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 Are you fluent in the language of hashtag?
If
you aren’t a regular user of Twitter, you may be confused as to why
you’re seeing more and more words prefaced by the “#” symbol in your
daily life. Click for More>>
 Stop running a dead Foursquare deal
“Insanity:
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
results.” It is a quote applicable to many things, one of which is
making the best use of social media within your restaurant's marking
efforts. Click for More>>
 What Walmart (gasp) can teach us about social media
Recently
Walmart announced a partnership with Facebook in which it would create
individual pages on the social networking site for each of its 3,500+
locations nationwide. Click for More>>
 5 Facebook contests you can learn from
With
so much going on these days on Facebook (Yes, we know you want Mark
Zuckerberg to quit tinkering) it can be difficult to draw the attention
of users to your business and its fan page. Click for More>>
 The importance of smart phones to your social media efforts
There’s
just no way around it: Despite the best efforts of those nerds at
Research in Motion, surfing the internet with a smart phone isn’t as
quick or efficient as using a laptop or desktop computer. Click for More>>
 How bars and restaurants are using the iPad
There
may be no better example for the remarkable reputation of the late
Steve Jobs than the iPad. The tablet seemingly went from “Why do we need
that?” to “I can’t live without it” in a matter of minutes. Click
For More>>
 Should staff be allowed to drink at the bar after a shift?
The
second post in our series poling the opinion of hospitality industry
professionals is again related to how management handles its staff. Click
For More>>
 Top 5 reasons bars and restaurants need to pay attention to Foursquare
Foursquare provides an easy (and free) opportunity for you to reach out
to current customers and give them incentives for continuing to give you
their business. Click for More>>
 The Top 5 Twitter mistakes you should avoid at all costs
There is a tendency among businesses new to Twitter to simply use
their account as a way to announce daily happy hour specials or menu
changes without interacting with their fans. Click for More>>
 Why it's not about 4,000 fans, it's about 1 customer
About
a month ago a regular at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, OH, sent a
tweet that her phone had been stolen. A few hours later she tweeted she
was on her way to the bar, adding that she was having a "(bad) day." Click for More>>
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