285: Pay Pal is Looking to Buy Pinterest

On today’s restaurant and retail flash briefing we look at the news that Pay Pal is making moves to acquire the social media platform Pinterest. Pay Pal is flush with cash due to it’s success during the pandemic. Listen to the briefing to hear how this merger might change how we shop online.

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284: Tips for A Hyper Local SEO Strategy

On this episode of the restaurant and retail marketing flash briefing, we look at how to tweak your marketing content to ensure you have a hyper local SEO strategy. Listen to the briefing for tips that will drive customers to your door.

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283: Instagram Enables Posting From Desktop Computers

On today’s episode of Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at the recent news that Instagram has enabled posting from desktop computers. It’s been a long time coming but for social media managers, this is great news.


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282: #NationalFoodDay October 24

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we talk about National Food Day and how this annual date every October 24 is about healthy options. It will be trending on social media so learning a bit about the roots of the movement will give you ideas for social media posts. Listen to the briefing for some tips.


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281: Texting…The Sexy Marketing Strategy

On todays Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at new research about how restaurants who collect cell phone numbers of their customers and get permission to text them offers — see a lift in frequency and value of spend. Listen to the briefing to hear the exciting stats for a marketing strategy that’s simple and inexpensive to implement.

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280: People are Roaring Back to Physical Stores

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Flash Briefing, hear how foot traffic spiked in August to levels even higher than 2019 and how consumers say that there are some things physical stores just do better than online stores. Listen to the briefing for marketing tips and statistics.

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279: Bring On the Robots

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Flash Briefing we look at a new report about the state of the restaurant industry and in particular, how restaurant technology will be the front line strategy for surviving and thriving in a tight labour market. Listen to the briefing to hear just how many restaurants are “embracing the bots”.


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278: Holiday Spending Predictions

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Flash Briefing, we look at predictions from NPD Group and Deloitte about how much consumers are planning to spend this holiday season and how many of them are planning to start early. Listen to hear why you’ll want to pull your holiday marketing plan forward.

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