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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Restaurants, Twitter & Facebook: A Milwaukee Hotspot Loves the Social Thrill

by Mark Bingaman

Our buddy @ChrisBrogan turned us on to a Milwaukee restaurant chain that's taken to Social Media marketing with flourish. Chris recently posted a video interview he conducted with Joe Sorge, owner of 2 restaurants in Milwaukee, AJ Bombers and Water Buffalo. You'll find the link to the video at the bottom of this post.

Great information and inspiration from a restaurant owner who feels the power of social connection helping to build his business. In the video, he says the restaurant does its' best to keep the @AJBombers twitter and Facebook communities forefront with customers.

A check of the @Water_Buffalo Twitter profile showed 724 followers (obviously there's more work to be done there) but @AJBombers boasts 2,420 followers while the 'Bombers Facebook page displayed 900+ fans.

The restaurant also utilizes FourSquare, the burgeoning social community that rewards users of Social Media for visiting places of business.

Enjoy the interview and consider the thoughts of a hospitality entrepreneur investing in the Social Media opportunity.


How Social Media Can Power Your Business – Kitchen Table Talks

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3 comments:

  1. Amazing that social media influenced the running of a bricks and mortar business!

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  2. Hey, how cool is that! Thanks for sharing our story with your readers. It' is true we are pretty into our Social Media. Who could blame us, it's basically responsible for building our business up to what it is today. If you're ever in Milwaukee, burgers are on the house!

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  3. Nisha: Isn't it though...but I truly believe a well-orchestrated social effort can do that for most any business.

    AJ Bombers: Thank you for the good work. That's the value of this social stuff...your place sounds like a blast...I'm gettin' there someday

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