Jaime Oikle from Restaurant Report is hosting a 1hr teleseminar focused on social media marketing for restaurant owners tomorrow, Wednesday Aug 5, at 3pm EST.

Click here for the full scoop on what will be a VERY informative call

Mr. Oikle invited Joan Stewart from Publicity Hound and Nathan Gilder from Restaurant Revolution to share step-by-step examples and how-to for restauranteurs desiring better relationships with customers.

On this exclusive call with Restaurant Report, new media marketing techniques such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and other important websites will be discussed.

Restaurant owners will be given expert advice and real world examples of other operators using these tools successfully.

Other topics include blogging, dealing with poor reviews online, Internet video creation, and common mistakes operators (both large and small) are prone to experiencing.

Click here for the full list of topics and to register for the call

If you cannot make the live call, a recording will be made available to you!

This video gives an excellent overview of the concept of social networking.

What it doesn’t mention is how getting involved like this will help YOU as a business owner. Think about it for a moment - connecting with people interested in the same topics as you… finding employees… chefs/cooks… bartenders… trainers… consultants… resources… new friends…

I’ve met people in each of those “categories” by hanging out on FohBoh.

Don’t wait to get in the game. Jump in today.

Video is where it’s at. Join the revolution, and create videos of your restaurant. Post the videos of your restaurant on YouTube and put a link in the description of the video back to your own website. Take the embed content from YouTube to put the videos on the web site locally.

Lots of opportunity and fun to be had.

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We didn’t cover everything of course, but he got me to totally spill the beans on a number of secrets and tactics I use in my business and for my clients.

Normally Jaime would make a long form informational call like this available to paid members only. But it just has too much in there of value that folks can use and grab for their business. So he chose to host it in the public arena (for now). He’ll most likely move it to the member area in a week or so get to it ASAP.

Click here to listen to RunningRestaurants.com - Using Online Restaurant Coupons Interview

In the call we hit on:

• Nathan’s “CSER” system
• Why “BOGO” is dead
• What a “clever coupon” is
• How to think about and do email list building
• Why tracking results is key
• Calulating return on investment
• Lifetime value mentality
• New way vs. the old way
• Challenges of “same-ness”
• Relationship building through email
• Secret method to having a wildly successful Tuesday night
• Why “hyper-responsive” customers are so important

Yaro goes to the -very- basics, showing how to start a blog. And we’re both aware that if you’re not technically inclined, some of this may even be too involved, but it’s always a good idea to know the basic process if you intend to hire someone to do it for you. Also, I know that many web designers haven’t the slightest clue about running and promoting a blog correctly, so it’s probably a good idea to keep these videos handy. When the time comes, you can refer your techie to them.

Free Video Tutorials To Help You Start Your Very Own Blog

If you are new to blogging and you need help setting up a WordPress blog, then you definitely want to check out www.becomeablogger.com.

The site currently has a series of ten videos covering:

1. Why You Should Use WordPress
2. How To Get Your Own Domain Name
3. How To Get A Web Host
4. How To Install WordPress With One Click
5. How To Upload Files To Your Webhost Using FTP
6. Choosing A WordPress Theme For Your New Blog
7. How To Install And Use WordPress Plugins
8. How To Create Your First Blog Post And Blog Page
9. What RSS Is And Why You Need It
10. How To Use Feedburner For Supercharging Your RSS Capabilities

Click here to read Yaro’s announcment of becomablogger.com