7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A full 55% of consumers consider takeout and delivery essential to their restaurant experience. 7shifts provides a cloud-based team management and scheduling solution, allowing owners and managers to schedule restaurant employees , approve shift trades, and communicate with staff from one easy-to-use mobile app. Try 7shifts for free.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 12, 2023

Email marketing is an invaluable strategy for boosting your restaurant. Whether you’re launching a new venture, realizing the untapped potential of promotional emails, or creating an email newsletter , email marketing will help your restaurant flourish. Why email marketing works for food service operations.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A full 55% of consumers consider takeout and delivery essential to their restaurant experience. 7shifts provides a cloud-based team management and scheduling solution, allowing owners and managers to schedule restaurant employees , approve shift trades, and communicate with staff from one easy-to-use mobile app. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2024

That's where old-fashioned consistent marketing efforts comes into play. "It’s "It’s important to think long term," HungerRush's SVP of Marketing Shannon Chirone told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Cutting "You want to advertise where your customers are already looking.

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Marketing Email Marketing Social Media Coupons 188

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2020

With six times the engagement of email, text messaging is revolutionizing the marketing strategies of QSR, fast food, and dine-in restaurants. Text marketing offers unique and exciting approaches to generate peak engagement and ultimately drive more successful campaigns. Timing Is Everything. Keep it Simple and Concise.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. You'll have late nights and have to work on weekends and public holidays The market is saturated with loads of competition. An alternative is to buy an existing bar that is up for sale.

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Bar License Email Marketing Customer Service 370

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This keeps information from getting lost in the text and email shuffle. When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book. Employee communications tools When it comes to employee communications, texting and phone calls get the job done.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Customers are spoiled for choice with restaurants. Incorporating video testimonials into your restaurant marketing strategy can showcase authentic experiences that build trust and engage prospective customers, turning them into loyal regulars. Showcase the Atmosphere Atmosphere plays a big part in a restaurant experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

One of the most important parts of being a successful restaurant manager is having the ability to hear their customers’ concerns. However, it can sometimes take time to get customers to respond to surveys they're given. Customers can be lost to boredom or quit halfway if a survey is too long.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a restaurant owner, you know how difficult it is to win a customer's attention and make them keep coming back to your restaurant. Consumer-facing industries like food & beverage see more short-term purchases based on emotional triggers—which means maintaining a healthy bottom line becomes a challenge without a dedicated customer base.

Email Marketing 195

Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media Point of Sale 195

7 Shifts

JUNE 3, 2022

For the average restaurant, that means serving four more customers a day. Does your restaurant have core values that guide the customer and employee experience? And there are a number of easy ways to do it: Praise publicly on internal communication channels like email, group chats, or staff pages.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 15, 2020

Find a dedicated pickup spot If you don’t have drive thru, it’s definitely difficult to serve the customers outside the restaurant. Try to find a dedicated place for customers where they can park safely and pick-up the food. Search for a location that provides the convenience of customers being able to stay in their car if possible.

Online Ordering 362

Online Ordering Email Marketing Social Media Food Order 362

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Increased employee engagement and productivity: Less time spent haggling, arguing, and pleading about shifts that they can’t cover is more time spent focused on productive and customer-facing work. Digital systems also give employees more autonomy and better tools for communicating their availability, which tends to increase engagement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 8, 2024

The first step in building a successful loyalty program is understanding your customers. Hooters has done a great job of creating a community in stores over the past 40 years, and we knew that the foundation of our loyalty program needed to be based on research about our audience, the market and what motivates them to dine at our restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2024

. "Top performers are personalizing and using data to segment their customer database," Kristin Lynch, Senior Director of Restaurant Strategy for Paytronix Systems. "They "They are differentiating, delivering an emotional connection and recognizing their most valuable customers."

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7 Shifts

JULY 30, 2021

From stand-out social media accounts, to good old-fashioned mail marketing, we'll walk you through 12 unique customer-driving ideas! Write a Marketing Plan. Your marketing plan is your restaurant's holy grail, so make sure you take the time to prioritize it. Did you know that over 35% of restaurant customers in the U.S.

Email Marketing 370

Email Marketing Social Media Loyalty Program Website Management 370

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Restaurant marketing revolves around making your business known. Let’s look at low-budget restaurant marketing ideas to succeed in inflationary times. Focus on enhancing customer experience, which is one of the decisive factors for converting visitors into clients. Communicate with Customers on Social Media.

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Marketing Email Marketing Social Media SEO 203

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. It all starts with a great marketing plan. Your marketing plan is the cornerstone of your restaurant's success and business plan. Marketing Plan Template.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For the past several years—and especially since the pandemic—restaurant brands have focused on enhancing digital experiences that allow them to offer more off-premise options and streamline operations to address staff shortages. These communications were heavy on discounts and had little brand voice or personality.

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Social Media Email Marketing Customer Experience Communication 217

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2024

This digital transformation is not just about technology; it’s about reimagining the relationship between a brand and its customers. During my time in the ecommerce field, many online retailers faced similar challenges regarding customer retention. It’s not just about points; it’s about building lasting relationships.

