Contact Name: Shryl
Company Name: Hickory River Smokehouse
Website: https://www.facebook.com/HickoryRiverGlendaleHeights
Email: socialmedia@hickoryriver.com
Hickory River Smokehouse to Stage Grand Opening Event
at The Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg
June 6- 9, 2013
MAY 28, 2013— Grand opening festivities for the new Hickory River Smokehouse in Schaumburg will be highlighted by Dollar Menu specials beginning June 6 through June 9. Also planned for the opening weekend will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, giveaways, festivities for children and adults alike and much more.
The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 10:30 on June 6 and will be officiated by Village of Schaumburg President Al Larson, along with the Schaumburg Business Association. Following the ribbon cutting, the restaurant will officially open its doors to the public by offering special Dollar Menu items. These items feature the restaurant’s award winning pulled pork and Texas-style “dry rubbed” baby back ribs. These items will be available at the special price of one dollar through 9pm on Sunday, June 9 when the restaurant concludes its Grand Opening festivities.
Also on hand throughout the weekend will be Dale Obrochta, better known as the Magical Balloon dude. Dale is known for his amazing balloon figures as well as his ability to entertain a crowd. There will also be drawings for barbecue gift cards throughout the weekend.
B&D Texas Barbecue, LLC, who owns the Schaumburg franchise, opened their first Hickory River restaurant in 2010 in the nearby suburb of Glendale Heights. Based on its success, great reviews and constant requests to open another location closer to the popular suburb, the decision was an easy one when the Streets of Woodfield site became available.
“We’re growing and in today’s economy, this says a lot about the quality of our food,” said David Huff, CEO of B&D Texas Barbecue. “We know we have the best barbecue in the Northwest suburbs…maybe in all of Chicagoland, which is why we are so excited about the Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg,” he added. Huff commented that B&D Texas Barbecue is committed to expanding in the Chicagoland area.
The new Schaumburg location will offer fast-casual dining and carry-out with a special emphasis on corporate deliveries. Hickory River Smokehouse is a Midwest-based chain that features Real Texas Barbecue with other locations in central Illinois and Ohio.
This post was submitted by Dale Obrochta.
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Contact Name: Vince
Company Name: Martinizing Dry Cleaners
Website: http://www.martinizing.com/
Email: Vince@martinizing.com
Come celebrate our Grand Opening on May 4, 2013 from 10:00-2:00 pm at Martinizing Dry Cleaners located at S. LaGrange Road and LaPorte Road, Mokena, IL 60448.
We’ll have Balloon Entertainer, Magical Balloon-dude Dale, a Face Painter, Caricature Artist, Raffle for Chicago Blackhawks tickets, games, and much more to keep you entertained.
We will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 am so come early and mingle with local politicians, community leaders, and local businesses participating in today celebration.
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Individuals who schedule events for a living understand that you must live and die by a chosen date. You must take into consideration what needs to be accomplished and who needs to be notified. After that, fix the date. All planning from this point forward is based on this date.
Owners who do not understand the date commitment process fall prey to the floating Grand Opening. Originally, a date is chosen for the event. A few days later the date gets pushed back. Planning starts, project dates move forward, and like dominoes the owner pushes the date farther down the calendar schedule.
Indecisiveness does not lead people to accomplish their goals, it just allows procrastination to persist. Those who have committed to the original date have to scramble to adjust schedules to accommodate the new date.
The individuals who are procrastinating, will still put things off to the last minute. It is best to commit to a Grand Opening date and push forward with it. Working under a deadline gives the team focus and goals to achieve.
If the date selected has obstacles, look at creative solutions to overcome these challenges. Be 100% committed to that date. If all else fails, then it would be okay to push the Grand Opening date forward in time, but make sure that all other options have been exhausted.
Improve Grand Opening by Committing to a Date:
- Giving staff and team a deadline to meet
- Allowing more advanced scheduling of personnel
- Decreasing the chances of misprinted marketing material
- Confirming to staff leadership’s ability to see a project through
- Showing staff that management skills are not weak under pressure
- Building teamwork as staff prepares for the event
Insurance Companies Have Grand Openings
Grand opening for an insurance company is a great opportunity for the company to become familiar with suppliers. Plan an afternoon where employees and suppliers can build a good working relationship.
Insurance companies deal with hundreds of automotive body shops, widows installers, and government agencies. Invite these companies to meet the office staff and see the facilities they will be dealing with on a daily basis. The grand opening should include local businesses in the community and local chamber of commerce. If the insurance company specialize in specific insurance then invites should be sent to any business dealing directly with your insurance company.
Cater food from a local restaurant, decorate the office with balloons, and create a relaxing party atmosphere. Use this time to build team relationships among the office and allow staff to interact.
Announce the grand opening with a press release targeted to the editorial manager in the business department of a newspaper. Spin the press release to show how the new office will stimulate the local economy with new jobs, increase restaurant business, and show how the new office will help the community.
Lastly, have all the office staff to bring family members into the company and see the environment that love ones will be working. Giving employees the opportunity to meet each others family and help establish a cohesive office.
Advice For Lawyers on Having a Grand Opening for Your New Law Office
A Grand Opening for A Lawyers Office is not your “A” typical business that promotes their grand opening of a new office, but, there is much to be offered for those who do have a grand opening. I should start by saying a law office grand opening is really an open house for the business community. Lawyers in general are not big into personal social media networking and thus need to network the old fashion way by sending personal invites to potential clients and colleagues.
