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Napkin Fold #1 - The Crown

And finally, our most viewed napkin fold from our United Linen YouTube channel, the Crown fold.  I'm not quite sure what makes this design the most popular...maybe it's the points that come down and give the overall design more of a complex look.  What do you think? 

We do know the Crown fold is easy to set up and sets the stage for a dramatic presentation for your table.

 

 

Joyeux Noël Scott United Linen Marketing Dept.

Napkin Fold #2 - The Pyramid

Probably the simplest napkin fold in this series, the Pyramid fold is a restaurant standard.  The design is fast to make and easy to remember.

 

 

Frohi Wiehnacht!

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept.

Napkin Fold #3 - The Ice Cream Cone

Here is our 3rd most popular napkin fold as of this week, the Ice Cream Cone fold.  Although ice cream may not be what everyone thinks when they think of Christmas, this design is still adds a decorative flair to any place setting. 

 

 

Feliz Navidad,

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept.

Napkin Fold #4 - The Rosebud

#4 in our series of Napkin folds is the Rosebud.  This fold really adds a touch of class to your Christmas Dining Room table and creates a nice touch to holiday parties.

 

 

Happy Holidays,

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept

Napkin Fold #5 - The Candlestick Fold

Here is our #5 napkin fold (based on views) for you to consider for your Christmas Dining Table.  This is an easy fold and pretty quick to do. 

 

 

Remember to send us pics of your decked out dining room and we'll post them here. You can send your pics to [email protected] .

Merry Christmas,

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept.

Napkin Fold #6 - The Goblet Fan Fold

All this week we are posting some napkin-folding videos we did some time back.  Counting down from #8, here is #6 in our napkin-folding tutorials, the Goblet Fan Fold.

 

If you try this or any of the napkin folds we've presented, feel free to take a picture of your dressed up dining room table and we'll post it here for all to see.

Merry Christmas!

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept.

Napkin Fold #7 - The Arium Lilly

From our video vault of 8 napkin folds, here is #7, the Arium Lilly.

 

 

If you use any of the napkin folds presented here in the United Linen blog, let us know how your's turned out. Send a picture and we'll post it here to help you show off your mad holiday decorating skills.

Have a great week,

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept.

Napkin Fold #8 - The Boot Fold

I've reached into the United Linen video vault and pulled out this gem.

Just in time to help dress up your dining room table(s), today's napkin folding video is our 8th most popular (I figured I would got from #8 to #1 over the course of this week) and has been a crowd-pleaser ever since we posted the video.  The Boot fold can be used to place in the plate and place a placecard in the upper portion of the "boot"  Granted, the fold is a bit tedious, but the final product is sure to please your guests.  So here it is...The Boot Fold

 

 

Have a great week,

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept.

A Christmas Tradition - The Napkin Folding Vids

All this week, we'll be posting a daily Napkin-folding tutorial to help you dress up your already decked-out dining room.

These videos have been the most popular since we started shooting vids.  We hope you'll find a fold that you like and can use to Wow! your guests.  If you would like, send us a photo of your dining room using any of the napkin-folds we present and we'll post your pics here on the blog.

We hope you have an awesome week before Christmas.  And we hope you enjoy our daily napkin-folds.  We have 8 folds to show off, so I'll have to post several a day to get them all posted this week.

Ho Ho Ho,

Scott

United Linen Marketing Dept

 

p.s.  for more info on renting napkins and tablecloths for your restaurant, call 800-259-6808.  BTW, our service area is NE Oklahoma, NW Arkansas, SW Missouri and SE Kansas.

Horses, Restroom questions and 7 things your employees should know about marketing

Good morning!  Hope you are having a great day so far.  Ready for the OSU/OU Football game tomorrow.  I know I am.  Go Pokes!

This morning I ran across a few articles I thought you might be interested in.  First of all, there was a story about the potential for horse meat to hit the US soon.  What the heck?  Horse meat?  Really?!  I don't know...what do you think?

Secondly, SmartBrief put together an infograph around the question, "does your restaurant take pride in it's restrooms?"   Interesting results here...

1.  The restaurant goes above and beyond to keep the restrooms clean  50% said yes.  (this surprised me.  Since bathroom perception can make or break a repeat customer, I would be all over this one)

2.  There are added features for the environment or luxury.   21.95% (why not have a little something extra to create that Wow experieince for your guest?  This number should be up over 60%.  Check this out for adding a little something to your bathrooms that could generate alot of buzz )

3.  The restaurant doesn't do anything out of the ordinary.  18.90%  (too bad.  But then, what's out of the ordinary?)

4.  It's just a restroom 6.10% (this is sad, and probably one of the reasons why restaurants go out of business)

5.  The restaurant doesn't provide public access to restrooms. 3.05% (REally?   You can get away with this?  More power to you!)

I've always heard, if you want to see how well a business is run, check out the bathroom. 

Last but not least, John Jantsch has put together a list of 7 things he thinks your employees need to know about marketing.  I've looked over the list and agree with every one of them.  How about you?  You can see the list here 

Do you have anything to add to something we mentioned above?  Feel free to share your comments, ideas and suggestions in the Comments section below.

Have a great weekend, (I hope your favorite team wins, as long as it's OSU)

Scott

United Linen's Marketing Dept    

 

p.s.  If you want to up the Wow factor for your comany's bathroom, call us, 800-259-6808 x274