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Avoiding Mistakes in Loyalty Programs

Modern Restaurant Management

Loyalty expert Hope Neiman, CMO at Tillster, says these are the four things she sees that restaurants often get wrong when building loyalty programs + brand champions: Lack of clarity and consistency. How did the pandemic affect loyalty programs? What do guests want from loyalty efforts now?

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants must now navigate a razor-thin margin between maintaining customer loyalty and managing escalating costs. Accuracy of food order leads the way at 88, while beverage quality and waitstaff performance both score 86. Accuracy of food order and quality of mobile app lead the way at 85, both down 1 percent year over year.

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‘In the Future, Customers Will Drive Up to a Drive-Thru to Just Pick Up Their Food.’

Modern Restaurant Management

"If I had the opportunity, I would encourage them to employ voice analytics, not to automate ordering, but rather to analyze customer/employee conversations for insights into customer experience, operational efficiency, marketing effectiveness, safety compliance, employee engagement, and more, he said. "The

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Bridging the Gap: Integrating Legal and Insurance Considerations into Restaurant Cybersecurity Response

Modern Restaurant Management

In today's digital landscape, restaurants have become prime targets for cybercriminals who take advantage of potential entry points from point-of-sale systems, online ordering platforms, customer databases, loyalty programs and third-party delivery services. Consider the alarming pattern over the past three years.

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How QR Code Technology Can Help Restaurants Beyond Menus and Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

However, based on the spread of the delta variant, shifting mask guidance from the CDC, differing local government regulations (such as Los Angeles County’s current indoor mask requirement regardless of vaccination status) and low vaccination rates in various states , restaurant operations are still far from normal.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." Self-ordering kiosks, QR codes, mobile apps and loyalty reward cards have created more personalized experiences, which increase the likelihood customers will return.

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Ask an Expert: What management software do restaurants need right now?

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Over 100,000 restaurants have closed permanently or long-term during the pandemic, and the prospects of desperately needed government relief aren’t looking good. Now more than ever, restaurants need to build up a loyalty program if they don’t already have it. Those chains have had contactless ordering and kiosks in place.