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Why Your Restaurant Needs a Website
In today’s world the internet is as much a marketplace for restaurants as the high street on which they are located. Many people search online for a place to eat their lunch or dinner, even when they’re standing on a street full of restaurants! Review sites are not the only source of customers online, and […]
3 Factors of Successful Restaurant Promotion Copy
Restaurants can no longer rely on just their regulars to keep their business afloat. Margins are getting thinner, and goods and staffing are becoming more expensive. It is therefore crucial that each promotional campaign run for your location delivers a return that far exceeds the original outlay. There’re three factors which contribute heavily to the […]
3 Factors of Successful Restaurant Promotion
Restaurants can no longer rely on just their regulars to keep their business afloat. Margins are getting thinner, and goods and staffing are becoming more expensive. It is therefore crucial that each promotional campaign run for your location delivers a return that far exceeds the original outlay. There’re three factors which contribute heavily to the […]
8 Ways to Market Your Restaurant After COVID-19
Restaurants have faced an extraordinary burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From having to close their doors and switch to takeout catering, to slowly reopening with reduced capacity, restaurateurs have faced unprecedented challenges. Although Illinois is now in Phase 4 of the COVID-19 recovery plan, which allows for restaurants to operate at 25 percent capacity, […]
University CoWork Special
We are pleased to announce a special exclusively for Univerity CoWork Members and friends! University CoWork offers office space on the southside of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood. The resources and network provided to us have been invaluable.
9 Ways to Improve Your Business During the COVID19 Pandemic
9 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC As the spread of the COVID19 pandemic continues and the hysteria grows, all of our small businesses are without a doubt taking a BIG hit. In Illinois Governor JB Pritzker ordered the closing of both restaurants and bars for the entire month of March. With […]
GDPR – Protect Your Business
Have you noticed recently when you visit a website, it notifies you that they are utilizing cookes? Usually, it’s at the bottom of the page and looks like this: This is because new legislation has been passed in Europe as well as California protecting personal data known as the General Data Protection Regulation and California […]
10 Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs to Use Video
The strongest vehicle you can use in 2018 to push your brand, increase sales and generate the highest return-on-investment (ROI) is video. Did you know that more than 500 million hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day? If you are failing to utilize video, your small business is missing out on a huge chunk […]
Artificial Intelligence and Your Small Business
Technology is all around us. When you ask Siri or Alexa a question, you are using technology. Utilizing voice to text? Yes, another example of technology. When Pandora or Netflix recommend a song or TV show to you, technology. What you may fail to realize is that all three of these examples are also examples of […]
8 Small Business Marketing Techniques to Use in 2018
As 2017 exits and 2018 enters, it’s a great time to analyze your small business marketing strategy. Marketing is an industry that is constantly evolving and changing. Is your small business keeping up with the latest marketing trends and techniques? Allevi8 marketing provides you with 8 critical marketing techniques to use in 2018. Be Mobile. […]