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  Top 10 Customer Service Strategies to Kick Off 2012 (in: Customer Service)
Jan 9, 2012
Here's to 2012 being your best customer service year ever!
  Six Restaurant Marketing Trends For 2012 (in: Marketing)
Jan 3, 2012
What's in store for restaurant marketing in 2012? Carin shares six key restaurant marketing trends aimed at gaining market share, better understanding customers and turning a profit in 2012.
  The Good Boss: Insights for a Healthy and Productive Workplace in Challenging Economic Times (in: People & Staffing)
Dec 23, 2011
Some people work to live and others live to work. Either way, you likely have a boss. Does your boss have any of these characteristics?
  Creative Problem Solving Can Lead to Amazing Customer Service (in: Customer Service)
Dec 21, 2011
The story you're about to read is a five-star, scale of one to ten – give them an eleven – amazing customer service story.
  Jump Starting Your Restaurant in 2012 (in: Operations)
Dec 21, 2011
Dave shares some straight-forward but important steps that you can take to help reinvigorate your business's performance and get it on track to achieve your long-term goals.
  Top 10 Challenges of Managing Your Bar (in: Bar Management)
Dec 20, 2011
There were many challenges faced this past year, but here were the overall themes that were mentioned mo st often...
  How To Make 2012 Your Best Year Ever! (in: Marketing)
Dec 19, 2011

Michael encourages you to take ten minutes to write your restaurant's goals down for 2012. Then he talks about "how to blow those goals out of the water". A must read as we head into the new year.
  5 Ways WiFi Gives Your Restaurant an Advantage (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Dec 19, 2011
Wi-Fi has grown immensely in popularity over the last few years, and customers have come to expect Wi-Fi to be available in all service establishments. This is especially true for restaurants...
  Cheapest is Not Always Best (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Dec 18, 2011
It is easiest to choose the lowest cost provider, but that can create long term problems. David runs through the questions to ask when selecting an online ordering platform.
  9 Reasons Cell Phone Paging Systems are Better than Restaurant Pagers (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Dec 16, 2011
Luke outlines 9 reasons why using text alerts sent directly to a customer's phone is much more beneficial to restaurants than sticking with restaurant pagers.
  Protect Customers from Foodborne Illness (in: Safety & Sanitation)
Dec 14, 2011
Michael lists five steps to help you eliminate the possibility of foodborne illness in your establishment.
  4 Things You Need to Know About Wine Apps (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Dec 13, 2011
Fact 1: People love iPads. Fact 2: iPads are a smart tool for wine lists. Here's four reasons why...
  The Sins of Bar Management: Tips for Rescuing Your Bar - Webinar (in: Bar Management)
Dec 12, 2011
Join us as we talk about everything you ever wanted to know about bar facts, but were too afraid to ask...
  2012 Top Trends & Predictions (in: Food)
Dec 4, 2011
Trends across the board for the new year including food, restaurants, ingredients, drinks and hotels. From Andrew Freeman & Co.
  Season's Greetings: 7 Ideas to Keep Your Holiday Customers Happy (in: Marketing)
Dec 2, 2011

It's the holiday season again and if you want it to be a happy one for you, you'd better start thinking how you can make it happy for your customers. Miriam has seven ideas for you to consider.
  The Reindeer Remedy: 12 Ways to Encourage Your Employees to be a Rudolph this Holiday Season (in: People & Staffing)
Dec 1, 2011
All you want this holiday season is a sure-fire way to increase your profits. Just wishful thinking? Not necessarily! Authors Cyndi Laurin and Craig Morningstar say the secret to great profits involves a certain famous reindeer and the discovery that your solution may have been right under your nose (a red one, perhaps?) all along.
  Marketing A Restaurant In December (So As It'd Stay Busy Through January) (in: Marketing)
Nov 29, 2011
One idea that you've got to think about for your restaurant right now. 
  The Red Cups Are Here (in: Marketing)
Nov 28, 2011

How important are the holidays to your sales mix? For many the combination of groups reserving tables and private party rooms for holiday parties, as well as, drop off and full service catered parties represents a significant source of profits at year-end.  Michael examines some of the key sales areas so your year will end on a highly profitable note.
  TALES FROM THE TRENCHES - A holiday tribute to food-and-beverage workers (in: Customer Service)
Nov 22, 2011
A great reminder and feature piece on all the hard-work that goes on in the restaurant industry to make holiday meals special for families all over the country and world.
  Let’s Talk Turkey (in: Food)
Nov 21, 2011
Jim goes back in time and follows the journey of the turkey from pre-colonial days to modern Thanksgiving celebrations.
  Lessons Learned: Shrinkage? It's higher than you think! (in: Bar Management)
Nov 18, 2011
What have you done to control your shrinkage lately? Mark shares an interesting story from a night out on the town...
  Preventing Scald Burns (in: Safety & Sanitation)
Nov 16, 2011
Each year thousands of restaurant workers suffer burns requiring hospital treatment. Here are tips on avoiding one of the most common causes of these burns: scalds.
  5 Menu & Profit Building Tips for Selling Desserts (in: Menu)
Nov 3, 2011

Five quick tips on how desserts can be a boost for your business.
  Ten Ideas to Help You Obtain Customer Loyalty (in: Customer Service)
Nov 1, 2011
Shep talks wallet share, market share and customer loyalty. A quick must read...
  Is Your Bar Still Losing Money? (in: Bar Management)
Oct 27, 2011
Liquor shrinkage is the oldest challenge of every bar owner. Mark walks you through the problems and potential solutions.
  How to Keep Your Restaurant From Tanking (in: Operations)
Oct 25, 2011
Q&A with Anand Gala on spotting and addressing the warning signs of a restaurant in trouble.
  11 Attributes of Restaurant Leadership (in: People & Staffing)
Oct 24, 2011

The exceedingly successful managers realize they are to “manage” things and “lead” their people. Brian identifies 11 important factors of leadership every manager desiring to succeed and excel should master.
  Develop Engaging Restaurant Marketing Collateral (in: Marketing)
Oct 21, 2011
Developing engaging marketing collateral may seem like a costly, labor intensive trade, but doing it the right way can really set your restaurant apart. Matt shares a number of tips from branding to design to promotional materials.
  Top 10 Social Media Must Haves (Live Webinar) (in: Seminars & Webinars)
Oct 17, 2011
Social Media marketing is becoming more and more important for local restaurant marketing. Join me as I talk all about the sites you need to be paying attention to; What to say and how to say it; what it takes to get it all done; keeping score & more...
  8 Do's & Don'ts of Twitter for Restaurants (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Oct 13, 2011
Restaurants are using Twitter as a cost-effective way to connect with their customers and improve their profits. Here are some basic twitter rules to get started.
 
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