Aug 31 2007
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Now here is absolute proof of both the speed of this blogging medium
and the power of “Bounce-Back”
One of my business coaching friends just read my last post and instantly sent this great example to share with everyone.
Aug 31 2007
Getting your customers to come back again should be the prime focus of all restaurant owners, indeed all business owners.
To grow your business strategically, you need a tool to bounce guests from peak times to off-peak times, you need to devise a simple strategy that will increase the frequency of your customers purchasing. Continue Reading »
Aug 31 2007
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO DEMAND ROYALTIES FROM CAFES and RESTAURANTS
Music licensing companies are continuing now actively attempting to collect more fees from hotels, gyms, restaurants, and nightclubs - that play commercial-free or live music of copyrighted songs.
The fees collected are paid out to affiliated songwriters, composers and music publishers in the form of royalties.
Six months after opening their gourmet coffee shop one of our readers decided to offer live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Continue Reading »
Aug 31 2007
Picking your nose, has just become the latest party craze…
and You can see why… These clever people have turned one of the most mundane items into fun. With a bit of luck it will replace the office bores from wearing lampshades.
I have been searching for the supplier to provide a link, so if you know please let me know.
Aug 30 2007
Now this really is a new way to dine…
A Belgian company organizes dinners in the sky, with a table, chairs and guests suspended from a crane.
Over the past yeat this concept has prompted an enormous amount of free publicity and the concept has now expanded across Europe
Recently, Dinner in the Sky added a new gravity-defying element to the mix: a concert in the air.
Suspended from a second crane, a violinist and a pianist-playing a grand piano,
no less-performed for 22 guests who were dangling from their own crane several metres away.
What’s next: acrobats, dancers, fashion shows or a play?
Source: springwise.com (a great source of new business ideas)
Website: www.dinnerinthesky.com (well worth a visit they have some great pictures)
Contact: [email protected]
Aug 30 2007
Since posting my own ebook (located here) I have received a deluge very flattering comments and inquiries as to whether I am happy for you to distribute it to your clients.
The answer is YES PLEASE. Continue Reading »
Aug 29 2007
| A coaching friend (who wants to remain anonymous) just sent me this little gem. The cafe had a few local taxi drivers attach a coffee cup to their roofs as they drove around town. How simple is that? Apparently, it’s also been done with shopping bags. Wouldn’t this grab your attention? Wouldn’t you tell just a few people about it? Mission accomplished. And, the word spreads and spreads. A very simple, great idea you could use tomorrow that won’t destroy your Advertising budget. And doesn’t it look like every bodies enjoying the fun ? |
Aug 29 2007
O.K. I admit it I’m far from perfect, (that’ not entirely easy for me to admit) however, I do admit it.
I know I can improve my business and indeed myself with a little (or a lot of) constructive input from external trusted advisor’s.
It really shouldn’t surprise us, after all, Olympic sports stars use coaches rely heavily on the expertise of coaches to achieve their super human levels of performance.
Coaches act as knowledgeable outsiders who will help you focus on all those seemingly tiny little things that we all tuck away and often procrastinate about. Continue Reading »
Aug 28 2007
| O.K. We have all felt the pressure at times, right?The pressure to make a cheap “TOILET” joke. Even I had to rework/censor this headline several times.
Well, this restaurant has just found a BRILLIANT way to do it. And you can absolutely guarantee it gets the tongues waging. I love it, just think about it, they have just turned one of the least talked about necessities of life into a publicity event, that is photographed and talked about. BRAVO! click on pic to enlarge |
Aug 28 2007
If you want to improve the response to your Advertising or blog communication read this…
Every day I see thousands and thousands of dollars absolutely wasted on Advertising that fails to grab anybodies attention.
So often the advertiser is in such a hurry to tell you about their fascinating new product or give you their equally fascinating opinion (yes blogger I’m talking to you) they forget to their first task is: to grab their prospects attention.
Aug 27 2007
Earlier today I asked for good ideas from readers, and Rick has just sent me this link to his FREE online menu service THE GRUB CLUB
It’s a great idea to put your menu in a place where diners go looking for a restaurant, as opposed to hiding it on your own one in 3 squillion restaurant sites, and after all it’s FREE so the price is right, right?
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL…
Aug 27 2007
| This site, and indeed myself, have an insatiable need for new ideas.I’m always looking for new and exciting stuff that will help restaurant and cafe owners build their business’s.
So, if you have seen any great restaurant promotions, please, PLEASE let me know. I absolutely guarantee, if it’s suitable, I will be generous with credit. Kindest Regards Lindsay |
Aug 26 2007
This FREE 20 page ebook is my humble attempt to show restaurant owners how to produce signs and promotional material that will help build their business’s.
Every idea has been thoroughly tested, so it’s not simply talk, it’s stuff we have tested and proven in real world situations. So, please feel free to grab a copy and send it on to restaurant owners you know will benefit from it… you don’t even have to register, simply click on the pic and ENJOY…
Aug 12 2007
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CLICK ON PIC TO ENLARGEThe age old “Tear off” concept revived with |
Aug 11 2007
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Now this really is pure genius, I LOVE IT!!! Just imagine how many times this business card / Advertising piece will be pulled out and shown to friends, once seen who could forget it ? A simple idea that instantly grabs attention and plants its message directly into the viewers mind to achieve instant recall with good humor. If there were Academy awards for brilliant promotions, this would blitz them. |
