If we told you that the key to an increased check average was in the upsell you’d probably stop reading. But this isn’t about that. In fact, at this point, if your servers don’t know how to upsell then why did you hire them? We’re just going to say it: we believe that...

A recent study revealed 78 percent of consumers appreciate management responding to reviews. Replying to reviews, positive and negative, can bump up your customer conversion rate and revisits. 9 out of 10 customers now see online reviews. Cone Research found that 4...

Restaurants are required to maintain a clean and sanitary environment for the health and safety of their customers and employees. In order to ensure safe food preparation and handling, every facet of the premises must be cleaned properly. Restaurant managers need to...

Competition among restaurants must be at an all-time high. Customers want more. They want new choices, more options, and better value for money than ever before. Demanding little things aren’t they? Yes, and restaurant owners need to keep up with that demand. But you...

Incorporating a point-of-sale system (POS) into your restaurant’s business model can streamline your customer service and internal operations — including how you strategize promotions and manage inventory. However, not all POS systems offer the same features,...

When you have a Facebook page for your business, you want to think about how you can leverage that social media presence to gain more customers. Google has an algorithm that helps them rank pages online while Facebook has a similar algorithm that ranks pages based on...

Owning a restaurant means that you have tight profit margins. In order to drive sales, you need to get the word out about your business and entice customers to come in and dine with you. To make the most of your advertising dollars, you can use search engine...

Restaurant theme nights offer a fun way to add some creativity to your restaurant marketing strategy, and planning the right type of event can draw in new customers to add to your growing list of loyal regulars. Yet, it is important to come up with innovative and...

Your food truck website design is the best way to make your presence known and to grow your food truck business. Competition has never been higher, and it's a great way to stand out from the crowd while finding new customers. Why You Need a Website Food trucks have...

Instagram marketing for restaurants is an excellent way to attract attention to your brand and provide your customers with a personal and casual look into your business. Not only can it be a great way to encourage people to visit your location, but it can also help...

Any business will have a hard time obtaining customers if it doesn't have a good marketing strategy. One way to reach out to and entice customers is to use email marketing. Each week or every month, you send a note or a full newsletter keeping subscribers abreast of...

When it comes to the business world, perhaps no area is more competitive than restaurants. To succeed in this area of business requires not only a willingness to put in long hours, but also a level of creativity that cannot be matched by one's competitors. However,...

Collecting customer emails on your website is one of the simplest and most automated ways of increasing your restaurants sales and creating loyal customers. By sending out targeted newsletters to your customers you'll be giving those people an incentive to come in to...

To get your restaurant to really thrive online, you should be using the following 5 online tools that we have listed below. You can save yourself countless hours of time and take your restaurant to the next level with more customers and orders than ever before.  ...

Every restaurant, being a location based business, needs a Google+ page. One of the biggest reasons for this is so that your restaurant can be included on Google Maps. So, how do you get your restaurant listed on Google Maps? 1. Add Or Claim Your Business To Get...

By now you probably know that behind every successful restaurant is a smart social media strategy. Every big, successful restaurant is using social media. But you might ask how? And with so many options to choose from which ones are best suited for what? We've created...

Time and time again, the best way to bring more customers into your restaurant is by finding them online. What's better is letting those customers find your restaurant online instead. In order for this to happen your restaurant needs to be listed everywhere online....

Marketing restaurants has changed dramatically over the years. What worked 10 years ago, or even last year, doesn't usually work anymore. It can be a struggle to find new customers for your restaurant with social media, new technology and more competition than ever...