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Restaurant Marketing Ideas: 10 Examples of Augmented Reality
March 8, 2013
Restaurant marketing is getting more interesting and sophisticated by the month it seems. While we do not advocate chasing every restaurant marketing techno-fad, we do see that early adopters of new marketing technologies seem to get several distinct benefits....
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Restaurant Marketing Ideas: Branded Delivery Vehicles
March 1, 2013
Restaurant Marketing Ideas: Branded Delivery Vehicles If your restaurant offers delivery services, you may have one really big untapped restaurant marketing idea sitting idle in your parking lot (or rolling meekly down the road). While some of the big...
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10 Cool Ways for Restaurants to Use QR Codes
January 24, 2013
QR codes, short for quick response codes, are those blocks of square dots that look like some sort of New Age Rorschach Test or maybe one of those visual puzzles that if you stare at long enough you’ll see...
Restaurant Marketing
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Why You Should Host a Press Party
December 11, 2012
First-hand experience with your restaurant is the most ideal way to get journalists to write favorable stories about you, which is why press trips and press parties can be effective publicity tools. Press parties are geared toward local and...
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Ten Foodservice Lawsuits that Have Played Out in the Public Eye
November 15, 2012
We have collected ten (in)famous foodservice and restaurant industry lawsuits, from McDonald’s to Wendy’s that have played out in the public eye.
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How to Get Journalists to Tell Your Story
August 3, 2011
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Restaurant PR
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Honor Earth Day with These Green-Themed Restaurant Promotions
April 22, 2013
No matter where you live, save money and the environment on Earth Day 2013 with some amazing restaurant deals we dug up.
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30 Cool Things for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, 2013
If St. Patrick’s Day is a favorite of yours, add a little extra green to your restaurant’s experience. Here are some of the examples done in the past to get you thinking beyond the usual.
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20 Sweet Examples of Restaurant Promotions for Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2013
If you want to stand out this Valentine’s Day, add a little extra to your restaurant’s experience. Here are some ideas to get you thinking beyond the usual hearts and flowers. Key takeaway Download this article (PDF)
