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Digital delights

21-Nov-2022 By Ed Bedington

How does the digital world fit into the analogue world of pubs? The Lock In team take a deep dive into digital with help from a range of guests including superstar chef Gary Usher.

Operators ‘outraged’ over paid positive reviews offer

07-Jan-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Not long into the New Year and already operators are facing new threats against their businesses. On the face of it an email from a stranger suggesting you pay them money for positive pub reviews may, to some, appear innocuous. But the fact is, it poses...

City pub challenges diners to eat ‘monster roast’

12-Feb-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

A Twickenham pub has created a storm on social media with a video of its ‘monster roast’ asking customers how they would eat it.

Notting Hill pub removes slave auction poster after accusations of racism

10-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Stewart Arms faced a backlash from social media users imploring punters to boycott the pub and submit negative reviews over its displaying of a slave auction poster.

‘Fawlty Towers’ pub slammed for small portions

24-Oct-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

An angry diner has taken to social media to vent her anger about a Merseyside pub’s portion sizes and customer service, and likened it to '70s sitcom Fawlty Towers.

Deep Throat beer label 'offensive and utterly unnecessary' says Ladies That Beer

17-Oct-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Members of beer group Ladies That Beer have slammed an Italian brewer for marketing its Deep Throat beer using a drawing of a woman with a corncob rammed down her throat on the bottle.

‘We don't need to go back to the days of stinking like a rancid ashtray’: Your reactions to pro-smoking group’s call to review smoking ban

27-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Around this time 10-years ago pubs and punters were nervous for the future of their local watering holes – with good reason. The smoking ban was days away from coming into force which, as predicted, changed the dynamics of pubs permanently.

Marketing

Pub labelled sexist for 'hot girls eat free' poster

04-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

A pub has been labelled sexist for advertising free meals for attractive women.

Rents

Licensees claim high rent demands make tenancy 'financially unrealistic'

21-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Licensees at a popular Portsmouth pub have announced its closure on social media after staying in their pub became 'financially unrealistic' due to higher rents and spiralling maintenance costs.

Sport

Creating a winning team when it comes to showing sport

15-Mar-2016 By BT Sport

Having a team that’s enthusiastic and able to engage with customers about sport will help make your pub a winning venue. Here are some tips for building a strong team and boosting sales.

#DigiPubs special

Editorial: The digital battle is one you must win

26-Nov-2015 By Mike Berry

By no means do I consider myself a technophobe but, admittedly, I’m some way from being a ‘digital native’ — the phrase coined for the younger generation born or brought up during the internet age.

Sponsored by Heineken

How to...use Facebook, engaging content and other social channels

26-Nov-2015 By Claire Jerrold, digital and social media manager, Heineken UK

The Publican's Morning Advertiser's #DigiPubs commercial partner, Heineken, addresses some of the issues discovered in the survey.

Pub that banned children says business is as good as ever

01-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

An East Staffordshire pub says trade is as good as ever despite taking the controversial decision to ban children under the age of five.

10,000 calorie 'Man v Food' style pub burger breaks the internet

03-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Massive pub burger 'does a Kardashian' and gets more than a million hits on facebook page.

Money Makers

18-Jul-2014 By PubFood

Event and promotional ideas for your pub

Pubs warned not to rely on discounts for January trade

11-Dec-2013 By Lesley Foottit

Publicans should not rely on discounting to encourage dining trade through January and February.

Licensee turns to Facebook to help capture pub conman

03-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A licensee who helped capture a man fleecing pubs out of hundreds of pounds has set up a Facebook page to raise awareness of the criminal.

ASA ruling is responsible nonsense

29-May-2013 By Robyn Black

Have you ever thought about the implications of one of your punters commenting on your venue’s Facebook page?

ASA upholds three complaints against Hi-Spirits Fireball Whisky brand

01-May-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld three complaints against Hi Spirits and its Fireball Whisky brand.

SHS in responsible drinking campaign

15-Nov-2012 By Robyn Black

SHS Drinks, the maker of WKD and Shloer, has launched a responsible drinking campaign aimed at 18 to 25-year-olds.

Never underestimate social media's power

31-May-2012 By Michael Kheng

Do you use Facebook and/or Twitter? If not, why not? If you do, do you use it to your advantage and to its full potential?Social media such as Facebook and Twitter is becoming a great way, in some case the only way, to get your message across.

