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Get Catering and Grow Sales!™ with MonkeyMedia Software’s catering calendar for multi-unit restaurant operators. After all, cater-ing is more than just weddings - it’s about sales meetings, tailgate parties, national foodie days, and keeping your staff and customers happy and well fed.
Feed Your Customers Where They LIVE, WORK & PLAY!™
This CalendarWe created this calendar to help you Feed Your Customers Where They LIVE, WORK & PLAY!™ Each calendar month is embed-ded with key dates to help you proactively market to new and existing clients, service your guests beyond your four walls and build brand loyalty at the same time.
Helpful hints provide actionable tasks to Get Catering and Grow Sales!™ while a detailed calendar provides you with impor-tant dates to remind your clients about. So get out there and make some sales. Don’t forget to look several months ahead to plan your own sales and marketing initiatives. And if you need some guidance along the way, we’re here to help.
About UsMonkeyMedia Software helps multi-unit restaurant operators increase sales in the off-premise business channel. Using its turnkey Get Catering and Grow Sales!™ System (Strategy, Education, Software), MonkeyMedia Software works closely with each brand’s executive team to drive strategic alignment, provide education for team members, and deploy an enterprise software platform to service and support the off-premise business channel.
MonkeyMedia Software’s MonkeyCater-ing™ software platform features an enter-prise toolset to manage and track catering lead generation (CRM), provide account and client management, sales, production, distribution, and powerful reporting for
real-time visibility and results-based deci-sion-making.
We’re Here To HelpImproving your current business is all about strategy and execution. With our experi-ence and expertise in the multi-unit restau-rant space, our team is here to help you build and maintain a world-class catering and off-premise channel. Got questions? Don’t know where to start? We’ve got answers. Let’s talk catering.
JanuaryGet your catering year started on the right foot. Review your 2013 calendar and start planning your catering and off-premise campaigns early! You can even create special offers for customers making regular or repeat orders.
Help corporate clients get back into the swing of things by making catering recommendations for lunch meetings. Well fed people arehappy people - it’s a fact!Key DatesNew Year’s Day (January 1)Inauguration Day (January 20)Martin Luther King Day (January 21)
Need a turn-around strategy? Try catering.
January 2013Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
New Year’s Day
Epiphany
Hot and Spicy Food Day
Inauguration Day Martin Luther King Day National Pie Day
Successful catering requires a deep commitment across your entire
executive team.
requires a deep across your entire
FebruarySuper Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest
social events on the sporting calendar. Make sure your customers know they can come to you for their
catering needs.
Our Professional Services team at MonkeyMedia Software is here to help. Call us at 1-877-6-MONKEY for details on how to make the most of your catering and off-premise programs.
Key DatesAfrican American History Month (February)Groundhog Day (February 2)Super Bowl (February 3)
National School Counseling Week (Feb 4 – 8)Mardi Gras (February 12)
Ash Wednesday (February 13)Valentine’s Day (February 14)
President’s Day (February 18)
February 2013Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 1 2
African American History Month Groundhog Day
Super BowlNational SchoolCounseling Week
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards
Lincoln’s BirthdayMardi Gras Ash Wednesday Valentine’s Day
MarchAccountants begin working around the clock in March. Start marketing to them early so you are at the top of their list when they need catering for team meetings and lunches.
National Doctor’s Day is a great opportunity for off-premise services to clinics and hospitals in your sales area. Make sure they know who and where you are, perhaps even posting menus in their com-mon areas, so you can provide the services they need quickly and efficiently.
Key DatesInternational Women’s Day (March 8)St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)Passover (March 26 – April 2)Good Friday (March 29)
National Doctor’s Day (March 30)Easter (March 31)
March 2013Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
24 25 26 27 28 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
International Women’s Day
Daylight Savings Begins @ 2am
St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring Chip & Dip Day
Palm Sunday Passover Maundy Thursday Good FridayHoly SaturdayNational Doctor’s Day
Say thank you to those people who generously give their time to volunteering by providing them with a beautiful, catered meal at the end of the day. Contact local volunteer organizations to suggest a special event during National Volunteer Week.
Key DatesEaster Monday (April 1)Tax Day (April 15)Administrative Professionals’ Week (April 21 – 27)National Medical Laboratory Week (April 22 –26)National Volunteer Week (April 21 – 27)Earth Day (April 22)
If you’re not catering you’re leaving a lot of money
on the table.
JulyHave you seen our 45 Rockstar Catering Tactics? If not, contact our Professional Services team at 1-877-6-MONKEY. Get some great ideas on mar-keting your catering services within your four walls.Independence Day is when many Americans get to-gether with friends and family to enjoy great food, fireworks and fun. Provide printable menus to local businesses and homes, and make sure they know how to place their orders, whether it’s online or via a toll-free number.
OctoberDon’t wait until November to go after Thanksgiving sales! Start your campaigns
in October!
With all the food celebration days this month, why not create a special
promotion around these days, depending on what your catering and off-prem-
ise menu offers? Perhaps a fresh fruit platter for National Dessert Day?
Key DatesNational Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October)
World Vegetarian Day (October 1)
National Taco Day (October 4)
National Physician’s Assistant Day (October 6)Fire Prevention Week (October 6 – 12)National Customer Service Week (October 7 – 11)Columbus Day (October 14)National Dessert Day (October 14)National Boss’ Day (October 16)National Pasta Day (October 17)Halloween (October 31)
October 2013Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
National Breast Can-cer Awareness MonthWorld Vegetarian Day National Taco Day
National Physician’s Assistant DayFire Prevention Week
National Customer Service Week
National Little League Baseball Week
Columbus DayNational Dessert Day National Boss’ Day National Pasta Day
Imagine taking a struggling deli and turning it into a catering powerhouse. That’s what Erle Dardick, MonkeyMedia Software Co-Founder and CEO, did years ago. This turnaround eventu-ally led to the founding of MonkeyMedia Software and formed the foundation of the book Get Catering and Grow Sales!™
From multi-unit restaurant operations and food production to marketing and sales strategies designed specifically for the ca-tering and off-premise channel, this book lays the foundation for explosive growth of your thirteenth month! So grab a copy, sit back and enjoy.
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