Matt’s in hog heaven 🐷 this week as he sits down with Bill Keister from Big8 BBQ. Big8’s is unique in the fact that when they run out of food, they’re out for the day! During their sit down Matt and Bill got into:
🐽 How communicating their unique concept is key
🐽 Getting their name out there with grassroots marketing
🐽 Why they’re not adding more menu items
🐽 Finding the right business partner
🐽 How their restaurant is actually a twofer
🐽 Why selling out is a GOOD thing
ABR: How to RETAIN Your Customers
And the road trip 🛣️ continues as we follow along with Matt in the ABR van. 🚙 While en route to their next restaurant interview 🎥, Matt spills all the tea ☕ on the last part of ABR – Retention. He breaks down ⬇️ to retain your customers once you’ve gotten their attention and built a database. He emphasizes:
➡️ Segmenting your messaging to your customers
➡️ Contests, contests, and more contests
➡️ Why your customers tune you out
➡️ Finding look alike customers
ABR: How to ATTRACT 👀 Your Ideal Customer
On the road again🎵🎶 with Matt and America’s Best Restaurants! While we refer to America’s Best Restaurants as ABR quite often, there’s also another meaning to it: Attract 👀, Build 🛠️, and Retain.👍🏻 While en route 🛣️ to their next restaurant interview, Matt breaks down what it takes to attract attention from your ideal customers.😉 Follow along as Matt dives into:
➡️ The 5 places to attract attention
➡️ Having the right call to action
➡️ Where to find customer data
ABR: Build 🛠️ A Better Database
As Johnny Cash sang 🎵, “I’ve been everywhere.” 🗺️ Matt continues America’s Best Restaurants’ journey 🚙 this week as he and the team travel to North Carolina. 📍 This week we are focusing on the B of ABR ➡️➡️ Building a database. Your database 📇 is essential to your business and Matt explains this as he dives into:
🛠️ The impact your database can make
🛠️ The truth about your restaurant’s app
🛠️ Why your customers are tuning you out
🛠️ How to segment your database
Seeing the Fruits of Labor with Frutta Bowls
We’re in ATL 🍑 as Matt visits one of our favorite Frutta Bowls locations, Chastain Park. 📍 Matt and owner Holly take a break outside to discuss her first few years in business (with one of them being 2020 🤯). The two dive into:
🍓 Training your customers with to-go orders
🍓 That your employees are always watching
🍓 How we helped her gain new customers
🍓 Making Frutta Bowls fun during the pandemic
🍓 Why you’re everything when you’re the CEO
🍓 Creating a community atmosphere
Catering 💁🏻 to Your Customer Base with The Hangout by Two ✌🏼 Guys
We’re in the sunshine ☀️ state for this week’s episode of MP TV as Matt hangs out with Peter Falisi, co-owner of The Hangout by Two ✌🏼 Guys. The pair sit down at his 160 seat 🍽️ restaurant to talk about his catering beginnings and transition to restaurant owner. Peter shares:
👉🏼 The origins of the Two Guys brand
👉🏼 Difficulties hiring in this post pandemic world
👉🏼 Their daily events at the restaurant
INTRODUCING: America’s Best Restaurants
Drum roll please 🥁… we want to introduce you to America’s Best Restaurants! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ABR’s mission is to help the best restaurants across America 📍connect with customers who will love them. ❤️ This week Matt dishes on all things ABR and shares his vision 👀 for it in the very near future. So fasten your seatbelts for this wild ride 🚙 where Matt talks:
📍 Traveling across America
📍 Having an ABR van in every state
📍 Why the best time to start is now
📍 The vision for ABR by Summer of 2022