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For those wanting ideas on how to drive their business forward through the art & science of marketing.
Website: http://www.RestaurantCoachingSolutions.com
Members: 249
Created By: Jeffrey Summers
Latest Activity: 6 hours ago
Of all the many different suppliers and service providers we deal with in restaurants, none seems to understand the importance of business relationships less than those in advertising sales. From m... more
Started by Justin Haddock. Last reply by Mark Strickler 1 day ago.
Jack Shipley just wrote to me about a Wall Street Journal article wherein they write about Cold Stone Creamery's woes with franchisees citing the company's BOGO coupons as one of the factors that u... more
Tagged: marketing, summers, bogo, jeffrey, coupons
Started by Jeffrey Summers Jun 20
Many of the restaurant operators I know tend to use the 4th of July weekend as their "Repair and Maintenance" weekend. They have accepted the historical fact that the 4th is a dead weekend, particu... more
Tagged: of, july, marketing, ideas, 4th
Started by Michael L. Atkinson. Last reply by Jeffrey Summers Jul 1.
A client of ours called me up and asked me to come up with a really crazy idea to use during this time of "no tomatoes". So I thought for a second and what I told him has now been something he us... more
Tagged: marketing, experience, summers, jeffrey
Started by Jeffrey Summers. Last reply by Andy Swingley Jun 22.
At my house I get some paper plates, load up the food and leave restaurant plating to the folks who are getting paid. Buffets were invented for family gatherings so people could just get the food a... more
Tagged: presentation, plating, expediting
Started by Georgette Lake Jun 12
How many restaurants say they don't serve Mojitos & what's up with that? The Mojito is my favorite drink ever since I had a Pomegranate Mojito at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion in Sarasota, (they make i... more
Tagged: drinks, mint, mojito, bartenders, mixed drinks
Started by Georgette Lake. Last reply by Georgette Lake Jun 24.
As part of a food reviewing team, one of the things that we are taught is that unfortunately, if the bathroom isn't sanitary then the kitchen might not be also. We have to go in blind to the restau... more
Tagged: county, cleanliness, restaurant, kitchen, reviews
Started by Georgette Lake. Last reply by Carol Ott Jun 24.
What are some of the web 2.0 tools companies are using to market a new website? This could include things you are doing on your own site, or ways you using web 2.0 and social networks to create out... more
Tagged: social, network, site, 2.0, online
Started by Mark O'Toole. Last reply by Simplweb.com 1 day ago.
Hi, my name is Joe and I am a web developer and believe I might have an interesting idea that might help restaurants/bars attract people to their establishments. I am a serial web entrepreneur and ... more
Started by Joe Fernandez. Last reply by Simplweb.com 1 day ago.
I was wondering if anyone had a marketing plan template that they use that has been successful. I have used a couple in the past and unfortunately I lost them in a house fire in 2006. I have a clie... more
Tagged: plan, marketing, local
Started by Mark Moeller. Last reply by Joel 1 day ago.
I own and operate a credit and gift card processing company in Memphis, TN and we work specifically with local restaurateurs to help them grow their business and bring in new faces by utilizing gif... more
Started by Brian Edwards May 19
NRA ran a 'Hot Chef' Video competition on YouTube for the NRA show. As we're all realising, the future of marketing has to include VIDEO so useful to check out these types of competitions to help w... more
Started by Ken Burgin. Last reply by Liz Johannesen May 29.
A great marketing strategy is to identify a local group such as the PTO, high school tennis team, local charity organization, kid’s soccer club, high school service club, etc. that needs help with ... more
Started by Andy Swingley. Last reply by MAWorking May 5.
Early days yet for restaurants (which means it's been around for at least a year in the real world). Good post on using Twitter for business at Robin Good (scroll down - it's a long post). I'm sti... more
Started by Ken Burgin. Last reply by Simplweb.com 1 day ago.
If you're feeling besieged, Yelp have added a new service for handling negative feedback and checking how your profile is used. Here are the details... more
Started by Ken Burgin Apr 29
Develop a “Contacts Calendar”.The idea is to write a hand written letter (best form of personal communication ever!) to each of your best guests, no less than every 30 days. This is in addition to... more
Tagged: loyalty, notes, marketing, summers, jeffrey, letters
Started by Jeffrey Summers. Last reply by Liz Johannesen Jun 4.
A few days ago, Roy MacNaughton sent out a request for people to submit their marketing ideas in the form of a 400 – 500 word article to be published in hardback/paperback and e-book form and widel... more
Tagged: book, marketing, fohboh
Started by Jeffrey Summers. Last reply by Seth Gillman Apr 15.
There are only three (3) possible stories a guest can leave your restaurant with - and two (2) of them are bad. 1. Your story.(Good!) 2. Their story.(Toss up?) 3. No story. (Bad, bad ,bad) Every ... more
Started by Jeffrey Summers. Last reply by Brandon O'Dell May 2.
A wise (and rich) operator once told me to promote the area first, then your venue. Especially imporant if you're in a small town or rural area. Here's a great example using a Facebook Page, done f... more
Tagged: facebook
Started by Ken Burgin Apr 12
Dear FohBoh Restaurant Marketing Member: After more than 25 years as a food service operator, marketer, consultant and journalist, I am writing my first book. This first edition is digital; it’s ... more
Started by Roy MacNaughton. Last reply by Jeffrey Summers Apr 12.
Stacy:) has added a photo to the pool:
messy sushi rolls and clutter...I took giant bites and poured on the soy sauce :)
La tartine gourmande has added a photo to the pool:
Simple pleasures.....love these types of soup which I make all the time. Recipe will follow on my blog, when I have more time!!!
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