AUSTIN, Texas (March 18, 2024) -- Marqii, a one-stop digital operations platform for hospitality businesses, today announced Anna Tauzin has joined its Board of Directors. Tauzin is the Fractional Head of Marketing for Big Chicken, a QSR chicken sandwich brand co-founded by Shaquille O’Neal. She is also the Principal of The Good Kind Consulting, a marketing company for restaurant and restaurant technology brands. 

Tauzin brings a wealth of restaurant and hospitality tech expertise to the Marqii board. As Head of Marketing for Big Chicken, she owns a comprehensive program including branding, social media, franchisee marketing, loyalty programs, and more. Previously, she was the Senior Director of Industry Relations and Community Affairs for ChowNow. Before her career in tech, Tauzin served as the Chief Revenue and Innovation Officer for the Texas Restaurant Association and, before that the Head of Innovation at the National Restaurant Association. Anna also serves on the advisory board for SXSW Interactive, an influential global conference and networking event in Austin. She is the President of Les Dames d’Escoffier - Austin Chapter, an organization supporting women in the culinary, beverage, and hospitality industry.

“A guest’s experience before and after visiting a restaurant is a key part of hospitality, and Marqii helps clarify information and the feedback process,” said Tauzin. “I’m thrilled to join the board of Marqii to help advocate for great hospitality and provide a much-needed resource for operators and their guests.” 

Avi Goren, Co-Founder and CEO of Marqii, is excited to welcome Tauzin to the Marqii board. “Anna’s deep involvement in the hospitality industry and her expertise in marketing and innovation make her an invaluable addition to our team. She truly embodies the spirit of hospitality in her work, and will help Marqii become an even greater resource to our clients, partners, and to the industry as a whole.”

Marqii strives to help restaurants, bars, hotels, ghost kitchens and virtual brands deepen their customer relationships by providing one central place where they can efficiently manage their online reviews, menus, insights and listings. To learn more about Marqii, visit https://marqii.com. 

About Marqii

Founded in 2017 by Avi Goren, Evan Perlmutter and Bryan Rutcofsky, Marqii is a one-stop digital operations platform for hospitality businesses. Marqii Review Management gives multi-unit operators one place to track and respond to Yelp, Google, Facebook, OpenTable, GrubHub, Uber Eats, and ezCater reviews so they never miss a chance to engage with their guests. With dozens of POS integrations and connections to more than 80 listings sites including Google, Yelp, Facebook, Bing, and Apple Maps, Marqii saves hospitality teams time by automating updates to their online menus, hours, location data, featured links, and more. More than 10,000 hospitality businesses of all sizes use Marqii to centralize their guest feedback, save time, rank higher in search results, attract more guests, and learn what matters most to their customers. Some of the hospitality businesses currently relying on Marqii to power their online operations include Sage Hospitality Group, Margaritaville, Levain Bakery, Marcus Samuelsson Group, Authentic Restaurant Brands, Beyond Juicery + Eatery, Highgate Hospitality, Big Chicken, and Gregory’s Coffee.