Growing in 2015 with Pizza Man Dan
Dan Collier known as Pizza Man Dan joins me in today's episode. Dan started in this business working for a franchise called Rustys in California. Dan talks with me about what it's like to build and grow a successful pizza business in this era.
Dan and I talk about how he finds and keeps young employees as well as give them en opportunity to grow with him. We also discuss how Dan uses social media to market his business and what he thought social media when it first came around ( funny story here)
What We Discuss:
- How Dan got started in this business
- How Dan finds and keeps good employees
- Why he uses a call center to take all his orders
- The 2 different types of employees needed to run a successful pizza business
- Why Dan believes in social media
- A group Dan suggests joining for any pizza entrepreneur to market better
- The #1 tip Dan gives to anyone looking to get into or grow in this business
Mentioned in This Episode:
- Pizza Man Dan's website
- Pizza Man Dan on Facebook
- Pizza Man Dan on Twitter
- One System ( Dan's P.O.S. system)
- Toast Masters
Thanks For Listening
Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. I hope that you have found it to be valuable. If you have a question or comment you can email at Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com
A Big Thank You to Dan of Pizza Man Dan's for coming on the show!
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Episode #24 Cherry Pick Prices
Dave Desantis of CherryPickPrices.com joins me in this episode to talk about his software that helps restaurant owners find the best possible prices for a particular item.
Cherry Pick Prices is designed to organize your product prices and tell you which one of your purveyors has the best price for that item on that particular week.
Dave tells us how his software works and who is the perfect candidate for using this product.
What to listen for:
- Why Dave came up with the idea for Cherry Pick Prices
- How Cherry Pick Prices works
- What it takes to get started with cherry
- How this product can help you
- Who is this software perfect for
Links From This Episode:
- Cherry Pick Prices Website
- Cherry Pick Prices on Facebook
- Follow Cherry on Twitter
- Get free Demo of Cherry
Thanks For Listening
Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. I hope that you have found it to be valuable. If you have a question or comment you can email at Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com
A Big Thank You to Dave of Cherry Pick Prices for coming on the show!
Check out cherry and get your free 30 day trial and see if this software is for you.
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Russ Yeager of Old Town Pizza
In today's episode I got a chance to talk with Russ Yeager of Old Town Pizza in CA. Russ is the co-owner and marketing director for Old Town Pizza. He is responsible for all the design work for the website, social media sites as well as all marketing materials used inside the stores.
Russ has been with the company in 2009 years starting as the marketing director on a "let's see how it goes" basis and has turned that into becoming part owner in this family owned business.
What to Listen For:
- How Russ joined the company
- What Russ' role was originally
- What he did for marketing when he started
- Why it's important to have a consistent brand message
- Why they have separate Facebook page for each location
- Why they have a weekly meeting for all the locations
- Why they start every employee as a busser to start
- Why Russ believes you need to find peoples talents then fins a position for them
- Russ' #1 tip for anyone looking to get into or grow in the pizza industry
Mentioned in the Show:
- Old Town Pizza website
- Old Town Pizza on Instagram
- Old Town Pizza on Facebook
- Digital Dining
- Constant Contact.
Thanks For Listening
Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. I hope that you have found it to be valuable. If you have a question or comment you can email at Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com
A Big Thank You to Russ of Old Town Pizza for coming on the show!
It was great to talk with a true pizza entrepreneur and listen in on how he manages to grow two successful business at the same time.
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Episode #21 with Bob Bentz of ATS Mobile
This is an episode that I think we need to pay attention to. Mobile marketing is really something you will need to pay attention to if you are not already.
Google is focusing on mobile and if you look at your anylitics i'm sure you have noticed that your visitors are coming more from mobile than ever before. When I first thought of mobile marketing, I was thinking about text message marketing.
In this episode with Bob Bentz we go over what else to consider when it comes to mobile marketing and many other ways it can help grow your business. Barb who works as the Digital Mobile Marketing Strategist joins us a well to talk about they use social media for their clients to grow the mobile marketing.
Give the show a quick review please
Listen to the 10 tips from the top pizza entrepreneurs and marketing experts
What to Listen For:
- What is mobile marketing
- Why mobile is so important toady
- What are the different aspects ob a mobile marketing strategy
- How to rank higher for local search
- At what point did mobile take over desktop
- Why text marketing is much more effective than e-mail
- What types of messages to send with mobile marketing
- Bob's one tip for anyone getting started with mobile marketing
Mentioned in the Show:
Thanks For Listening
Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. I hope that you have found it to be valuable. If you have a question or comment you can email at Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com
A Big Thank You to Bob from ATS Mobile for coming on the show and also Barb! I enjoyed talking with them and learning more about mobile marketing and how we can use it to grow our business. I will definitely be implementing some of Bob's strategies in the future
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Cory Medd of Two Guys Pizza
In Today's episode I talk with Cory Medd of Two Guys Pizza in Canada. Two guys pizza was named best pizza Canada in 2012 and continues to grow and expand the brand.
In this episode Cory talks about how was named best pizza in Canada and also how ho got on Canada's version of Diners Drive Ins and Dives.
Going to the Las Vega pizza expo also taught him a lot through attending seminars and just meeting and talking with other business owners to learn what they did to grow their business.
It was a great conversation and I hope that you can take something out of this interview to help you grow your own business and really move forward.
What to Listen For:
- How Cory started Two Guys Pizza
- How he learned to run the business
- What he learned from going to network at pizza events
- How he got on the Food Network of Canada
- Why he entered competitions for pizza
- What's his inline stategy for marketing
- Why he still uses the phonebook for advertising
- What's next for Two Guys Pizza
Mentioned in This Episode:
Thanks For Listening
Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. I hope that you have found it to be valuable. If you have a question or comment you can email at Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com
A Big Thank You to Cory of Two Guys Pizza for coming on the show! I enjoyed talking with him and learning how he grew and continues to grow his business. It was also interesting hearing about his pizza trailer and his thoughts on this with all the food truck craze going on.
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