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Wondering how I learn all this stuff that I know about marketing? A lot of it is testing at my restaurant, Handcraft Burgers and Brew or with the clients I am consulting for, but I learn A LOT by attending trade shows and conferences. That's a huge reason I go to so many.

Growth in the restaurant business is a combination of intuition, drive and creativity. Being a market leader is great but to get there you have to build a foundation.

Happy National Candy Cane Day!

2024 was a tough year for the restaurant business, especially for independent operators. I feel like we say this every year in the restaurant business, but the past 12 months have felt like an anomaly.

Here are 5, easy to execute tactics that work for all restaurants of all sizes and service models that you can start to plan for today that will help you to have a successful January with your restaurant.

It's the holiday season, which is generally a time of increase in the hospitality business. That doesn't make it easy; everyone is trying to capture that business, and that just makes it more opportune.

You know who likes salesy content? No one. No one wants to be sold. We want value, we like offers, we want increase, we need things. But no one responds well to "HEY, BUY THIS AWESOME THING NOW!"

Some say the hardest part about restaurant marketing is knowing what's working, and that really comes down to

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show and Pizza Tomorrow Summit just concluded in Orlando, FL. This was great! They combined two shows into one and had an even better-attended event with more people and more diversity.

Do you ever get stuck in your marketing wondering what to do next or even if what you are doing is the right thing?

Meet Up Up and Away - The restaurant marketing podcast saving the world from bad marketing! At this time, we've already got 5 incredible episodes that give you marketing tips, tricks and tactics you can start to implement today!

Fast Casual Executive Summit just concluded in Denver, CO. This is a show for proactive brands and proactive thinkers. They also have a built in dinner and networking event. If you want to make great connections, put it on your agenda for next year.