Upcoming Webinar: Twitter Strategies for Bars & Restaurants

Posted by barblog on Sep 26, 2011 in Bar Marketing | 0 comments

Due to the great response to our last webinar on Facebook Strategies, (see below) which was attended by almost 400 bar and restaurant owners, we have put together a similar webinar focused on Twitter strategies that bars and restaurants can easily use to attract more customers and build loyalty among their current customer base:

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Join Barry Chandler, founder of Interactive Hospitality and TheBarBlogger.com for an online training experience designed to help bar & restaurant owners attract more customers by leveraging proven strategies on Twitter.

Date: Monday October 3rd 2pm EST, 7pm London/Dublin time

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/818241121

Over the course of an hour or so, he will demonstrate in depth:

1. An overview of Twitter and what it means to bars & restaurants
2. Understanding the Twitter language, terms and commands
3. How to know if Twitter is being used in your town or by your customers
4. How to add twitter into your current marketing strategies
5. How to grow your Twitter following
6. How to leverage Twitter to see what your competitor’s customers are saying about them
7. What content to post, when to post it and how often to post it
8. How to attract new customers in the door using simple twitter strategies
9. How to use Twitter to improve your customer service
10. How to use Twitter to resolve complaints through Twitter
11. How to leverage Twitter to allow you proved amazing customer experiences: the WOW factor
12. How to track & Analyze your success with Twitter
13. What tools to use to manage Twitter most efficiently in your bar/restaurant

    Much much more…

Barry will also answer all of your questions during this live online event. You’ll be able to see Barry’s computer screen as he demonstrates different examples and covers each point in depth.

All you need is a computer with speakers to watch and listen or if you just want to hear the audio, you’ll be able to call-in and listen too.

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/818241121

Feedback from previous webinars:

Free Webinar: Facebook Strategies for Bars & Restaurants

Posted by barblog on Aug 31, 2011 in Bar Management, Bar Marketing | 0 comments

Join Barry Chandler, founder of Interactive Hospitality and TheBarBlogger.com for an online training experience designed to help bar & restaurant owners attract more customers by leveraging proven strategies on Facebook.

When: Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM EST
Where: Online
Over the course of an hour or so, Barry will explain in depth:

1. How to layout your Facebook Page for maximum engagement and interaction
2. What Facebook Tabs to add to your page and why
3. How to collect your Facebook Fan’s email addresses as well as their “Like”
4. How to get customers back onto the bar and restaurant as a result of your Facebook efforts.
5. How to track which of your customers have visited because of Facebook
6. What content to post, when to post it and how often to post it.
7. How to “leverage” other Facebook Pages in your area and attract their fans too.
8. How to benefit from customers “checking-in” on Facebook at your venue.

Much much more…

Barry will also answer all of your questions during this live online event. You’ll be able to see Barry’s computer screen as he demonstrates different examples and covers each point in depth.

All attendees will receive a copy of Barry’s report: “33 Content Ideas & Tips for engaging your Fans on Facebook”.

All you need is a computer with speakers to watch and listen or if you just want to hear the audio, you’ll be able to call-in and listen too.

Click here to register now

The next wave of marketing for bars & restaurants

Posted by barblog on Aug 25, 2011 in Bar Marketing, Social Media for Bars | 3 comments

You can’t have missed it. Marketing has changed forever. Many of you reading this blog post, found me originally through LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. If you hadn’t, you might never have known I existed! Well, I’m glad you found me. In any case, the same methodology applies to YOUR business. If you’re not finding new and creative ways to get in front of your customers, you’ll stagnate and die. There’s no point in sugar coating it for you.

Earlier in the week I sent out a Tweet highlighting the greatest use of Twitter by a Restaurant ever. This incident has gone on to be highlighted by most major news organizations, newspapers as well as lighting up the web. Well, why don’t you see for yourself  by checking out the video below. What you need to realize is that THIS is the future of marketing. Ignore it and be left behind.

How did 500,000 people build a Sports Bars at no cost?

Posted by barblog on Aug 8, 2011 in Bar Management | 4 comments

Why online of course!

ESPN has teamed up with Samsung and Disney-owned Playdom Online Games to create the Sports Bar and Grill application. The game was launched just over three weeks ago and already has more than 480,000 monthly active users.

It uses the FarmVille-style of casual gaming, letting fans run their own virtual sports bar and grill with all the day-to-day management duties expected from a real one. Along the way, players must win over loyal customers, decorate the walls with sports paraphernalia and show simulated live and on-demand games on their flat-screen TVs. ESPN also provides real-time scores and news, and ESPN Radio can be turned on in the game.

You can interact with friends and must complete challenges to move forward in the game. The more patrons you serve and keep happy, the bigger the buzz, popularity and success of the bar and grill.

As more money is brought in, the bar expands and gets flat-screen TVs, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, posters, signs, arcade games, sports memorabilia, tables, chairs, bar stools and more. Just like the real thing, without the risk!

You can find out more about the game Here.

Should you be using Twitter? (Spoiler: The answer is ‘YES’)

Posted by barblog on Aug 3, 2011 in Bar Marketing | 0 comments

We know there are still restaurant owners and managers out there making the same crotchety back-in-my-day comments about Twitter and “tweeting.” And while those jokes may still be funny in the right setting – a retirement community, for example. (We kid, we kid.) – the bottom line is your business simply can’t afford to ignore social media’s 140-character juggernaut.

Here are a few tips for figuring out how your establishment should be taking advantage of Twitter. Notice the word “whether” didn’t appear in that last sentence. This isn’t a choice, people. Read more..