SMS Marketing for Restaurants: How to Stay Top-of-Mind With Customers and Drive More Repeat Orders
Discover how text-message marketing for restaurants can keep your business top-of-mind and drive repeat orders.
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4th of July Restaurant Specials to Drive Traffic
Whether summer is slow or booming, these thirteen 4th of July restaurant specials will make the holiday sparkle.
SpotOn Introduces Profit AI, Delivering Proactive Profit Recommendations to Independent Restaurants
New restaurant AI capability surfaces recommendations inside the SpotOn dashboard while keeping each decision with the operator.
12 Father's Day Restaurant Ideas to Boost Revenue and Delight Your Guests
Planning your Father's Day restaurant promotions? Here are 12 practical ideas to attract guests, boost revenue, and make dads feel welcome this June.
The Loan Offers Won't Stop. Most of Them Are Scams.
Loan offers are flooding restaurant inboxes — and not all of them are legitimate. Learn how to spot phishing scams, avoid predatory financing, and find capital that actually works for your business.
8 Steps to a Profitable Beverage Program
High-margin alcohol sales are shrinking. Here's how to maintain profits when guests buy less alcohol (and they are).
AI for Restaurants: An Operator-First Vision That Quietly Lifts Profit
Restaurant AI should be intuitive for teams, complementary to the guest experience and impactful on your bottom line. That’s the bar.
Restaurant Marketing: A Practical Guide To Attract, Convert, and Retain More Customers
A deep dive into restaurant marketing, covering the strategies, tools, and decisions operators need to drive real results.
How To Increase Restaurant Sales: 15 Strategies Built For Long-Term Growth
Learn how to increase restaurant sales with 15 actionable strategies that help operators grow revenue sustainably and keep guests coming back.
How to Make a Menu for Your Restaurant (and make it profitable)
Learn the art and science of restaurant menu creation, from concept to setting profitable prices and expert design tips.
How Restaurant Loans Work—And How to Find the Right One for Your Business
Learn how restaurant loans work and discover easier funding options to grow your business.
How to Create Online Ordering for Your Restaurant
Make money on online orders. Learn how to keep your profits, increase online orders, control order flow, and capture guest data—without per-order commissions.
How to Build a Restaurant Tech Stack Every Operator Needs to Thrive
Learn how to build a restaurant tech stack that works together to streamline operations and grow your business.
Restaurant SEO: A Beginner-Friendly Guide To Getting Found Online and Growing Your Customer Base
Learn how to use restaurant SEO to attract more local customers, boost online visibility, and grow your business—without paying for ads.
How to Read a Restaurant P&L (Profit and Loss) Statement + Free Template
Assess the financial health of your restaurant. Our P&L template brings together your sales and costs to calculate your profit.
SpotOn Launches “To Denver, With Love” Campaign To Support Local Restaurant Community
Leading supplier of small business software & payment solutions, launched 'To Denver, With Love' to support Denver restaurants by raising funds & spirits.
How Your Restaurant Can Get the Most Out of Online Review Management
If you're trying to tap into your diners' thoughts, asking "How was everything?" at the end of a meal isn't enough. Guests now head to straight to social media and review sites to share their thoughts — good and bad. Reviews provide a critical...
Contactless Payment and Point-of-Sale: Reaping the Benefits of a Modernized System
Look around your auto business. What do you see? You probably see all the latest tools, along with the computerized vehicles of the modern automotive world. But what about your customer payment infrastructure? Is it built to handle modern needs? Ditching the clunky, old cash register and adopting a contactless...
5 Reasons to Use Online Ordering with SpotOn Delivery for Your Restaurant
Over the past few months, there has been a surge in demand for online food delivery. With current safety concerns and the winter weather upon us, online ordering is becoming increasingly popular for guests who want to enjoy meals from their favorite restaurants in a safe, contactless way from their...
Why Your Restaurant Data Might Be the Secret Ingredient to Success
Between tracking inventory, serving customers, and managing your staff, you might not have much time at the end of the workday to sift through data to spot and analyze trends. But every data point that your business generates is an all-you-can-eat buffet of useful information. Here'...
The 3 Ways OpenTable Competes With Your Restaurant (and Charges You for It)
Feb 15, 2021 Many full-service restaurants use OpenTable for table reservations, but did you know that part of OpenTable’s foundational business practices include competing with your business? Using these three methods, OpenTable can make it appear like they’re capturing tons of business for you, when in reality,...
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