Restaurants
Most Retailers Miss This Huge Black Friday Opportunity
The ads are prolific for the biggest retail sales day (not profit) of the year…Black Friday. However, most businesses including physical retail store never go the extra step of developing a relationship with their customer. Black Friday Sales are Brisk and Largely Unprofitable – Should Be Viewed As Lead Generation Shopping Savvy customers are more [...]
Top 7 Steps For Strengthening Sales and Profits In The Restaurant Industry….Actually Applies To Most Businesses:
Top 7 Steps For Strengthen Sales and Profit In The Restaurant Industry….Actually Applies To Most Businesses: 1. Know your customer! People coming thought the door and buying should be acknowledged with an email or card and possibly more. How do you do this? You need to have their contact information and specifically an email address [...]
Harry Potter, Millenia Mall, Illusions
While working with a coaching client on site in Orlando, Florida I observed packed parking lots, traffic jams around Millenia Mall and filled restaurants. My comment was ” they have not heard there is a world wide recession!” We discussed why the area seemed particularly crowded. The number one reason seemed to be that the [...]
Carl's Jr. Very Effective Use of Social Media, Internet Marketing, Video, More
Carl’s Jr. has over 1100 locations with 772 in California. They have no locations in my current home state of Florida. However, because of my business consulting experience in the restaurant industry along with a controversial video commercial released by Carl’s several years ago, I became aware of this restaurant business. I learned it was [...]
This Restaurant Industry Headline Is No Surprise
“The Restaurant Industry suffered Its Worst Quarterly Decline In Customer Traffic In 28 years In the Second Quarter 2009″ I love the retail industry and I consider restaurants part of that overall industry. I recognize restaurants are distinguished in the financial press for reporting purposes. I also recognize that if you are a restaurant then [...]
How Successful Retailers Earn Customer Loyalty
Mark Albright, staff writer for the St. Petersburg Times published an article in the Sunday paper a while back on retailers struggling to win back customers. He does an excellent job at identifying the key issues customers face when shopping in many stores. In summary, customers know what they want from their shopping experience and [...]
When Business Sucks, Look In The Mirror
All the solutions are waiting for you to attract them. That’s right and if you disagree, you are correct. What you believe is true for you. For me, I know what I focus on expands. That is The Law of Attraction and it is always working even in business. If you expect problems you will [...]
The WSJ Reports On McDonalds. My Report On The Key Success Factors
McDonald’s is doing well in the current economic climate as reported by the WSJ and a lot of credit is given to the leadership of Ralph Averez, President. Readers have a number of reactions to this story including some not so flattering. However the are a number of principles being followed by Mr. Alverez that [...]
Nobody Is Talking About This …Is This Off The Charts Or What?
Watch the video very closely and you will understand why I am “off the charts” with ideas and possibilities. Steve Pohlit, Expert Business Development Consultant and Coach
The Exact Steps Required To Turnaround A Business That Is Cash Flow Negative (In Trouble)
I have led companies in the retail, real estate, transportation and restaurant industries from near catastrophe to stability and profitable growth. Companies find themselves in a dire straits position for a multiple of reasons when the economy is strong as well as weak … more so when weak. The current business climate is tenuous and [...]
