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Why Your Restaurant Needs Marketing and PR Now More Than Ever

Modern Restaurant Management

A flexible public relations and marketing program can help create interesting promos to draw consumers to your business, as well as generate timely media stories of interest to your customers and community. Pro tip: having a PR crisis plan in place is vital as a crisis situation can easily arise! Now is the time to do it.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

Modern Restaurant Management

Tech’s impact on tipping: 56 percent of all respondents would reportedly not tip an AI system, while 22 percent would either tip or at least consider tipping, depending on the service. Content for social media continues to be king. billion in 2024 and is anticipated to rise at a CAGR of 3.74

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5 Essential Restaurant Customer Retention Strategies Every Operator Needs In 2025

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Wealth Distribution: 80% of wealth is often held by 20% of the population. Here are the most effective ways to accomplish this: Stay active on social media: Share updates about your menu, highlight special events, or give followers a behind-the-scenes look at your restaurants operations. Absolutely.

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The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future

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When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers. In most other parts of the world, tips are not expected—and in some cases, it's considered rude to tip. History of Tipping: How did gratuity become integral to our restaurant culture?

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PPP Part Two and More Restaurants Need to Know Now

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To aid with these needs, we are assembling a full portfolio of solutions, such as enhanced sanitation needs, social distancing strategies for the dining room and new tools to support the operational changes our customers will need to make moving forward,” Osborne said. Tips for pivoting to retail.

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PPP Part Two and More News Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

To aid with these needs, we are assembling a full portfolio of solutions, such as enhanced sanitation needs, social distancing strategies for the dining room and new tools to support the operational changes our customers will need to make moving forward,” Osborne said. Tips for pivoting to retail.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

– Jaime Bettencourt, SVP of Revenue Growth & Brand Strategy, Mood Media Over the coming years, we can expect technology to play an increasingly pivotal role in the restaurant industry. Whether it is on social channels, more traditional media or with creative promotions brands have realized that FUN can be SERIOUS business.

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