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	<description>Restaurant Consulting &#38; Coaching For Owners, Operator's &#38; Managers</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Restaurant Marketing In A Downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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My last post dealt with an very broad approach to your business overall during a downturn. Now let&#8217;s talk about a few things that address marketing your business in a bad economy.

Know your guest. Who is your core guest in your target market?  Is this who you truly want? Need? Should you be targeting a [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Restaurant+Marketing+In+A+Downturn&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Frestaurant-marketing-in-a-downturn%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>A Bad Economy Doesn&#8217;t Mean Stick Your Head In The Sand</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/a-bad-economy-doesnt-mean-stick-your-head-in-the-sand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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I&#8217;ve been trying not to post a &#8220;Top X# of things to do in this bad economy&#8221; list because we simply don&#8217;t believe you should do anything different than you should have been doing already, i.e., create a sensible marketing strategy that focuses on long term growth and then execute that strategy in terms of [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=A+Bad+Economy+Doesn%26%238217%3Bt+Mean+Stick+Your+Head+In+The+Sand&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fa-bad-economy-doesnt-mean-stick-your-head-in-the-sand%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Seth On Tribes</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/seth-on-tribes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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Seth on Creating Tribes MP3

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		<title>BBR Book Release Update</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/bbr-book-release-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Media Coaching]]></category>

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The &#8220;Building Better Restaurants&#8221; has been delayed yet again. I&#8217;ve never been more frustrated than I am right now in getting this book out. Therefore I apologize for the 2nd delay and I am continuing to offer it at half price until such time as my publisher can unstick his your know what from his [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=BBR+Book+Release+Update&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fbbr-book-release-update%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Thoughts On Guest Loyalty</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/5-thoughts-on-guest-loyalty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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Loyalty is all about building relationships and the emotional experiences that build and solidify them.


Experiences are built on increasing trust and adding value at each guest touchpoint while at the same time increasing the emotional appeal of that touchpoint and consequently the guest relationship.


You can&#8217;t buy loyalty through frequency schemes or discounts - period!


When you [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=5+Thoughts+On+Guest+Loyalty&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2F5-thoughts-on-guest-loyalty%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>20 Things To Do To Stay Motivated In This Negative Time</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/20-things-to-do-to-stay-motivated-in-this-negative-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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1. Surround yourself with highly motivated people.
2. Continue to &#8220;Sharpen the Saw&#8221; by attending seminars and workshops.
3. Networking with smart and motivated people.
4. Focus on executing an &#8220;every guest, every table, every day&#8221; mentality.
5. Love your work and the people you do it with.
6. 86&#8242;ing negative influences and people.
7. Work with your people - where [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=20+Things+To+Do+To+Stay+Motivated+In+This+Negative+Time&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2F20-things-to-do-to-stay-motivated-in-this-negative-time%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>What Is The Hardest Thing For You About Managing People?</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/what-is-the-hardest-thing-for-you-about-managing-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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RainmakerThinking reports the latest update of its ongoing qualitative survey of leaders, managers, and supervisors in answer to the question, &#8220;What is the hardest thing for you about managing people?&#8221;.
In the last twelve months, RainmakerThinking has received responses from 2,017 leaders, managers, and supervisors.
Following are the top 4 unique responses:
(1) Not enough time; too many [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=What+Is+The+Hardest+Thing+For+You+About+Managing+People%3F&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fwhat-is-the-hardest-thing-for-you-about-managing-people%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Marketing Success</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/3-questions-to-ask-yourself-about-your-marketing-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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What is the value you provide to others?
To whom will you provide it?
How will you convey it?

