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Hello folks, Meet Michael Shepherd, a familiar face in the pizza industry who took his first pizzeria from a meager $2,000 per week, to over $1 million dollars a year in sales – in a town of only 8,000! He’s also a 4-time World Pizza Champion, 8-Time World Medalist Pizza Acrobat, author...

“Let’s order pizza tonight.” Those four precious words are spoken countless times each day by families, college students, professionals, and everyone in between. And for pizza restaurant owners, those words can translate into big sales. Virtually every pizza sale starts at the same place —...

Good morning folks, We just concluded a one-year analysis of a single direct marketing campaign for an independent pizzeria. The idea was to call-track the campaign’s performance to see how much revenue the average menu mailing campaign could generate over the course of the year. As of last...

Good morning folks, The season officially kicks off with a great game – Ravens @ Broncos on September 5. With the NFL Season is less than (2) months away (college games start even sooner), I thought it would be helpful to post this friendly reminder. Now is the time to market your pizzeria as...

Hey TT, I thought I’d share this new feature I heard about from Domino’s Pizza… At a location in Salt Lake City, customers can “spy” on the staff while their order is being made. http://cdn.foodbeast.com.s3.amazonaws.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dominos-live.jpg Here’s the link...

Good afternoon TT, Just thought I would share this menu pricing best practice as I receive several messages per week related to menu design, profitability, bundling, and pricing. This simple consideration can be applied to virtually any menu without causing significant issues among current...

Hey Folks, I hope summer is treating everybody well! We have created a pizza marketing-related infographic that I thought you all might enjoy. Disclaimer: The infographic does promote the Every Door Direct Mail program, but it also contains lots of fun facts and insight into the pizza industry...

Here’s a fun article that I thought I would share 8) Colin Hagendorf is a venerable slice expert. The Brooklyn native recently completed his quest to eat at every pizza slice joint in Manhattan, chronicling his 370-plus slice binge on his blog Slice Harvester. In honor of National Pizza Week...

Over the last 5 years I’ve seen thousands of pizza menus. So earlier today, I asked myself, “what is the best overall menu design I’ve seen?” It’s nearly impossible to say for sure, there are hundreds of amazing designs out there. But there was one design named “Juliet’s Pizza” that really...

Good morning folks, I hope everybody is doing well - Friday is here! This is just a quick thought that I thought I’d share… I sent out an email to our subscribers about this yesterday. It has to do with getting your customers to share their experience with friends, not just “buy” from you. As...

Just a quick note to say THANK YOU to all of the PMQ TT’ers! This forum is one of the most informative pizza spots on the web - a direct reflection of all the great pizza operators who participate. Thank you all, be safe, and Happy New Year to you, your staff, and your families. Best, Chris

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Amazing Takeout Menu Design Generates Massive Sales! http://admin.taradel.com/cmsimages/amazing-11x17-menu.jpg It Looks Great, But Why Does It Sell More? The concept for this takeout menu was “bright, bold, and value-oriented.” It had to stand out, but it also had to sell without appearing...

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Good morning TT, I come bearing gifts today! For several weeks we have been working with a pizza professional named Kate Lucas to learn more about pizza marketing strategies that work. Who is she? Kate Lucas served as Regional Marketing Manager for 41 Papa John’s Pizza stores in two large...

Good evening TT, I've been chatting with lots of pizza owners from around the country this week and a few great ideas have come up for marketing campaigns. Here are 3 ideas that are generating solid response rates for many restaurants out there... 1. Food Contests/Eating Challenges: One of our...

Happy Friday Folks! Good news, we now offer Menus and Flyers in even smaller quantities! Here’s a snapshot of some of the great deals… 1,000 8.5x11 Full Color Menus or Flyers 8.5 x 11, 60# Gloss, 4/4, No Bleed, No Fold (Optional) …only $150.00! http://www.taradel.com/8.5-inch-by-11-i …...

Good afternoon Folks, Just a quick note - I’ve made available our 2010 Pizza Menu Printing & Direct Mail Rate Sheet. You can download it free and keep it on file as per your needs. Thanks for your time and please let me know if I can be of any help. All the best...

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Good afternoon Folks! Just a quick note about an exciting free tool (just launched) for Pizza Shop Owners. It’s an easy-to-use online design tool named U-Design. With this new tool you can choose a box topper/magnet/doorhanger design, customize it with your deals, and print it or save it for...