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By: The Social Media Counter | Twitter for Restaurants

The Social Media Counter | Twitter for Restaurants — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:07:22 +0000

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By: Phil Novara

Phil Novara — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:25:10 +0000

Great article!

You nailed the bottom line rebuttal. Social media is NOT traditional advertising. It’s all about talking to your customers. Yes, they are people. Yes, they want to talk to you. No, they do not need ads crammed down their throats anymore…

I think restaurants will make a great transition to social media in the near future, it’s natural. Keep blogging:)

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Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:31:14 +0000

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uberVU - social comments — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:32:01 +0000

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By: TwitterForRestaurants

TwitterForRestaurants — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:30:32 +0000

Thanks for chiming in, Jonathan. Hopefully there are some tidbits here you can use as ammunition for your next pitch. There seems to be a plethora of articles out there explaining why SM is a no-brainer for the resto biz, but I have yet to find one shunning it. Good luck and keep trying.

By: Jonathan Trenn

Jonathan Trenn — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:53:39 +0000

Very helpful. The biggest problem I see at time is getting “the boss” to respond at all. When they don’t respond, they haven’t listened. That’s the biggest challenge.

If you get them to the point of objecting, then there may be some hope.

It shows to me that well still have a long way to go – especially for the mid-size to smaller businesses that simply won’t take any risks.