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Pizzeria Menu Labeling May Get a Break

A press release from the American Pizza Community announced last week that Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013 (S.1756), a much needed bill that would amend current menu labeling requirements as they relate to pizzerias. Pizzeria operators have been fighting a battle over …

4 Tips to Help You Survive Gift-Giving Season

(photo: asenat29 on Flickr) It’s that time of year again. We may not have put the turkeys in the oven yet, but the radio is already playing holiday music, lights have been strung in the streets, and you’re likely already planning your company holiday party. As if running a pizzeria wasn’t stressful enough, now you …

Winning Local Customers

Today I’ve invited Tom Feltenstein, a marketing expert from The Pizza Insider blog advisory board to submit a guest post. Tom brings 30 years of marketing know how to the table, once serving as a senior-level marketing executive at McDonald’s and now consulting for Fortune 500 companies and touring the world speaking on Four Walls …

Score an “A” on Every Restaurant Inspection

PHOTO: Frederick Md Publicity Last week, a pizzeria in Ybor City, Florida, was shut down by state health inspectors after they found 51 health violations. Earlier in the month, a pizzeria in Atlanta failed inspections twice before finally passing with an A. And a pizzeria in Bensalamen, Pennsylvania, chose to temporarily shut its doors after …

3 Reasons to Close Your Business

Photo courtesy: swanksalot No one likes to talk about the tough times. It’s much easier to talk about a business that’s doing great, growing sales month over month and becoming ever more popular throughout its community. But that’s not reality for every business. While almost every entrepreneur struggles in the beginning to make a profit, …

09, 12, 2013
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I worked for several different types of companies before I found my home at PMQ–a video store, a bank, a home insurance company, a mortgage firm, an interior design company, an Internet start-up, etc. Over those years I had my experiences with both good–and bad–bosses. Many times, those who are left in charge of others …

10 Useful Small Business Apps

There are more than a million apps available for download to your iPhone, iPad and Android, including everything from games to calorie counters to apps that find other apps. But as a small business owner, which apps are most useful to you? I came across an infographic recently, designed by Salesforce Desk (desk.com), that lists some …

5 Money Making Menu Design Tips

In March, we held a live chat in the PMQ Think Tank forum about Menu Design with Josh Davis from Mail Shark. Attendees asked questions about item placement, pricing, etc. Here I’ll share five of the main tips to help you assess your most profitable menu items. 5 Tips For Profitable Menu Design from Mail Shark’s Josh Davis …

Marketing with QR Codes

Have you ever used QR codes in your marketing? Where do they usually lead customers? To your website or social media pages? Maybe to your menu? Let’s review some tips that will help you get the most benefit from QR codes. We’ll also hear what The Pizza Insider Blog Advisory Board has to say about …

Delectable Desserts…for Delivery!

I love pizza. That’s not news to anyone. But one of my pet peeves has always been the lack of dessert choices when I order pizza for delivery. Dessert always seems to be an afterthought on pizzeria delivery menus. Yes, maybe the pizza should be enough to fill me up, but that never stopped me …