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Join us on a journey to elevate your restaurant’s marketing game. Our podcast provides valuable insights, strategies, and best practices to help you succeed in today’s competitive landscape.
The Perfect Instagram Optimization Plan (According to Meta)
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About ‘Up, Up and Away’
Let’s cut through the noise. This isn’t your typical marketing podcast filled with buzzwords and fluff. We deliver unfiltered insights, actionable tactics, and straight talk specifically for the restaurant and hospitality tech world.
Meet the Minds Behind the Mic:
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Arun AV: He’s the Founder & CEO of Qubriux and Skellam AI. Think deep tech, data obsession, and a laser focus on making loyalty and AI genuinely work for restaurants, not just sound cool. He brings the systems, the data-driven perspective, and the “how-it-actually-gets-built” reality check.
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Rev Ciancio: This is your restaurant marketing strategist who’s been deep in the trenches. Rev has seen it all, isn’t afraid to call BS when he sees it, and knows what truly moves the needle in this industry. He brings the street smarts, the marketing hustle, and the unfiltered industry perspective.
Why Tune In?
Expect a potent (and sometimes spicy) mix: Arun’s technical and loyalty expertise colliding with Rev’s no-nonsense marketing savvy. We tackle the real challenges, debate the latest trends, and give you the tactics you need to win. No complex theories, just the stuff that works.
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The Perfect Instagram Optimization Plan (According to Meta)
In this episode, Rev Ciancio spills the beans on a TOP-SECRET meeting with a Meta Instagram Growth Advisor! He’s sharing game-changing tactics – things he’s personally tested and confirmed to actually work. This isn’t your typical “influencer advice” – this is the real deal.
Episode 13 | 30min
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Automated Guest Retention: The Restaurant Chain Playbook
Automated guest retention stops silent churn before it hollows out your margins. This playbook provides multi-unit brands with nine concrete workflows, including predicted-risk nudges and lapsed guest win-backs, to autonomously re-engage at-risk guests, increase visit frequency, and prove true incrementality without adding headcount.
How A Gamified Loyalty Program Drives Repeat Visits For Restaurants
Multi-unit brands win repeat visits when they replace forgettable punch cards with a habit loop customers actually enjoy. Learn how a well-designed gamified loyalty program—utilizing time-boxed challenges, streaks, and tiered VIP unlocks—turns routine ordering decisions into moments of visible progress, significantly increasing engagement, retention, and margin-aware revenue without eroding profitability.
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