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Everyone eats out. In fact, more and more consumers are going to their local restaurant for a bite to eat or a drink after work. Consumers spent $55 billion every month in 2016 eating out, that’s up from $51 billion in 2015.

To capitalize on this growing trend, owners need effective restaurant marketing strategies. In today’s digital age, the focus has become restaurant email marketing and restaurant social media marketing. To make sure you’re attracting and maintaining customers through these channels, here are eight examples of social media and email marketing that you can borrow from:

1. Highlight your customers on social media

Social media is all about engaging your customers. You want to start a conversation and create posts that encourage customers to visit your page.

2. Showcase seasonal menu items

When something new is on the menu, tell your customers about it on social media. Take some pictures of the tasty new dessert or frothy beverage and share them on your Facebook page.

3. Feature menu items on bizarre holidays

Did you know there’s a national Corn Chip Day? There’s also a Margarita Day and Fried Chicken Day? It’s true. There are a ton of obscure holidays that you can use to promote your food and drink.

This post will be about motivation because it allows us to change behavior, be creative, set goals, grow interests, make plans, and sometimes a good quote keeps us moving. ;)

Since there is so much at stake when it comes to starting and growing a successful business, there are very specific skills that an entrepreneur usually needs to be successful. Below, we highlight five such attributes.

Growing a business isn't easy. First, you need a viable idea. From there, you need to discover a profitable niche, define a target demographic and have something of value to sell them.

However, identifying the right strategies to market your business is often likened to rocket science. How do you get your message to the right audience and do it effectively? How do you boost visibility and increase sales while sustaining a profit with a converting offer?

Today, with so much vying for our attention from social media, to search engine optimization, blogging, and pay-per-click advertising, it's easy to see why most are ready to pull their hair out.

I was looking for inspiration and I found these 5 tips that work not just as an entrepreneur but in life, so I shared: