Networld Media Group will close 2012 reporting growth across key performance indicators, according to CEO Alan Fryrear. “Sales are rising, product launches are up, all our digital media properties are seeing growth in traffic, and our events are attracting a growing number of sponsors and attendees,” Fryrear said. At the beginning of the year, Networld Media Group changed […]

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The Summit features networking and work group sessions designed to foster the exchange of ideas and innovations covering the top strategic issues facing fast casual restaurant operators. CEOs from Camille’s Sidewalk Café, Fazoli’s, Firehouse Subs, McAlister’s Deli, Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina, and Wildflower Bread Company will be among the panelists on the Summit agenda. Over the past […]

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In all, the FSMU agenda features four keynote presentations, 11 breakout sessions and more than 30 presenters and panelists exchanging ideas and discussing real world social media best practices for restaurant operators. Keynote presentations will be made by: Jason Falls, co-author of No Bulls*** Social Media and #9 on the Forbes.com list of Top 50 […]

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Frank Paci of McAlister’s Deli and Don Fox of Firehouse Subs are slated to participate in a “CEO Roundtable” at the close of the conference. Other CEOs on the Roundtable will be Phil Friedman of Salsaritas, J. Dean Loring of Burger Lounge and David Rutkauskas of Beautiful Brands International, the company behind Camille’s Sidewalk Café, […]

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FastCasual.com—the No. one source of news and information about the rapidly growing fast casual restaurant segment—has named Cherryh Butler as its new editor. Butler, who has been a journalist for more than 10 years, has written for and edited other B2B sites owned by the publisher of FastCasual.com, Networld Media Group. In addition to her […]

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RetailCustomerExperience.com, the Internet’s leading news and information portal for the customer experience industry, announced today that it is adding a third full day to its annual Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit. The Summit, to be held from August 6-8 at Hotel Sax in Chicago, will feature Dennis N.T. Perkins, PhD. on Leadership Lessons from the […]

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Digital Signage Today, the Internet’s leading news and information portal for the digital signage industry, announced publication of its new Digital Signage Software Comparison Guide 2012, a comprehensive guide to 70 leading digital signage software systems. Exhaustively researched and updated completely for 2012, the new guide provides detailed information about each application covered, from content […]

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FastCasual.com, the daily news and information portal devoted to the $28 billion fast casual restaurant industry segment, has just released its seventh annual Top 100 Movers & Shakers report. The 2012 report ranks the top 50 concepts, 20 people, 10 menu trends and 10 technology trends in the fast-growing restaurant industry segment. Report highlights:     Smashburger […]

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