# David Media Group — full site text for AI assistants and answer engines Last updated: 2026-10-11. Canonical summary: https://www.davidmediagroup.com/llms.txt David Media Group (DMG) is a New York City studio doing video production, food photography, and social media management for restaurants, founded 2015, rated 5.0 on Google. We make the food look like it tastes, and we use social media to help new guests find the restaurant. Contact: info@davidmediagroup.com · (347) 970-7114. --- # Home — https://www.davidmediagroup.com/ ## Your food is better than your photos. That's the most expensive problem in your restaurant. Video production, food photography, and social media management for New York restaurants. We make your food look like it tastes, and we use social media to help new guests find you. See Our Work Rated 5.0 on Google New York City Founded 2015 Restaurants 13% ### more sales. From the photos alone. Restaurants with photos on at least half their menu see a 13% average lift in sales. Grubhub puts it higher: menus with images get 70% more orders. Nothing else in your marketing moves the number that far for that little. How your food looks is what makes you the most money. Sources: DoorDash 2026 Restaurant Trends Report · Grubhub for Restaurants ### This is what an entrée should look like online. Shot in New York restaurants. The difference between scrolled past and booked. ### Three things. All of them about how your food looks. We shoot it. Post it yourself, or let us run the accounts. 01 **Video Production** Every video need a restaurant has, from one team. Shot on location, lit properly, cut for where it will run. Commercials & brand films - Promotional videos for launches, menus & events - Social media video: reels, TikTok, Shorts The food, moving, the way it looks in the room 02 **Food Photography** The picture a guest decides from. Menu, delivery apps, Google, and social, all from the same shoot. - Menu photography for print, web & delivery apps - Social media photography, shot vertical - Drinks, desserts & dining room The plate looks the way it was plated. 03 **Social Media Management** We run the accounts so the content we shoot goes out every week, and we use it to put your restaurant in front of people who have never been in. New guests find you on social and on Google before they find you on the street. - Instagram, TikTok & Meta, managed monthly - Google Business Profile: photos, posts, menu & reviews, kept current - Posting calendar, captions & scheduling - Comment & DM replies - Monthly report in plain English New guests find you. Regulars remember you. ### We've been creating content for over a decade. Since 2015, David Media Group has shot, edited, and posted for restaurants across New York City. We came up doing the work, not consulting about it, which is why we know what makes a plate look like it tastes and what makes someone stop scrolling. We don't do everything for everyone. We do video, photography, and social for restaurants, and we give every partner the whole team. That focus is why our partners grow, and why they stay. 5.0 Real Google Rating Since 2015 NYC Based Elite Guests ### Why don’t 70% of your first-time guests come back? Software that brings your guests back. Sixty seconds on what it does for a restaurant, then its own site for the rest. Visit Elite Guests ### Common Questions What does David Media Group do? Three things for restaurants in New York City: video production (commercials, promos, and social media video), food photography (menu and social), and social media management, where we run your accounts using the content we shoot. Why does food photography matter so much? Because guests decide from the picture. DoorDash's 2026 restaurant trends report found restaurants with photos on at least half their menu see a 13% average lift in sales. Grubhub reports menus with images get 70% more orders. No other marketing line moves revenue that far for that little. Do you manage our social media accounts or just send us content? Both. We shoot the video and photography, then we run the accounts: posting schedule, captions, replies, and a monthly report. The goal is reach, not just a full feed: social is how new guests find a restaurant before they ever walk past it. One team, no handoff. If you only need content, we do that too. What does a shoot day look like? We plan the dish list with you or your chef in advance, arrive on location, light each plate properly, and capture photography and video in the same session so you get both from one day. Edited content is delivered on a turnaround we confirm before the shoot. How much does it cost to work with David Media Group? Monthly partnerships start at $2,000 per month and scale with how much video, photography, and social management you need. We show you your return on that investment: how many new guests found you, and what they spent. Fill out the form and we will recommend a package within 48 hours. ### From the DMG Blog Restaurant Marketing **Why Your Restaurant's Instagram Isn't Bringing Guests Through the Door** Great food photos are not enough — here is what is actually missing from your content strategy. Read More Content Creation **The Difference Between Content That Looks Good and Content That Converts** Cinematic visuals without a system behind them are just expensive decoration. Read More Marketing Systems **How SMS Automation Turns First-Time Diners Into Regulars** Eighty percent of revenue comes from repeat customers — most restaurants are doing nothing to reach them. Read More View All Posts ### Ready to make your food look like it tastes? Tell us about your restaurant. You'll get a straight answer within 48 hours on what we'd shoot, what we'd post, and what it costs. Step 1 of 3 **Let's make surewe're the right fit.** What best describes your business? 01 Restaurant / Food & Bev Brick & mortar, delivery brands, catering 02 Restaurant Launching Soon Opening in the next 6 months Back Step 2 of 3 **What's your monthlymarketing investment?