by Service That Sells | Jan 17, 2023 | Service & Sales
In the restaurant business, service and sales go hand in hand. To sell is to serve, and to serve is to sell. The problem is that many restaurant servers are afraid to “sell.” They don’t want to seem pushy or insincere. Usually, this is because the word “sell” conjures...
by Service That Sells | Oct 8, 2020 | Management, Training
You’re giving away an iPad, travel miles, gift cards, or whatever your servers said they wanted as prizes, and yet your server training contests are still failing. You’re out of ideas, cash, and patience, and your sales still aren’t where you want them to be. What’s...
by Service That Sells | Aug 27, 2020 | Service & Sales
Per person check averages have never mattered more than they do right now. For restaurants to make up for fewer in-house guests, they have to make the most out of every guest they have. This means providing exceptional service, of course, but it also means enhancing...
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...
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