by Amanda Brandon on March 20, 2012
Next Friday (March 30), your Facebook page will automatically convert to the new Facebook Timeline. It’s a lot of change, but the upgrades are great for your business because they put your Facebook page at the front of your marketing strategy and your menu in front of more customers.
Today’s lesson is on how to grow your page with three new features – Messages, Build Audience and Tagging.
1. Messages – the new reservation?
With the new Facebook Messages for business pages, your customers can contact you privately through your page.
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3 Ways to Grow Your Restaurant Customer Base with Facebook Timeline
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by Amanda Brandon on May 31, 2011
This week’s Design of the Week features a Frozen Cocktail Menu. This cocktail menu’s black and green design elements speak elegance, which is perfect for the upscale bar. You can get this fab menu out and about in minutes with the Menu Editor. Just click, update and print! It’s so simple.
Summertime is a great time to introduce a new cocktail menu and a signature frozen drink.
Here are ideas for promoting your signature drink:
- Facebook. Post pictures on Facebook of the customers who try your drink at your restaurant, and quote them on what they want to say about the drink.
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Design of the Week: Frozen Cocktail Menu + How to Promote Your Signature Drinks
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by Amanda Brandon on May 27, 2011
Did you know that MustHaveMenus gives you more than great designs with your subscription? Our site is full of value, and I’d like to share a brief overview of seven things you didn’t know you get in your subscription to our online menu software.
Create beautiful menus online without purchasing additional software.
Your subscription provides you with all the tools you need to make most modifications to your menus, flyers and restaurant materials with the Menu Editor – anywhere you have Internet access.
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About MustHaveMenus Online Menu Software
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by Amanda Brandon on May 25, 2011
Memorial Day is approaching fast! That means it’s time to break out all the barbeque and ribs you can to satisfy your guests. Above we have a red, white, and blue table tent that is perfect for promoting your specials. It’s easy to update online and print in minutes with the Menu Editor. If you’re ambitious, you could get them on your tables today. Every mall, car dealership, and fire works warehouse will be having a sale so people will be out and about. Take advantage of hungry deal shoppers with these five, last-minute Memorial Day promotion ideas:
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5 Last-Minute Promotions for Memorial Day
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by Amanda Brandon on May 24, 2011
The bright and fun colors in this week’s Design of the Week – a cafe Bistro Happy Hour menu – got us in the mood for happy hour. It’s sure to perk up sales between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m. Happy Hour also is a way to bring in new customers and build your business. With our extensive portfolio of restaurant marketing designs, you can create menus, flyers and even business cards in minutes with the Menu Editor.
So here are some tips on how to make your happy hour happier:
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Design of the Week: Cafe Bistro Happy Hour Menu + How to Make Happy Hour Happier
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by Amanda Brandon on May 23, 2011
May is National Egg Month and it’s a great reason to promote breakfast in your restaurant. It’s easy to do with our breakfast menu templates. Here are five ways you can use breakfast to gain
- Ask your social following to vote for their favorite egg dish. This is the time of year magazines and newspapers start their best of campaigns. Get a head start on spreading the buzz about your incredibly yellow fare.
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National Egg Month – A Great Reason to Promote Breakfast
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by Amanda Brandon on May 20, 2011
Earlier this week, we came across a hilarious parody from CollegeHumor.com on “honest chain restaurant menus.” The infographic described the real story behind restaurants such as Olive Garden, Applebee’s, Outback Steakhouse and IHOP.
We see this parody as an advantage in marketing campaigns for independent restaurants. These establishments have an authentic story to tell.
Independent restaurants have a character, a history. They’re part of the community. The people that own them live in the community. Their kids go to school with your kids. They go to church with you. They give the best service and food possible. You feel a sense of community when you walk in. Customers can feel a difference in the local establishment that’s nearly impossible for the chains to replicate. There’s no corporate agenda in place with small business owners.
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Why Independent Restaurants Have a Better Story to Tell Than Chains
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by Amanda Brandon on May 19, 2011
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a five-part series on how to hire a restaurant menu designer. You can see the first two articles in this series by clicking on these links – Part One: Understanding What Kind of Designer You Need and Part Two: The Porfolio Review.
Now, it’s time to talk about what your involvement in the design process is. It’s important for you to do some homework before you work with a designer for two reasons. It will save you time, and it will save you money.
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How to Hire a Restaurant Menu Designer – What You Need to Bring to the Table
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by Amanda Brandon on May 18, 2011
Editor’s Note: Today, we had a special guest join us on our Facebook Community Wall for a chat. We talked best practices in Facebook for restaurants and foodservice professionals with Sayf Sharif, founder of ORestaurantDesign.com. Here’s a recap of the chat in case you missed it. Thanks again to Sayf for sharing his time and expertise.
MustHaveMenus: All right, Sayf Sharif joins us from ORestaurantDesign.com to talk Facebook for Restaurants. Welcome! Tell us a little about yourself.
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Recap of Facebook for Restaurants Chat
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by Amanda Brandon on May 17, 2011
What’s black, white and read all over your restaurant? A spring specials menu! This Design of the Week is so simple to update with the Menu Editor online menu software that you can make changes weekly or daily. Its simple black and white design lend elegance to this staple for delis and lunch locales.
Here are five ways you can use a spring specials menu to grow your lunch business:
- Put a stack of menus on your counter with the weekly specials for this week and next. Encourage your customers to take a few back to the office.
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Design of the Week: Spring Specials Menu + Five Ways to Grow Your Lunch Business
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