If you can&#8217;t answer any of these three questions, you need strategic help.
If you can answer them but you can&#8217;t achieve results, you need tactical help.
And if you don&#8217;t feel like trying, you need emotional help.
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		<title>More Restaurant Marketing Lemons</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/restaurant-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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General retail marketing strategies don&#8217;t work for restaurants. No restaurant puts butts in seats by selling themselves - no one wants to be sold anymore. They do so by telling their story to a target market which makes a connection to those guests who have a social proclivity for patronizing that restaurant in the first [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=More+Restaurant+Marketing+Lemons&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Frestaurant-marketing%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Full Speed Ahead!</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/full-speed-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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I&#8217;ve not posted to the blog in a while because it&#8217;s been nuts around here and I needed to concentrate on several new clients and several new projects including the &#8220;Building Better Restaurants&#8221; book and the new website.
Well the projects are mostly behind us now and we can now devote more time to getting some [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Full+Speed+Ahead%21&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Ffull-speed-ahead%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Building Better Restaurants - the Book</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/building-better-restaurants-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________
**PUBLISHING UPDATE**
We had to move the publishing date to November 8th instead of October 8th due to some content changes we had to make to some of the supporting material.
I am sorry for the delay but you can still get the book for half price if you order now.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Finally, the book that has been in [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Building+Better+Restaurants+-+the+Book&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fbuilding-better-restaurants-book%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Cause Marketing - It&#8217;s A Great Thing</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/cause-marketing-its-a-great-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/cause-marketing-its-a-great-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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Cause Marketing involves a cooperative effort between a business and a non-profit organizationâ€”ultimately for the mutual benefit of both. It is executed in various forms (i.e. a sponsorship of a fundraising event, a co-branded product, or a percent of sales or profits donated to the charity&#8230;just to name a few).
Why does it work so well [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Cause+Marketing+-+It%26%238217%3Bs+A+Great+Thing&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fcause-marketing-its-a-great-thing%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>The RCS MasterMind Group</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/the-rcs-mastermind-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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&#8220;A&#8221; level talent wants to hang out with other &#8220;A&#8221; level talent. And so it goes with operators. Successful operators want to hang out with other successful operators. The success ideas, camaraderie, conversations that take place, etc are worth their weight in gold!
I have been asked for years now to create a mastermind group for [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=The+RCS+MasterMind+Group&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fthe-rcs-mastermind-group%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Marketing 101</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/restaurant-marketing-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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RCS has created a new social media website at www.RestaurantMarketing101.com
Check it out, join for FREE and learn more about marketing your restaurant than you ever knew existed!
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		<title>More On How Coaching Can Help You</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/more-on-how-coaching-can-help-you/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/more-on-how-coaching-can-help-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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Getting a little help from those who&#8217;ve been there before can come in handy. Now there&#8217;s evidence that, in addition to the weary worker receiving the tips, coaching is a boost to the whole company. Coaching used to carry a stigma because it was more frequently directed at problem employees. Today, it&#8217;s more likely a [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=More+On+How+Coaching+Can+Help+You&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fmore-on-how-coaching-can-help-you%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>On How To Kill Your Margins And Your Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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Jack Shipley just wrote to me about a Wall Street Journal article wherein they write about Cold Stone Creamery&#8217;s woes with franchisees citing the company&#8217;s BOGO coupons as one of the factors that undermined their margins. You can read the article here.
Another good lesson on why focusing on value, and not price, is your only [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=On+How+To+Kill+Your+Margins+And+Your+Brand&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fon-how-to-kill-your-margins-and-your-brand%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You A Victim?</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/are-you-a-victim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ As MY Coach says, &#8220;I can guarantee you one resounding success in life: If you insist on being a victim, you will be one.&#8221; - amen to that!
Are you listening to the extremely loud and boisterous voices who say that the sky is falling? Or are you working on your business by innovating your [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Are+You+A+Victim%3F&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Fare-you-a-victim%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Minimum Wage Increase Set For July 24</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The minimum wage rate will increase to $6.55 on July 24, 2008. The cash wage for tipped employees will remain at $2.13, however the overtime rate for tipped employees will increase. The following is the calculation used for computing the overtime rate for tipped employees:
7/24/08           [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Texas+Minimum+Wage+Increase+Set+For+July+24&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Ftexas-minimum-wage-increase-set-for-july-24%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 15 Things I Look For Before I Hire A Client</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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1. Leadership. Do you or someone on your staff provide it? Nothing will happen unless you can.
2. Engagement. Are you ready, willing and able to do whatever is necessary to be successful? Donâ€™t tell me you want to lower your food cost and not be willing to invest the time in doing the work of [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Top+15+Things+I+Look+For+Before+I+Hire+A+Client&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Ftop-15-things-i-look-for-before-i-hire-a-client%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Business Plans</title>
		<link>http://restaurantcoachingsolutions.com/restaurant-business-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 23:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Summers</dc:creator>
		
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THE BUSINESS PLAN!
The restaurant industry has one of the highest rates of bankruptcy of any industry in todayâ€™s economy. This is coupled with one of the lowest profit margins available to the entrepreneur. Restaurants that fail are usually undercapitalized, lack relevant experience in the foodservice industry or donâ€™t take the time to properly examine the [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6.1&#38;publisher=1020bfd1-442d-4ea0-b61a-33e6fc0c7304&#38;title=Restaurant+Business+Plans&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurantcoachingsolutions.com%2Frestaurant-business-plans%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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