Restaurant Marketing

10 Winning Habits of Thriving Restaurants

Great restaurants are not built on luck or longer hours. They are built on habits: small, repeatable practices that compound into stronger margins, happier teams, and guests who keep coming

By Jaime Oikle

/ 7 Oct 2026

10 Winning Habits of Thriving Restaurants

Acres of Diamonds: The Restaurant Marketing Treasure Already in Your Backyard

Most restaurant marketing chases strangers. Learn how customer lifetime value and your existing guests can become your most profitable growth channel.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 5 Oct 2026

Acres of Diamonds: The Restaurant Marketing Treasure Already in Your Backyard

Restaurant Success Checklist: Action Steps by Category

Use this checklist to assess and upgrade your restaurant's performance in the areas that matter most. Print it. Share it. Revisit it monthly. Areas covered: * Staffing, Leadership &

By Jaime Oikle

/ 28 Sep 2026

Restaurant Success Checklist: Action Steps by Category

Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations

In this episode, host Jaime Oikle interviews Brianna Keefe, founder and CEO of Toastique, a fast casual wellness cafe with over 65 locations across 25 states. Brianna shares how her

By Jaime Oikle

/ 10 Sep 2026

Bootstrapped: Brianna Keefe on Toastique's Path to 65+ Locations

Scrappy, Smart and Data-Driven: Inside the Growth of Teriyaki Madness With CMO Jodi Boyce

In this episode of the Running Restaurants podcast, host Jaime Oikle interviews Jodi Boyce, CMO of Teriyaki Madness. Jodi shares her unique career journey, from driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

By Jaime Oikle

/ 2 Sep 2026

Scrappy, Smart and Data-Driven: Inside the Growth of Teriyaki Madness With CMO Jodi Boyce

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

In this session Jaime and Roger present a rapid-fire session with immediately actionable ideas to: * Drive business on a slow night(s) * Create Cash Cow items that bring a

By Jaime Oikle

/ 1 Sep 2026

WEBINAR: 70+ Marketing, Sales, Service & Profit Ideas for Your Restaurant in 30 Minutes”

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

RunningRestaurants.com founder and podcast host Jaime Oikle interviews Darren Spicer, founder of Clutch Coffee Bar and 110 Ventures. Darren shares his journey from working at Dutch Bros at 18

By Jaime Oikle

/ 12 Aug 2026

Lessons on Leadership, Growth and the Exit: Darren Spicer of 110 Ventures

8 Ways Your Online Ordering Menu Is Killing Conversions

Your online ordering menu might be costing you! Here are 8 conversion killers hiding in plain sight on independent restaurant ordering menus, and how to fix each one before your next rush.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 10 Aug 2026

8 Ways Your Online Ordering Menu Is Killing Conversions

6 Ways Your Email List Could Bring Guests Back (And Why Most Restaurants Waste This Asset)

Independent restaurants often spend heavily to attract new guests while ignoring the cheapest retention channel they already own: email. This article breaks down six specific, trackable tactics, that operators can put to work this week to bring lapsed guests back through the door.

By Jaime Oikle

/ 29 Jul 2026

6 Ways Your Email List Could Bring Guests Back (And Why Most Restaurants Waste This Asset)

The New Era of Restaurant Marketing Is Built on Hospitality, AI, and Guest Data

Guest Brett Linkletter, CEO of Dishio speaks with RunningRestaurants.com founder Jaime Oikle about how AI and data-driven marketing are transforming the restaurant industry. Brett explains how restaurants can

By Jaime Oikle

/ 14 Jul 2026

The New Era of Restaurant Marketing Is Built on Hospitality, AI, and Guest Data

6 Ways to Make Restaurant Promotions More Profitable (Plus a Promotions Checklist)

Discounts can drive traffic, but they can also quietly destroy margin. Learn how to build smarter restaurant promotions that target the right guests, protect check averages, encourage profitable behavior, and make every offer earn its keep. (Read time @ 9 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 8 Jul 2026

6 Ways to Make Restaurant Promotions More Profitable (Plus a Promotions Checklist)

Pickleball Lessons for Restaurant Operators: What the Court Can Teach You About Running a Better Business

Pickleball and restaurant operations may not seem like they have much in common. But spend enough time on a pickleball court and a variety of similarities become clear. We cover 12 of them... (Read time @ 10 mins)

By Jaime Oikle

/ 22 Jun 2026

Pickleball Lessons for Restaurant Operators: What the Court Can Teach You About Running a Better Business