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I’m always looking for different kinds of content to share that enrich our prospects and customers’ lives because while one person may enjoy reading an article, another may prefer slides, or a video or a podcast.

This week I stumbled across a podcast I think is a gem for anyone in the restaurant industry looking for additional ways to build revenue. Mark Deo, Veteran CBS Radio Host interviewed a man by the name of Erle Dardick, author of the books "Get Catering and Grow Sales!" and "501 Killer Marketing Tactics for Cranking Up Your Catering Sales". Erle joins Mark’s podcast entitled "The Small Business Hour, as heard on CBS Radio" to discuss how focusing on catering helped transform his restaurant. He gives great lessons on finding a niche market you can dominate and tips on narrowing your focus and dominating a market. To hear more of Erle’s tips, jump to 14:00 below.

With 2013 quickly winding to a close (it’s the middle of November already?!), the industry would be remiss if it didn’t recap what’s hot and what’s not throughout the past year. Special Events Magazine wrote an article on the top rental items flying off the shelves. The top items that seem to be most popular and requested items include the following:

• Tented Events in a variety of tented options
• Illuminated / LED light-up bars
• Rustic items such as farm tables, rustic chairs and benches
• Lounge furniture including modular
• Different shaped tables and plates in the same room
• Specialty linens
• Custom flooring

The full article definitely showcases that more and more consumers and corporate events are looking for one of a kind, picturesque events with uncommon items.

At National Event Supply, we’ve seen an increase in party rental and event rental companies stocking up on irregular sized dinnerware such as the Ovali Line. In the stacking chairs area, we’re seeing more Crystal Chiavari Chairs being ordered. What are you finding with your customers’ events? Is there anything we’re not stocking that you think we should be? Let us know in the comments!

According to Foodservice & Hospitality Magazine, in 2013 the commercial Canadian Food Service & Restaurant Market has remained on a 4.4-per-cent growth track. With 2013 nearing an end, a number of publications have been forecasting how the 2014 Canadian Restaurant and Foodservice industry will fare. Check out 10 of the most interesting findings we've uncovered!

With the age of information upon us, it seems as if not a day goes by without a new smartphone app being released to the market. We're all guilty of going on our smartphones when we're out about town and checking what's around us – be it for a clothing store, a grocery store or a restaurant. Restaurant apps in particular are extremely popular with the masses and a great tool to find the cuisine you want around the area you want. As a restaurant, including your establishment on the top 35 restaurant apps that consumers are using right now – ensures that you’re putting your best foot forward and getting found where consumers are looking for you. We found an infographic on Visual.ly by Pizzamarketplace.com, fastcasual.com and QSRweb.com that summarizes the top 35 restaurant apps consumers are using right now. Check it out below!

by NowSourcing.
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Well you caught us – we’ve been negligent and completely missed September’s round up of interesting and relevant articles around the blogosphere. We’re sorry – do you forgive us? To make up for it, we have October’s round up for you full of the very best content for the very best readers (you silly ;)).

When meeting with a potential client for the first time, caterers need to get their prospects to talk so that caterers can read between the lines and determine how their prospects feel, learn about their needs and how to best serve them. Maybe they’re more interested in food presentation or in having a certain dish that has importance to them. This article dishes up a number of questions so you can learn what’s important to your prospects and how best to meet their needs. Check out the article over at Catersource Magazine.

The staff you hire can make or break your business when the key to success in the foodservice industry includes outstanding service and top notch food produced. In this article, CRFN asked four industry experts for their views on hiring the best people for your operation. Read the article to learn the secrets that have made their businesses so successful.

With the business climate becoming better every passing day, no longer are event rental companies in a discount death spiral of discounting far or fast enough. Now, many companies are using discounting as a strategic business tool instead of a way to survive. Check out this article from Special Events Magazine to see how other event rental companies are utilizing discounts.

With Fall officially here, it’s time to begin planning your holiday party inventory needs. With holiday parties on the decline over the past few years, BizBash along with Seamless surveyed 1500 event professionals to forecast the state of the corporate holiday party for 2013. Check out this infographic to see the results.

Source: BizBash

Rounding out the month of October was Halloween. To celebrate the season, we took a chainsaw to our wood folding tables to solidify our claim they were solid wood instead of medium density fiberboard with plywood laminated to it. Check out the video in this post to see more.

We hope you have enjoyed this month’s round up of posts. If you ever come across content you think is awesome, we’d love to hear from you - just shoot us an email at info (at) nationaleventsupply.com!