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How to Create a Personal Profile Page on Facebook
How to Create a Personal Profile Page on FacebookThere are two ways to create a personal profile on Facebook and start connecting with your customers. See these easy to follow steps to create your own personal profile page to take advantage of all the benefits of exposure on Facebook. . . . more >>


Why You Should Use Facebook and How to Get Started
Why You Should Use Facebook and How to Get StartedAre your sales stagnant or in decline? If you see little change in your business volume you might be suffering from social media deficiency. Recently, social media has caused major changes in dining habits, and many independent restaurants have chosen to ignore it. If you think you're suffering from social media sickness your cure may be Facebook. . . . more >>


What Every Independent Operator Should Know About Social Networks
What Every Independent Operator Should Know About Social NetworksMany of our members are reporting major successes using social media. They say these sites are helping them reach new customers and build communication and dialog with existing ones, resulting in more loyal guests and higher sales. Here's a quick reference guide to some of the most popular social media platforms and the differences between them. . . . more >>


How to Use the Features of Google Places to Attract More Customers
by Natalia Morais
How to Use the Features of Google Places to Attract More CustomersOnce you've created your Google Places page, see how to use the features effectively to boost your business, respond to reviews and create special offers with coupons. . . . more >>


Why Your Restaurant Needs to Be On Google Places and How To Get Started
by Natalia Morais
Why Your Restaurant Needs to Be On Google Places and How To Get StartedNew research has revealed that 97% of customers search for local businesses online! 97%!! You want to be where people are looking for restaurants in your area and that means Google Places. Here are step-by-step instructions to get started today! . . . more >>


WEBCAST: How to Turn Donation Requests Into More Sales & Lots of New Customers
WEBCAST: How to Turn Donation Requests Into More Sales & Lots of New CustomersListen as Bob Batley shows you how his Stadium Grille Restaurants turn their donation requests into a win-win proposition for both the requesting organizations and his two restaurants. This is an easy way for virtually any restaurant to boost their sales & build goodwill with their existing customers & their entire community. . . . more >>


How Foursquare Can Boost Customers & Sales in Your Restaurant
How Foursquare Can Boost Customers & Sales in Your RestaurantFoursquare is a rapidly growing location-based platform for mobile devices, similar to Facebook and Twitter, where users can post pictures, leave comments and reviews about a place or suggest things to do. The platform is easy to set up, free, and can help you increase sales. . . . more >>


Marketing Success: 3 Independent Operators Reveal How They Grow Sales & Profit In Their Restaurants
Marketing Success: 3 Independent Operators Reveal How They Grow Sales & Profit In Their RestaurantsThree successful independent operators reveal their most profitable marketing activities. Get valuable ideas to use in your restaurant from their candid insights as they explain what marketing strategies and promotions worked best, what didn't and the processes and methods they used. . . . more >>


WEBCAST: The Difference Between Facebook Profile & Fan Pages & Why You Need To Know
WEBCAST: The Difference Between Facebook Profile & Fan Pages & Why You Need To KnowRO.com member Joe Sorge is a highly successful restaurant operator and a passionate user of social media. In this webcast Joe shows us the difference between Facebook profile and fan pages, how he keeps adding more friends and fans and his secrets to keeping them engaged. . . . more >>


New Ways of Developing and Maintaining Customer Relationships
by Diana Lambdin Meyer
New Ways of Developing and Maintaining Customer RelationshipsIs social media bringing people in the door and building a basis of customer relationships that will keep your business growing? Instead of telling your fans and followers what you're doing, ask them what they want, and then do it. . . . more >>


WEBCAST: How Social Media Made AJ Bombers a National Restaurant Rock Star
WEBCAST: How Social Media Made AJ Bombers a National Restaurant Rock StarRO.com member Joe Sorge has made his burger joint, AJ Bombers, a national sensation since opening in March of 2009. Joe credits his use of social media as the prime reason for his exploding sales and the opportunity to be on the Travel Channel's Food Wars. Find out how he did it and how you can use SM to attract more new customers, repeat business and buzz about your restaurant. . . . more >>


WEBCAST: Gun to the Head Marketing
WEBCAST: Gun to the Head Marketing...It's 8:57 pm. You're at your restaurant. Your life absolutely depends on getting one new customer - before 9:00 pm. You have 3 minutes. It's dark. A car pulls up. A man steps out... oh yeah, I forgot to mention - there's another restaurant right next door to you. And that's where he's going. Your life depends on this what are you going to do...? . . . more >>


WEBCAST: WOW: The Ultimate Guide To Building Word Of Mouth, Getting A Great Reputation And Becoming Fabulously Famous In Your Neighborhood
WEBCAST: WOW: The Ultimate Guide To Building Word Of Mouth, Getting A Great Reputation And Becoming Fabulously Famous In Your NeighborhoodThe best marketing tool and easiest way to increase your sales happens when people say good things about you. Learn twenty top ways to encourage your guests to have positive conversations about your restaurant. . . . more >>


