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Three Ways to Leverage Technology for Restaurant Reopenings

Modern Restaurant Management

Data shows that guests want to dine out but safety concerns are the biggest factor holding them back. No-touch digital menus enable guests to view menus on their personal mobile device instantly, for free and without downloads or ads by scanning a QR code. Here are three ways to leverage technology for restaurant re-openings: 1.

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Five Ways for Restaurants to Thrive When Offices Reopen

Modern Restaurant Management

People can’t order from you if they can’t find you, so be everywhere including social media, Google Maps, and third-party marketplaces. Make sure your hours of operation are current and consistent on your website, social media, and your voicemail message. Up Your Digital Game. Deliver on Delivery.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: IDEATION AND SCENARIO PLANNING

Culinary Cues

Possible strategy: Be proactive with a well defined, enhanced sanitation and food handling protocol for your restaurant and relay this information to your guests. This is the time to take a hard look at what staffing will look like after the recovery. There has never been a more important time to MASTER SOCIAL MEDIA.

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Gift Card Marketing During COVID-19 and How It Can Help Restaurants

Touch Bistro

As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly begins to recede, many restaurants are turning to gift card marketing as part of their 2021 recovery plan. First and foremost, gift cards provide restaurants with an immediate source of revenue – cash that can be incredibly valuable in the early months of recovery. Immediate Cash Flow.

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Marketing through COVID-19 recovery

OpenTable

When they do, there are a number of simple, practical and budget-friendly ways you can begin marketing again—here’s a guide to getting the word out and welcoming guests, new and old, through your doors again. . Before COVID-19 hit, guests wanted to get the inside scoop on restaurants. Tell your story .

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The findings have offered insight into consumer expectations to support restaurant brands as they work to navigate ongoing operating, social, and economic shifts over the past year and a half. Consumers are snagging deals on social media. 52 percent say social media impacts their app downloads and usage.

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How to Make Your Guests Feel Safe and Get them Back in the Door

Modern Restaurant Management

While many find hope for the industry as the country re-opens, the road to recovery is a very long and uncertain one. While the operational and financial impact of social distancing must be top of mind, nearly as important as what you do will be how you communicate these changes to your guests. Anticipation.