Author Archives: Chris

Diningverse at the Curtze Food Fair 2011

Once again, we at Diningverse would like to extend our gratitude to C.A. Curtze Co. for inviting us to their Food Fair 2011. The Curtze team, as always, went out of their way to make sure every one of the attendees felt welcome.  Their sales team took the time to introduce us to many Independent [...]

Reese’s Pizzas And More Loves Diningverse

We love hearing from our Independent Restaurant Owners. Here is what co-owner Donna Reese of Reeses’s Pizzas and More had to say about the Diningverse menu editor: I LOVE DININGVERSE!!!! I spent today loading our new catering menu and monthly specials/events for May. It was SUPER EASY and that even a computer “dummy” like me [...]

Groupon’s Perfect Storm

Many Independent Restaurant Owners (IROs) have learned the hard way that running a Groupon deal can bring lots of headaches along with the influx of customers. In our previous blog we discussed that it is critical for restaurant owners to do the math before inking the deal with group buying sites. But how did this [...]

Groupon + High food prices = Disaster

Social coupon sites are dangerous for independent restaurants. Don’t fall prey to their sleek sales spiel and unrealistic promise of increasing your business.

Erie Rib Fest Not Just For Ribbers

One would think that the Erie Rib Fest would be a great place for local restaurants to bring samples of their signature food, however, this couldn’t be farther from the truth. I actually asked Kathy Danielson of  Performance & Event Management why we didn’t see this and the reason was staring me right in the face. [...]

…and the winner is SafeNet

Congratulations to winners, Donald Hoover and Linda Lecce, each recipients of a $50 Diningverse Gift Certificate donated as part of the Local Small Businesses That Care Charity event. A number of area businesses donated over $1,100.00 worth of goods and services to be raffled off as part of a gift basket, with proceeds going to a local charity. [...]

Work Like Hell and Socialize

Recently, a patron’s suggestion lead me to the Ted Turner quotation many of us have heard in business: “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise”. I couldn’t help thinking how much things have changed since the origination of this quote. Most of us would agree that there has been a dramatic [...]

Is A Negative Recommendation A Disguised Compliment?

There isn’t a business out there that is immune to an occasional bad review from a disgruntled customer. Being a fan of Dale Carnegie, I was reminded of his timeless works when reading a blog that discussed the woes of Yelp. They have come under quite a bit of criticism for not addressing some issues. [...]

Patrons Rule

When Diningverse was in its infancy, we struggled with how we would populate the site with local independent restaurants. Buying a list just didn’t fit our mission and we didn’t want to be another online version of the telephone directory. We wanted a restaurant website that would answer: What is your favorite local restaurant? We [...]

Expect an encore with social networking

I recently attended a local small business meeting with a little over 100 members/guests in attendance. One of the members spoke about how he uses Facebook for his automotive shop. He runs specials, takes appointments and gives advice to his customers and “fans”. Why was Mark asked to speak? Well, he has experienced tremendous growth [...]

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