Social Media for Restaurants

Eating is one of humankind’s most social activities. So it’s no surprise that social media is changing the face of the restaurant industry.

Now, without advertising costs, you can harness the power of social media and bloggers, Twitter Tweets, Facebook Likes, Foursquare Check Ins, Groupon Daily Deals and other social media venues to spread good word-of-mouth about your restaurant, be found locally, counteract bad reviews and a lot more.

But where to start? The rules of social media are different from the marketing rules you were taught. They have revolutionized restaurant marketing so quickly that you haven’t had time to learn the “Whys”, “Whens”, and Best Practices you need to know to generate buzz, increase loyalty, drive new customers to your door and get them to influence others to seek you out.

Instructors and Topics

• Rob Petersen ROI & Measurements

  Shashi Bellamkonda Small Business

  Margot Bloomstein Content

• Grant Johnson Time and Resource Management

  Andrew Bates Business Intelligence

  Debra Ellis Integration

• Jayme Soulati Customer Service

  Paul Gillin B2B Social Media Marketing

  Ivan Wasserman Compliance

• Caren Baginski Specialty Diets Communities

  Midori Connolly Building Year-Round Communities

  Jessica L. Levin Social Media for Face-to-Face Events

• Amanda Hite Driving Traffic

  Kevin Nichols Prospecting for Financial Advisors

  Jennifer MacLean Location Based Marketing

• Jay Baer Building the Strategy

No matter whether you’re...

• An independent restaurant
• A national or regional chain
• A national or regional franchiser or franchisee
• A food-service provider

your future growth depends on integrating social media into your marketing mix.

The good news is, you can get up to speed faster than you imagine, starting today.

Upon completion, you will earn a Certificate in Social Media for Restaurants – an independent verification of your stellar social media skill set. Learn more by reading the Introduction to your right.