Cold Calls in the New World
Posted by Pure Energy at 8:21 pm in Daily Rants

I spent part of my day cold calling today.  We did get a couple catering leads that will need to be followed up on. 
It is simply a different world.  The people we met today were tired, confused, mostly unfriendly, depressed and simply miserable.  What happened?  We walked into a GM Dealership that we thought was open but [...]

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Cold Calling….are you getting results?
Posted by Pure Energy at 10:12 pm in Daily Rants

Cold calling.  Sales People have been cold calling forever.  Sometimes it’s fun, most times it’s not. Are you that Hotel Sales Manager who cold calls each day?  Are you getting results?
I read an article today that was right on the money about cold calling.  Check it out at on www.gamingindustrywire.com~ Back to Hotel Sales Basics: The Basics Have [...]

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Local Catering Halls and the Hotel Sales Manager
Posted by Pure Energy at 8:44 pm in Sales Manager Tips

Local Catering Halls that that free stand are constantly asked “where they should house their guests”.  As a Hotel Sales Person you will need to identify who they are referring and find out how they can refer you.
Most Catering Halls will want more than one hotel to refer.  It only makes sense since each hotel [...]

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Sales Manager & the Restaurant Blitz!
Posted by Pure Energy at 10:26 pm in Daily Rants

Today was the restaurant “Sales Blitz” to promote the new $14.95 lunch buffet that starts on Monday, September 8th. I was resistant, annoyed and frankly I was busy on my own stuff, that I didn’t feel the drive.
As I fiddled around in the kitchen to get more coffee, I said good morning to one of [...]

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