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Bingage

MAY 24, 2022

It’s no secret that the customer experience is one of the most important parts of running a restaurant. If you don’t have happy customers, they won’t come back! There is a gap between customers and business. The problem is there are lacking in customer engagement. It’s pretty simple math.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

But precisely, how can you determine what customers want? How can you adjust your B2C marketing strategy to align with their needs and provide an elevated culinary experience? Businesses must remain ahead of the curve by checking all the correct boxes as customer tastes evolve at an unparalleled pace.

Loyalty Program 181

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Dietary Restrictions Social Media 181

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2022

Restaurants are making use of workflow automation to increase efficiency in numerous ways inlcuding customer service automation and sales and marketing automation. Automating customer service tasks helps to improve the customer experience. Improving customer service. Improving customer service.

Front of House 180

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There’s no question that the restaurant delivery and reservations experience has become increasingly digitized in recent years, and there’s no sign of this trend slowing down in the future. Despite the number of customer calls that come in, 62 percent of them go unanswered.

Customer Experience 119

Customer Experience Online Ordering Customer Service Reservations 119

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Valentine’s Day is often a busy time for restaurants, but many are now dealing with various challenges amid the pandemic, like no indoor dining or limited capacity as well as more customers opting for carry out. With the Marketing Rule of 7 , it takes an average of seven interactions with a brand before a purchase takes place.

Marketing 221

Marketing Email Marketing Website Management Social Media 221

Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Building an integrated tech stack is essential for independent restaurants that want to streamline operations and improve customer service. Loyalty Programs and Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Integrating CRM and loyalty programs into the POS system allows restaurants to collect valuable customer data.

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Next Restaurants

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Your point-of-sale (POS) system should evolve as your customer base transitions into more of a “cashless society.” Otherwise, you’ll miss out on a huge market and wind up with disappointed guests. Personalized experience Enhanced outreach. As a restaurant owner, customer satisfaction should be your number one priority.

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Bingage

APRIL 16, 2024

Earning customer loyalty takes time and effort! but the first and most important step is to choose the best loyalty program which can help to gain customer loyalty, engagement, retention and of course revenue generation. It provides an omnichannel marketing platform for businesses including SMS, Whatsapp marketing, email marketing etc.

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Loyalty Program 2024 Email Marketing Customer Experience 105

Bingage

APRIL 16, 2024

Earning customer loyalty takes time and effort! but the first and most important step is to choose the best loyalty program which can help to gain customer loyalty, engagement, retention and of course revenue generation. It provides an omnichannel marketing platform for businesses including SMS, Whatsapp marketing, email marketing etc.

Loyalty Program 104

Loyalty Program 2024 Email Marketing Customer Experience 104

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

With so much potential revenue on the table, Father’s Day is a key holiday that restaurant owners and operators should pay attention to and find ways to amplify through marketing efforts. This starts by implementing innovative marketing tools to drive potential revenue.

Marketing 177

Marketing Email Marketing Online Ordering Specials 177

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. It requires a manager to differentiate concepts, ensure a consistent guest experience, and manage employees and technology across multiple storefronts.

Management 370

Management Management Document Hiring 370

Social Hospitality

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The hospitality industry is the poster child of customer-centricity and always putting the customers’ needs first. Customers are now accustomed to a new level of customer care. Thus, those in the world of hospitality need to, again, elevate their own service and boost the experience they provide to guests.

Hospitality 237

Hospitality Hotels Customer Service Customer Experience 237

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

With so much potential revenue on the table, Father’s Day is a key holiday that restaurant owners and operators should pay attention to and find ways to amplify through marketing efforts. This starts by implementing innovative marketing tools to drive potential revenue.

Marketing 167

Marketing Email Marketing Online Ordering Specials 167

Bingage

JANUARY 29, 2021

SMS marketing is one of the best restaurant marketing strategies to reach out to more customers, retain them. With CRM for the restaurant, it is easy to automate SMS marketing. You can read about personalised SMS marketing here. Bingage helps you to send automated SMS campaigns to customers.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Email Marketing Demo Loyalty Program 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine surveyed marketing experts to find out the best ways restaurants can market themselves now. Customers are going to be hesitant to dine indoors. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. An app-first experience for restaurant chains. Here are their insights.

Marketing 234

Marketing Social Media Food Safety Email Marketing 234

Bingage

JANUARY 29, 2021

It’s no secret that the customer experience is one of the most important parts of running a restaurant. If you don’t have happy customers, they won’t come back! A common complaint among restaurant owners is that customers don’t feel like they’re getting enough attention. How does it work?

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Email Marketing Demo Loyalty Program 52

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2021

Many patrons have not been to a restaurant since the start of the pandemic and are looking for personalized and unique experiences that remind them just how incredible the restaurant environment can be. Streamlining the In-Person Experience. Today’s diner has come to expect a new experience, one that is driven by technology.

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