ATTENTION: Restaurant Owners, Operators, and Marketers!
HOW TO MASTER YOUR MARKETING TO INCREASE REVENUE, ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS, RETAIN EXISTING CUSTOMERS & INCREASE LOYALTY!
STOP wasting countless hours and dollars on marketing that doesn't work.
Learn From 20 Of The Top Industry Experts During Our VIP Event.
Tune back in to access your favorite sessions from Google, Tiktok, and more!
Your hOST
REV CIANCIO
Rev is a New York City restaurant owner and knows exactly how hard it is to operate and brand a hospitality business.
He is a hospitality marketing consultant, customer and technology evangelist at Branded Strategic Hospitality, with more than 20 years experience in B2B digital marketing and business development, specializing in hospitality marketing, content, local SEO, reputation management and demand generation. He helps technology companies, brands and restaurants to acquire and retain more customers.
Rev is known as an “expert burger taster,” pens hospitality and marketing tips on his Instagram @revciancio, as well as his LinkedIn Profile.
He believes that Pizza is a religion.
What To Expect In This Summit
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GUEST SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
DARIEN BATES
Fourtop
CEO
Activating Rich Data For More Valuable Guest Engagement
COURT ALLAM
Go Explore Local
Owner
Create Eye-Catching Restaurant TikToks & Reels... Without Showing Your Face!
CHIP KLOSE
Restaurant Strategy
Restaurant Coach
MATT PLAPP
America's Best Restaurants
CEO
Create The Ultimate Restaurant Marketing Plan
MARK SORENSON
Social High Rise
Founder & CEO
All Of Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered
STACY KANE
Fractional CMO
All Of Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered
ERIC BAM
Perfect Crust Pizza Liners
VP Of Sales And Marketing
All Of Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered
MAUREEN CHEN
Wow Bao
Director Of Marketing
ROB ELLIOTT
Hungry Howie's
EVP of Marketing
All Of Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered
IVAN MATKOVIC
Spendgo
CEO
A Modern Restaurant Loyalty Marketing Tech Stack
BLAKE JOHNSON
Craveworthy Brands
Vice President Of Marketing
All Of Your Restaurant Marketing Questions Answered
JOSH HALPERN
Big Chicken
CEO
Getting To The Heart Of Loyalty
AVI GOREN
Marqii
Co-Founder & CEO
The Anatomy Of A Review Response: Using AI & HI To Create Personalized Responses To Guest Feedback
RORY BALKIN
Donut Digest
Founder
Menu Mishaps - Avoiding the Top Mistakes for Online Menus
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RYAN GROMFIN
The Restaurant Boss
Founder
3 Massively Effective Ways To Increase Revenue Without Spending A DIME On Marketing!
ADAM GOLOMB
Primanti Brothers
CEO
Restaurant Marketing: What Do CEO's Care About?
ASHLEY DO
Google
Partnerships
5 Tactics On What, Why, And How To Update Your Google Business Profile To Be More Discoverable And Grow Your Business
LUIS VELASCO
Jollibee
Senior Vice President for Marketing
Creating Buzz During Grand Openings
CHRIS HEFFERNAN
dlivrd
Founder & CEO
How To Choose The Right Delivery Model For Your Restaurant.
JAIME OIKLE
RunningRestaurants.com
Founder & Owner
Build Customer Loyalty And Drive Profitability
ZACK OATES
Ovation
Founder & CEO
3 Steps to Increase Profits through the Guest Experience
GREGG MAJEWSKI
Craveworthy Brands
Founder & CEO
Restaurant Marketing: What Do CEO's Care About?
JOE REINSTEIN
Digital Restaurant Association
Executive Director
Winning With Third-Party Delivery
BETSY HAMM
Duck Donuts
CEO
Restaurant Marketing: What Do CEO's Care About?
