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!

Adding the most modern element - video - to your website… in a way that is affordable, easy and fast… is now available with Easy Restaurant Video.

It’s a simple fact: having video on your web site will increase your profitability. People love watching videos. They will stay on your restaurant website longer if there’s a relevant video to watch.

More time spent on your web site increases the likelihood that visitors will explore other areas of the site: menu, specials, bio/about pages, and… most of all… your e-mail newsletter or e-club.

Restaurant videos can also be used to present a Call To Action… the important part of a sales message that requests the customer to do something, like visit for their next lunch, call to order delivery “right now”, etc.

Bottom-line: having video on your web site is a worthwhile investment. The fast, affordable (not to mention professional quality) videos produced by Easy Restaurant Video remove all barriers to adding this attention-grabbing technology to your web site.

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IMPORTANT OFFER: If you choose iMenu360 as your restaurant internet ordering system, be sure to mention ‘Restaurant Revolution’ to receive 50% off your setup fee, three full months of our customer-attraction service, CouponCuisine, and our Special Report: “How To Reap Huge Profits From Your Customer Email Database”.

Getting restaurant orders from the Internet is easier and more profitable than ever before. Now there are many additional reasons to start using this technology, other than accurate, fast orders with improved customer experiences.

One of the largest benefits a good restaurant online order system will deliver is automated customer database building. While grabbing customer information using comment cards, a fishbowl on the counter and other tactics is important, by training your guests to place orders from their computers at home or work you’ll get the necessary information in a natural way.

To explore the many reasons for using an Internet ordering system, Nathan Gilder interviewed David Litchman, the founder of the small chain of Chicago restaurants Pockets and creator of the internet ordering system iMenu360.

David first explored online ordering nearly five years ago because he was frustrated with the process required when taking them over the phone. Inaccurate orders, non-native English speakers and sometimes poor customer experiences convinced him there must be a better way, and the first version of iMenu was established.

PocketsOnline now has a database of over 30,000 customers and the company is able to successfully market to these folks and generate tens-of-thousands of dollars in revenue for mere pennies per order. And after years of improvements, iMenu has been produced to allow restaurants across the United States access the same power the David’s company has experienced.

I had the pleasure of working with Ted Cohn and Michael Atkinson to produce this video tour of FohBoh, the premiere restaurant industry social network.

During production I interviewed people such as Doug Golden from AdvanceMe, Ray Villaman from the Tahoe Restaurant Group, Amanda Hite from Talent Revolution, Andy Swingley from Thomas and King, and Matt Urdan from Nantahala Outdoor Center.

If you haven’t already, make sure to join FohBoh and get involved. The amount of resources available are powerful and will do much for your business.

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.