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Many restaurants find that having live music is a good investment.

The Violin, Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar and Hammered Dulcimer are popular musical instruments used by many restaurants. Below are reviews and sources of information about each instrument.

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How $1.64 a day in marketing brings in an extra $100,000 a year for one restaurant owner (year after year)
Don't let another day go by without implementing this strategy into your restaurant marketing plan. Here's how he does it . . . keep reading

How to buy advertising at discounts up to 80%
Stop wasting money on advertising by paying more than you have to for your restaurant ads. Let a retired restaurant advertising salesman reveal the inside secrets of how to buy all of your advertising at discounts up to 80% or more. All you have to do is use these three techniques. They work every time. . . . keep reading

Are you making any of these 7 mistakes in your yellow page ads?
What's wrong with most restaurant Yellow Page ads? The short answer -- almost everything. Here's how to make big money with your Yellow Page advertising even on a limited budget . . . keep reading

Quickly drive a starving crowd to your restaurant with this low-cost marketing technique
Here's the $96 technique Todd used shortly after he opened his new Pizza Bistro restaurant to increase sales by over $10,000 a month. This technique really did create a crowd at his restaurant. . . . keep reading

80% of any ad is the headline -- See what Killer Headlines can do for your marketing - Part 1
How to write Killer Headlines to make your advertising two to ten times more successful. First, your headline must use one of these 21 magic words to be really successful. Does your headlines use one of these words? . . . keep reading

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Your customers don't need your restaurant, but you need them

In 1962 the facts of the car rental business were pretty simple. Hertz was #1 in the market and Avis was #2 with just 11% of the market. Does this sound a little like your restaurant when compared to your #1 competitor? Here's what Avis did in this situation . . . keep reading

How to have a signature dish that builds loyalty and brings in hoards of customers

When your loyal customers bring their friends to your restaurant for the first time, do they say, "You have to try their . . .?" Here's how to have a great signature dish . . . keep reading

Mark Twain said, "Put all your eggs in one basket and -- WATCH THAT BASKET"

You probably already have most of your eggs in one basket -- your restaurant, but are you really watching that basket? If you WOW your customers, you'll be watching your "basket" better than any of your competitors. Here's how to wow your customers . . . keep reading

1,800 chefs reveal the single hottest profit-making menu trend for 2010

Professional chefs understand the trends in restaurant food items better than anyone. They see what's ordered, what special requests come into the kitchen and they see what's left on the plates. Here's their #1 suggestion for maximum profits in 2010 . . . keep reading

3G, iPhones and hordes of new customers

Over 25 million people a day access the Internet using a mobile device such as an iPhone. Many of these people are looking for a local restaurant. Here's how to make sure they find your restaurant? . . . keep reading

When someone asks about where to eat, what if 100 people immediately recommended your restaurant -- every time?

Nothing beats word-of-mouth. Many restaurants in the US and around the world are taking advantage of a high-tech version of word-of-mouth to bring in customers (sometimes literally by the bus loads). . . . keep reading

Your restaurant is what the Internet says it is!

Even if you are not looking at Local Search, you better believe your customers are. The good news is that you can have a lot of control over what is said about your restaurant on the Internet IF you take these 3 steps . . . keep reading

Four simple steps to getting your images to rank high in Google's search results

Google, Yahoo and Bing are now displaying images on the front page for many search words and/or phrases. Take these four steps and you can get images of your restaurant in this valuable high-ranking, front-page position. This is a lot easier to do than it is to get your website ranked high. . . . keep reading

How I doubled my restaurant profits during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression

You can do it too and it's easier than you think. Here's the simple proven no-cost technique that makes it happen -- that is IF you're willing to do it . . . keep reading

How to use an ethical bribe one time and get hordes of customers for years to come

The Internet is getting more important every day when it comes to bringing customers into your restaurant. The good news is that you can take one step now and reap rewards for years to come when it comes to Internet marketing. Here's how . . . keep reading

How to get three to 10 times more restaurant customers from the same number of fliers.

If your goal is to get fliers out, you could drop them from an airplane. But if your goal is to bring in customers, there's a special technique that will bring in three to 10 times more customers from the same number of fliers. . . . keep reading

How would you bring customers to this restaurant?

With a 25-year history of superb food, the best service, a AAA Five Diamond rating, the best view in town and low prices, what else could a restaurant ask for? More customers might help, but what should the restaurant owner do? The answer might surprise you. . . . keep reading

How three minutes of your time can drive a starving crowd to your restaurant

This site is full of profitable restaurant marketing techniques, but here is the one restaurant marketing tool every restaurant manager should have up her sleeve. . . . keep reading

How to get really good professional mystery diners at zero cost

In 1837, Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen, wrote a wonderful fairy tale called "The Emperor's New Clothes." Many restaurant managers are like the Emperor in that no one will tell them the truth about their restaurant. Knowing a few little things about your restaurant can make both new and regular customers come back frequently . . . keep reading

A powerful Free advertising technique that will fill your restaurant

Half of all adults are searching the Internet to decide where to go to eat. Here are the six things that will quickly get your restaurant listed at the top of the page on Google and the other search engines -- along with the four things that will kill any chance of your restaurant getting there . . . keep reading

Marketing your restaurant on the Internet -- Here's where to start

Start by understanding links. Find out who is linking to your restaurant's website and what they're saying. You probably have links from different parts of the world and a lot more links to your site than you think. Here how to find out . . . keep reading

How to get local and national TV coverage telling the world your restaurant is the best

You don't have to be the best restaurant. You just have to work the system. Here's how one restaurant accomplished this feat in two days and how your restaurant can do the same thing. . . . keep reading

Women select the restaurant 86% of the time. Are they selecting your restaurant?

Here are the five things you can do to make sure women love your restaurant. The good news is the things are all easy to implement and even better news is that most of your competitors are ignoring them . . . keep reading

Imagine how profitable your restaurant would be if every customer said, "You order for me."

It can almost be this good. You can guide the customer to order what you want him to order, if you have a well designed menu. Here are the seven techniques that will give you this killer, profit-producing menu . . . keep reading

The auto industry or the iPhone -- which one describes your restaurant?

If your restaurant is stuck in the old way of doing business, your fate will probably be like the auto industry (except you won't get a bailout). On the other hand, if you are innovative, you could be doubling last year's numbers. Let me give you and example . . . keep reading

Five reasons why outside dining could be your biggest profit booster of the year

When the temperature is right (or even anywhere close to right) having an outside dining area can add a real flair (and a lot of extra profit) to your restaurant. . . . keep reading

So big it's illegal in some states

In today's market you have to be different and stand out from the crowd. Having an unusual item on your menu is one way to accomplish this -- but is it the best and most profitable way? The answer might surprise you . . . keep reading

Do you need a starving crowd outside your restaurant like this every day?

Convert your restaurant into a World Class Restaurant and you will have a line of hungry customers waiting every day. There are only three steps required to turn your restaurant into a truly world class restaurant and you can make it happen with little or no extra cost. Here's how . . . keep reading

How a Plant Manager can bring a ton of repeat customers to your restaurant -- it's not what you think

What does a customer remember about your restaurant? A restaurant Plant Manager can make all the difference in the world. Does visits to your restaurant create a lasting memory? Here's what I remember about a nice restaurant I visited this week. . . . keep reading

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