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

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2024

That's where old-fashioned consistent marketing efforts comes into play. "It’s "It’s important to think long term," HungerRush's SVP of Marketing Shannon Chirone told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Cutting A balanced mix of online marketing and local marketing is ideal. "Make

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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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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you feel that digital marketing isn’t giving your local restaurant the results you need, then it's time to explore more targeted strategies. Local restaurant marketing can help you reach your target audience more effectively. Local restaurant marketing can help you reach your target audience more effectively.

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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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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 15, 2025

Current market challenges mean it’s never been harder to operate a coffee business – and this includes marketing and branding. High and volatile green coffee prices , along with increasing operational costs, are creating a more competitive market. Print and offline marketing remain crucial tools.

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ChowNow

JUNE 6, 2025

A complete Google Business Profile, an inviting website, and an active social media presence all signal that your business is trustworthy, professional, and worth their time. Website and SEO Your restaurant website should be mobile-friendly, load quickly, and super easy to navigate. Here’s what to focus on.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Leverage Automated Email Marketing ChowNows Automated Email Marketing helps your restaurant bring customers back and increase orders with minimal effort. Email marketing is one of the most effective ways to stay top-of-mind with customers and remind them its time to order again from your restaurant.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In 2025, the US online food delivery market is expected to reach $424.9 With your own online ordering system, you can collect emails, send promotions , and encourage repeat business with reward programs or special discounts. You can gather emails, send personalized promotions, and build loyalty programs to encourage repeat business.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Youll learn how to: Make your website easier to use Improve your restaurants online visibility so more customers find you Offer rewards to create more repeat customers Leverage third-party apps to drive more customers to your direct ordering system And so much more. The first step is making sure your website is mobile-friendly.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. Is your website optimized, and does it provide a good user experience? Optimization of NAPs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2020

Any restaurant or F&B business can leverage this form of marketing to their benefit, it just requires a little know-how in the realm of digital networking. If you don’t have anything in the financial budget for influencer marketing, there are other non-monetary incentives that you can offer!

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

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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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. Chick-fil-A and Starbucks show broad appeal across regional markets.

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ChowNow

MAY 30, 2025

A restaurant marketing strategy that works for a sports bar might fall flat at a vegan cafe. Restaurant Promotion Ideas Your Customers Will Love You dont need a full-fledged marketing team to pull off these promotions. Limited-time offers also give you content for social media, email, and your website.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Many restaurants struggle with high third-party app fees, low website traffic, and clunky ordering experiences that drive customers away. Even when they manage to attract online orders, a lack of repeat business makes sustained growth feel out of reach. Use email marketing to re-engage past customers.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

An inventory management system with automated restocking alerts keeps your stock levels in check. If customer retention is a priority consider a digital loyalty program or automated marketing tools. Most restaurants have either first-party ordering (your own website or app) or third-party platforms (like DoorDash or Uber Eats).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

For a deeper dive into brand messaging, strategy, and authenticity, creating unified guest experiences, and the orchestration of physical and experiential touchpoints, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to The Plaid Penguin’s Founder and Sir Idea Man Joe Haubenhofer. The work doesn’t stop with launch though.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Time Management: 80% of tasks completed often come from 20% of the effort. And heres the other thing about focusing on customer retention: it saves you a boatload of money on marketing. Marketing = tons of your money. Meaning, that a small percentage of inputs or efforts often account for the majority of results or effects.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 26, 2025

Are you looking to grow your Instagram audience, drive more traffic to your website, or appeal to a younger demographic? That could be a photographer, a videographer, an influencer, or someone who can manage your social channels from strategy to execution. Your goals will shape the kind of content creator you need.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2020

We’re not alone — market research company Frost & Sullivan projects that online/mobile ordering will be a $200 billion dollar industry by 2025. However, thanks to the explosion of online ordering, owner/operators are left managing massive data sets — without any experience in doing so.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 3, 2024

A well-crafted website serves as the virtual storefront for your restaurant, providing potential diners with a glimpse into your establishment's unique offerings, ambiance, and culinary delights. Stunning visuals play a significant role in enticing visitors to explore your website further.

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Suddenly, the ability to engage customers digitally – to take orders via apps and websites, to fulfill orders via delivery and curbside pickup, all occurring “outside the four walls” – became existential. A technical, operational, and marketing transformation needed to happen, and it couldn’t happen fast enough.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Whether customers order via text to order, online, or through an app—these orders will automatically connect to your restaurant management system. Use detail reporting to market to the right customers at the right time based on their preferences. Fast-Track Your Online Time-to-Market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

How to Optimize Your Website for Local SEO Here are some tips to optimize your website for local SEO: Include Location Information on Your Site : Make sure to include details like your restaurant's address, phone number, and operating hours. Verify your business to confirm that you are the owner or manager.

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ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

In this article, you will learn: The five most important restaurant costs to track and manage Easy strategies for controlling food costs and labor costs Tactics to save money without hurting your guest experience Lets start with the big picture and learn where your money is actually going.

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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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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Knowing how to calculate and optimize your customer acquisition cost (CAC) can help you make smarter decisions about your marketing and advertising strategies. CAC lets you get a clearer view of how your marketing efforts impact your bottom line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

New Marketing Tactics Can Help Reach Target Customers. It is no secret that marketing is a way for restaurants to keep up with loyal customers and engage with new ones. Aside from marketing, a significant portion of the restaurant experience today is nailing the customer’s online order journey.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

This means customers place orders through your own website or appnot a third-party platform. Third-party ordering platforms, such as Uber Eats and DoorDash, manage the entire ordering process on your behalf. With first-party, customers place orders directly through your restaurants own website or branded mobile app.

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7 Shifts

JULY 30, 2021

From stand-out social media accounts, to good old-fashioned mail marketing, we'll walk you through 12 unique customer-driving ideas! Write a Marketing Plan. Your marketing plan is your restaurant's holy grail, so make sure you take the time to prioritize it. Influencer Marketing. Create an awesome website.

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ChowNow

MARCH 28, 2025

Its powering voice assistants, helping people write emails faster, and even suggesting what to watch or where to eat next. AI isnt about replacing peopleits about making everyday tasks faster, smarter, and easier to manage. Many inventory management systems now include AI-assisted forecasting. The short answer?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Take the Flights restaurant , for example: Partnering up with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Flights started ‘Feed the Need Bay Area’ to leverage accounting support and marketing talent so that they could support the Bay Area community. Have a Marketing Plan for Reopening. Pick the Right Marketing Channels.

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