MP TV with Matt Plapp

Matt is in Scottsdale, Arizona for this episode of MP TV and gets chipfaced with Cari Peterson from Unbaked. During their sit down Matt and Cari discuss:

🍪 Being detail oriented 🍪 Diversifying your products 🍪 Why their GM didn’t work out (and how it wasn’t his fault) 🍪 Exposure, or lack thereof 🍪 That you can’t deposit likes 🍪 Pivoting during Covid

We’re taking you out west to Utah this week, and visiting Park City’s oldest business - Rand Banjo Pizza Parlour. Red Banjo has been open since 1962 and now boasts its 5th generation owner, Tana Toly. Tana and Matt sat down and dove into:

🍕 Creating a family-friendly atmosphere 🍕 Growing up in the restaurant business 🍕 Why it’s all about the locals 🍕 Old school grassroots marketing 🍕 Maintaining that nostalgic feeling 🍕 Being active in your community 🍕 And MUCH more!

For this episode of MP TV Matt is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and sits down with restaurant owner Borjan Jaksic. Borjan owns Boki Gelato and Boki European Street Food. During their discussion Borjan breaks down:

🍨 How to sell with smell 🍨 Getting attention with over the top dishes 🍨 Creating instagrammable moments 🍨 Giving back 🍨 Keeping up the momentum in your business 🍨 Food truck secrets

For this week’s MP TV episode, Matt and Brooks Kirchheimer of Hearth and Hill sit down and take a closer look at how he keeps their customers happy. So sit down next your own hearth and settle in to learn more about:

🔥 Building trust with your customers 🔥 Why you need to be FIRST to call a customer back 🔥 Keeping your restaurant top of mind in a tourist town 🔥 Why it’s important to focus on the big picture 🔥 Taking advantage of local talent 🔥 Booking events the RIGHT way

This week Matt and Ryan Howe, owner of Refresh Digital Marketing, catch up and talk all things marketing. During their conversation they dive into:

📲 How to activate (or reactivate) your database 🎥 Getting uncomfortable in front of the camera ✔️ Preemptive list building 📊 Acquiring customer information 💬 How to talk to your customers 🤳 Going live on social

Success is like a pizza, it takes time to cook. Matt and Tyler Tapp, of Pizza Pie Cafe, sat down to chat about the success they’ve seen and how they got there. During their interview they touch on:

🍕 Inviting customers back to your restaurant 🍕 The biggest missed opportunity in pizza restaurants 🍕 Giving marketing time to work 🍕 The money bag marketing trick 🍕 Building relationships 🍕 Going above and beyond for customers 🍕 And much more!

Any way you slice it, it’s clear that Tacconelli’s has figured out the perfect recipe for surviving this pandemic. Click now to watch Giovanni’s full interview where he talks about:

🍕 What he does to go in airplane mode 🍕 3rd party delivery services 🍕 Why you’ve got to give a shit 🍕Employee retention 🍕 Making the business a family affair 🍕 Telling their story 🍕 And much more!

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On this week’s episode of MP TV, Matt sits down with Annamarie Chestnut of Annamarie’s in Royersford, Pennsylvania. The pair chat about:

🤝 Being community-minded 🥡 Adapting to takeout orders during Covid ‼️ Standing out 📲 Getting customers’ attention on social media 👉 And much more!

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We’re seeing double 👀 this week as Matt sits down with Matt Borowski, owner of 618 restaurant, and talks everything fine dining. On this episode the Matts discuss:

📲 3rd party delivery apps 🤝 Forming relationships with guests 📊 The trackability of OpenTable ⭐ How they get reviews 👍 Becoming the “go to guy” for their guests

Today Matt talks with Nicholas Papanier Sr. of Primo Meats. Together, the pair get to the meat of what it takes to make it as a franchisee. They discuss:

🤝 Customer Relations (this one’s big)

🥪 Using Quality Ingredients

📕 Following the Manual

💦 Putting the Sweat Equity In

📍 Location, Location, Location

📈 And Growing From the Ground Up