Ben Martinez's Page

Okay, so I not only love to do restaurant marketing, but now I love to blog. I just love sharing and reading ideas. But have you ever sat down to blog and you just can't think of what to write? I guess I could say that I have 'writer's blog'....(yes, I sit here and crack myself up)....writer's blog comes to me, but I can clear it exactly the same as I do when I work on marketing pieces....I talk to my customers. I get up, get out of my office and go out and talk to my customers. They share… Continue

It's 3am and here I am laying in bed staring up at the ceiling....then burst out laughing. I'm fairly sure my wife opened one eye lid and knew exactly what I was doing. You see, I LOVE restaurant marketing, and 3am is the time when my best ideas come forward...I'm laughing because I come up with clever and funny marketing ideas that make people feel good, then the next thing you know, they are in spending money with the guy who made them feel good! It's that simple!

And now with the giving… Continue

The good ol' days when I was growing up throwing refried beans against the wall with my brother, only to hear my Dad yell at us, followed by our arms elbow deep in soapy water cleaning up the restaurant again....this whole Federal bail out, I don't know...what about us restaurant owners looking for a way out....well, I for one, don't need it!



When I was little, I watched my Dad who owned this small family owned restaurant in Commerce City, Colorado, shake his head in disbelief when… Continue