Tag Archive: Restaurant Success Secrets

Restaurant Marketing Planner – May 2012

Audio Series

Learn all the details behind May Marketing. Also learn how to plan Social Media Marketing for the month along with Press Releases and our special S$D Piece. This month we review the use of a special tool to aid in quickly updating and gaining directory listing and business profiles online.

Restaurant Marketing Planner – April 2012

Audio Series

Learn all the details behind April Marketing. Also learn how to plan Social Media Marketing for the month along with Press Releases and our special S$D Piece. This month we review how restaurants can effectively use Facebook.

A Little Food of Art. What is Your Story?

There is a difference between those who are in the RESTAURANT BUSINESS and those who are in the BUSINESS OF RESTAURANTS.
I am an entrepreneur with enough scars and stories to tell you that it was my real -world experience within the hospitality industry that confirmed for me the difference between those inn the Restaurant Business and those in Business of Restaurants. Now, I cannot take credit for creating this catch phrase, but I certainly have adopted it wholeheartedly.

Looking For a Change? Take the Mystery Out of List Buying

Maybe you want to make a splash with a big product launch, drive more traffic to a retail store, tap into a niche market or simply grow your own email guest list. Whatever the reason, renting a list is one way to super-size your reach–and may be more affordable than you think. Since the idea of renting mailing lists can be intimidating, this is the first in a short series on the topic.

Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business

Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business.

Know Your Guests – Collect Information

I say get all the information you can from your guests, but at the least get their name and email. Collecting guest information and emails can be easy, as long as you make it fun or exciting What information should you collect?

Employee Incentive Program

Your employees are one of the most effective marketing tools you have. If they make the guest experience great, then the guest is likely to return to the restaurant.

Valentine’s Day Promotions

Tell us how your business was on Valentine’s Day this year?  What was your special promotion to drive business? Including a Free bottle of Wine with special purchases Romance Packages with special desserts

Always Check Your Guest Satisfaction

The easiest way to find out what your customers are truly thinking about your restaurant, service, quality of the food, and the experience is the customer satisfaction survey card. You should have at least 100 survey cards available.

Goal Setting Program for Restaurant and Catering Business Owners

Are You Ready For Clearly Defined, Measurable, Written, Powerfully Awe Inspiring Goals and The Plan To Achieve Them That Will Undoubtedly Change Your Business and Your Life?

What if you could have all this in about one hour from now?

Our Goal Setting Method and One Hour Process is designed so we will actually work together, I will walk you through the development of your Personal & Business Goals- You will have written goals and a plan for how to achieve them… Guaranteed!

“Mighty Fine Burgers” Austin Restaurant Group Receives Prestigious Award

Austin Restaurant Group Makes History K&N Management, the owner of the Austin Rudy’s “Country Store” & Bar-B-Q franchise and the creator of Mighty Fine Burgers, Fries & Shakes makes history in 2010 by being the first restaurant group to receive the Texas Award for Performance Excellence

Quick Start – Restaurant Success Series

I am committed to helping more Restaurant & Catering Company Owners achieve success than anyone ever in history! Restaurant Success System Restaurant Success Monthly Quick Start Introduction Audio Quick Start Audio 2 Quick Start Audio 3 Quick Start Audio 4 Quick Start Audio 5 Quick Start Audio 6

Social Media Marketing for Restaurants Webinar

Click Here To Register Now! Media Marketing for your restaurant or catering company.  We will Do you know how to use Social Media as marketing media without running Restaurant Success System Restaurant Marketing Planner

Want A Simple To Follow System To Improve Your Restaurant Sales?

Want A Simple To Follow System To Improve Your Restaurant Sales? I want to share with you our Store Sales Building System and I encourage you to S&D it (Swipe and Deloy it) Our Philosophy is “A Sale To Get A Guest for Life” not a customer to get a sale

Video Blog: Dramatically Increase Your Sales & Profits Over The Next 12 Months

Video Blog Dramatically Increase Your Sales & Profits Over The Next 12 Months with something as simple as a 10% increase in key areas. Let’s talk about dramatically increasing your sales and profit over the course of the next 12 months and something as simple as a 10% increase can do that.

