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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Three Ways to Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Accessibility 

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Look Beyond Certification. Examples include identifying and marketing popular items such as iconic cocktails or signature entrees via special instant offers; or even offering personalized, on-the-spot coupons or gift certificates for individual items guests have just consumed or for a packaged experience (“Wine Wednesdays”).

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10 Tips To Make Your Franchise Feel Local

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Unlike coupons or discount mailers, the proven offers are gift certificates to treat customers who are weary from unpacking boxes and painting rooms. Whether people move for a lower cost of living or to start a new job, they’ll need to establish a new routine and get to know the businesses in their area.

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How to Train Your Staff to Communicate Effectively with Guests

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Can they comp a customer’s meal, offer a coupon or gift certificate, free dessert? Ensure that your employees understand that customer complaints are not personal and that you are there to help them problem-solve with unhappy customers and de-escalate situations.

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The Difference Between Groupon and Coupon Advertising

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Coupon advertising’s goal is the same: Offer value to draw customers. However, Groupon and coupon advertising are not the same. Understanding the differences between Groupon and coupon advertising will help you decide which is best for you. What has been your experience with Groupon and coupon advertising? Sound familiar?

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Research Shows This is How to Overcome The Biggest Restaurant Challenges

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When stretched thin, many of these leaders focused only on training the newest staff and relied on certifications, orientations, and employee handbooks. Then, campaigns like coupon-receipt advertising mean sending your supermarket advertisement home in the pocket of every single shopper — every time they visit the store.

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3 Tactics Fast Food Restaurants Use to Increase Sales

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Paper Coupons. Plus, people literally love using coupons with 64% of Americans stating that they use coupons frequently at restaurants and brick and mortar stores. Paper coupons are a physical reminder of the great deal customers can get at your location specifically. Repeat Customer Coupons: Bounceback Certificates.

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What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates

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” The platform includes tools like email marketing, coupons, and a loyalty program that are built-in and ready to go. . “We knew restaurants needed access to something more than telephone carryout orders so we decided to offer MenuDrive for free.