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Taking a Bite Out of the QSR Market through Effective Advertising

Modern Restaurant Management

Given that businesses grow by acquiring new customers, many national QSR brands rely heavily on advertising to increase exposure. billion on national television advertisements, and digital spend is also on the rise given the increasing influence of social media platforms like TikTok. The Brand-Building Benefits of Advertising.

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Ready To Sell? Maybe You Should Be

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Build Social Media Presence : As soon as you start to advertise your business is up for sale, the first thing a potential buyer will do is Google your restaurant. Refer back to Rule #11, "Control Your Controllable Costs." You need to have a long-standing social media presence. I know this may be difficult for many of you.

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New Age Recruitment Marketing Channels for Today’s Competitive Restaurant Hires

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Based on our experience working with these brands, here are our recommendations on the key channels to include in your recruitment marketing strategy: Job Board Advertising. Social Media Advertising. If you don’t actively drive traffic via advertising then nobody will see your content. Search Advertising.

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How Restaurants Can Hire and Rehire Quickly During COVID-19

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This system automatically builds in accountability, as a good employee will only want to refer someone they trust to do the job right, helping the candidate get a leg up in the vetting and hiring process. Establish the terms and bonus for referring candidates, put it in writing, and make it known to your staff.

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Whatever Happened to Election Cake?

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It is often connected with Hartford, Connecticut and called Hartford Election Cake , but historians point out that the cake was baked throughout New England and generally referred to as Election Cake in cookbooks. But at one point in time, at least in a certain region of the country, there was something called Election Cake.

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Why Are People So Freaked Out About Seed Oils?

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They also reference the rise of polyunsaturated fats in the American diet over the past 100 years. All this talk about seed oils has more customers wondering where they’re used, which is leading some restaurants to be more transparent about their ingredients and advertising themselves as not using seed oils in order to lure customers.

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How to Calculate and Optimize Your Restaurant’s Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

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As a restaurant owner, it's easy to pour money into advertising and promotions without knowing how much it’s really costing your business. Knowing how to calculate and optimize your customer acquisition cost (CAC) can help you make smarter decisions about your marketing and advertising strategies.