Modern online promotion can help venues be discovered, share information, and build fan bases. The document recommends using social media like MySpace, Flickr, and Picassa to share pictures and events which can help attract staff and customers. It also suggests using Google Local Business listings and building an email list to connect with patrons and find creative ways to recruit staff through sites like RedScooter.com.au. Signing up for the author's free newsletter provides more tips for profitable hospitality marketing.

1. Ken Burgin ProfitableHospitality.com Modern online promotion for your venue...

2. Why do it? Be discovered Give information Build your fan club Share your news Be more interesting than your competitors Find good staff!

3. 1. Be discovered

9. Feedback!

10. Using MySpace for a website

15. >> using Google Local Business

16. share your pictures online Flickr.com -- PicassaAlbum.com -- Ask people to send them

17. Build your email list and use it

18. Share events...

23. Staff recruitment - it’s time to use more imagination...

27. RedScooter.com.au

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