Three Critically Important Steps for Success

By Stephen C There are many steps to success Believe in what you want. You have little chance of ever being successful. You must put action behind your belief. The three critically important steps to success in anything you want to do are belief, action and self discipline!

How To Get More Done In Your Restaurant

Restaurant Success System and Restaurant Success Monthly provide these videos to help accelerate your Restaurant Success.  The videos are usually centered on Restaurant Operations, Restaurant Finance, Restaurant Marketing & Promotions or the Restaurant Management Tools and Restaurant Systems necessary to achieve higher sales and grow your restaurant or Catering profits by leaps and bounds

Effectively Manage Your Restaurant and Your Life.

Effectively Manage Your Business and Your Life. If you’re like most restaurant owners, you have more to do than time to do it. So here are some tips for being able to successfully manage your company and your life:

Restaurant Success Story: Creative Compensation In Your Restaurant

I was just reading a reading a great compensation article from Greg McGuire and the The Back Burner Blog and wanted to add in my two cents from a member I recently spoke with. The Back Story One of my coaching members was looking to reduce payroll.  He had done a lot this year to increase sales and manage costs

Restaurant Success Secret #9

Be part of a mastermind group, participate, ask questions and share.  It will rapidly increase the rate of your results and they will help you move forward.  They have the answers to the questions, they think like you do.

Restaurant Success Secret #8

How do you think of your restaurant? Are you thinking too small?  What are all the ways that you can use your restaurant?  What are all the ways you can use your resources, your staff, and your expertise to make money?  What are all the things you can do with everything you have available to you?

Restaurant Success Secret #7

Invest in, create and use systems to repeat processes. Don’t get overwhelmed.  You’re already working 80 to 100 hours a week and you just can’t handle any more.  Don’t work longer and harder, do different things to systematize your restaurant.  Take a look at the overall results of a process, and monitor the results –…

Restaurant Success Secret #6

Know Your Numbers. Not just in your marketing, but in all the things that are important in your business. Your operations actually measure your customer/guest experience.  How are your guests rating you?  Quantify it so you can constantly work on and improve it and your profitability. Don’t forget the basics.  Don’t forget what made you…

Restaurant Success Secret #5

Realizing the Importance of Direct Response Marketing – Focusing On It. Now that you recognize that you’re in the business of marketing memorable dining experiences, that means you become a marketer and you need to focus all your energy and resources in becoming better at it, looking for new ways to do it, honing your…

Restaurant Success Secret #3

Recognize the Business You Are In.. If you want to have rapid success you have to recognize that success comes from the marketing of your restaurant.  Work ON your business instead of IN your business.

Restaurant Success Secret #2

You Must Take Action on the Right Activities. There are two parts to this.  Taking action is one thing.  Lots of people, especially in the restaurant business, are very good – they’re not lazy people – they work hard, long hours, so they’re doing lots of things.  But… You need to put all your effort…

Restaurant Success Secret #1.2

You Must Be Open-minded and Willing to Learn. Many people come with preconceived notions and ideas that things have to be a certain way.      I have to price my menu a certain way.  I have to market like all the other restaurant owners.  I have to do things in a professional manner because my restaurant…

Restaurant Success Secret #1.1

Responsibility and Accountability for Where You Are There’s a big link between responsibility and success.  You can’t have great success without responsibility.  If you don’t take responsibility for your actions and where you are in your life, you can’t have success.  There’s a link.  The more successful you want to be, the more responsibility you…

Restaurant Success Secret #1

You Must Have the Desire to change and willingness to confront your situation head on. If you want to improve your business and increase the rate of success, it really needs to start with wanting to do something about it. Some don’t want to do something about it; they’re content or don’t want to confront…