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How to solve the biggest problem with your restaurant marketing

By Donald Burns How do you feel about your sales? Are you happy? Satisfied? Do you wish they were better? I’m going to take a wild guess that you want them to be better. Welcome to the common dilemma many restaurants face: trying to use marketing to drive more guests in the front door. As […]

Creating change in your restaurant: From concept to cultural reality

By Matt Rolfe Have you or your leadership team ever come up with a concept that you passionately agreed was the best idea or direction forward for your team or business, yet the idea failed or did not get implemented? This is commonplace for so many businesses and it is the difference between average and […]

Getting your employees involved in your restaurant’s social media strategy

By Steven Chester Your servers, back-of-house staff and hosts are often your restaurant’s biggest supporters, so keeping your staff encouraged and motivated is paramount. One key way to keep your employees engaged is through an effective social media strategy. The first step to bringing your restaurant employees into the social media fold is encouragement. While […]

Three easy marketing tactics to establish your restaurant online

By Mark Goren There’s no doubt that running a restaurant has its challenges. Whether you’re opening your doors soon or running an established business, you should seriously consider how a few simple online marketing tactics can help you drive traffic, phone calls and menu views. Follow these simple yet critical steps to build a solid […]

13 tips and tricks for developing an ideal business plan

By Katrina McKinnon Every entrepreneur starts their own business with only one goal: to succeed. However, a vast majority of business owners have absolutely NO clear idea about how exactly to achieve the desired success. If you are one of those who wants to enjoy a good reputation and run a popular restaurant, you must […]

Insight into family-friendly dining from the NRA Show

By Laura Zaplantynsky-Bell Kids and family marketing insights from the NRA Show, Chicago, May 20-23, 2017 Upon returning home from the annual National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago — the largest annual gathering of the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry — we at Kidzsmart reflected on all the fascinating new trends impacting our industry, including […]

Marketing for the size of your restaurant

By Jordan Knox Choosing the correct marketing vehicle for a restaurant can be a daunting task. With new social media platforms popping up regularly and conventional marketing becoming more specific, it is important to know how to effectively use both. Social media is most effective when the content is consistent, so focusing on one or […]

Why the latest social media trends may not benefit your business

By Sean Beckingham Social media applications today have a very similar story to the smartphones they find themselves downloaded onto: You finally learn how use it, you get used to its features and then three months later, a shiny newer version comes out with features both new and old. Meanwhile, popular photo sharing application Instagram […]

Are you getting the most out of your post-trade show marketing tactics?

By Robert Lyons So you planned for your trade show and hopefully got some tips from our first article in this series on how to create pre-show buzz. Then during the show you connected with industry colleagues and potential clients and maybe even took a few pointers from our second article in this series on […]