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2010 November: Food Wars: New York
Back in June, I received a call from Marissa Ross, Coordinating Producer for the Travel Channel’s popular “Food Wars” show. The program was filming a pizza showdown in the Big…
News February 62010 September: Commentary
Last September, we produced our 09.09.09 Event in Print. It was a massive — and innovative — undertaking. We promoted the issue via e-mail, direct mail, Twitter, etc. We lined…
News February 52010 September: History of Pizza
Any way you slice it, 105 years is a long time. That’s how long one of America’s favorite foods has been a part of our landscape, and much of our…
News February 52010 September: How to Survive in a Bad Economy
Whenever I speak at the Pizza Expo, invariably people ask me the same couple of questions, but mainly it is: “How did you do it?” The “it” is an amazing…
News February 52010 September: Promoting National Pizza Month
October has been officially recognized as National Pizza Month. Since its inception in 1984, it has been briefly featured from time to time in the national media. Every year, Pizza…
News February 52010 September: Survival of the Fittest
At Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company, the recession first became evident last year. Our sales for stores open one year or more were stalled and, in some neighborhoods, were showing…
News February 5Oversized pizzas can bring in big profits
There’s something to be said for an over-sized pizza: It’s big. How big? The average size for pizza these days is 14 inches in diameter. Anything around 18-inches in diameter…
News February 5How to Track Your Marketing ROI
“A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man who stops the clock to save time.” This quote is generally attributed to Henry Ford, defending his marketing…
News February 52010 October: A Pizza My Mind
I heat my home with wood. I have a boiler backup system, but firewood is a natural byproduct of living in the middle of 40 acres in the forest. Wood…
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