Looking to take your restaurant’s marketing to the next level? Our Restaurant Marketing blog category is packed with insights, strategies, and tools designed specifically for independently-owned quick-service restaurants, fast casual eateries, cafes, bakeries, and food trucks. Whether you’re aiming to attract more customers, improve your local visibility, or create a loyal fanbase, our posts break down the best practices in social media, SEO, promotions, community engagement, and more.
4 smart strategies to increase your restaurant’s online ordering sales without paying sky-high third-party fees. Third-party food delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub are convenient, but they come at a steep cost. These platforms can take up to 30% of every order, eating into your profits and driving up prices for your customers….
Every quick service restaurant owner knows the struggle: weekends and dinner hours are bustling, but the rest of the time? It’s so slow you can barely cover what it costs to be open. This is not a time to just hope it gets better. It’s time to deploy smart restaurant marketing strategies to increase restaurant…
Running a successful food truck business is exciting, but success requires more than just a passion for great food. To build a thriving, profitable food truck business, you need a well-structured menu, customer-friendly ordering options, a super efficient kitchen, and smart financial management. This guide walks you through the key areas of running a successful…
Mouth-watering restaurant food photography is one the best ways to attract hungry customers. Whether you’re updating your website or keeping your social media fresh, great photos help you get more attention and motivate customers to choose your restaurant over the competition. Here’s your guide to capturing professional-quality photos without breaking the bank. Restaurant Food Photography:…
If you’re scouring the internet for restaurant marketing trends that don’t involve dancing, pranks, or draining your bank account, you’re in the right place. Did you know? 85% of customers check out a restaurant online before making a purchasing decision. That means, 17 out of every 20 customers has done their digital research before ever…
Digital marketing for restaurants is like baking a cake. It looks simple at first — you just need flour, sugar, and eggs — but the devil’s in the details. Use the wrong proportions or skip a step, and you’ll end up with a cake that falls flat. Whether you’re starting from scratch or have dabbled…
Ever wonder if what you’re posting on social media is actually working? Sometimes it feels like you’re just posting for the same 3 followers over and over. Other times, a post blows up, and you’re left wondering what made it stand out. If you’re looking for concrete answers about what’s working, what’s not, and how…
Ready to build a restaurant website? Learning how to build a restaurant website doesn’t have to be complicated but it does require some forethought. Your restaurant website is the digital homebase of your business. It’s where your current and potential customers learn about your business, your menu, your locations, and get in touch with you….
Running a quick service restaurant is no small feat. With so many moving parts, marketing often gets pushed to the back burner. However, with the right restaurant marketing agency, you can boost your restaurant’s visibility, drive more customers through your doors, and keep them coming back for more – without adding a ton to your…
Independent quick service restaurants and coffee shops have more power than ever before to attract customers and boost sales. The digital age has leveled the playing field. With a little creativity and the right digital tools, you can now scale your small restaurant marketing ideas to levels previously only available to large restaurant groups and…
Table Needs Launches Restaurant Marketing Services Now Available: Digital Marketing Designed to Help More Food Trucks, Coffee Shops, and Quick Service Restaurants Reach Profitability Table Needs, Inc. announced today that its Restaurant Marketing Services are now available to any qualified US-based quick service restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, and food trucks. New restaurant marketing services customers…
Bespoke restaurant marketing services for quick service restaurants, coffee shops, and food trucks Table Needs announced today the preliminary availability of its Restaurant Marketing Services to provide targeted digital marketing services for quick service restaurants, coffee shops and food trucks. Built and executed by food industry professionals, Table Needs’ restaurant marketing services are designed specifically…
Wondering how to drum up support and get people excited about your restaurant or food truck? One of the quickest, cheapest, simplest ways is to dive into social media marketing for restaurants. In this article, learn how to create a social media marketing strategy, get ideas about what to post, and learn best-practices to save…
If you’re wondering how to market a restaurant, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most popular questions asked in restaurant community groups, such as On the Fly Society. Marketing is vital to your success as a business, especially a small one, but it can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. That’s…
Feel like you’re shooting in the dark when it comes to marketing your restaurant? With so many ways to promote your restaurant, the options can be overwhelming. To help you get started, our team of restaurant industry experts pulled together a list of marketing strategies for restaurants that we personally have seen work. From social…
During the pandemic, New York City-based Kindred — a restaurant and wine bar— rented out tables to remote workers for a flat rate during workdays. It’s not a new concept, really. For some time, Starbucks has had a “third place” philosophy. Not sure what “third place” means? According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s original definition, a…
So, you have online ordering up and running — that’s great! Now, how do you market it to achieve your business goals? And how do you make it the best it can be? At the end of the day, if no one knows you offer online ordering free of a third-party platform, your efforts will…
The ability to surprise and delight customers is an important part of delivering memorable dining experiences. Heck, to running a successful business of any kind. This truly is more important than ever these days. So much has changed in the last two-plus years — the onset of a pandemic, the promise and roll-out of vaccines,…