Saturday 31 December 2011

An Innovative Idea for Restaurants to Improve Business

This is a great new way for Restaurants to improve their visbility on Google search in turn increasing their revenue.

Have you seen the distinctive blue pins that appear on Google Maps alongside the numerous red location markers?
I did a search for “Nottingham Restaurant” and in the Google Map below you can see a single eye catching Blue label marker (the number one) jostling alongside the alphabetically ordered red pins.
The red pins correspond to the  free business listing on the Google Places service.
The blue pin corresponds to the restaurant Tarn Thai that is using the paid AdWords advertising network.  It’s advert appears directly below the map:

The Blue Pins are not triggered just for the top ads.
In the example below, you can see that the number One pin corresponds to an advert way down in position six.

Perhaps a useful way to save money with your advertising, getting high visibility on the map at a cheaper advertising position?

Twice the visibility in just one advertisement….



Would you believe it? : Kids at Restaurants Are Out; Bread, Spicy Foods Are In


  Burgers are no longer rare ! 

1. Babysitters are as important as reservations. You love your children, naturally, but your fellow fine diners? Not so much. Two-thirds of respondents would prefer you leave the little ones at home, even though just as many restaurants are more than glad to serve young foodies.

2. Bread is back. Carbs be damned; more than 60% of diners want to see bread on the table at the beginning of their meal — and they don’t want to have to ask for it, thankyouverymuch.

3. Almost everyone likes it hot. Nearly 90% of OpenTable diners want chefs to turn up the heat with spices.

4. Burgers are no longer rare. Three-quarters of guests surveyed welcome burgers on fine dining menus and half of fine-dining restaurants serve them.

5. Breakfast: It’s what’s for dinner. More than 80% of respondents would like to see breakfast food served all day. [Ed. note: Me, too!]

6. Desserts go beyond carrot cake. Bugs Bunny’s fave veg will have to share the dessert tray, as many other vegetables are being used in desserts. And, nearly 20% of diners have tried veggie-based sweets – and half of our respondents are interested in trying them.

7. Let’s get small. Diners are growing more health-conscious, with 70% reporting that they are pleased that restaurants have reduced portion sizes.

8. Sustainable is good for restaurants’ sustainability. 85% of diners prefer that restaurants serve sustainably sourced ingredients.

9. It’s easier to be gluten-free. More than 75% of restaurants surveyed said they offered gluten-free items, and many that do not plan on adding dishes that are safe for Celiac sufferers.

10.  Fine dining goes high tech. One-fourth of restaurants are or will be integrating more technology into the dining experience, via menus and wine lists on iPads. This is great news for our diners: 65% would welcome it!

 What are your dining predictions for next year? Add a comment or tell us on Facebook!

Friday 30 December 2011

Memory Lane - Most Played hits of the Noughties !!!



As the New Year is almost upon us !

Here's a little reminder for those of you who just cant let go

1. Will Young - Evergreen
2. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody
3. Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
4. Tony Christie/Peter Kay - Is This The Way To Amarillo?
5. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
6. Hear’Say - Pure And Simple
7. Shayne Ward - That's My Goal
8. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
9. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It
10. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again



Why not Tune in to Spotify and listen for yourself

Thursday 22 December 2011

Christmas No1s for the last Ten Years

Well we are almost there, the results are nearly in and according to the BBC website the :

"Military Wives single is 'fastest
selling in six years'... "


Good Luck to all this years artists hoping to achieve that ultimate accolade of the Christmas top spot for 2011 !
We thought you might be interested in just who has enjoyed this coveted position over the past decade...


So if you want to remind yourself of what they sounded like why not tune into Danmade Spotify below and take yourself back in festive time !!!



Monday 19 December 2011

Celebrity Favourites - Christmas Songs

Just to keep things really festive as you finish off that last minute Christmas Wrapping why not tune into Spotify and listen to these Top Favourite Christmas songs as voted for by your favourite Celebs!!!

Celebrity's Favourite Christmas Songs

Guaranteed to give you that Christmassy feeling!