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

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1 Set goals for the event ?? Having a specific goal will help you plan out your budget, labor needs, marketing strategy, messaging, and organization before the event. Plan your menu To maximize the exclusivity of the event, plan a limited-time, reduced menu to showcase new dishes in your restaurant. Mel Bensky, @tastethesix.

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How Your Restaurant Can Take Advantage of the Virtual Event Trend

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With people staying home to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the popularity of virtual events has taken off. Virtual events allow people to feel connected and to enjoy themselves, despite the fact that they can’t do so in a restaurant, bar, or other venues. Does your venue host live entertainment such as bands, DJs, or comedy?

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12 Best Ways To Get Your Restaurant Noticed

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From managing your budget to accounting and bookkeeping for national holidays and events, this document will be your year-long guide to tracking your restaurant's promotional strategy. Create an awesome website. You and your team are in full control of your website-use it to tell the story you want! Do my hyperlinks work?

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Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners

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This rise in digital interactions has made it critical for restaurants to have well-designed websites. After all, intuitive design and up-to-date information can turn a website visitor into a paying customer. In this ultimate restaurant website design guide for beginners, you’ll learn: How to prepare for a website makeover.

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The Secrets to Successful Catering

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Devote a Section of Your Website to Catering I find that, usually, customers would rather interact with a well-designed and functional website than have to try to get someone on the phone to discuss catering. The website should allow them to enter the type of event they want catered, date, location and number of expected guests.

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Publish Your Website with These Best Restaurant Website Builders

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Did you know that three in four customers will visit a restaurant's website before dining at that restaurant? Here's the good news: restaurant website builders are making it easier than ever to create an online presence for your business. Restaurant website builders make your website easy to update and maintain.

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Optimize Local SEO for Your Restaurant

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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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