Music can inspire, sooth, motivate, energize and activate the human mind. People everywhere love to listen, shake, rattle, rock, roll, twist, cry, jump, rap, bump, slam, disco, waltz, polka, relax, sleep and even learn to a variety of recorded sounds. Bringing my passion of music to training was a natural progression for me. The strategic use [...]
Full ArticleLindsay over at Stuff4Restaurants has been compiling ads and promotions from all over the world and is sharing them for free on his blog: Stuff4Restaurants.com Granted, he finds some VERY wacky “stuff”, as well as the crude and bizarre, but he never ceases to entertain. Make sure to check it out, bookmark it, and visit often.
Full ArticleEvery business owner or manager will arrive at a place where they have questions without answers. When that time comes, we seek help outside ourselves. This is often with friends and peers – other business owners in many cases. But when the amount of attention and knowledge required becomes extensive, it may be time to hire [...]
Full ArticleAs a former Yelper, I can honestly say, I’m scratching my head over why certain restaurateurs put so many eggs in the Yelp basket. The appeal of this mostly-popular-among-Gen Y-user-generated-content site is two-fold, catering to innocent restaurant-goers seeking a quick online review of a certain eatery as well as those who want to open an account, [...]
Full ArticleIf there’s a perfect time to introduce coupons to your marketing, it’s during an economic downturn. CouponCuisine has tracked search engine statistics of people looking for coupons for over a year. In the past four months (since February 2008) we have seen a 325% increase in related traffic. Restaurants that normally don’t use limited time offers, [...]
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