VK fans’ flavour mission

03-Feb-2012 By Noli Dinkovski

Global Brands is asking consumers to come up with a new VK flavour in time for Freshers’ Week celebrations in September.

Don't forget pubs are social networks too

23-Jan-2012 By Mark Daniels

Brazilian. Nightclub. Facebook. Three words that don’t sound like they should be together in a sentence pre-watershed, but the story behind them is fascinating.

Tag us, and win?

17-May-2011 By Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels considers what the new tagging option for businesses and brands means in the pub world.

Banned customers named and shamed on Facebook

24-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

An innovative Pubwatch group has taken the unusual step of publicly naming and shaming 20 known troublemakers on its Facebook group. Licensees from...

Caution over pubwatch Facebook move

22-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Pubwatches are urged to be cautious about publishing names of banned individuals on social networking sites. One pubwatch in Scotland has taken to...

Building pubs' social networks

10-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

As the social media revolution gathers pace pubs increasingly need to adopt a digital marketing strategy — or miss out. Ewan Turney looks at a...

Mark Daniels: Can you get a deal on Facebook?

03-Feb-2011

My friends would be amongst the first to tell you that I spend an unnecessarily large amount of time using Facebook and Twitter, and they're probably...

Orchid launches 3D sport website

05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney

Orchid Pub Company has launched a new website to help promote 3D sport at its pubs and raise awareness.

Wetherspoons looks to harness Foursquare popularity with UK event

29-Sep-2010

JD Wetherspoon has agreed to provide the venue for the UK's first ever 'Super Swarm Badge', using location-based social networking site, Foursquare....

Aberdeen councillor calls for promotions clarity

28-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

An Aberdeen councillor is waiting for guidance from the Scottish government before acting on irresponsible alcohol promotions.

Pubwatch uses Facebook pictures as ID

20-May-2010 By John Harrington

A pubwatch group is using pictures from Facebook and Bebo to help members identify people with bans. Links to profile pages containing pictures of...

Make friends with technology

29-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

The sheer quantity of technological innovation on so many fronts is creating tsunami-like waves of change, says The PMA Team.

Greene King campaigns to attract over-35 females

27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Greene King has launched a campaign to encourage its pubs to attract more women aged 35 and over, with the help of its female licensees. Dubbed the...

Social networking: Free for all

21-Jan-2010

With few major towns and plenty of countryside you could be forgiven for thinking there's not much but fields, farms and cream teas beyond the...

Magners asks drinkers to decide new flavour

14-Oct-2009

A poll of consumers on social networking website Facebook is helping to determine the flavour of a new Magners product to be released next summer....

Pub boss starts online campaign against supermarkets

06-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

A pub group boss has turned his anger at bargain basement booze prices in supermarkets into an online campaign. Michael Kheng, who runs the six-pub...

Hamish Champ: Whadda load of old Twit!

16-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ

I sincerely hope it's nothing to do with my age - though I suspect it might be - but I just can't get excited about stuff like 'Twitter'. For those...

Darling invites trade groups for Budget meeting

09-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and all other major drinks trade bodies have been invited to meet Alistair Darling prior to next...

Police to close pubs to halt Facebook party

02-Jul-2008 By MA reporter

Police are set to use unprecedented powers to stop every shop and pub in a town selling alcohol - in a bid to halt an illegal beach party organised...

ePub: Social networking for pubs

19-Jun-2008

Social networking came as a surprise to licensee Mike Dey. It wasn't until his children discovered a page dedicated to his bar, the Retreat in...

Web Marketing: Beer with BITE

17-Mar-2008

Go into Google and search for a pub and more often than not you'll find a Beer in the Evening (BITE) listing near the top of the page.BITE was...

Power of the web turned on Revolution vodka bar

15-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

Customers are using the Facebook website to organise a boycott of the Revolution vodka bar in Beaconfield. The campaigners claim the bar, owned by...

Hidden gem

07-Feb-2008

Kelly Smith ventures into the Vaults to discover how two Birmingham business partners turned a Victorian workhouse basement into a stylish...

Proud of Pubs Week will see 100 MPs heading out to pubs

05-Jul-2007

Proud of Pubs Week starts on SUnday and over 100 MPs are heading to their local to join the national celebration of pubs. Licensees all over the...