Hotelogix

MARCH 11, 2025

It's a financial drain that can quickly turn your budget into a leaky bucket. Poor communication within the organization:    In a hotel, communication breakdowns can be as disastrous as a power outage. It's like being on a career treadmill - lots of movement, but no real progress.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Whether it's business travelers seeking efficiency, luxury seekers craving unique experiences, or budget-conscious families planning their vacations, each group has distinct needs and preferences that present unique revenue opportunities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If they haven’t already, restaurants should employ modern scheduling technology and better communications systems to break down barriers to flexibility. A busy period may seem incompatible with increased flexibility, but that doesn’t have to be the case.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you communicate restaurant policies and changes to your employees effectively? How do you maintain smooth communication between FOH and BOH staff? How do you manage the restaurant’s budget and control costs? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Many are focused on their immediate needs, such as keeping their clients happy, staying within budgets, and addressing daily challenges. PR practitioners are strategic communication experts who can analyze and define each media opportunity's target audience. However, creating a trajectory for future growth is imperative.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The trends the industry had in 2019 toward improved tech stacks, better reporting, and streamlined operations can’t wait any longer, and restaurants are finding the budget to put toward technology again. Better Team Communication. Managing a single location, much less a multi-unit brand, brings major communication issues.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In a world where third-party delivery apps dominate, securing customer loyalty through personalized rewards and direct communication is the equivalent of having the best table in a packed restaurant. Launching a loyalty program doesn’t require a massive budget or a team of data scientists.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2020

Marketing and communications has never been more important, but it has shifted: It’s no longer just about marketing your establishment, but also communicating how your business is changing operations to help protect customers and employees. QR codes are hot again and popping up everywhere to promote touchless communication.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2020

Many restaurants are looking at their 2020 budget and wondering – what now? It is time to adjust your 2020 budget, evaluate labor and food costs, update bank reconciliations and take an overall holistic look at your business model and strategy. Restaurants and bars are opening with capacity restrictions and new guidelines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Meanwhile, email allowed for more targeted, meaningful communication, and SMS/text gave businesses a direct line to their most engaged customers. Of course, budgets were tight, and keeping up with shifting trends and algorithm changes felt like a full-time job. Small businesses did what they always do—adapt.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

After adopting a channel manager, they: Cut errors by 85% Increased bookings during peak season by 25% Saw guest ratings improve due to better communication Channel Management Best Practices Using the right channel manager is only half the job. Focus your efforts and marketing budgets accordingly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2021

Communicate Safe Work Environments. Operators can help ease these employees back into work by over communicating the safety of their environments and the benefits of jobs, overall. Promote your contactless work environment, highlight your company culture or communicate your brand’s ability to turn a job into a career.

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Revenue Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Paid Search advertising with the best combination of bid and budget, relevance to the search, historical performance, and other factors will win the auction, appearing on the search engine results page (SERP). If a Paid Search ad does not perform well in the auction, it will not appear in the SERP.

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Larry Mogelonsky

MARCH 31, 2025

I also maintain an Excel file to monitor staffing costs, comparing them against our budget and the hotels service goals. Throughout the event, we maintain close, ongoing communication with both the client and the hotel team.

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Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Turnovers greatly affect customer satisfaction , wire workflows, and erode budgets. These costs multiply with every turnover event, eating away at profits and straining HR budgets. Open communication channels between employees and management. Real-Time Communication Tools Effective communication is the key to a smooth operation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2024

"Cutting a marketing budget creates a ripple effect that may not be felt until months down the road when the damage has already been done. " Cutting a marketing budget creates a ripple effect that may not be felt until months down the road when the damage has already been done. "Consistency is key.

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Hotelogix

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Whether you’re a luxury resort, a boutique property, or a budget-friendly stay, your rates must align with what you offer: Luxury Hotels : Guests paying premium prices expect exclusivity think bespoke experiences, high-end amenities, and flawless service. Budget Hotels : Practicality and reliability matter most.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2024

