At Freebookings we love Twitter, and how it allows us to take part in discussions, share ideas, keep up with the world, and see what our favorite restaurants are doing.
With all the latest updates streaming through to our smartphones, catching up on the casual information that adds spice to the day is just so simple and convenient.
To contribute some useful information we started posting tips and ideas around restaurant marketing, ideas we have seen or heard about being executed with good results. By using the hash-tag #RestaurantIdeas all the tweets become easy to find. Just search for “#RestaurantIdeas” or click this link to follow new ideas as they are posted.
Below you find a round up of the tweets from last week. We will keep posting an idea a day for as long as we can come up with them (which will be a long time as we love shooting ideas around the office). There are so many things that can be done to drive restaurant business and awareness, other than just doing discounts and Groupon-style daily deals!
We would love it if you added your own best restaurant ideas and suggestions to the list. Show off your creativity! You don’t need to post on marketing, but to keep it focused it would be great if it is a tip on how to improve restaurant business. Just don’t forget to add the hash-tag: #RestaurantIdeas
Email customers each Monday with weekly specials. For each special, the first X orders sell for $3 off, then regular price. #RestaurantIdeas
— Freebookings (@freebookings) January 23, 2012
Throw a yearly party for concierges, hotel and office managers who send business your way to keep the relationship fresh. #RestaurantIdeas
— Freebookings (@freebookings) January 22, 2012
Great food for thought! RT @FohBoh: 10 #restaurant #marketing tips for 2012 ow.ly/8AAiT by @dukemarketing #FSMU #RestaurantIdeas
— Freebookings (@freebookings) January 20, 2012
List online sites with your restaurant. Yelp, Foursquare, Google Places, TripAdvisor… Keep up to date and follow reviews. #RestaurantIdeas
— Freebookings (@freebookings) January 19, 2012
Make your restaurant look welcoming and accessible by being active in your local community, on Twitter and Facebook. #RestaurantIdeas
— Freebookings (@freebookings) January 18, 2012
Show you care, and bring attention to a good cause, by donating part of proceeds to charity. Example: on.fb.me/yflcuO #RestaurantIdeas
— Freebookings (@freebookings) January 17, 2012
Those are a few of our ideas. Now it’s your turn! Start posting! 