DOWNLOAD: #Foursquare Restaurant 2.0 Edition
by Joe Sorge, AJ Bombers
DOWNLOAD: #Foursquare Restaurant 2.0 EditionDo you need to pay attention to the social media buzz, or is it just a passing fad? It's catching on phenomenally among the "plugged in", especially the new wave of tech-savvy phone users. Check out potential customers "checking-in" on Foursquare, the new localized social media platform people in the know are calling "the next Twitter" and see what it could do for your restaurant. . . . more >>


Why Discounts Can Be Bad for Business and What To Do Instead
by Jim Laube and David Scott Peters
Why Discounts Can Be Bad for Business and What To Do InsteadDiscounting can boost your sales in the short term but over time it can erode your profitability & condition your customers to only show up with a coupon! Learn alternatives to relying on constant discount & coupon promotions that can build your restaurant's topline sales AND bottomline profits at the same time . . . more >>


DOWNLOAD: Restaurant Newsletter Templates
DOWNLOAD: Restaurant Newsletter TemplatesGet a jump on the creation of your personalized customer newsletter by downloading these ready-to-use templates. They're available in four different styles to fit your unique restaurant's image . . . more >>


Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How to Get More Guests to Spread the Word About Your Restaurant
Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How to Get More Guests to Spread the Word About Your RestaurantGive your guests something to talk about! Don't ignore or leave this critical aspect of restaurant marketing to chance. This article discusses ways independent operators can encourage your guests to spread the word about your restaurant in ways that generate sincere and enthusiastic testimonials and more customers. . . . more >>


DOWNLOAD: #TwitterWorks Restaurant 2.0 Edition
by Joe Sorge, AJ Bombers
DOWNLOAD: #TwitterWorks Restaurant 2.0 EditionSucceeding in the new digital age demands that restaurant owners embrace a completely new approach to dealing with customers and doing business. This eBook explains what it will take for you to thrive in this challenging new environment with practical advice and tactics that work. . . . more >>


How to Get All the Customers You Will Ever Need for Your Restaurant
by Kamron Karington
How to Get All the Customers You Will Ever Need for Your RestaurantIf your life absolutely depended on getting a new customer within 24 hours, (and in a way it does) what would you do? Red Rock Pizza increased sales 108% IN ONE MONTH! (& we'll prove it) Get specific instructions on how to apply exactly what they did to your restaurant. . . . more >>


WEBCAST: Restaurant Internet Marketing - Separating Myth From Reality & What You Really Need to Know
WEBCAST: Restaurant Internet Marketing - Separating Myth From Reality & What You Really Need to KnowMore and more people are going to the Internet first when considering their dining choices. Some operators claim their website is one of the most important elements in marketing their restaurant. Learn whether having a web site makes sense for you or not and if so, learn the many ways a website can become an effective tool to boost both first time & returning guests. . . . more >>


Direct Response Marketing: Why It Beats Conventional Advertising & How to Make It Work In Your Restaurant
Direct Response Marketing: Why It Beats Conventional Advertising & How to Make It Work In Your RestaurantToday advertising in magazines, newspapers, radio, billboards, coupon mailers and other traditional advertising isn't working for many small businesses. For local independent restaurants direct marketing offers several key advantages. Learn how many independents are dramatically increasing their sales and customer counts by totally changing the way they market their restaurant. . . . more >>


Scotty's Brewhouse: Innovative Marketing, Superior Service and a Little Magic in Indiana
by Chantal Weedman
Scotty's Brewhouse: Innovative Marketing, Superior Service and a Little Magic in Indiana Scott Wise opened his first restaurant in his college town of Muncie, Indiana. In describing the concept, he says, "I've just kind of created a place that I like to go." As Wise expanded from one to four restaurants, he made great efforts to kep the atmosphere largely the same and keep the practices of an independent operation. . . . more >>


WEBCAST: How to Get Started in Social Media Marketing
WEBCAST: How to Get Started in Social Media MarketingListen and watch as a successful independent operator explains how his restaurant is using some of the new social media channels to market his restaurant. Learn what he's doing and how these online resources are helping him build a following of highly loyal local customers and attract new ones. . . . more >>


AUDIO: Why Traditional Advertising Doesn't Work for Independents & What You Can Do About It
AUDIO: Why Traditional Advertising Doesn't Work for Independents & What You Can Do About ItVery few restaurants can afford to sit back and expect a sufficient number of customers to just drop in anymore. There are just too many other restaurants and dining choices. Also, conventional advertising is expensive and often doesn't deliver results. Find out how some independents are building sales in highly competitive markets. . . . more >>


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