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BLT Steak is coming to the Capri in Southampton NY this summer

BLT Steak coming to the Capri in Southampton NY this summer...Greetings Hamptons Mouthpiece readers…Watch out palm Restaurant there’s going to be a new steakhouse coming to the Hamptons. Get ready you steak loving fans NYC posh and upscale steakhouse is coming to the Hamptons this summer at taking over Nobu’s space at the Capri in Southampton, NY. Yelp gives this restaurant 4 stars and over 300 reviewers love it, but be ready to dish out some serious cash for what some say is fantastic. I do not eat red meat, but I am looking forward to trying some other delicious items on the menu.

Rumors have been swirling about who would take over the former Nobu space in Southampton. Jimmy Haber is in final negotiations with Steve Kamali to take over the space, which has indoor and outdoor seating, and transform it into a BLT Steak.

The 110 seat restaurant will have poolside service and hopes to be serving by Memorial Day at The Capri Hotel on 281 County Road in Southampton.

Dockers Waterside in Quogue Opens for the Season

Dockers Waterside in Quogue Opens for the Season…Dockers will be serving a Grand Brunch Buffet for Easter Sunday with 3 seating’s at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Please call for a reservation and large parties welcome. Go to our website for the buffet menu and additional details.

Hamptons Restaurant: Friday, April 5th Through Sunday, April 14th. 3 courses for $27.95 and 3-course menu is available on their website.
dockerswaterside.com

Season Launch Party is scheduled for Saturday, April 20th at 5pm hosted by Hamptons Magazine, Martin Codax Wine & LaMarca Prosecco. This is the biggest Spring Party and has been widely referred to as the “Opening of the Hamptons!” Music starts at 5pm with Paul Mahos with special guest Candice. Dress to impress – dance, drink and come out for this amazing annual event. Dinner reservations start at 7:30pm and sell out fast.

The weekend’s weather is looking great in the 50’s and sunny!

Leah Laurenti performs at Indigo East End

Leah Laurenti will be singing at the beautiful, chic Indigo East End on Thursday, March 21 from 7 to 11. Great food, atmosphere, and music. To hear some of Leah’s original music, go to www.leahlaurenti.com.

click below to hear Leah’s new song “I found You” and purchase if you like it from iTunes…

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BookHampton says goodbye to Sag Harbor for awhile

Greetings Hamptons Mouthpiece readers…Our popular book store BookHampton says goodbye to Sag Harbor for awhile…I saw a sign posted on the window and so I stopped in the store today March 10th to inquire what was going on. I was told that BookHampton was leaving its current space on Main Street because the space was too big. They are seeking another smaller space on Main Street in Sag Harbor but currently they have not found one and are left without a home. While they wait to find a home in Sag Harbor, you can visit the other locations in East Hampton and Southampton. It really does not surprise me that they are seeking a smaller space and downsizing, the increase of the E-book, Kindle and the iPad are dominating the market and possibly decreasing the book sales. Are more people reading on their electronic devices? The other obstacle that small local bookstores like BookHampton face are the online bookstores like Amazon, Barnes & Noble and a variety of other deep discounted online bookstores. It might be increasingly difficult for bookstores to be able to compete with online cost, at least that is what Julie Bosman from the New York Times says in an article she wrote titled “The Bookstore’s Last Stand”

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg of the Wall Street journal reports that sales of print books have declined 22% since 2008. Some suggest that sales of print in stores have fallen more than that. Where do customers go when their favorite local book store closes, they turn to online purchasing because it is the more convenient option left for these customers.

As for me personally I am torn, I enjoy reading books on my ipad, and I also order books online at Amazon, however I do enjoy going to BookHampton because they are local and they display suggested books from local authors. I love the customer service that you can only get in a bookstore and I love when they have visiting authors. I am sad BookHampton is leaving the village right now and I look forward to their return to the village because they do complete Main Street in Sag Harbor.

Social Media is Here to Stay! Are you coming onboard?

Hamptons Mouthpiece; I often run into people who say I thought your business was just writing your blog. I admit branding Hamptons MouthPiece is a huge part to what I do but not the only thing I do. Today I would like to focus on Social Media because I am a social media consultant and it does encompass a huge percentage of my time. Today I awoke at 430am and decided to tackle a task that I find extremely consuming and tedious…filtering through the friend request I receive in a week on Facebook. There are so many different steps to growing an online social media network, I manage other peoples social media for a living and yet I find that I need a person to manage my Social Media. I love managing other people’s social media accounts, but in the midst of it all, I can’t help but feel that mine has taken a back seat. It is very likely that I will lose followers if I don’t regularly upload posts, and I fear that this will happen soon. Other people have told me to look into growth services that can help to organically increase your brand, reach, and followers. For example, sites like Nitreo offer these types of services so maybe I should sign up to these guys, or at least have a look at what they offer in the meantime. It would be good to have someone helping with my profiles for a change. The enormity of the work can be consuming and is truly slowing down my work-load of getting things done.

Social Media is a huge under-taking and incredibly time consuming for a business, BUT it is essential to the growth of any business who relies on customers that use Social Media. Social Media and texting have taken over how humans are communicating with each other and the way you once were able to reach your customer base has changed. Luckily, there are companies similar to SidesMedia (https://sidesmedia.com/) that can help you to reach your customers through social media effectively, since there are so many different forms of Social Media that are essential to your growth:

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Tumblr
Instagram
Pinterest
blogs
youtube
and lets not forget mobile apps…

How much time are you realistically able to designate to Social Media? If you are clueless to this new form of marketing, then I highly suggest you hire a consultant to help get you started and manage it for you. Social Media is all about engaging with your potential customers, but how is this done? How do you get started…there really is a formula and if followed it will be effective. I will leave you with this one piece of advice….Stop selling to your customers directly sell indirectly…build a relationship and make it about them…not about you.

There are so many ways in which you can achieve this. You see, when most people think about social media, they start to think about a smartphone, as most of these users will be communicating via their mobiles. So, why don’t you think about creating a marketing strategy that coincides with their phones? For example, places like Epsilon are able to help customize your channels so that your customers receive alerts that are targeted directly to them instead of other people. You can read more about it here – https://us.epsilon.com/epsilon-peoplecloud-overview/messaging. For businesses who like to market online, through social media and other ways, this could be particularly useful when it comes to building a strong relationship with your customers, and when this happens, you’re guaranteed more success.

But, please remember, I am here to consult with you if you are interested in utilizing my services to help get you started and show you how to take over and manage it yourself,

please contact me at [email protected]