Practically Social

I spent three days at Nerd Mecca, otherwise known as the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SxSWi). It was three days filled with learning, schmoozing, food truck nomming, QR code scanning, band listening and walking, walking, walking. It’s a given that SxSWi is filled with great information about what’s next in social media, marketing and [...]

When restaurateurs and restaurant companies think about getting into social media there are always two reservations. The first is “We don’t want people to say bad things about us,” (which, as we know, should never be a deterrent if you believe in your concept). The second is, “We don’t really have that much to say.” Let’s [...]

After the market crash of 2008 society took a turn for the thrifty. Coupon use is at an all time high; Groupon became the fastest growing company in America.  As a result restaurants and hotels  started to offer deep discounting as a way of drawing hesitant diners and guests into stores. Social media became one of [...]

Today was my one month anniversary as the Social Media Manager for Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. It’s been incredibly amazing. These four weeks have  taught me that I’m completely crazy for marketing in the hospitality industry. It’s a topic I intend to write about from here on out. That being said, here’s the second inaugural post [...]