SHANE YOUNAN
Upside
Regional Director
Tweaking Your Marketing Recipe: How To Optimize The Tactics You’re Already Using To Grow Your Restaurant Business
JASON JIH
Google
Account Manager
Multiplying your business with PMax for Store Goals
JIMMY FRISCHLING
Branded Hospitality Ventures
Co-Founder & Partner
Hospitality Hangout Podcast
REV CIANCIO
Branded Hospitality Ventures
Head Of Revenue Marketing
The Ultimate TikTok For Restaurants Playbook
MICHAEL SCHATZBERG
Branded Hospitality Ventures
Co-Founder & Partner
Hospitality Hangout Podcast
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN FROM 30+ INDUSTRY EXPERTS HOW TO MAKE YOUR RESTAURANT SUCCESSFUL AND MORE PROFITABLE?
Register For FREE Now And Learn How In Just 1 Day!
MARKETING PLANT BASED MENU ITEMS!
TYLER SMITH
Newhall Klein
Owner/President
How To Effectively Market Plant-Based Menu Items
BECKY HARRISON
The Planting Hope Company
VP of Foodservice
How To Effectively Market Plant-Based Menu Items
MATTHEW THOMPSON
Harvest Table
Chief Culinary Officer
How To Effectively Market Plant-Based Menu Items
CHEF ROSALYN
Darling Culinary
Owner of Darling Consulting
How To Effectively Market Plant-Based Menu Items
HANNAH LOPEZ
Plant Based Foods Association
Director Of Foodservice
How To Effectively Market Plant-Based Menu Items
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN FROM 30+ INDUSTRY EXPERTS HOW TO MAKE YOUR RESTAURANT SUCCESSFUL AND MORE PROFITABLE?
Register For FREE Now And Learn How In Just 1 Day!
PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMIT FROM YOUR HOME OR OFFICE AND RECEIVE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT YOU CAN ACCESS AND VIEW AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, ON-DEMAND
Now is the time to move from marketing and digital chaos to marketing and digital transformation and propel your restaurant business to success - watch the summit from the comfort of your own home, office, or restaurant.
thank you to our PARTNERS!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the Summit free?
The Summit is free because the DRA wants to help restaurant owners, operators, and marketers with the problems and challenges they are facing when trying to market their businesses.
The Digital Restaurant Association (DRA) is a nonprofit member-driven organization with a mission to help restaurants thrive in the digital world.
The Digital Restaurant Association (DRA) is a nonprofit member-driven organization with a mission to help restaurants thrive in the digital world.
We provide valuable information and connections to industry experts that will benefit restaurants.
Together we’ve helped thousands of restaurants in their journey and learned a lot of best practices that we will share.
When are the Interviews available to watch?
Each day of the summit you will be sent an email link with that day's speaker interviews. Click the link in your email and you will get immediate access and you can watch the speaker interviews from there.
Do I have to attend live?
No, this is an online summit and all recordings are pre-recorded with our speakers. All interviews will be available for 24 hours once they have been released for you to watch.
How do I access the speaker interviews?
On the first day of the summit you will be sent an email link to access the speaker interviews. Click the link in your email and you will get immediate access and you can watch the speaker interviews from there.
Additional bonus training is available from restaurantsgrow.com. You will receive a separate special login to access bonus training.
I didn't get the email with the link?
This will be sent out closer to the date of the event. Please check your junk mail folder. You should find the link. Any issues, email rev@restaurantsgrow.com
Will I get a real ticket in the mail?
No, this is a virtual online event and your ticket is a virtual online email ticket, there is no need to redeem it anywhere, you will receive an email with a link to access your speaker interviews.
What if I can't make it to one of the summit days?
You can upgrade your free ticket to the VIP-All access pass which will give you 24/7 access to ALL replays in our dedicated summit hub as well as BONUS content.
The VIP ALL-ACCESS option will be available after registering.
The VIP ALL-ACCESS option will be available after registering.
Are replays available?
Replays are only available for our VIP - ALL ACCESS PASS holders!
What is the DRA?
The Digital Restaurant Association (DRA) is an independent coalition of restaurants advocating for a fair and sustainable restaurant technology ecosystem.
What do I get with DRA membership?
We give our members access to educational resources, technology solutions and tools to increase online revenue, improve restaurant performance and streamline operations.
The DRA leverages the power of the collective voice of the restaurant industry to advance policies that protect and promote your digital restaurant business and customer relationships.
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