Author - Brandon Hull

Interviews

Social Restaurant Podcast #045 — Yelp and Your Restaurant

by Brandon Hull

1 min read

Listen, maybe you’ve come to grips with this, but Yelp’s not going away at this point. Many restaurant operators have a hate/hate relationship with Yelp. Some have a love/hate. And there are a few who have a love/love...

This Week In

This Week in Restaurant Technologies #015 — Employee Scheduling & Tablets

by Brandon Hull

1 min read

Another great episode of This Week in Restaurant Technologies. This latest installment is #15, and Nate and I address two primary topics: Technology. It’s not just for marketing. Quaker Steak & Lube has put Hot...

Big Data

Big Data for Restaurants

by Brandon Hull

4 min read

I wrote a guest post for the team at Swipely on big data for restaurants. I’m pretty happy with the angle on that one, and at the risk of sounding extremely self-adulating, I’m going to quote myself from it for just a...

Interviews

Social Restaurant Podcast #044 — Mobile Devices and Cloud Computing

by Brandon Hull

1 min read

Nate Riggs is back with another great episode of the Social Restaurant Podcast. This past week it was episode #44, and Nate talks to Anthony Lye, Chief Product Officer of Red Book Connect. Surely you’ve heard of Red Book...

This Week In

This Week in Restaurant Technologies #014 — Donatos, Sonic, and Mobile Tech

by Brandon Hull

2 min read

It’s another episode of This Week in Restaurant Technologies, as Nate Riggs and I give our opinions on a couple of interesting news stories and the website of Midwest pizza chain Donatos. Speaking of that Donatos website...

SEO

How Do Consumers Search for Restaurants?

by Brandon Hull

7 min read

One month ago I asked you how you search for restaurants. Thanks for participating, if you did. I suggested there were about six ideas + one wildcard that represented what crosses most peoples’ minds when searching for a...

This Week In

This Week in Restaurant Technologies #013 — Restaurant Reservations, Restaurant Tickets, and Domino’s Pizza

by Brandon Hull

2 min read

We’re back after a week off with a new episode of This Week in Restaurant Technologies. In this, our 13th episode, Nate Riggs and I jump on a hot topic: restaurant reservations. Here’s what we know: Priceline has...

Site Updates

The Next Phase of NextRestaurants.com

by Brandon Hull

3 min read

Since NextRestaurants debuted in late August 2013 we’ve aggressively tackled the subject of digital marketing for restaurants. Our goal has been to persuade, exhort, teach, and challenge restaurant marketing leaders to...

This Week In

This Week in Restaurant Technologies #012 — Tech Trends and Panda Express

by Brandon Hull

2 min read

Nate Riggs and I are back for a new episode of This Week in Restaurant Technologies. Three restaurant marketing and technology articles found their way to the hotplate today that we discuss: Restaurant Hospitality magazine...

Digital Signage

Turn Your Restaurant Digital Signage into Social Signage

by Brandon Hull

4 min read

There was a time when the screens in your restaurant were largely out of your control. A key fact in that first sentence is that it’s in the past tense. (Though the reality is, for 99% of restaurants out there, they are...