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  5 Tips for Restaurant Interior Design (in: Operations)
Feb 17, 2012
Appealing interior design is one key to creating a successful restaurant. Here are five restaurant interior design tips and secrets for crafting a unique and memorable style.
  Are your Servers Selling or are Your Customers Buying? (in: Customer Service)
Feb 15, 2012

Jeff shares the power of perhaps the most powerful sales mantra out there.
  Five All-of-the-Time-Must-Do Customer Service Strategies (in: Customer Service)
Feb 10, 2012
Shep shares five great customer service tips that will give any restaurant an advantage over the competition.
  Kids Dining (in: Customer Service)
Feb 8, 2012
Talk to waiters and some operators about serving children and watch their eyes-roll with disdain. Not Paul, he pleasures in the opportunity -- and he shares a variety of tips with you to manage families with success.
  Give The Ladies What They Want (At Your Restaurant) (in: Marketing)
Feb 7, 2012
It's critical to understand that women are different than men, in terms of marketing to them. Joel shares some key points to remember and implement...
  20 Steps to Lowering Your Food or Liquor Costs (in: Operations)
Feb 6, 2012
Brandon reveals consulting industry secrets in this in-depth operational piece.
  8 Steps to Preventing Slips and Falls (in: Safety & Sanitation)
Feb 3, 2012
Best practices for preventing slip and fall accidents in foodservice operations.
  10 Apps For Your Restaurant's New iPad (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Feb 2, 2012
Here are ten reasons why your restaurant needs an iPad.
  Do Restaurants Need Wines By The Glass? (in: Wine & Spirits)
Feb 2, 2012
What would your restaurant's wine program look like if spoilage wasn't a factor?
  Improve Your Menu Engineering (in: Operations)
Feb 2, 2012
The process of determining which items need to be removed versus which ones should be added to a menu can be a complex one. Mark walks you through this important excercise.
  Marketing Tip: Making Money from the Business of Love (in: Marketing)
Feb 1, 2012
Restaurants count on Valentine's Day to deliver a flood of sales and profits. Michael talks about getting more bang for your restaurant marketing buck for the big "month".
  Six Strategies to Compete In Business (in: Marketing)
Feb 1, 2012
Shep shares six no-cost or low-cost competitive marketing strategies.
  Six Restaurant Marketing Trends For 2012 (in: Marketing)
Feb 1, 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 Power of Suggestion: 6 Tips to Build Sales (in: Marketing)
Jan 31, 2012
Michael discusses six effective ways to use the power of suggestive selling to build sales.
  Should I Franchise My Restaurant? (in: Marketing)
Jan 27, 2012
Think you have a restaurant that might be "the next McDonald's?" Maybe you, too, should consider franchising.
  The Big Money Maker (in: Operations)
Jan 25, 2012
Sandy knows catering -- period. Check out her tips for full-service and off-site catering.
  What Your Restaurant Loses By Ignoring Gatekeepers (in: Marketing)
Jan 23, 2012
Carin reminds you of the importance that getting this segment right can have on your business.
  The Good Boss: Insights for a Healthy and Productive Workplace in Challenging Economic Times (in: People & Staffing)
Jan 23, 2012
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?
  Are You Leaving Money On The Table? (in: Operations)
Jan 20, 2012
Sometimes it simple things. But you're probably missing them unless you take the time to evaluate your business. Michael shares a story...
  5 Ways WiFi Gives Your Restaurant an Advantage (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Jan 19, 2012
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...
  Protect Customers from Foodborne Illness (in: Safety & Sanitation)
Jan 18, 2012
Michael lists five steps to help you eliminate the possibility of foodborne illness in your establishment.
  Getting More Out of Your POS System (in: Operations)
Jan 17, 2012
Make sure you are fully utilizing your POS equipment by checking out these tips about the untapped potential that you may have at your fingertips through the POS system in your restaurant.
  Four Things Your Restaurant Needs to Know About Text Message Marketing (in: Internet & Tech Tools)
Jan 13, 2012
Everyone is talking about mobile marketing, yet few business are using it -- and of those using it, very few are using it well. Adam shares some key tips...
  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!
  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.
  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.
 
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