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Restaurant marketing ideas and trends

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Market research by emoji

By Benita Gingerella and Lisa White on Sep. 19, 2017

See how operators are using the pint-sized images to get a read on consumers.

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Anatomy of a cross-platform marketing campaign

By Benita Gingerella and Lisa White on Sep. 19, 2017

See how TGI Fridays grew its Facebook and Twitter audience by more than 100%.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Freeze frame

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 22, 2017

With change coming to the restaurant industry at warp speed, here's a snapshot of developments that signal where we might be barreling.

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Social media blowback: Restaurants respond

By Lisa White on Sep. 25, 2017

This month has seen its fair share of restaurant controversy on the web. Here’s how three concepts are choosing to address current and potential snafus with followers.

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Hmm, sounds familiar: Restaurants recycle old traffic draws

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 27, 2017

The latest flurry of restaurant marketing tactics feel remarkably similar to what other concepts and segments have been doing successfully for some time.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Baked, not fried

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2017

Even the great Carnac couldn't have foreseen the role marijuana is about to play in restaurant sales, and that's just one of the who'd-have-believed-it developments.

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