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Matthew Dowgwillo’s Educational Seminar at the 2015 NBWA

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Thanks to those that made it out on Tuesday, October 13th to see our owner and CEO Matthew Dowgwillo give his presentation on social media.  Here is a recap of the points made during the presentation. As a presenter, I assumed … Read More

Selecting & Designing the perfect Bar Merchandise

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We’ve been talking about merchandising for your restaurant, and we addressed, 2 Huge reasons to offer merchandise. Namely, Increasing your profits and building your brand.   But really, you can only accomplish your goals of branding if you actually make … Read More

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Google Update: Mobile now part of rankings

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I’m writing to make sure you know about this!   Starting April 21st, 2015, Google will be adding “mobile friendliness” as a ranking criteria. This means, that websites that are not mobile friendly will be penalized.  Or in simple terms: … Read More

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Intro Post: Increase Restaurant Profits by Merchandising

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Over the next couple weeks, we’re going to get you ready, and teach you everything you need to know to increase profits with restaurant merchandising for your bar, plus give you some inside tips and leads to make each step … Read More

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New Research about Customer Behavior

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This week, I’m getting a little off the “tech” subject about ways new technologies can make you more findable and attract more customers.  Instead today, I thought I’d lay some thoughts on customer experience. Hopefully this makes sense, and you … Read More

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Bar-Geared Tips to run a #Hashtag campaign in 2015

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Have you been wondering how to get more social media followers for your bar? Are you overwhelmed with all the social media, new tools, and how to manage it? So are we. But after researching, measuring our options and resources, … Read More

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Craft Beer Happy Hour?

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We could think of no better week than this to release a brand new feature on the World’s 1st Happy Hour Search Engine…   The Fall weather reminds us of the Autumn Brew Review… the MN Craft Brewers’ Guild event … Read More

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Branding 101 for Bars on Facebook

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SO, I was at a client’s place in Uptown last week, and they were talking about how to brand themselves on Facebook.   This is a challenge that I’ve seen a lot of bars and restaurants face. And honestly, because … Read More

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Consulting

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WE’RE VERY BUSY WORKING ON OUR SOFTWARE NOW, BUT FULL WEBSITE COMING SOON…  If you have any questions, please call us at 612-246-4373 Live Locally specializes in software solutions for local businesses, including marketing, responsive design, on-premise contact gathering/strategy, event … Read More