So how are you going with your goals? Nearly 1/12th of the year gone already!
Happy New Year, Now Live Your Life… One of the best things about this time of year is that we can take the opportunity to STOP, breathe, reflect, be grateful and look forward. As someone who is involved with personal growth I have the opportunity to talk with positive, willing, and thoughtful people every day. …
It’s tough to make money in small business right now. Its very tough for restaurants because of the incredibly tight margins but what makes it even worse is that some of the assumptions restaurant owners make (or are led to believe) about marketing almost certainly cause them to trade without a hope in hell of…
In the last few months we have run Restaurant Profits’ seminars in Sydney, Melbourne and York in the UK. I have spoken to hundreds of restaurateurs about their businesses and in most cases people are doing it tough but hanging in there. One look at the testimonials from our clients and you’ll see that what…
The trailer to the new Underbelly TV show declares “Good Girl Gone Bad” whilst showing snippets of the forthcoming show Amazing how a phrase, headline or subject line gets your attention isn’t it! This is a perfect segue into talking about why and how good marketing strategies go bad. The one below is a lulu,…
Today the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Jordan’s of Darling Harbour – “Sydney’s largest seafood restaurant” is to close. The owner Christopher Crawley blamed it on his landlord increasing the rent, the fall in tourist numbers and the fact that ”People out of China want to pay $25 for a three-course meal, and they want lobster with…
Last month I visited Jamie Oliver’s restaurant in Covent Garden, London in the UK. Of course the food and atmosphere were great but what I want to tell you are the things that I learned by being there with my “Restaurant profits hat” on as well as being a guest. 1. Firstly it’s an experience….
Yesterday I went shopping with my daughter. To be more accurate she went shopping, I sat and waited while she had finished. The place I chose to wait – a cafe. The place wasn’t busy so I could order then choose a seat where I wanted. I ended up at the back of the place with a…
Last week I was one of the people staying at Daydream resort in the Whitsunday’s when Cyclone Anthony swept through. It was interesting to watch how a business responded to the challenge and to be honest the people at Daydream did a great job as far as I was concerned. It was obvious these guys had been drilled…