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3 FRESH May Restaurant Marketing Ideas to Implement and make some DOUGH!

I am always on the lookout to make deeper connections with our community, and build goodwill. 

People do business with those they know, like and trust. 

Building your brand does that. 

We are all about our community so the ideas I’ll share with you today will help with that. 

The dates: Firefighter Day is May 4th, 2019; Teacher appreciation week is May 6-10; International No Diet Day is May 6th 

In today's show we are going to calculate the Life Time value of your customers. This issue affects 3 specific aspects of your restaurant. 

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Great marketing can put your restaurant out of business. 

Marketing is simply getting more exposure for your restaurant.

If you don’t have the foundation and the basics down, then, you are simply getting more eye ball on your weaknesses! 

Operation and Marketing is the great Tango dance 

As you market your restaurant and sales grows, so will operational challenges. You’ll need to order more food, prep more, have more staff.. Handle more customers. It’s called Growing Pain and in the restaurant industry it’s non stop! 

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In today's show:  

We talk about how we had to throw away all food on the Make line because of a stupid closing mistake. I answer Debra’s question and give her 3 unique marketing ideas she can implement THIS week - all 3 are almost free and effective!  You can also implement them this week.  Outrageous review of the week:  How Gregory got a 1 star review because he did his best to go above and beyond for a customer. 

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How to leverage local Facebook groups to not only get in front of thousands of people for free, but also, how to grow your audience, keep tabs on competition and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXO_kbV7m5Y

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Today we talk about how you can build such relationships with your customers that they feel guilty going to your competitors!  Bigger chains billions of dollars in marketing budget, but miss this important point. 

We share with you how you can build your reputation beyond Yelp! 

Our philosophy has always been Relationship > Transaction and today we share 5 top tips on how we've build long term friendships and relationships with our customers. 

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// WHO: Hengam and Matthew Stanfield are owners of two restaurants in San Antonio alongside. Their background is in engineering.   They tripled their restaurant sales in less than 5 years with 0 prior restaurant experience. They believe every restaurateur deserves owning a restaurant that does not own them. 

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Today we are talking about your restaurants online ordering. 

3 reasons you must work on benefits of your online ordering, and 8 ways you can increase your online ordering. 

More than 20% of our restaurants sales is from online ordering and we actively continue to grow this rate. 

In todays episode we are talking about how you and your restaurant can partner with local day cares in a manner that you can serve them, and they in return send you customers week after week! 

I also mentioned the no brainer partnership with your local Realtors in Episode #25. 

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Hengam Stanfield is the co-owner of two restaurants in San Antonio alongside his husband Matt. Their background is in engineering.   They tripled their restaurant sales in less than 5 years with 0 prior restaurant experience.

They believe every restaurateur deserves owning a restaurant that does not own them. 

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Download the Step by step Realtor Partnership Implementation Checklist here: http://eepurl.com/glQadv

In todays episode you will learn practical ways to partner with your local realtors to acquire NEW homebuyers as customers.

You will learn: 

On episode 23, we talked about the BEST and most effective way to acquire new customers for your restaurant. 

You can listen to that episode here: https://bit.ly/2FwUzDl

// WHO:

Hengam Stanfield is the co-owner of two restaurants in San Antonio alongside his husband Matt. Their background is in engineering.   They tripled their restaurant sales in less than 5 years with 0 prior restaurant experience.

They believe every restaurateur deserves owning a restaurant that does not own them. 

// Need help with your restaurants marketing strategy?

Let’s chat. Email us at: [email protected]

// LET'S CONNECT:

// Got questions? Submit your questions for a future Q&A episode at

The Ultimate Restaurant Marketing Guide  and all our FREE Resources at https://www.makingdoughshow.com/resources

// WHO:

Hengam Stanfield is the co-owner of two restaurants in San Antonio alongside his husband Matt. Their background is in engineering.   They tripled their restaurant sales in less than 5 years with 0 prior restaurant experience. They believe every restaurateur deserves owning a restaurant that does not own them. 

// Need help with your restaurants marketing strategy?

Let’s chat. Email us at: [email protected]

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Today is Making Dough Q and A Show was I gonna answer Christal question and Christal asked..

“Looking for ideas to boost are Wednesday night and Friday through Sunday lunch business...  not really interested in kids. Kids eat free and no room inside for live entertainment.”

Let’s tackle Sunday lunch. 

One of the things you need to know is especially when slower days and time is understanding the mood and the psychology of what people go through. What is on their mind on a Sunday night?

It is important for you to study your demographic.

Why would folks come to your restaurant for lunch on Sunday?! They want to go out and eat. 

So today I wanna share you few tips on how we’re able to do that.

Study it. 

Study why people come to that restaurant You need to study and figure out how you gonna do better. Are you going to do the same similar offering or lunch special?

We have a lunch buffet that is super popular for all families. 

Think about the offerings for like a lunch special. Why should people come to your restaurant? You have to give them a reason to come to your restaurant. 

Get to know them so they know you exist?! 

I’m telling you on Sundays a lot of folks go to church. We have a good relationship with churches. So we are not just doing it for the sales, we’re doing it what’s align in our brand messaging our values. 

Always build a relationship with people.

Always think about how you gonna build partnership with people. Go out shake some hands. Have you been in our restaurant or not? Do you have often meetings this sometimes? We would love to cater your lunch sometimes. Let me know. Can I have your business card? Build a relationship or partnership. 

You go to sow seeds. 

It takes a little while but it is what it is. I wanna tell you that if there is another restaurant in your community on your slower days or time know that there is always an opportunity for you to take some market share.