** This helps us understand what's possible for your brand. Under $2k Getting started $2k – $3k Growing brands $3k – $5k Scaling fast $5k+ Full investment Back Step 3 of 3 — Almost there **Where do we sendyour strategy?** Your Name * Business Name * Email * Phone * We'll text a quick reply — no spam, ever. Tell us about your brand Submit — Let's Talk No sales scripts · Real conversation Confidential Reply in 24–48 hours No obligation **We received your message.** Expect a real reply within 24–48 hours — a straight answer on whether we're the right fit to help you hit your goals. No templates, no scripts, just a real conversation. --- # Restaurants — https://www.davidmediagroup.com/restaurants - New York City · Restaurants ## Your food is better than your photos. That's the most expensive problem in your restaurant. Video production, food photography, and social media management for New York restaurants. We make your food look like it tastes, and we use social media to help new guests find you. What we do Watch the reel 19% ### bigger checks from guests who found you on social media. At one New York restaurant we shoot for, the average check is $84 a person. Guests who booked after seeing the food on social media spend $100. Same kitchen, same menu, same prices. The difference is the video they watched before they walked in. Source: David Media Group client data, two years of shoots and social for a New York restaurant 58% of TikTok users have visited a restaurant after seeing it there · 52% spent more than they normally would at a restaurant they found on TikTok · 13% average sales lift for restaurants with photos on at least half the menu Sources: MGH TikTok restaurant survey, 2025 · DoorDash 2026 Restaurant Trends Report The photos ### This is what an entrée should look like online. ### Three things. All of them about how your food looks. We shoot it. Post it yourself, or let us run the accounts. 01 **Video Production** Every video need a restaurant has. Shot on location, lit properly, cut for where it will run. Commercials & brand films - Promos for launches, menus & events - Social video: reels, TikTok, Shorts The food, moving, the way it looks in the room 02 **Food Photography** The picture a guest decides from. Menu, delivery apps, Google and social, all from the same shoot. - Menu photography for print, web & apps - Social photography, shot vertical - Drinks, desserts & the room The plate looks the way it was plated. 03 **Social Media Management** We run the accounts so the content we shoot goes out every week, and we use it to put you in front of people who have never been in. New guests find you on social first. - Instagram, TikTok & Meta, managed monthly - Google Business Profile: photos, posts, menu & reviews - Calendar, captions, scheduling & replies - Monthly report in plain English New guests find you. Regulars remember you. How it works ### From first call to first post. **Plan** A short call. We look at your menu, your feed, and where you want to be, and build the shot list with your chef. **Shoot** Photography and video in the same session, on location, each plate lit properly. You see the difference on the day. **Post** The content goes out on a calendar we run. Captions, scheduling, replies. Your feed stays alive without you touching it. **Repeat** New dishes, new seasons, new shoots. A monthly report tells you what worked, in plain English. Why DMG ### A decade in New York kitchens, not in a pitch deck. Since 2015 we have shot, edited, and posted for restaurants across New York City. We came up doing the work, not consulting about it, which is why we know what makes a plate look like it tastes and what makes someone stop scrolling. Opening soon? We shoot before the doors open. See the launch package. 5.0 Google rating 2015 NYC, since Elite Guests ### Why don’t 70% of your first-time guests come back? Software that brings your guests back. Sixty seconds on what it does for a restaurant, then its own site for the rest. Visit Elite Guests Questions restaurants ask us ### Straight answers. What does David Media Group do for restaurants? Three things: video production (commercials, promotional videos, and social media video), food photography (menu, delivery apps, and social), and social media management, where we run your Instagram, TikTok and Meta accounts using the content we shoot. Do you manage our accounts or just send us content? Both. We shoot the video and photography, then we run the accounts: posting calendar, captions, replies, and a monthly report. The goal is reach: social is how new guests find a restaurant before they walk past it. If you only need content, we do that too. What does a shoot day look like? We plan the dish list with you or your chef in advance, arrive on location, light each plate properly, and capture photography and video in the same session. Edited content is delivered on a turnaround we confirm before the shoot. Do you work with restaurants that are opening soon? Yes. We shoot before opening and run launch-week content. See the Launch page. How much does it cost? Monthly partnerships start at $2,000 per month and scale with how much video, photography and social management you need. We show you your return on that investment: how many new guests found you, and what they spent. Fill out the form and we will recommend a package within 48 hours. ### Ready to make your food look like it tastes? Tell us about your restaurant and you'll have a plain-English plan in 48 hours: what we'd shoot, what we'd post, and what it costs. Work With Us Work With Us --- # Launch — https://www.davidmediagroup.com/launch Restaurant Launches ## Your first 90 days decide your next five years. A launch gets one shot at the press, the neighborhood, and the algorithm. Most owners spend it on phone photos and a "coming soon" post. We make your opening look like the event it is, and make sure the people who show up come back. Plan My Launch What's included Why most launches underperform ### You only open once. Everything that goes wrong online stays online. 