United States : Operators are focusing on deal strategies that help consumers manage tight budgets without pushing them to trade down from premium occasions. Restaurants will need to maintain a strong innovation pipeline and focus their communications on value, taste, experience, and convenience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This methodology can also be of value in organizing Franchise Advisory Councils that allow regional groups to effectively communicate their success stories and support needs to their elected or appointed regional representative. Provide Franchisees with an Adaptable Template and Budgeting Playbook.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Let’s look at low-budget restaurant marketing ideas to succeed in inflationary times. Three Tips to Promote a Restaurant on a Low Budget. Communicate with Customers on Social Media. Despite the significant number of communication channels, email marketing isn’t as outdated as it may seem.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

All that said, bringing a brand to life requires a partnership with open lines of communication. There’s also a bigger focus today on guest engagement and community than ever before. Restaurant brands are now expected to build authentic relationships with guests, which requires transparency and two-way communication.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Proactive communication and transparency is essential to managing the diner experience. Reviewers also praised restaurants for being upfront about staffing issues and communicating these challenges to proactively manage their experience. ” Proactive communication and transparency is essential to managing the diner experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 15, 2023

Sixty-five percent of consumers say dynamic pricing would make the decision of where and when to eat more difficult; 63 percent say it would make it harder to budget their restaurant spending. Is it too risky, particularly now coming out of the pandemic and with people paying more attention to their budgets?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2022

Improved communication. If visibility is increased, then communication for employees can be more accurate. Work is turned around faster, while people can do more with the resources they have, but also your team and department heads will be able to justify budget allocations and performance based upon facts not feelings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While there is no single answer as to how best to do so, if we look back at the pandemic’s impact thus far, it’s clear that the ability to effectively pivot offerings and communicate with your customers is critical to a restaurant’s survival. Be Transparent About Safety. Think Beyond Your Four Walls.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2020

Communicate Health and Safety Measures. No matter what it is, that initial communication is so important! If businesses have room in the budget, they should consider creating facemasks that sport their company’s logo! Another way to recognize current customers is to establish a valuable referral program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2024

who will manage communications to different stakeholders, who will notify supply chain partners, etc.) Communicate effectively. Good communication – fast, accurate, actionable – is key to a successful recall. Then, when a recall occurs, stay calm, pull recalled products, and communicate effectively.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Before you move forward with a communications strategy, it’s important to know what niche marketing is and why it’s important. A niche can be determined by an audience’s location, demographics, psychographics, or budget. You could adjust your menu to fit their budgets and include younger adults in your advertising.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

Creating and deliver engaging content, maintaining customer communications, establishing an online presence, reviewing data-driven analytics, setting up paid advertising initiatives…all of these important steps take time. Customer communications – Email and Text. Google Rankings and Google My Business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

In addition, if you are open, you’ll want to be sure to communicate what specials you might be offering at this time, how people can contribute to your business (gift cards, virtual offerings, etc.) What are some low/no budget ways to market your business during Coronavirus? and how they can best reach you.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Restaurants that have customer lists can and should offer email communications (i.e., But basic communication with customers about how the restaurant and its employees are doing will generate greater empathy and with it more business. Existing Customer Engagement is Critical. newsletters or periodic updates).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2022

Oftentimes, getting coverage isn’t taken into consideration when it comes to the budget. It might be something like a $10 million umbrella, for example, which could be completely cost prohibitive for a company that didn’t budget for an extra $30,000 a year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2021

As owners strategize how to spend their budgets, it is imperative they consider the importance of quality over quantity, curating a tech toolbelt capable of driving revenue and improving the customer experience while helping restaurants remain profitable. However, adopting tech for the sake of appearing modern is not the solution.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Because your text messaging app helps guests easily communicate their needs and an AI assistant automatically provides accurate answers. Imagine this — it’s the height of the holiday season, and your hotel is fully booked. You have limited staff, but you’re not worried. How much simpler would that make your daily operations?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 29, 2023

In a people-powered industry dependent on sophisticated coordination, management strategies prioritizing mutual respect and enabling communication between the Front and Back of House can cultivate inclusive environments where relationships matter and memories are made.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2024

Additionally, maintaining a keen eye on cost is key to mitigating unforeseen circumstances, balancing landlord incentives with owner budget while navigating escalating building and FF&E costs. How do you maintain brand integrity through design? Our design needed to be durable to handle the large thru-put of Resorts World guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Fortunately, resolving these risks is easy and won’t require significant budget to implement. Finally, moving all non-essential in-person communication to a messaging app (preferably one that lives within your scheduling and time tracking tool) means employees can have a direct line to their co-workers and managers.

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