7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With 90% of diners checking a restaurant online before visiting, you also need a strong online presence to attract and boost reservations. Let’s explore 26 proven online marketing strategies to help your restaurant thrive. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Building a restaurant marketing budget can feel overwhelming. With tight margins, unpredictable cash flow, and endless marketing options, its hard to know how much to spendor where to spend it. Creating an effective marketing budget doesnt have to be all that complicated. The good news?

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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. Basant Baruah, Senior Content Marketer, Beaconstac. Below are a few examples of small and big F&B chains applying unique marketing techniques. Here are their insights.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

As a restaurant owner, digital marketing can be a daunting task that takes up valuable time, energy, and resources. Most simply do not have the time needed to research digital marketing strategies, let alone implement them. This often means marketing and advertising efforts are done on-the-fly or simply 86’d. A double win!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

The good news is that, as a restaurant owner, you've probably had to build up your reserves of these qualities already. What marketing methods would you employ with a proactive mindset? And how can you infuse your optimism into your marketing? So, how can you shift your focus in more positive directions?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too. Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The ways a website can drive more orders and reservations while cutting costs. Customers cant access an up-to-date menu, current hours, schedule a reservation, or place an online order. Having complete control of your brands story is how you stand out in a congested market.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

MARCH 27, 2020

As worldwide markets continue to feel the pain of COVID-19, companies of every size are suffering from the effects. This pandemic has forced most companies to reevaluate their financial plans and marketing strategies. This pandemic has forced most companies to reevaluate their financial plans and marketing strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

While SEO is most-often associated with keywords and content, site design does play a role in searchability. Your website’s content can recreate that experience online, enticing online visitors to become patrons with a standing reservation. Have a Logical, Fast and Mobile-Friendly Website. Now, allow me to rein it back in again.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Two-thirds of restaurant leaders believe AI or automation will improve their business in each of the 15 areas we asked about, the most popular of which are marketing and promotions (77 percent), inventory management (77 percent), payments (76 percent), menu optimization (76 percent), and staff management (75 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

There's growing interest in premium dining experiences, with prepaid reservations above $200 now representing 10.1 Increase in average prepaid value: The average prepaid reservation has increased 36 percent to $102 so far this year, up from $75 in 2024.²This percent in 2024. Prepaid bookings now represent 38.6

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The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Video marketing is an essential tool to captivate audiences, drive foot traffic, and win the fierce battle for online attention. Taking it a step further than high-quality images , video marketing taps into the sensory appeal that text and photos cant achieve. Remember the days of beautiful dinner images on Instagram?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The solution for an increasing number of marketers is online reputation management. Recent marketing research shows people now trust customer reviews and recommendations more than advertising, and surveyed marketers attributed a combined 58 percent of new customers to search engine optimization (SEO), online reputation and referrals.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

According to a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, 40% of Americans are ordering more food for takeout and delivery now than they were before the pandemic. Reservations - Embed your reservations platform’s widget onto your website to encourage customers to book directly through you instead of via a third party.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If a domain name is lost, the valuable search engine optimization (SEO) associated with it is erased. The challenge then becomes finding and purchasing a new domain name appropriate for the restaurant, updating all of the collateral branding pieces, online listings, social media, (possibly email accounts) and starting from scratch with SEO.

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

AUGUST 11, 2023

Implementing a solid SEO strategy may not be the heart of a good restaurant, but it certainly can help. Here are some SEO practices for restaurants to boost their digital presence and attract customers. One of the key advantages of SEO for a restaurant business is the ability to stand out in local searches. By localizing it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Your restaurant website needs to help your guests find you online, inform them about your menu and, possibly, help them reserve a table or order a delivery directly from you. Implement an online reservation system. Position your restaurant in the market. Implement an Online Reservation System. Represent the whole menu.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2024

Let’s be honest - you’re a restaurant operator, not a marketing expert. However, with so much software on the market today, how do you know what to use and where to start? To help you out, we've listed some of the most used tools that even beginners in digital marketing can easily navigate.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2019

That’s why digital marketing is so important. Read on to learn more about creative digital marketing ideas you can get started on today. Mobile ads also allow you to create an exceptional experience for the customer by providing directions to your location, allowing them to make immediate reservations, and featuring relevant reviews.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

