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Getting Found Online Is the Biggest Challenge for Restaurants Right Now with Marqii CEO Avi Goren
In this episode of Room for Seconds, guest host Josh Halpern sat down with Avi Goren at CraveCon 2025, co-founder of Marqii, to unpack one of the most overlooked—but critical—drivers of restaurant success: discoverability.
As the guest journey becomes more fragmented than ever, Avi explains why simply having great food and service is no longer enough. Restaurants today have to win before the customer even walks in the door—at the moment of search. From Google and Yelp to TikTok, AI tools, and beyond, brands now need to show up accurately and consistently across every digital touchpoint.
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