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ANGELSMITH 10 LIBERTY SHIP WAY, STE. 202, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 415.508.5778 ©2012 ANGELSMITH, INC. THE DINING DECISION ECOSYSTEM™ CARIN GALLETTA OLIVER @INKFOUNDRY [email protected] ERIC OLIVER @THECOSMONAUT [email protected] HOW DINERS CHOOSE RESTAURANTS I’m your trusty data analyst! Me Too!

How Diners Choose Restaurants

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The Dining Decision Ecosystem was developed from the results of our survey data to provide a framework for restaurant marketing departments to understand the many steps consumers make before making a restaurant decision.

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THE DINING DECISION ECOSYSTEM™

CARIN GALLETTA OLIVER@[email protected]

ERIC OLIVER@THECOSMONAUT

[email protected]

HOW DINERS CHOOSE RESTAURANTS

I’m your trusty data

analyst!Me Too!

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WHO & WHAT ARE DRIVING CONSUMER RESTAURANT CHOICES?

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HOW ARE INFLUENCERSINFLUENCED?

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CONCLUSION #1:

CONSUMER RECOMMENDATIONS BOTH ON AND OFFLINE MATTER MORE THAN WE’D LIKE TO ADMIT

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CONCLUSION #2:

NOT ALL INFLUENCE IS CREATED EQUAL

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CONCLUSION #3:

WORD OF MOUTH PUTS RESTAURANTS INTO THE CONSIDERATION SET

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CONCLUSION #4:

RESTAURANTS’ DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS SERVE AS VALIDATIONS FOR PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

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CONCLUSION #5:

RESTAURANTS HAVE LOTS OF CONTROL OVER THEIR ONLINE REPUTATION

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SURVEY QUESTION:

WHEN LOOKING FOR A NEW RESTAURANT TO TRY, WHO/WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR DECISION MOST?

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Nearly

5 out of 10 say FRIENDS are the MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCE

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22.8listed USER-GENERATED REVIEW SITES as most important

%

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9.4%RESTAURANT FOOD BLOGGER

7.6%NEWSPAPER CRITIC

5.2 %RESTAURANT WEBSITE

4.4%

GOOGLE SEARCH

1.7%

FOOD NETWORK

0 %

MORNING TELEVISION

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80%perform ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

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RECOMMENDATIONS put restaurants into a

CONSIDERATION SET

I had a great time at

Maestro’s!

Joe’s on 3rd has the best service!

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Have you ever been to Buckeye Roadhouse?AH-MAH-ZING!

I had the

best s

teak

of m

y life at

Outback!

You MUST try

Alexander’s!

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Diners VALIDATE their RESTAURANT CHOICES

BEFORE OPENING their wallets

But where?

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27.7%

USER-GENERATED REVIEW SITES 27%

RESTAURANT’S WEBSITE

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25.2%

OTHER FRIENDS

16.4%

BLOGS/BLOGGERS

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16.5%

SEARCH ENGINES

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16%

rank NEWSPAPER REPORTERSas 4TH MOST IMPORTANT

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Diners ranked FOOD NETWORK

(34.6%)and

LOCAL TELEVISION (40%)

asLEAST IMPORTANTwhen making a dining decision

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THIS IS NOT IDLE CHATTER PASSIVE PEER TO PEER CONVERSATIONSINFLUENCE RESTAURANT DINING DECISIONS

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PASSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS:

CONSUMERS ARE INFLUENCING EACH OTHER

MORE THAN EVER

83.4%

REPORT BEING ACTIVELY SOUGHT FOR RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS

79.5%

BELIEVE THEIR DINING RECOMMENDATIONS INFLUENCE WHERE THEIR FRIENDS EAT

65.1%

ARE “ALWAYS” OR “FREQUENTLY” ASKED FOR RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS

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ACTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TAKE PLACE LESS FREQUENTLY, BUT CARRY MORE INFLUENCE

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WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF A TOP INFLUENCER?

732%

MORE LIKELY TO BE ACTIVELY SOUGHT FOR A RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATION

100%

KNOW THEY INFLUENCE THE DINING DECISION OF OTHERS

100%

REPORT THAT THEIR FRIENDS BELIEVE THEM TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT DINING

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TOP INFLUENCERS ARE DIFFERENT FROM AVERAGE

CONSUMERS:

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REPORT HIGHER LEVELS OF CONTENT CONSUMPTION OF BOTH BLOG & NEWSPAPER CONTENT THAN AVERAGE

92.9%BLOG

70.4%NEWSPAPER

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LESS INFLUENCED BY YELP

12.5%IS “MOST INFLUENTIAL”

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MORE INFLUENCED BY THE RESTAURANT’S WEBSITE

31.1%

LISTED RESTAURANT WEBSITE AS THE

MOST IMPORTANT SECONDARY RESEARCH

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BOTTOM LINE:

CONSUMERS TAKE A SERIES OF STEPS BEFORE MAKING A RESTAURANTDECISION, AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THEM AT EACH STEP

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YOU ARE IN CONTROL

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THE DINING DECISION ECOSYSTEM™

AWARENESSDRIVEN BY MEDIA (PR, BLOGS, ADVERTISING, DIRECT MAIL, EMAIL MARKETING)

RECOMMENDATION & TRIALMADE BY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES INCREASE INTEREST; PLACES RESTAURANT INTO ‘CONSIDERATION SET’ FOR POSSIBLE SELECTION

VALIDATIONRESTAURANT WEBSITE & USER GENERATED REVIEW SITES (E.G., YELP) VALIDATE DINER’S INTEREST

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AWARENESS OPPORTUNITIES:

BLOGGERSTRADITIONAL MEDIA

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CONNECT & ENGAGE

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TRIAL & RECOMMENDATION OPPORTUNITY:

THE DINING EXPERIENCE

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DO SOMETHING UNEXPECTED.

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ASK FOR THE RECOMMENDATION

12-25% WILL DO IT!

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VALIDATION OPPORTUNITIES:

YOUR WEBSITEUSER-GENERATED REVIEW SITES

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ROCK YOUR WEBSITE

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COMPLETEYOUR PROFILEFILL OUT YOUR YELP, CITYSEARCH, GOOGLE PLACES, & OTHER SITE LISTINGS

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HOW DINERS CHOOSE RESTAURANTSBY ANGELSMITH, INC.

THE DINING DECISION ECOSYSTEM™

CARIN GALLETTA OLIVER@[email protected]

ERIC OLIVER@THECOSMONAUT

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