MP TV – Episode 92 – Tapping Into Taking Ownership with 859 Taproom and Grill

Ring📞 Ring📞, 859 is calling, but not the area code- the Taproom🍻! Jeff Kaplin, owner of 859 Taproom and Grill stopped by the studio🎧, and with his 30+ years of restaurant experience, he knows a thing or two about the industry🧠. Before owning 859 Taproom and Grill, Jeff started in Florida🍊 bussing tables at his family’s diner, then moved to the Big Apple🍎-New York City- to pursue his passion for cooking and go to culinary school👨‍🍳, and work as a chef for many years. Now he is here in good ol’ NKY🐎 and he joins Matt today to talk about:

📞Using video in social media marketing
📞Learning the right way leads to success
📞Keeping your stock room… stocked!
📞Love what you do, and do what you love
📞The hardships of taking over a restaurant
📞Only 3 out of 100 restaurants we visit are collecting data

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America’s Best Restaurants LIVE – 003

Week 3 of America’s Best Restaurants LIVE with special host, Doug! Join Doug as he shares the ABR Mission and gives you an inside look to America’s Best Restaurants!

ABR LIVE is an outlet for restaurant owners and industry experts to share their story & knowledge with avid restaurant professionals & consumers.

In the series premiere, expect:
– The ABR Mission with ABR CEO & Founder, Doug Smith
– Featured Episode – Diversion Social Eatery
– Success Is Served With Connie & Tom from Basilleo’s Pizza
– ABR Episodes Premiering THIS WEEK
– Certified Legit with Luis Rivera & Marcos Valdes

Be sure to tune in and enjoy the show!

America’s Best Restaurants aims to help independent restaurant owners take control of their narrative & show consumers where they should be eating on a weekly basis.

Join in on the fun: www.AmericasBestRestaurants.com

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MP TV – Episode 91 – Making A Certified Legit Impact With Luis Rivera

Welcome To Deep Works Studios, once again🤗! We have a certified legit😎 guest lined up this week on MPTV, and if you are a follower of America’s Best Restaurants🍽 (which you should be🤩!), you will recognize him… Luis Rivera, one of ABR’s very own hosts🎥! Matt and Luis have worked together at America’s Best Restaurants for the past few years, and with that, comes A LOT of restaurants🧑‍🍳, and by extension, A LOT of FOOD sampled😮‍💨🍔🌭🌮🥗🍕. These guys are experts! Luis and Matt go way back, and this week, they go over:
🕶You have to outspend to outsmart the competition
🕶How far can a little passion go?
🕶How to get your customers hooked
🕶You can’t hope & pray your customers will become regulars
🕶Impact is everything
🕶You can sell items better when you can sell real passion

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America’s Best Restaurants LIVE – 002

Coming to you LIVE with the second week of ABR LIVE! A series brought to you by our very own, the ABR Team! ABR LIVE is an outlet for restaurant owners and industry experts to share their story & knowledge with avid restaurant professionals & consumers.

In the series premiere, expect:
– The ABR Mission with ABR CEO & Founder, Matt Plapp
– This week’s featured America’s Best Restaurants episode
– Building A Database With Tom Mosher
– ABR Episodes Premiering THIS WEEK
– Certified Legit with Luis Rivera & Andrew Caplinger

Be sure to tune in and enjoy the show!

America’s Best Restaurants aims to help independent restaurant owners take control of their narrative & show consumers where they should be eating on a weekly basis.

Join in on the fun: www.AmericasBestRestaurants.com

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MP TV – Episode 90 – LIVE in Las Vegas Alaska Live Event

MPTV looks👀 a little different this week as we get to see Matt do what he does best😎, talk about his story and marketing. We join Matt at the Alaska Live🎥 event in Las Vegas🎰 where he discloses some of his best held tips and advice😉 on his growing success📈 and how he has grown as a professional in the restaurant marketing world🌎. More specifically, Matt goes into
👊Reaching 600 people a year, makes an impact
👊ABR is THE key
👊How to get attention
👊Do the things you’re good at, hire people to do the things you aren’t
👊The downfalls of radio ads
👊The goal of America’s Best Restaurants is to tell the stories of places we don’t usually get to hear

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America’s Best Restaurants LIVE – Series Premiere – 001

Introducing America’s Best Restaurants LIVE! A series brought to you by our very own, the ABR Team! ABR LIVE is an outlet for restaurant owners and industry experts to share their story & knowledge with avid restaurant professionals & consumers.

In the series premiere, expect:
– The ABR Mission with ABR CEO & Founder, Matt Plapp
– This week’s featured America’s Best Restaurants episode
– Success is served with Cosmic Cowboy Owner, Steve Eller
– LIVE with Luis Rivera ABR Van, Obi-Wan
– Certified Legit presented by Doug Smith with Gibin George

Be sure to tune in and enjoy the show!

America’s Best Restaurants aims to help independent restaurant owners take control of their narrative & show consumers where they should be eating on a weekly basis.

Join in on the fun: www.AmericasBestRestaurants.com

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Restaurant Expert DEEP Dive With Author Shawn Bucher

It’s Holiday season, which means 2022 PLANNING!

Let’s dig deep with what restaurants should be thinking about for next year with Chef Shawn.

Shawn is the Author of Food People Management, the former Podcast host of the Business Chef and a talented restaurateur. He’s won numerous awards and worked in most aspects of the foodservice industry as a chef, teacher, manager, and consultant for both local and national restaurants, arenas, schools, hospitals, and hotels.

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South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association – Restaurant Marketing with Matt Plapp – 2nd Session

Join Matt Plapp as he takes the stage at the 2021 South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association conference.

In this jam packed session, you’ll learn:
– The ABR Mission
– The Value Of Your Customer’s Attention
– Why Engagement Trumps All
– Why You Need To Be Hungry To Gather Data

KEY Point: Influencing 600 Customers Is All You Need To Impact Your Sales By $100,000

You need help marketing your restaurant! Click here:
https://restaurantmarketingthatworks.com/work-with-us/

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South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association – Restaurant Marketing with Matt Plapp – 1st Session

Join Matt Plapp as he takes the stage at the 2021 South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association conference.

In this jam packed session, you’ll learn:
– The ABR Mission
– The Value Of Your Customer’s Attention
– Why Engagement Trumps All
– Why You Need To Be Hungry To Gather Data

KEY Point: Influencing 600 Customers Is All You Need To Impact Your Sales By $100,000

You need help marketing your restaurant! Click here:
https://restaurantmarketingthatworks.com/work-with-us/

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