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Who is the target market for your restaurant?

October 17th, 2008 · No Comments

This may be the most important question you can answer when designing a restaurant concept. It is definately the most important question to answer when creating a marketing plan.
One of the biggest mistakes restaurants make is trying to appeal to everyone. If you think that your target market includes everyone, you are setting yourself up [...]

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Marketing tips for restaurants - vol. 1

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Marketing is maybe the most important function of running a restaurant. It is also the function that most restaurateurs have the least skill at. That’s why I consider having “no marketing skill” one of the biggest mistakes restaurants make. You can read about the others here: The biggest mistakes restaurants make, and why they have a [...]

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