Create Bigger Buzz, Fill Your Tables and Make More Money Using Social Media
Do you remember where you met your significant other? Do you remember how you found your favorite restaurant or bar or hangout? For most of us, the answer is yes or at least “I’m pretty sure it was…” Okay, that’s good enough for the purpose of this column! My point is that meeting places are [...]
It’s been a few months since we updated this list, and it’s sooo 2009! So with a brand new decade, we bring you a brand new list! Here is the most recent list of Seattle-area restaurants on Twitter – at least those that we know about! This encompasses Seattle, Eastside, North/Snohomish County and various other [...]
Someday soon I’m going to write that long overdue post I’ve been stewing over about measuring the ROI (return on investment) of social media for restaurants and food companies. I really am. But for today, I want to demonstrate how easy it is to create a simple restaurant promotion AND to track the ROI of [...]
I’ve had an idea to improve on the typical New Year’s resolutions and goals lists that we all make on January 1. But then I got distracted by a simpler premise – select 3 words as an overarching theme to live your year by. And so I wrote about B.I.P. – balance, improvement, and perspective. But, [...]
It’s that time to review highlights of the past year, and it’s very easy for me to identify the overarching bright shiny object for me – Twitter! I reluctantly and skeptically entered the Twitterverse March 18, 2009 (I checked!), largely due to the advice from one of my highly respected advisor/friends, Betsy Talbot. The thought of expanding my [...]
I have married my two primary loves - food and marketing - into one very smart business, called One Smart Cookie Marketing. I create powerful strategies to blend online and offline marketing activities for restaurants and entrepreneurs, which helps them make more money. I've taught hundreds of restaurants, food companies, and entrepreneurs how to increase their customer base and gain visibility through Twitter, Facebook, blogging and other social media tools. It works and I can show you how to make it work for you!
