NCB Author

Dave Dronkers

Contributing Writer

Dave Dronkers founded Dronkers Beverage Solutions in and Social Media Solutions in 2001. As President, his mission for 10 years has been to elevate people, product and operations to beverage excellence for the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry with outstanding consultancy services.

Dronkers has held numerous senior-level management positions in the hospitality business, specifically focused on beverage operations for multi-unit chains and as a director of national accounts for a worldwide beverage supplier.

He has assembled an experienced, well-educated team of dedicated professionals with an unparalleled network of resources. Dronkers Beverage and Social Media Solutions is perhaps the most effective and efficient beverage consulting firm in the industry today.

Mr. Dronkers holds a Masters in Business Administration and resides in San Ramon, Calif. He can be reached at www.bevexcel.com or email him at ddronk@gmail.com

	Article Facebook’s Mobile App Improves Audience Reach May 14, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers Facebook is known to constantly reinvent its layout, its most recent variation the most extreme.
	Blog Do You Have A Social Media Policy In Place? April 29, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers Over the last year, social media in the workplace has become a hot button topic. A recent incident with a St. Louis Applebee’s has shown many companies where and how their social media policies are lacking.
	Blog Expectations of Connected Customers April 12, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers,George Barton Just because you’ve set up shop on a few social media networks doesn’t mean you’re doing everything right. There are many social media best practices that you can utilize to connect with existing or reach out to new fans.
	Blog Keep It Simple: Six Second Video! April 1, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers This is the year that you must differentiate from your competitors through pictures and video content. Many have asked “how long should a video be?” Well, now you have no choice but to create a short six second video through this new app called VINE.
	Blog Instagram Tips for First-Time Users March 26, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers Instagram is the most used photo-sharing application, and has become a great channel for restaurants and bars to not only illustrate food items, but the restaurant as a whole.
	Article Effective Mobile Text Campaigns March 4, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers Due to the advent of the smartphone, restaurants and bars are turning to mobile text marketing campaigns. Take your cue from Texas Roadhouse and transform your marketing through mobile text campaigns.
	Article Millennial Marketing in Hospitality Venues February 19, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers Millennials expect the speed, convenience, flexibility and power provided by digital services when it comes to their favorite hospitality venues.
	Blog 2013 Top 10 Social Media Marketing Trends February 4, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers There were multiple changes in the way that restaurants utilize social media in 2012 and we don’t see any stopping for 2013. To understand how these changes may affect your social media marketing take a look at these top 10 social media marketing trends for 2013.
	Blog How to Navigate Facebook January 24, 2013 By: Dave Dronkers Social media has been the bread and butter of B2C businesses for the last few years. Point in fact: Facebook’s success.
	Blog Is Your Website Dragging You Down? December 20, 2012 By: Dave Dronkers Try this experiment… access your website by your smartphone and find out just how long it takes to download (10 seconds is too long) and if all the links and pictures show up? If the experience is less than desirable, you need to read the rest of this blog.

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