and successful by following this checklist.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. It all starts with a great marketing plan. What is a restaurant marketing plan? Video Version.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

From managing the inventory to training the staff to be competent in the kitchen and with the customers, the restaurateur needs to take care of it all. Effective operations management is thus vital to run a successful restaurant business. Top Ways Of Enhancing Restaurant Operations Management.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2020

To help restaurants thrive and adapt, the 7shifts team brought together a number of industry thought-leaders to share how they have adapted their operations to capitalize on the new opportunities in the market. a bi-weekly email digest of the most important stories affecting restaurateurs right now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Digital marketing is a key ingredient that can help restauranteurs connect with customers to achieve both. Digital marketing strategies can be a force multiplier for bringing back loyal restaurant customers, attracting new customers and increasing brand awareness. Some of these strategies include: Optimizing the Website.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2021

The fast-paced nature of the restaurant industry makes it difficult for owners and managers to sit down, let alone read reports, restaurant magazines and blog posts to gain industry knowledge. podcast website. podcast website. podcast website. podcast website. The solution is simple: Podcasts! The Garnish by Toast.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

However, the term ‘get more Google reviews’ receives approximately 14,000 annual global searches, suggesting business owners and marketeers are struggling to find the secret to success. Pair the links with craft hand-written emails to your customers that had a great experience and ask for their feedback.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 4, 2022

From the moment they set foot inside your restaurant to the first time they log onto your website, your customers are sharing vital pieces of information that can fundamentally change how your brand operates. This means an email marketing message turns into a deeper conversation with each customer.

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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. Don’t leave it to chance that search engines will automatically return your website when a search is conducted. Use localized keywords in the content on your website pages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

As a restaurant owner, digital marketing can be a daunting task that takes up valuable time, energy, and resources. Most simply do not have the time needed to research digital marketing strategies, let alone implement them. This often means marketing and advertising efforts are done on-the-fly or simply 86’d. A double win!

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Apicbase

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you look under the bonnet, you will see that struggling businesses often lack a clear restaurant marketing plan. Of course, marketing isn’t the only thing that makes or breaks a business, but it does give you an edge when you expand and open in new locations. You don’t need a fancy consultant to do your marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This article includes some simple digital marketing strategies that restaurants can quickly implement ahead of the Valentine’s Day holiday. With the Marketing Rule of 7 , it takes an average of seven interactions with a brand before a purchase takes place. Give Your Website All of the Love.

Marketing 221

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Social Hospitality

MARCH 27, 2020

As worldwide markets continue to feel the pain of COVID-19, companies of every size are suffering from the effects. This pandemic has forced most companies to reevaluate their financial plans and marketing strategies. This pandemic has forced most companies to reevaluate their financial plans and marketing strategies.

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SpotOn

MAY 8, 2024

Countless business operations compete for your attention and, inevitably, some will fall by the wayside. Transactional emails are a good case in point. Email marketing often hogs the limelight, at the expense of transactional emails. What are transactional emails? Sometimes this can be a pretty big deal.

Small Business 52

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Certainly, 2020 brought challenges for the restaurant industry that most owners and operators didn’t see coming. COVID-19 has prompted massive changes in how restaurants operate. Other restaurants had to shift operations to a limited-capacity model, adjusting labor and food costs to match new sales levels.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The following provides some “food for thought”, maybe even a “look in the mirror” checklist for those who are drifting away from those initial goals. [] THINKING THEY CAN MANAGE THROUGH OTHERS. Even the most loyal guest will start to drift away if they can’t depend on the service, the product, or the hours of operation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. Below are a few examples of small and big F&B chains applying unique marketing techniques. Here are their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2021

In today’s tight job market, to be competitive and stay top of mind of potential hires, it’s important to launch a holistic recruitment marketing strategy to support basic recruiting functions. ones with hospitality, restaurant, cooking, etc. experience already). ones with hospitality, restaurant, cooking, etc.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Becoming successful in the restaurant industry is difficult but staying ahead of operational challenges is even harder. To prepare for the new year, restaurant owners, operators, and managers need to start planning now. Here are the top 10 operational challenges restauranteurs should expect in 2020: 1.

