Integrating gaming and music systems with your bar creates a fun atmosphere, but ingenuity helps capitalize on what those machines can do. Hosting promotions and contests using electronic games and music systems can go a long way toward achieving bottom-line goals.More>>

In challenging climates, the first instinct for many bar, nightclub and restaurant operators is to start looking for places to cut. Beware this temptation! More>>

With more than 10 million users, FourSquare may be the most-used social network, behind Facebook and Twitter. Therefore, you most likely serve guests who check in on FourSquare. Are you strategically engaging your customers?More>>

For bar, nightclub and restaurant operators the weeks right after New Year’s Eve can be among the slowest of the year. Start planning now to present a program of strong promotions in January and keep the creativity flowing throughout the year!More>>

With an unpredictable economy, many independent bars and clubs are struggling to stay afloat. Local co-op marketing events that involve venues in one area create an incentive for patrons to try new places, rewarding bars and clubs with higher traffic and profits. More>>

While everyone wants to know how to use Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and YouTube to better their online marketing strategies, in our work, the conversation inevitably turns to quick-response (QR) codes: What are they, and how should they be used?More>>

Facebook can be a valuable marketing tool, but only if you are posting at the right time and with the right type of message. Check out these six steps to effective posts. More>>

Facebook can be a valuable marketing tool, but only if you are posting at the right time and with the right type of message. Here are 6 steps to effective posts. More>>

In honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, 42BELOW will donate $1 for every 'Like' it receives on its Facebook page from Oct. 7 to Oct. 14 to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.More>>

Technomic has found that independent restaurants have mixed views on the effectiveness of online daily deals. More>>