Create Bigger Buzz, Fill Your Tables and Make More Money Using Social Media
Seattle is all abuzz about Seattle Restaurant Week (SRW), a promotion that runs through Oct 27 at more than 150 local restaurants. But most of the talk you hear on social media and the web is about how diners in Seattle can take advantage of the great deals during SRW - but how about the ways restaurants [...]
Most Seattle residents – new and longtime – are familiar with Dine Around Seattle, the semi-annual dining extravaganza that gives our wallets a break and our palates a treat. Now that March has roared in like a lion, we present our 10 favorite reasons you should participate in this month’s Dine Around Seattle event: Three-course dinners [...]
Originally posted on Table Talk Radio It’s not too early to start planning for one of the biggest eating and drinking days of the year – the Super Bowl! Amateur party planners are already scurrying to pull together the perfect feast (Sun. Feb. 6, 3:30pm), and while we don’t know which teams you’ll be watching (sadly, [...]
It was a day full of Willy Wonka moments. From the playful and creative costumes worn by many of the competitors, to the crystal clear crisp cold Seattle morning, to the Amazing Race-like mad dash through the city, to the culmination on a postcard perfect day atop Kite Hill at Gasworks Park, to the big [...]
Obviously, every restaurant can’t be Canlis, the grand old lady of Seattle fine dining. While your restaurant might not boast a wonderful, award-winning 60-year history, you can learn some solid best practices from their current talk-of-the-town “hidden menu” contest and apply them in an appropriate way to your social media efforts. Here are 10 lessons [...]
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!