These apps facilitate reservations and deliveries and enable loyalty program access, enhancing user experience. Techniques like content marketing, SEO optimization, and social media campaigns can work wonders when applied correctly. Harnessing the Power of Mobile Apps Mobile apps are revolutionizing the restaurant industry.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 23, 2020

All of the websites Bentobox designs for its clients are mobile-friendly and incorporate SEO to help them stand out in local searches. Shopify's integrations for restaurants Shopify's App Store offers tools from Facebook and Google, which can be useful for marketing your restaurant. They may add more integrations in the future.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine connected with Kim Lawton, founder and CEO of New York City-based marketing agency Enthuse to discuss social media accountability, safeguarding a brand, best practices and more. Lawton has 25 years of experiential operations and marketing experience spanning branded consumer products.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Allow Customers to Make Reservations Online. Adding a simple widget like Open Table’s Make a Reservation for customers brings several advantages. Focus on SEO. SEO, which stands for search engine optimization, is the practice of receiving top results on Google, Bing or Yahoo for specific keyword phrases.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

As restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan, too. To help, we’ve created the ultimate restaurant marketing guide, covering strategy, creative, branding, marketing channels, paid and unpaid advertising, and so much more. What are they ordering?

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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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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

This is where being well-equipped with a fool-proof restaurant marketing plan comes in. After analyzing the latest industry trends, viral content, and successful campaigns, we have developed an all-in-one marketing guide to help you craft your strategy to attract new customers and keep your previous diners coming back. a boycott).

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Restaurant Engine

MARCH 26, 2025

Concentrate on hyperlocal marketing strategies to reach your target customer. With so much digital noise, its key to focus on hyperlocal marketing. Its the future of restaurant marketing and a strategy you need to implement now. What is Hyperlocal Marketing? Gone are the days of casting as wide a net as possible.

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Web Diner

MARCH 21, 2025

Local SEO isn’t just another marketing buzzwordit’s the digital equivalent of having your restaurant on the most visible intersection in the neighborhood. Our expertise in restaurant-specific local SEO has made them the go-to partner for businesses seeking to dominate their local digital landscape.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In the modern marketing landscape, it’s difficult to stay in business without an online presence. Search engine optimization (SEO): People are searching for the best restaurants in your area on Google. Reservations information - Include a phone number or embed your reservation software’s widget.

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The Rail

AUGUST 23, 2022

The restaurant business is one of the most competitive destinations in search engine optimization (SEO). When entering the market of a new region, you can stuff your pages with appealing photos and calls for action (CTA), and offer discounts and promotional codes but still fail to get an expected number of guests. US Starbucks.

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The Rail

JUNE 4, 2024

By Eric Tress, Contributor When you talk about marketing in this era, people quickly think of social media marketing, content marketing, and search engine optimization (SEO), among other online marketing methods. Here’s your guide to restaurant marketing with direct mail. What is Direct Mail Marketing?

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Next Restaurants

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This content improves your SEO and positions your restaurant as an industry authority. Also, integrating social media into your marketing strategy allows for direct customer interaction and community building, further enhancing your restaurant’s online visibility and engagement.

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The Rail

AUGUST 18, 2023

By Sergey Solonenko, Contributor Creating an actionable inbound marketing strategy is never easy. Despite having the best modern tools at your disposal, it's still hard to create a converting marketing funnel and increase brand awareness in an ideal customer. This is why we use blogs and social media posts to lure people to our place!

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2024

However, SEO is no longer enough due to high competition in the food industry. With the right strategies, you can easily attract diners searching for restaurants like yours in your local area and get more reservations and takeout orders. Include Google Ads in your restaurant marketing plan to reach more potential customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The faster and more accurately you can answer your customers’ query, the more likely they are to book a reservation with your restaurant over a competitor. Include a clear, easy way to make a make a reservation. The web is becoming more fractured by the day. The rise of voice search is a product of the modern lifestyle.

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The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Guests should find menus, contact information, and reservation options without a hitch. Optimize for Search Engines (SEO) Use relevant keywords and keep your content updated to climb the search engine ranks. Utilize Social Media Marketing Share High-Quality Photos and Videos A picture is worth a thousand words, and a video even more.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They pair their deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive, all-in-one platform, across point of sale, guest marketing, payroll and HR, and more.

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