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5 Common LSM Mistakes

September 22, 2011 by Mary  
Filed under Local Store Marketing

Local Store Marketing  is the best, lowest cost and most effective way to market your restaurant.  It is critical that the execution of LSM strategies comes from the local level.  Unit managers  must be engaged and completely committed to seeing the program through.
Common mistakes always pop up with a newly implemented LSM strategy.  Be on [...]

#1 Way to Build Sales from Your Office

June 15, 2011 by Mary  
Filed under Local Store Marketing

Fish Bowl Business Card Marketing

The fish bowl is one of the single-most effective LSM tools – and it may be the easiest to execute, too.  Here are some smart ways to pick winners and use your fish bowl effectively.

Each week pick a winning business card.  Don’t just pick any card, be strategic about it.

Look for [...]

Building Sales With a Contest

April 5, 2011 by Mary  
Filed under Operations

Of course as an operator you can’t do it all on your own.  If your goal is to drive sales, you have to enlist the help of your sales team…also known as your front end staff.  Why not have a sales contest from time to time?  Choose an item that you want to sell [...]