Marketing News & Media

Your Restaurant’s Not Perfect and Why That’s a Good Thing: Harnessing The Hidden Value of Guest Recovery

In this webinar, Zack Oates will dive into the hidden value of guest recovery, exploring how restaurants can turn negative experiences into opportunities for…

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Restaurant leaders share why AI, data, emotional intelligence are keys to franchise success

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

When it comes to growing and sustaining a successful franchise, brands would do well to tap AI to drive expansion, leverage emotional intelligence to drive…

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Food truck lot coming to Colorado Springs

March 12, 2025

Colorado Springs, Colorado will soon have a food truck lot downtown called The Lot at Meanwhile Block. It will officially open on March 15 to match up with the…

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Place your vote for Top 30: Restaurant Marketing

March 6, 2025

Voting will remain open until March 14.

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Nomination period extended for Fast Casual Top 30: Marketing

February 24, 2025

Nominations close Friday, Feb. 28.

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How to dominate restaurant data

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit will discuss how to use data to drive growth and profitability.

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Stoner's Pizza Joint CEO talks economy, that kitschy name

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Stoner's Pizza Joint CEO John Stetson talks to podcast host Mandy Detwiler about weathering the economy, competing in a saturated market and that eponymous…

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Do you know what part of your marketing spend is actually working?

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach will look at how brands are wasting their marketing money and how to get the most out…

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Fast Casual launches inaugural Top 30 Movers & Shakers: Marketing

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Nominations close Feb. 20, and winners will honored at an awards ceremony during the Restaurant Marketing Workshop, June 2-3, in Indianapolis.

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How Earthbar 70X'd Their Feedback Volume

Earthbar, a California-based health and wellness brand with 40 locations, transformed its guest feedback process using Ovation. Previously reliant on a single…

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Taste of Trucks festival coming to Wilmington, North Carolina

January 29, 2025

The Taste of Trucks food festival is coming to Wilmington, North Carolina on May 3 from 12 to 5 p.m. The event, held by the Genesis Block Foundation, will be…

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Boise food truck park to relocate

January 24, 2025

Green Acres Food Truck Park in Boise, Idaho plans to relocate to a bigger location along the Boise River. It will move from 14th Street and Shoreline Drive to…

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Using customer data to boost loyalty

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

A panel at the upcoming Restaurant & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from March 11 to 13 will examine how restaurants can leverage data to…

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Fire food truck brings US classics to UK

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

A fire food truck fleet delivers American tastes to UK customers.

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Guide: How To Respond To Online Reviews

97% of consumers look at online reviews before making purchase decisions. That’s a lot of eyes on your reviews, and crucially, your restaurant's responses!

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UK food truck Crisp Shack to gain restaurant

December 20, 2024

The Crisp Shack food truck based in Enniskillen, U.K. plans to move out of the truck and into a physical restaurant. This truck won the Street Food of the Year…

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How Friendly's Got 24X More Feedback with Less Work - Ovation Case Study

Friendly’s, the 120+ location family diner, switched from traditional long surveys and skyrocketed the amount of feedback they were getting while managing it…

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Food truck court coming to Lakeland, Florida

December 2, 2024

The Lakeland, Florida Planning and Zoning Board approved a permit for a food truck court called Main Street Eats. The permit will allow eight food trucks on…

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Networld Media Group launches Restaurant Marketing Workshop

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

This digital marketing workshop, co-hosted by FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler and Rev Ciancio, co-founder/CMO of Handcraft Burgers & Brew, Salad House CMO…

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Three emerging gift card trends driving popularity and revenue

As gift cards increasingly become part of the operational strategy, here are three trends emerging in the gift card market that will shape the path forward.

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