Chris Leo's Blog – January 2012 Archive (6)

Is your Restaurant's Facebook Fan Page Healthy? 4 Ways To Find Out

Facebook recently rolled out some new metrics that are going to make your Restaurant's Fan Page Rock! The new insights are going to help you grow your fans and your fans interactions in ways you never imagined possible.

Obviously it's important to monitor your facebook statistics, but the new metrics make it even easier to monitor your Facebook Fan…

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Added by Chris Leo on January 30, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Five Tips For Making Your Restaurant More Social

What message does your restaurant convey to your fans and prospects that are socially engaged?

Restaurants can no longer choose to use "planned or scripted" messages such as "We're the place to be", or "The ONLY place to watch sports". They also cannot choose to simply ignore social media all…

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Added by Chris Leo on January 23, 2012 at 8:00am — 6 Comments

Case Study: Restaurants, Yelp!, Facebook, Twitter & Critics

If you own a restaurant, somehow are involved in the restaurant industry, or even watch TV, you have no doubt heard about what recently happened to the owner of Boners BBQ, when a diner gave the restaurant a…

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Added by Chris Leo on January 16, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

You Want Facebook Likes? Well, You're Doing It Wrong!

Pepsi has almost 6.9 Million Facebook fans. Old Spice is approaching the 2 Million mark, and McDonald's clocks in just north of 12 Million.

Do you have…

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Added by Chris Leo on January 11, 2012 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

QR Codes and Your Restaurant

When they first came out, many people in the Restaurant Industry wondered if QR Codes were a little too "Bleeding Edge" to be used in their marketing and promotional efforts. After all, we don't all live in the Silicon Valley.

The first time we saw QR Codes, we immediately fell in love. …

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Added by Chris Leo on January 11, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

The Top 5 Things Restaurants Misunderstand About Social Media

Whether you want to admit it or not, social media is here to stay. Everyone (And I truly mean EVERYONE), needs to accept this fact and figure out how they want to incorporate social media into their marketing and advertising efforts.