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Silicon Valley’s “Fake It Till You Make It” Startup Culture
In Silicon Valley's startup jungle, where faking it is an art, learn the dance! From Microsoft's Vaporware groove to Theranos' epic fail, as customer you should master some steps to avoid getting hoodwinked.
Nobody Wants to Be Sold To But Everyone Has an Opinion
Nobody enjoys being sold to, but people have opinions and they're usually pretty happy to share. Learn how to harness a different approach to inform your business and improve your sales.
Restaurant Costs Continue to Skyrocket, and Technology Might be the Only Solution
While consumers will continue to pay for food and beverage, the more restaurants increasing their prices, the less people are going to dine out. In the modern age of hospitality, technology is the necessary and logical solution.
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The State Of Restaurant M&A in 2023: Historical Environment Could Define The Next Decade
2023 has seen a sharp uptick in restaurant M&A. Why do investors believe this is the best time to invest in the last decade?
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📍Want your restaurant to come up at the top of search results on sites like Google and Yelp?
There isn't much I don't know about how your business profile works on publisher sites like Google, Yelp, Bing, Yahoo, Siri, Apple Maps, Facebook, Alexa, Tripadvisor and more ... seriously, ask me anything about local search.
My Team is Better Than Yours
Want to know my favorite tool for being an A Team leader? Start your day off by sharing a motivational quote to your employees.
To Avoid Marketing that Underperforms, Budget for Some ‘Marketing R&D’
When it comes to marketing planning and budgeting, most companies get stuck - and essentially skunked - because they keep casting their ‘hooks’ in the same ‘fishing hole,’ trying the same things and getting the same results.
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Is it Time to Franchise Your Brand?
Do you have a brand that could be franchised, when should you consider franchising, and what are the key components to launching your franchise program?
Three Brains in One: How Humans Make Decisions Should Drive How You Market and Sell
We’ve heard various adages about what makes us human. ‘You are what you think’. ‘You are what you eat.’ And while these certainly contain some truths, human biology determines behavior more than we realize.