Case Studies of Big Dave's Clients
Big Dave Gets It "There are few times in my 25 years in the pizza business that I can say I have sat down with a person who truly understands and speaks the pizza business language, and has answers that actually make sense and work. Big Dave is the real deal." -- David C. Howey, Jr., Chicago Franchise Systems, Inc., Chicago, IL
$40K Annual Increases "Big Dave's fresh ideas for our marketing plan resulted in a $40K annual sales increases for the last three years. For the first time my management team has finally started to buy in emotionally to my vision for the future. His enthusiasm catches on like wildfire with the crew ... and they finally understand where their paychecks are coming from!" -- Michelle Burt, Spanky's Pizza, Fremont, MI
Real World Solutions "Dave Ostrander is an expert, pure and simple. His tapes, articles and seminars have helped us improve in all areas, from food cost control to employee retention to creative marketing. If I'm going to learn from the school of hard knocks, I want a teacher who not only took a few but has landed some too." -- Brian Dickmann, Pizza Rita, Spokane,WA
Big Dave Saved Us “A few years ago one of the major chains came to town and took direct aim at us. Big Dave sat down with us, developed a plan of action including a strategic marketing and a new USP. Nine months later the franchisee gave the franchise back to the company saying he “couldn’t crack our market!” Big Dave is worth millions to us! If not for him, we would be out of business today!” -- Ann & Jim Reichle, Angelina’s Pizza, Olmstead, OH
Instant Profitability "Big Dave saved us two years ago. We were consistently losing money every month. After Dave spent a few days with us in our little shop, the financial drain stopped almost immediately. Dave’s solutions were logical, do-able and practical. Our sales have increased 53% in less than a year. We are still experiencing significant growth every month because of Big Dave’s expertise.” -- Dave & Natalie Teare, Pizzaroni’s, Parma, OH
300% Sales Increase “I almost waited too long before I put my pride in my pocket and called Big Dave. I was going under. After several calls and a visit to my shop my sales tripled. His coaching and suggestions turned us around in time and put thousands of dollars of profit to the bottom line.” -- Don Ankrom, Antonio’s, Belpre, OH
Six-Digit Income “When I met Big Dave I was doing everything wrong. I didn’t have a clue. The only thing I was good at was losing money and making average pizza. Dave redesigned my menu, recipes and taught me how to be a Guerilla Marketer. The Pizza Company now enjoys the highest market share in my city. He guided me from losing $28,000 a year to a very comfortable six-digit income.” -- Luke Bailey, The Pizza Company, Davison, MI
Food Cost Pro Rocks! “I couldn’t believe my eyes. Within the first five minutes after installing FoodCost Pro. I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. I thought I had an idea where my food cost was but I was only guessing. I immediately raised prices on the entrees that were killing me and took Dave’s advice on weighing out key ingredients. Within two weeks I started saving $800 a week in food cost. -- Sean Brauser, Romeo’s Pizza, Medina, OH US Pizza Team, 2002, 2004, 2005
Massive Cost Savings "As a start up, I can't even begin to quantify the amount of money Dave saved us in food cost, marketing expenditures, equipment mistakes and many more costly line items. By following his straightforward advice our sales volume is greater than expected and profitability in our very first month of operation is looking certain.” -- Matt Zagula, Tony Tomato's, Weirton, WV
Overhauled and Profitable “After buying a struggling pizzeria I soon learned there was much more to this business than met the eye. After a year of trying, I called Big Dave. Within 48 hours, he answered every question I had ... and many I never thought to ask. He completely overhauled my menu and priced it for profitability. He redesigned the kitchen and streamlined the flow. Finally he replaced my shotgun marketing approach with a focused USP message and reduced my monthly budget by over a grand a month. My sales are up 25% and for the first time I’m making serious profit.” -- Socrates Mejia, Choco's Pizza, Port St. Lucie, FL
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