Create Bigger Buzz, Fill Your Tables and Make More Money Using Social Media
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s time again to update the list of Seattle-area restaurants on Twitter – we’re up to 136 restaurants/chefs now! Please take a look at the list and let us know if there’s anyone missing or any new restaurants we should add. The holidays are a great time for restaurants to be tweeting about specials, holiday [...]
It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year for a “foodie” in Seattle - it’s Dine Around Seattle month ! For the better part of November (every Sunday-Thursday, with some exceptions), you can score fantastic deals at 26 of Seattle’s finest restaurants – so get your appetite on! Now in it’s 7th year, Dine Around [...]
October is one of my favorite months of the year – football, pumpkins, falling leaves, Halloween – and now Urban Eats! Of course I – The Incredible Chef - would have a favorite dining activity to recommend, so listen up! Urban Eats is a special dining out program that features 39 Puget Sound region restaurants providing fabulous [...]
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!
