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Sales & Marketing for Restaurants, Cafes, Hotels, Clubs and Bars

New trends, classic campaigns and smart ideas to inspire you and your staff to sell more effectively and promote your business.

Everything from advertising, promotions, customer service and branding to special offers, pricing and market research.

For special articles about Online & Internet Marketing, see the separate Online Marketing Department.

Restaurant, Food and Beverage Trends for 2012
Restaurant, Food and Beverage Trends for 2012 There's no shortage of predictions at the end of each year - and it would be interesting to see how many turn out to be true! Here are the best of the 2012 trend guides - always useful for new ideas on food, beverages, marketing, customer trends and design changes. . . . keep reading
How to Use QR Codes in a Restaurant, Cafe or Bar
How to Use QR Codes in a Restaurant, Cafe or Bar QR codes are powerful little marketing and information tools. These 2D barcodes bridge the gap between the real world and mobile Internet, and as smartphones saturate the market, they allow customers to interact with your content in new ways. . . . keep reading
Santa Tactics for Clubs and Hotels
Santa Tactics for Clubs and Hotels The Basics: Each family and each child wants their Santa experience to be special, to be touched in some very personal and very unique way. They want to "hear" and to "feel" the spirit of Christmas. . . . keep reading
Smarter Marketing by Knowing Customer Likes & Dislikes [videos]
Each short video looks at a different group of consumers eg pizza buyers, foodies, mothers etc. Covering their media interests and habits, buying preferences, use of social media and their attitudes about advertisements. . . . keep reading
8 Types of Difficult Customers and How to Deal With Them
Customers are only difficult because they're in a situation where their needs are not being met. If we can better match the needs of a customer who is late, angry or having a problem, their perception of us will be measurably higher and feedback much more favourable. . . . keep reading
Disaster Recovery Marketing for Restaurants, Clubs, Hotels & Bars
Disaster Recovery Marketing for Restaurants, Clubs, Hotels & Bars There's no way to go back in time: short term survival and re-opening are a priority, then urgent and positive promotion to bring back customers and create new sales. In a few months, public attention will be elsewhere - move quickly. . . . keep reading
How to Use Facebook Competitions for Restaurant, Hotel & Club Marketing
How to Use Facebook Competitions for Restaurant, Hotel & Club Marketing Facebook competitions are an excellent way to keep people visiting your business Page, and are great for attracting new Fans. Simple contests are easy for people to enter and keep your Page lively with new content. . . . keep reading
Chinese New Year Marketing at your Restaurant or Venue
Chinese New Year Marketing at your Restaurant or Venue Most Chinese people love food and China has rich culinary traditions. There are many ways to include these celebrations, no matter what your cuisine! This can include decorations, special menu items and lots of information to share. . . . keep reading
LATEST Marketing Updates for Restaurants, Cafes & Bars
LATEST Marketing Updates for Restaurants, Cafes & Bars Weekly updates with fresh ideas and the latest 'finds' - what to do, what to avoid and where to find the best information. Includes hundreds of examples of real businesses doing smart selling and promotions. . . . keep reading
Using Facebook to Promote the Local Area: You Be the Mayor!
Using Facebook to Promote the Local Area: You Be the Mayor! Smart operators know that promoting your area is an important way to attract trade, especially if you're in a small town, tourist area or scenic location. Now Facebook has a great way to make it even easier. . . . keep reading
How to Make More Money with Great Customer Service
How to Make More Money with Great Customer Service Videos for servers, waiters, bartenders and bar staff. How to make more money, have more fun and enjoy your job giving great customer service. These short video tips are packed with practical wisdom and smart ideas. . . . keep reading
How to Improve Customer Service in Your Restaurant, Hotel, Club or Bar
There are many great resources on this site to assist with this important task. Grouped here for boosting service skills, undertanding customer wants and needs, improving service systems and developing the skills of managers and supervisors. . . . keep reading
How to Train Service Staff to Sell a 'Healthy Menu'
How to Train Service Staff to Sell a 'Healthy Menu' Having a selection of healthy items on the menu is important, but if your servers don't know how to sell it,  you may as well skip it all together. Here's how to give staff the right training so they can communicate with enthusiasm and accuracy. . . . keep reading
How to Download and Use Online Videos for Staff Training
How to Download and Use Online Videos for Staff Training There are hundreds of great staff training videos on YouTube and other sites. Here's how to share them around, using iPods and iPads - the technology used by and familiar to all your staff. . . . keep reading
Using the iPad & iPhone for Restaurant, Hotel & Bar Management
Using the iPad & iPhone for Restaurant, Hotel & Bar Management Apple's iPhone and iPad are opening up great opportunities for managing marketing a restaurant, cafe, hotel or bar. Keep track of customer opinions, find and share information, promote events, publicise menus, organise workflow and production and monitor your venue - the options keep expanding! . . . keep reading
How to Use Foursquare to Promote your Restaurant or Bar
How to Use Foursquare to Promote your Restaurant or Bar 'Location marketing' is the latest social-media marketing opportunity for restaurants, cafes, hotels and bars. Here's how to use the leading online service to build and reward customer loyalty - they all have mobile phones, so let's put them to work! . . . keep reading
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