Insights and opinions on the hot issues and stories in the Nightlife Industry.
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Doomsday? I Guess Not Yet. . . So Let's Have a Drink and Celebrate! December 21, 2012
According to the Mayan Calendar, the end of the world is today December 21, 2012. However, as everyone knows by now, the apocalypse has been averted.More>>
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Is Your Website Dragging You Down? December 20, 2012
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.More>>
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Results of the 2012 Vinos De Jerez Cocktail Competition December 18, 2012
The 6th Vinos de Jerez Cocktail Competition final was held on December 11th at Clover Club in Brooklyn, NY, and Dan Nicolaescu from New York City's Mayahuel won the prize for Best Sherry Cocktail with his After Dark Cocktail!More>>
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You’re in Luck! NCB Awards Deadline Extended December 17, 2012
So many of you wanted to enter the 2013 Nightclub & Bar Awards and with the holidays fast approaching, we extended the deadline for entry to Friday, January 4th!More>>
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Sprucing Up with Holiday Spirit December 12, 2012
Whether adorned with strings of lights, Christmas trees, a Menorah, stockings, Santa and a sleigh, or boughs of holly, your bar is more inviting if you can get into the spirit of the holiday season at hand. Here are three helpful hints to get in the holiday spirit. More>>
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Annual Trend Reports Worth Reviewing December 11, 2012
Two reports out in the past few weeks were interesting to read and worthy of review including the National Restaurant Association's Annual Survey and Technomic's BarTAB. More>>
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‘Tis the Season for Virtual Gift Cards December 10, 2012
The National Retail Federation predicts that 81.1 percent of shoppers this year will purchase at least one retail gift card of some sort, spending an average of $156.86 – the highest amount in a decade.More>>
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Happy Repeal Day! It's Time to Party Like it's 1933! December 5, 2012
A distant memory from our current cocktail culture, Prohibition at the turn of the twentieth century was a dark time in American History. More>>
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BarTAB Finds Drink Sales and Volume Tracking Positively at the Bar December 4, 2012
Source: Technomic, Inc. - Adult beverage sales at the bar are growing in dollars and volume despite the rocky economic environment, according to Technomic's 2012 BarTAB (Trends in Adult Beverage) report.More>>
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Top 100 Survey Closes This Friday! Have You Entered Yet? November 28, 2012
The 2013 Nightclub & Bar Top 100 – the industry’s only annual list of high-volume nightclubs, bars and lounges – is recognized by national media as the definitive ranking of the nation’s leading nightlife venues.More>>
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