The art of networking is a skill that all business people should use and have an open house for a B2B or companies that deal in confidently can still through an open house party. Invites to the Chamber of Commerce, Financial Institutes, Insurance Companies, Real Estate Agents, Auto Dealers, and other businesses that require the use of a lawyers services should be contracted. Do not overlook government officials, the Mayor’s Office and local news organizations.
Every law office I’ve been in has the wall of legal books which is there to impress and when you invite other business people in for a catered event they too will be impressed. Plan the event for late afternoon / early evening. This allows business people to sneak out of the office a little early, but arrive home in time to have dinner with the family.
Hire a local PR firm to help distribute a press release along with hiring an event planner to assist with grand opening planning. This will allow the firm to focus 95% of it energy on company business and not planning the grand opening party.
Grand Opening Law Offices
If your law office belongs to a Country Club, make sure you invite key members of the clubs to your grand opening. This will help you build a bond with club members and allows them a personal insight into your business.
A press release should be sent to local newspapers and law trades highlighting the law firm’s experience. Since a new law firm to the community isn’t national news, local publications generally will cover a new business coming to the community.
Lastly, everyone should leave with a small legal packet that discusses in plain English, what the Law Firm specialize in and couple of business cards. The goal of this grand opening / open house is to educate potential clients about your services and allowing them to associate a face with your company name.
Defusing customer dissatisfaction is simple and easy by posting a sign that says “Our apologies for any inconvenience, New Staff in Training”. Every store or restaurant is going to have some problems the first several weeks from advertised merchandize being out of stock to inexperience employees. It is much easier for customers to forgive a newbie sales associate or server than a season veteran.
Retain customers by losing your ego and announcing to the world that your staff is in training and their first experience may not be perfect, but your store is committed to improvement and customer satisfaction.
All businesses have bumpy starts and asking the public to bear with you in the beginning is not out of line. By posting a sign you are acknowledging problems that may exists and you are working on improving the overall customer experience.
Learn & Correct
The first six months are the learning and correcting stages. Look for all problems, address them immediately and apply the proper training so staff is knowledgeable and ready for when that customer returns, they need to see an improvement. Customers will forgiving in the beginning, but if they cannot see improvements then you are going to lose them for good. Being honest from the start is the best plan when trying to establish a loyal customer base.
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Contact Name: Tamika Wilson-Smith
Company Name: Heavenly Desserts
Website: http://www.heavenly-dessertstx.com/
Email: info@heavenly-dessertstx.com
Heavenly Desserts will be opening it’s first location on October 6, 2012. Please come out and join us for this momentous occasion.
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Contact Name: Katrina Atkins
Company Name: Breathe Yoga Studio
Website: https://www.breatheyogacabot.com
Email: katrina.atkins@hotmail.com
Breathe Yoga Studio will have it’s Grand Opening on Monday, July 16th at 1602 S. Pine St (Hwy 89) in Cabot, AR. Visit our website for more information: www.breatheyogacabot.com.
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Contact Name: Connis Kimball
Company Name: At Last Bra and Lingerie,LLC
Website: http://www.atlastbras.com
Email: connisk3@sbcglobal.net
On May 19, 2012, At 11:00am, At Last Bra and Lingerie, LLC will do its new location Grand Opening at, 2063 Arena Blvd., Suite 150, Sacramento, California. At Last Bra and Lingerie is a boutique that “Support women from the Inside Out” along their journey of life. Please join us for refreshments and this exciting celebration.
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Twitter Grand Opening
Can Help Spread the Word and Draw Customers
Social marketing has taken over the world. Virtually anyone who has access to the internet, or a cell phone has an account on Twitter. Twitter allows 140 characters, which is not a lot, but it leaves enough to get the message across. One thing that Twitter users will notice is the use of the hashtag or # symbol. By strategically using the characters allowed and placing the marketing savvy “tweet”, Twitter Grand openings can be fabulous and free to promote.
Preparing for a Twitter Grand Opening Using Hashtags
The hashtags are really catching on in the virtual world. They are now being used on various other networking sites as well as in text messages. But, the whole purpose of the hashtag is to create a link to what the person is “tweeting” about. When someone posts a comment on twitter, for example about a grand opening, they can easily put a hashtag; #Grandopening. Anyone who clicks on this hashtag can see the details and what everyone else is talking about the grand opening as well. It is a great way to stir attention about a sale or business opening. Browsing Twitter, it is common to see many hashtags are used various topics and it is easy to click and follow them. The same goes for “retweeting”, to get a message across. If a company is already established on Twitter, they can ask their follower to “retweet” the grand opening message. Each time a follower “retweets” the communication, it goes out for their entire followers list to see.
Business Owners Are Taking Advantage Of Twitter Marketing
Because Twitter is a free service, business owners are taking advantage of this method of marketing. By simply “tweeting” about a grand opening, it is easy to draw a great crowd. The important thing is to get people to “retweet” and also to have them hashtag the grand opening. Putting pictures or videos on Twitter and having these passed around can also be effective. It is amazing, how quickly the word about a grand opening and the details, can be passed all over the internet in a matter of minutes.
By getting as many followers as you can on Twitter, a company can easily spread the word about their event, or products. Because, there is not cost associated with viral advertising, business owners can take advantage and let the social aspects entice others to find out about their business.
