Role of Online for Restaurants
1.2009 | North America
A majority of diners - 70% of them in fact - use the internet to plan where to eat. A survey study conducted with OTX examined what kind of role online research played before people chose to dine out and found:
- About 1/3 of diners said they plan where to go less than an hour before eating
- In terms of promotions, online is more powerful than outdoor and radio, and equal to direct mail
- 68% of searches are for location, and 57% are for the food/menu