Marketing Director / Pink Pickle Marketing
Elias Rikos

Elias is a hospitality marketing specialist with over a decade of experience helping venues cut through the noise, fill their seats, and keep guests coming back. Over the past 10 years, heOs worked with restaurants, bars, hotels, pubs, and clubs across Australia, from fine-dining rooms to local favourites, building strategies that deliver results.
In 2022, Elias founded Pink Pickle Marketing, a boutique agency servicing clients across New South Wales & Queensland. Tired of agencies hiding behind jargon and glossy reports, he set out with a simple mission: strip away the fluff and give hospitality brands exactly what they need to grow, more visibility, more bookings, and more genuine enquiries.
Under his leadership, Pink Pickle has earned a reputation for its straightforward approach, creativity, and hands-on client partnerships. The agency has helped venues of all sizes stay top of mind and thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
When heOs not building campaigns or on the road visiting clients, Elias is usually hunting down the next great food find, rating pizza joints (purely for research, of course), or talking shop with venue owners well past closing time.

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How To Build a Cafe Brand That People Talk About
Monday 25 May
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Café Success Stage
Elias Rikos
Marketing Director
Pink Pickle Marketing
Laetitia Loefti
Owner/Operator
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Scott Sanderson
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