by Service That Sells | Sep 21, 2018 | Service & Sales
Small talk is something not enough managers train their waitstaff on, yet it’s very important to the guests’ overall impressions of a restaurant. While it comes naturally to some servers, others jump right in to the specials and leave customers without...
by Service That Sells | Sep 7, 2018 | Service & Sales
So many performance evaluations read the same for every employee in an operation. And while certain basics definitely do apply, servers should also be evaluated as salespeople. By adding sales techniques into the evaluation process and sharing that evaluation with new...
by Service That Sells | Jul 1, 2018 | Training
Pep talks — “Alright, people, let’s get out there and sell, sell, sell!” — can take you only so far. Waitstaff training gets everyone excited at first, but can fizzle quickly. Even sales contests and incentives, while important, can’t be run every minute of...
by Service That Sells | Apr 27, 2018 | Human Resources, Management
We’ve all heard of the 80/20 rule: Your superstars generate the most sales and profits. Even if it’s not so dramatic in the restaurant industry, aside from your “A” players, the key to your success is your “B” players. This group typically makes up about 50 percent of...
by Service That Sells | Feb 9, 2018 | Training
Put Jon through appetizer sales training: Check. Have the new hostess read the orientation manual: Check. Show Sue how to rotate food in the walk-in: Check. If your day feels like a series of never-ending training to-dos, you’re probably doing it wrong. Training...
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