How Brands Can Defend Against Disruption

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How Brands Can Defend Against Disruption

Brands with the mindset of evolve, innovate and disrupt, are best suited to defend themselves against the overthrows and revolutions on the horizon. What can be done right now if you are not one of those brands? 1. Evolve: Understand customer sentiment at all times and adjust to it. Sentiment isn’t just about surveys or polls you deploy yearly. It's understanding the marketplace all of the time. This means understanding both what your customers love and dislike about you. The latter is difficult because brands do not like to respond to criticism. But this is how we learn and grow.... Read More How Brands Can Defend Against Disruption

Leading restaurant critics dish out advice for operators

Pat Nourse, Dimmi founder Stevan Premutico, Myffy Rigby and Georgia Booth. Three of the country’s most recognised food media professionals took to the stage at a recent hospitality conference, providing insight into how venues are rated and what operators can do to get noticed. Gourmet Traveller's chief restaurant critic and deputy editor Pat Nourse, Fairfax's National Good Food Guides editor, Myffy Rigby, and Broadsheet Sydney editor Georgia Booth took part in Dimmi's Hospo Game Changers industry conference on 30 January... Read More Leading restaurant critics dish out advice for operators

Valentine’s Day Gifts for Food Lovers

Blame it on my recent nuptials: I am in a romantic mood. And since V-Day is coming up fast (February 14, if you’ve just landed from another planet) I had fun creating this selection of fabulous Valentine’s Day gifts for food lovers. And of course, many of these will work if you’re looking to celebrate Galentine's Day! Valentine Cards for Food Lovers Sometimes all you really need for Valentine’s Day is a carefully chosen, cleverly worded card that says "I love you" but also “I have a great sense of humor.” These are my faves.. Read More Valentine’s Day Gifts for Food Lovers

9 Ways to Survive a Cash Crunch in Your Restaurant

Tips to help you stay profitable Every restaurant owner is familiar with the mantra "cash is king,"" Having a healthy cash flow can make the difference between staying afloat or facing potential financial drowning. A downturned economy, lost customers, difficulty finding investors, or a natural disaster are all events that can bring a healthy cash flow to a mere dribble. What do you do if you find yourself in a cash crunch?... Read More 9 Ways to Survive a Cash Crunch in Your Restaurant

Game-Changing Bar Marketing Ideas

Your bar might be called a tavern, lounge, gastropub, nightclub, gin mill, dive or other synonym for a place that serves alcohol. Regardless of name, your bar is a place where people gather to socialize, drink, dance and even find romance. Unfortunately, the classic bar now competes with upscale hotel lounges, raves, restaurants, pop-up nightclubs and privately hosted parties. If you want to attract, engage and keep customers today, change the way you advertise and promote your business to embrace mobile marketing, social media and digitally savvy promotions... Read More Game-Changing Bar Marketing Ideas

Hiring Front Of House – What To Look For

Hire right the first time to maximize your hiring. Your front of house staff, basically anyone who has contact with your customers, is vital to the success of your restaurant. In this article, we discuss hiring front of house and what to look for. First, though, let’s define the front of house in exact terms... Hiring Front Of House – What To Look For

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