First Comes the Photo, Then Comes the Indulging It’s going to take more than a heavy appetite and a mouthwatering smell to stop customers from getting the perfect snap of their food before indulging. Studies show that 69% of Millennials are choosing to pick up their phone for a photo before picking up their fork ... <a title="Drive Customer Loyalty with Foodstagrammable Items" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/customer-loyalty-with-foodstagrammable-items/" aria-label="Read more about Drive Customer Loyalty with Foodstagrammable Items">Read more</a>

Weather’s Impact on Restaurant Sales What was once the topic of small talk is now one of the biggest influences on consumer behavior—the weather. It wasn’t until recently that weather came to the forefront as a tool to predict purchasing patterns, but it’s already proven how impactful it can be to the food industry. More ... <a title="How Weather-Targeted Ads Are Changing the Restaurant Industry" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/weather-targeted-restaurant-marketing/" aria-label="Read more about How Weather-Targeted Ads Are Changing the Restaurant Industry">Read more</a>

Creating a Catering Marketing Strategy A $58 billion opportunity to increase sales and capitalize on a growing market—this is what catering represents for restaurants. But, tapping into this market calls for more than an expanded to-go menu. Operators looking to expand off-premise dining offerings, as well as those seeing stagnant order numbers, must consider and ... <a title="The Catering Opportunity: Defining Catering Customers and How to Reach Them" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/catering-marketing/" aria-label="Read more about The Catering Opportunity: Defining Catering Customers and How to Reach Them">Read more</a>

The Next Evolution of Online Ordering Is Here, Is Your Restaurant Ready? If you are reading this, you may remember a time when cell phones were used to make calls and the only options for home food delivery were pizza or pizza. Fast-forward to today, smartphones have revolutionized the way we communicate with one another ... <a title="Voice Ordering for Restaurants: An Emerging Opportunity for Operators" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/voice-ordering-technology/" aria-label="Read more about Voice Ordering for Restaurants: An Emerging Opportunity for Operators">Read more</a>

Brand Refresh versus Rebrand for Restaurants So, your restaurant’s brand has fallen into a bit of a slump. Don’t worry, all hope isn’t lost—the first step to solving the problem is admitting you have one. When you need to liven up your restaurant brand, you have many options. Whether it’s time for a refresh or ... <a title="Refresh or Rebrand: What’s Right for Your Restaurant’s Brand?" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/restaurant-brand-rebrand-refresh/" aria-label="Read more about Refresh or Rebrand: What’s Right for Your Restaurant’s Brand?">Read more</a>

SEO for Restaurants: 3 Steps to Get Found on Google Plain and simple: SEO, or search engine optimization, for restaurants is crucial. We can all agree and attest to the fact than when we’re looking for a spot to eat, we turn to Google for the answer because, well, it’s never failed us. Whether it’s ... <a title="SEO for Restaurants: How to Appear in Online Searches" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/seo-restaurants/" aria-label="Read more about SEO for Restaurants: How to Appear in Online Searches">Read more</a>

3 Ways to Gather Consumer Feedback for Your Restaurant Ever wished you were a mind reader? To have the ability to know exactly what a person was thinking at any given time, particularly guests coming in and out of your restaurant, could mean game-changing insights and improved sales. But while no such skill exists, nor ... <a title="How Restaurants Can Respond to Consumer Feedback or Demands" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/restaurant-guest-feedback/" aria-label="Read more about How Restaurants Can Respond to Consumer Feedback or Demands">Read more</a>

8 Tactics to Get Customers to Try Your QSR’s New Menu You’ve curated a new menu, and you’re ready to pull back the curtain and unveil the fresh spices and flavors. Unfortunately, 70% of restaurant customers will only order menu items that they’ve tried before. So how do you get first-time and repeat customers to ... <a title="Irresistible Marketing Ideas for Your New Menu Launch" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/new-menu-launch/" aria-label="Read more about Irresistible Marketing Ideas for Your New Menu Launch">Read more</a>

How to Win Over the Digital Natives It’s 2018, and the first batch of Generation Z students are graduating college and entering the workforce. Also known as the Net Generation and Post Millennials, the digital natives were born after 1996 and currently hold about $828 billion in spending power. They currently make up 26 percent ... <a title="Gen Z Is Entering the Workforce with A Big Appetite" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/generation-z-restaurant-marketing/" aria-label="Read more about Gen Z Is Entering the Workforce with A Big Appetite">Read more</a>

Social Media Is a Customer Experience Channel—Not a Marketing Channel It’s time for restaurants to understand the social part of social media. Social media isn’t merely a marketing channel for you to push and sell the latest food promotion or newest items. It’s a customer experience channel where you interact with and get to know ... <a title="Create the Ultimate Restaurant Customer Experience Through Social Media" class="read-more" href="https://newstaging.evokad.com/customer-experience-channel/" aria-label="Read more about Create the Ultimate Restaurant Customer Experience Through Social Media">Read more</a>