Operations 92

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Once upon a time, most restaurants operated on a patchwork of paper systems involving notebooks and back-of-the-napkin calculations, not to mention information owners and managers kept in their heads, hunches, and habits. Manage your team and costs. Restaurant customer relationship management (CRM) software. Quick links.

Technology 147

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Next Restaurants

JULY 23, 2021

As a restaurant business owner, it is sometimes difficult to juggle operating and marketing your restaurant all at once. Luckily, even beginners can easily get started with digital marketing by following a tried and true set of best practices that are used by so many others to great success. 1 Research, Research, Research.

SEO 174

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

What are the benefits of self-operated delivery for restaurants? 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?

Online Ordering 341

Online Ordering Ordering Customer Service Food Order 341

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurants turned to restaurant management apps to navigate this change, and it appears there’s no going back. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. Try 7shifts for free.

Operations 367

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7 Shifts

MARCH 27, 2020

states are forcing non-essential businesses to stop operations. However, many states that are forcing restaurants to stop their dine-in services are allowing them to operate as takeout and delivery-only establishments. Manage expectations by creating a timeline for updates. We’ll talk about this more later on.

Social Media 312

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2020

Now that the new year is here, it’s the perfect time for restaurant operators to review their 2019 performance and identify areas that can be improved in 2020. Specifically, restaurant operators will want to look at data insights from their POS system, customer transactions, and payroll to identify 2020 goals.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Restaurants turned to restaurant management apps to navigate this change, and it appears there’s no going back. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. 7shifts Most managers are familiar (and frustrated) with traditional paper scheduling techniques. Try 7shifts for free.

Operations 352

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The country has more than 1 million operating restaurant locations as of 2021, employing 15.6 Surviving in such an intensely competitive environment demands competency and streamlined operations. Harnessing the POS software, restaurateurs have enhanced their restaurant management systems to stay pro-active in the competition. .

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 23, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a groundbreaking tool that is revolutionizing the way restaurants operate. With its ability to streamline operations, elevate customer experiences, and drive overall success, AI has become an indispensable asset for modern restaurants.

Email Marketing 78

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ChowNow

AUGUST 26, 2021

These cases became unbelievably frequent and they’ve somehow become so increasingly routine that it has made it impossible to continue to operate a business under these conditions.”. As a safety net, operators may also take photos of their orders or require customers to show their IDs when picking up food.

Operations 78

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Meanwhile, operators get the opportunity to grow their customer databases and turn new customers into loyal regulars. All that said, grappling with supply chain and labor shortages and with an imperative to keep everyone safe continues to put restaurant operators in a tough position. And that's not all. Go Digital.

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ChowNow

MARCH 26, 2021

These cases became unbelievably frequent and they’ve somehow become so increasingly routine that it has made it impossible to continue to operate a business under these conditions.”. As a safety net, operators may also take photos of their orders or require customers to show their IDs when picking up food.

Operations 88

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

Marketing: Consider posting DIY videos on how to assemble & prepare your meal kits, and be sure to attach a link for diners to order their own! Consider having diners call or email to make orders in advance rather than pay exorbitant commission fees through third-party platforms. How are you marketing your business during COVID-19?

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Ken Burgin

JULY 17, 2022

Think ‘Revenue Management’, just like hotels. If you haven’t heard from them, phone, text or email – this year needs more aggressive marketing. Upgrade your Booking System: is a book still adequate, or emailing PDF docs to be filled in and returned? Do you have a Gift Certificate Order Form on your website?

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Ken Burgin

JULY 5, 2022

Every week in the Hospo Reset Newsletter, we share a product or service that’s caught our eye – for kitchen & beverage management, staffing, facilities management, marketing and overall productivity. Food, Menus and Kitchen Management. Coffee and Beverage Management. Design and Facility Management.

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