Bar owner takes a scary ride

Posted by ianmara on Jan 19, 2012 in Offbeat Bar News | 1 comment

Here’s a story to keep in mind the next time you’re deciding how important it is to chase after a customer you think has stolen something from the bar.

Back in December the 62-year old owner of Lincoln Karaoke – “Chicago’s premiere Private-Room karaoke” (duh) – followed outside a patron he believed had walked off with one of the microphones. The customer proceeded to get into his BMW and drive into the older gentleman (presumably the owner was standing in front of the car, though reports aren’t clear on logistics), sending him onto the hood.

That’s when things got crazy.

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Five great ways bars and restaurants are using Foursquare

Posted by barblog on Feb 4, 2011 in Bar Marketing | 0 comments

Many bars and restaurants are taking advantage of Foursquare, a location-based mobile platform. Foursquare allows users to “check in” and share their location with friends while earning virtual badges and discovering nearby deals and discounts.

Foursquare boasts over 5 million user since its 2009 launch. Tens of thousands of venues are currently implementing special offers through Foursquare.

There are endless opportunities for unique deals on Foursquare that will keep your customers coming back and bring in new faces as well.

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Are you preventing your customers from promoting your Facebook page?

Posted by barblog on Feb 2, 2011 in Bar Marketing | 1 comment

Encouraging customers to tag themselves in photos on your Fan Page is one of the easiest ways to encourage interaction and engagement.

Tagging is a way for users to identify themselves in photos. Once someone has been tagged in your photo, it will appear on their profile as well. More tagged users means more people are likely to see your photos.

There’s just one problem: Facebook automatically restricts fans from tagging photos on a Fan Page.

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Florida Bar Owner Claims Sign Not Meant To Be Racist

Posted by barblog on Dec 2, 2009 in Bar Management, Bar Signs | 2 comments

The owner of a Tampa Bay bar that posted this sign says it was not intended to keep black people out — but rather stop the emblems or “colors” that rival biker gangs used. What do you think? Could it have been worded more appropriately?

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Bar Owner Fined $13,000 For Open Wi-Fi Network

Posted by barblog on Nov 29, 2009 in Bar Management | 0 comments

Alcohol has been blamed for some pretty outrageous things over the years, but this is the first time I’ve heard anyone blame it for copyright infringement.

It’s a bizarre argument to make, but its likely one a UK bar owner will be considering after being handed down an £8,000 fine, which works out to about $13,000 USD after a customer downloaded copyrighted material over the open wi-fi hotspot in the bar.

According to Internet law professor Lillian Edwards of the Sheffield Law School, open Wi-Fi operators “should not be responsible in theory” for the actions of their users. What’s next?

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