01 **One first impression** Food writers, local accounts, and the algorithm all look at you in the same two weeks. Phone photos tell them you're not ready, even when the kitchen is. 02 **No audience on day one** You open to an empty follower list and a Google profile that doesn't exist yet. Every week of silence before opening is a week your competitors own. 03 **Reviews start at zero** A new restaurant with four reviews loses to a mediocre one with four hundred. Without a system asking at the right moment, you'll stay at four for months. 04 **Nobody has time to post** Opening week is chaos. The content that should be going out is the first thing that gets dropped, exactly when it matters most. What's included ### Everything a launch needs, before the doors open. Content that makes people want to be there, and systems that turn opening-week curiosity into regulars. **Pre-opening photo shoot** The space, the menu heroes, the bar, and the team, lit and styled before the first cover. **Launch film & short-form video** One cinematic launch piece and a bank of vertical clips cut for Instagram and TikTok. **Launch-week content calendar** Teasers, soft launch, grand opening, and the two weeks after, scheduled and published for you. **Google Business Profile, done right** Set up, verified, categorized, and loaded with the shoot, so you show up on Maps from day one. **Review system, live on opening night** Every happy first guest is asked at the right moment. You leave month one with a rating, not a wish. **SMS list from the first guest** Opening-week visitors become a list you own. The second visit is a text away, not a hope. How it works ### Four steps. Starts six to eight weeks before opening. **Plan** We map the story, the menu heroes, the shot list, and the launch calendar with you and the chef. **Shoot** Photo and video captured once the space is dressed and the kitchen is testing, with time to light every plate. **Launch** Content goes out on schedule. Google profile is live. Review and SMS systems switch on with the first cover. **Compound** Ninety days of publishing, review growth, and bringing first-timers back, so the opening buzz turns into a base. Our work ### What a launch looks like when it's lit properly. Launch questions ### Straight answers. When should a new restaurant start launch marketing? Six to eight weeks before opening. That gives time for a pre-opening shoot once the space is dressed, a content calendar for soft launch and grand opening, and the review and SMS systems to be live before the first guest sits down. What is included in a David Media Group restaurant launch package? A pre-opening photo shoot, a launch film and short-form video, launch-week social content, Google Business Profile setup and optimization, a review generation system, and an SMS list that starts with your first guest. Ongoing content and systems continue through the first 90 days. Do you shoot before the restaurant is open? Yes. The best launch content is captured before opening, when the space is finished, the kitchen is testing the menu, and there is time to light every dish properly. We also shoot during soft launch to capture real service. ### Opening soon? Let's talk before the paint dries. Tell us your opening date. We'll tell you exactly what needs to happen between now and then. Plan My Launch --- # Learn — https://www.davidmediagroup.com/learn Growth Library ## Short lessons. Real growth. For restaurants. Teaching tips from a decade of doing the work in New York City, delivered in a few minutes each. Watch one, apply it this week, see the difference by next month. All Content Reviews SMS & Email Google Business Profile Launches Coming soon Content **Why your food photos aren't bringing anyone in** The three things a guest decides in the first second of seeing your post, and why most restaurant photos fail all three. Coming soon Reviews **The exact moment to ask for a review** Ask too early and they ignore it. Too late and they forget. The window is about four hours wide. Here is how to hit it every time. Coming soon SMS & Email **The one text that fills a slow Tuesday** What to say, who to send it to, and what time to send it. One message, sent right, outperforms a month of posting. Coming soon Google Business Profile **Five Google profile settings that quietly cost you bookings** Categories, attributes, photos, hours, and the one field almost everyone leaves blank. Fix these in twenty minutes. Coming soon Launches **What to post in the six weeks before you open** A week-by-week plan from "we signed the lease" to opening night, so you open to an audience instead of an empty feed. Coming soon Content **Shooting a dish with one window and a phone** Until we shoot for you, this is how to get a usable photo on a Tuesday afternoon. Light, angle, plate, done. Coming soon SMS & Email **Building a guest list from zero in thirty days** Where to capture, what to offer, and how to stay compliant. The list you own is the only marketing asset that compounds. **Get the next lesson before it's public.** One email when a new video drops. No newsletter, no noise. Notify me ### Want it done instead of taught? Everything in this library is what we do for partners every week. If you'd rather skip the homework, we're here. Work With Us ## Clients and Testimonials - Bamboo Walk Caribbean Restaurant (New York): video and photography client for two years (menu, drinks, dining room, social video). Owner's testimonial: "Like fine wine, it gets better with time. When we think our photos and videos can't get any better, there goes another shoot that captures the moment from a different lens. He's creative, he's detailed, he's patient, and he listens to exactly what our goals are. I recommend David Media if you are looking to build a great portfolio."