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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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1 Set goals for the event ?? Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Having a specific goal will help you plan out your budget, labor needs, marketing strategy, messaging, and organization before the event. Advertise! ??

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A SURREALISTIC PILLOW EVENT

Culinary Cues

Digital signs directed us to the first stop where a State Trooper checked my ID to make sure I was eligible by age and that it matched my reservation receipt. We frantically looked for a pen and finally found one under my seat and I worked quickly to complete the five pages of information while holding the papers in my lap.

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Unlocking More Reservations with Budget-Friendly Email Marketing

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By Eric Tress, Contributor If you are looking for an excellent tool to increase your restaurant’s reservations, email marketing is an effective advertising tool you should consider. Restaurant Email Marketing Explained Restaurant email marketing is a powerful tool to connect with guests and drive reservations.

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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This is best when it includes as much information as possible—plan ahead on social posts, events, direct mail campaigns, holiday promotions, and other marketing campaigns so you always know what's coming next. What to use it for: Showing off your food and drink, promoting events and specials, and engaging with your audience.

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THE KING IS IN THE HOUSE

Culinary Cues

Past maintenance and the boiler room of massive furnaces providing heat and hot water for twenty some odd floors of guest rooms and eighteen banquet rooms ranging in size from twenty seat board rooms to two-thousand seat ballrooms, and the three restaurants that grace the main lobby.

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8 Ways 7shifts Can Help You Crush Patio Season

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It’s also important to note that using outdoor space and adding more seating to your restaurant can increase your revenue by 30%. The addition of patio seating—be it in a garden behind the restaurant or in the street out in front—means more tables to touch. Staff up with unlimited users, roles, and departments.

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The ultimate guide to restaurant technology for restaurant owners

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Online reservation system. Make the pen-powered reservation book a thing of the past by moving the reservation-making process online. A system like OpenTable takes reservations day and night, running the book even when you’re away from the restaurant. These tech-powered tools can make everyone’s job a little bit easier.