SPM #74: How To Know If You Have The Right Distributor

  How to know if you’ve chosen the right distributor  Choosing the right distributor when you’re starting a restaurant is a very important topic. There are so many to choose from that it can be tempting to just pick up the phone to ask around “what’s your price on xxx” and then go with whomever … Read more

SPM #75: Steve Green Of PMQ Magazine

Steve Green Publisher of PMQ Magazine Steve Green is the publisher of the well known industry trade magazine- PMQ. As the host of the show, I am always curious about the back story and how the guest built their business from the beginning. We all see them at the current state of success when everything looks … Read more

SPM Live: New Place, New Format, New Topics

The Future of SPM Live We want to deliver not only great podcast episodes but really great content on the blog and on SPM Live as well.  So what does this mean for you? We have a few new things happening with the live show over the next few weeks. We are changing the format, the topics and … Read more

SPM #73: Motivating and Business Building

Building a Pizza Franchise  Way back in episode 15 of the Smart Pizza Marketing show I interviewed Michael Lamarca of Master Pizza. Since then Michael and I have had many conversations about doing another show and talking about the process of building a franchise. Michael isn’t with us on this episode but his President is! … Read more

SPM #72: 5 SnapChat Hacks You Didn’t Know About

  5 Snapchat Tips For Your Restaurant Snapchat has been out for a while now but it seems that just in the last 6-9 months, it has really been on the everyone’s radar. I have to say, it isn’t the easiest app in the world to get use to. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and Instagram which are pretty … Read more