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"Why, you ask- yet you have given the answers. Because the healtcare industries, insurance companies and drug companies have worked hard to build a system where they will be the primary beneficiaries of anyone's ill fortunes, -and…"
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"Okay, you have over 50 full time employees and a few of them get seriously ill or into an accident (outside of work). What's the alternative? Have the goverment pay to fix them up and subsidise your restaurant?
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"..independent restaurants accounted for 87 percent of restaurant visit losses during the past three years. Will Independents become extinct?"
Emerald Reilly commented on Paul Letendre's blog post Social Network Marketing for Restaurant Owners/Managers"Great post, Paul! You've offered loads of great advice when looking in to finding an outsourced solution to your social media marketing needs. It's difficult to keep your fast paced restaurant going when your taking time out to learn what…"
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"In my experience working with restaurants, there are easily more than 100 different places you can go online to manage your restaurant's presence. Of those, there are probably 3-5 that you want to be managing daily. Another 3-5 that…"
Magnus Hultberg commented on Paul Letendre's blog post Social Network Marketing for Restaurant Owners/Managers"I love this point. I know several restaurant owners among our customers who have perhaps taken it a step further and formed strong relationships with food and tech bloggers in their area to get not just the occasional blog post written…"
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Social Network Marketing for Restaurant Owners/Managers
(or, Sink Like a Stone) You are a restaurant owner sitting in your office. Every day it’s becoming more apparent that you will need to get deeper involved in more aspects of social media. Those newspaper, radio and Yellow Pages ads just aren’t bringing in new faces anymore. You leave the office and are walking through the dining room toward the kitchen; you’ve got a thousand things on your plate already and haven’t got time to even look at your “urgent things to-do” list. How the frig are…See More
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Social Network Marketing for Restaurant Owners/Managers
(or, Sink Like a Stone) You are a restaurant owner sitting in your office. Every day it’s becoming more apparent that you will need to get deeper involved in more aspects of social media. Those newspaper, radio and Yellow Pages ads just aren’t bringing in new faces anymore. You leave the office and are walking through the dining room toward the kitchen; you’ve got a thousand things on your plate already and haven’t got time to even look at your “urgent things to-do” list. How the frig are…See More
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Social Network Marketing for Restaurant Owners/Managers
Posted on January 26, 2012 at 3:00pm 3 Comments 3 Likes
(or, Sink Like a Stone)
You are a restaurant owner sitting in your office. Every day it’s becoming more apparent that you will need to get deeper involved in more aspects of social media. Those newspaper, radio and Yellow Pages ads just aren’t bringing in new faces anymore.
You leave the office and are walking through the…
ContinueRestaurant Owners Wearing Rose-Colored Glasses?
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 9:30am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Restaurant Owners Wearing Rose-Colored Glasses
I was watching one of the restaurant make-over shows the other night; either Restaurant Impossible with Robert Irvine or Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsey. I don’t even remember which one it was. At the beginning of the show, the guru sits in the dining room and tries five or ten entrees. Of course, they all suck, that’s what the show is about: going from being a totally suck restaurant to being…
ContinueBean Counters, Pea Cookers
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 5:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Counting Beans, Cooking Peas
1st owner: A restaurant is a business. When push comes to shove, it is all about the bottom line.
2nd owner: A restaurant is part of the hospitality business. It is all about the customer experience.
Of course, they are both right, and of course, they are both wrong. The reality is: it’s about balance:…
ContinueNew Year's Resolution
Posted on December 27, 2011 at 3:58pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Restaurant Owners’ New Year’s Resolution
- 1. Every day in 2012, make one small improvement
- 2. Every day, keep a focus on doing the right thing – right thing for the customer, the enterprise, the employee
- 3. Commit to securing one new customer each week – a customer that will come back regularly
- 4. Ask for staff feedback on improving plate…
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Operator - ChefMarcus Guiliano said… - Congratulations on joining FohBoh! This is a wonderful online restaurant community with lots of great postings. Enjoy the site and keep active with pictures, comments and postings.
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