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Kady White

November 14, 2017

How to Use Social Media to Drive Restaurant Online Orders

Thanks to the internet, it's not enough to drive sales the old fashioned way. The key to a successful pizzeria marketing strategy is to leverage the World Wide Web and drive customers to your online storefront when it's time to order dinner. A great website and online ordering platform are the ...

Duessa Holscher

October 31, 2017

6 Ways A Driver Management App Can Help Your Delivery Restaurant’s Bottom Line

Delivery drivers can be a great asset to your restaurant delivery business, or a great headache. As the face of your business to your customer, a professional, friendly driver can add a touch of great personal service to each customer interaction. But if they aren’t prompt and organized, they can ...

Kady White

October 25, 2017

Pizza Restaurant Halloween Marketing Ideas to Die For

The spookiest time of year is upon us - and one of the busiest days of the year for pizzerias. Halloween spending is projected to exceed $9 Billion in 2017 (yes, that's Billion with a capital "B"), so it's not a bad idea to make sure your business is prepared to share the streets with ...

Kady White

October 17, 2017

Restaurant Tech Security for a World of Breaches and Bugs

This morning we saw two headlines that (should) put restaurant technology users on high alert. Pizza Hut announced a hefty data breach compromising an estimated 60,000 customers. Unrelated to Pizza Hut’s breach, a nasty WiFi vulnerability known as KRACK was uncovered that allows attackers to ...

Kady White

October 13, 2017

Your Football Season Power Play: Online Ordering

The air is a little crisper, pumpkin spice is back, and America's favorite autumn tradition is back in play: football. Unlike any other, football season is a truly magical time...especially for restaurants (pizza restaurants in particular). Family and friends gather around the flat screen donning ...

Kady White

October 09, 2017

Instant Online Ordering Success with Original PJ’s Pizzeria

When you’ve been in business for more than 45 years, you know a thing or two about the pizza business. A local staple open since 1969, Original PJ’s Pizza in New Martinsville, West Virginia offers up pizzas, subs and salads to hungry customers with the best lunch specials in town. Already a Thr!ve ...

Kady White

September 21, 2017

How to Choose a Pizza POS System When You’re Expanding

Expanding your pizzeria to multiple locations is exciting stuff. But it can also be stressful, especially when it comes to decisions about technology and your point of sale system. You may be tempted to just duplicate your current pizza POS system, but expansion planning is a good time to ...

Kady White

September 15, 2017

Your Definitive Guide to Pizza Holidays

It seems like every menu item has it's own national holiday these days...but when it comes to marketing your restaurant, these "holidays" can be a fun and engaging way to boost your brand and grow your business. Use food holidays to draw attention to your restaurant's specialties on social media or ...

Kady White

August 29, 2017

3 Benefits of Having Your Own Restaurant Mobile App

When you're thinking about your business's growth and marketing strategy, you should be thinking "mobile first". With the evolution of the restaurant landscape and advancements in technology, to stay competitive means reaching customers where they are (when they're hungry) and doing so in a way ...

Kady White

August 25, 2017

Restaurant Gamification: Creating Happy Employees and Loyal Customers

Shared challenges that every restaurant faces include employee turnover and increasing sales. What if there was something that could address both of these hurdles, all while introducing FUN into your operations? If you're not already familiar with the term "gamification", you probably are familiar ...

Kady White

August 14, 2017

13 Questions to Ask your Pizza POS Vendor

You’re in the market for a pizzeria point of sale and you have started to do your due diligence comparing options online with features and product reviews. Worst case scenario: you spend a lot of time and money on a system that neither your employees or your customers enjoy. The trick is that many ...

Kady White

August 08, 2017

Get Your Restaurant Great American Eclipse Ready

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will traverse its way across America, East Coast to West Coast, for the first time in almost 100 years. "From about 10 a.m. on the west coast until nearly 3 p.m. on the east coast, the Moon's shadow will plunge portions of 14 states into total darkness ...

Kady White

August 01, 2017

5 Keys to Restaurant Marketing to Millennials

With so many headlines buzzing around with claims that "Millennials are killing restaurant chain XYZ" and "Millennial Dining Trends are Changing How we Eat Out", you may be wondering...what the heck is going on with these Millennials? Who are they, and how does their market influence affect my ...

Kady White

July 24, 2017

3 Red Flags to Consider when Shopping for a Restaurant Delivery POS

Your customers (and your potential customers) now have the ability to order a meal from dozens restaurants around them from the palm of their hand. As the restaurant technology landscape continues to evolve, delivery is becoming a mainstay alongside loyalty and mobile apps. You're likely ...

Kady White

July 11, 2017

Refund Isn't a Four Letter Word: The Case for Customer Feedback

It's a tale as old as time. I recently had my husband pick up dinner from a popular fried chicken restaurant on his way home from work. The food that made it home was nowhere near what we had ordered. If you have ever had a hangry spouse waiting for dinner at home after an exhausting day, you ...

Haley Whisennand

July 05, 2017

4 Easy Marketing Ideas for Your Pizza Restaurant

There are about 75,000 pizzerias in the U.S., making it one of the most competitive food industries in the country. Independent operators are being pushed out of business by rapidly expanding pizza chains that are wooing customers away with online or mobile ordering, third-party delivery ...

Haley Whisennand

June 27, 2017

Are You Wasting Money on Loyalty Programs?

The days of punch card loyalty programs have come and gone. Membership in a loyalty program doesn’t automatically translate into repeat business, but a proactive approach will ensure that customers feel like their purchases are valued and appreciated. So how do you know if your loyalty program is ...

Haley Whisennand

June 19, 2017

4 Ways to Crush Your Pizza Delivery Competition

Not so long ago, food delivery was synonymous with pizza, delivered hot and fresh. In the last few years, however, the delivery landscape has broadened significantly thanks to third-party delivery services that will bring every culinary whim — ranging from sushi to BBQ — right to your door. Food ...

Haley Whisennand

June 07, 2017

How to Handle a Third-Party App Mess Up Like a Pro

Earlier this week, a couple in Toronto ordered two delicious, fresh pizzas from their neighborhood mom and pop pizzeria via UberEats. What they received, however, was anything but what they wanted. Their delivery driver, who has a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and received no complaints in the past, ...

Haley Whisennand

May 25, 2017

5 Things to Consider Third-Party Restaurant Food Delivery

Third-party delivery services are becoming a new force in the restaurant industry. Pizza delivery has always been popular, but with the rapid growth of third-party services, a variety of restaurants have been adding these additional delivery options to help boost their brand awareness. Third-party ...

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