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\"restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n

Believe it or not, you employ a small army of marketers. And if you\u2019re like most restaurant operators, they\u2019re not being used to their full potential.<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m talking about your front of house CREW! The people that interact with your customers table-side day in and day out. They can have an immediate and dramatic impact on your top line sales, and just a small amount of effort can pay HUGE dividends.
\nIn order to get results you must engage and motivate staff effectively.<\/p>\n

Every dollar you spend on marketing for customer acquisition and frequency programs is focused on bringing a guest to the table. But that\u2019s not where marketing stops! If your marketing efforts don\u2019t include what happens at the table, you\u2019re missing out on an avalanche of sales.<\/p>\n

Be honest:<\/strong> What is the most effective way to encourage a customer to try your latest and greatest feature? A soggy table tent that immediately gets pushed to the side and forgotten or an enthusiastic server that describes their favorite new menu addition?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no comparison, yet hardly any restaurants are effectively incorporating their staff into marketing programs. Restaurants need to utilize employee incentive programs to boost growth.<\/p>\n

\"restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n

So why aren’t more restaurants already doing so? Eighty percent of operators admit they aren\u2019t utilizing crew incentive programs nearly enough for two key reasons.<\/p>\n

First, they\u2019re time consuming.<\/strong> It takes time out of the manager\u2019s day to come up with the program, communicate it to their staff, and ultimately track and rewards the winners.<\/p>\n

The second reason is engagement.<\/strong> It can be difficult to keep your staff engaged and motivated throughout the course of the incentive. It\u2019s only effective if the team members buy in and change their behavior.<\/p>\n

Just how much money are you missing out on?<\/strong>
\nRemember that any additional sales made table-side are almost entirely profit (less food cost); its revenue you\u2019re getting without any discount\/coupon or additional marketing dollars. That customer is already in your restaurant. The hard part is complete. Now you\u2019re just maximizing the transaction that ADDS TO YOUR PROFIT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s do a quick exercise focused on an appetizer sales competition.<\/p>\n

In this example, the restaurant has 20 servers. During the course of a month-long competition, each one is able to sell an extra 15 appetizers. That\u2019s not much of a stretch. It probably comes out to less than one extra appetizer per shift each server works.<\/p>\n

If your average appetizer price is $10 and your food cost is 34%, you\u2019re looking at a net profit of $6.60 for each of those ADDITIONAL sales. Multiply that by your 20 servers x 15 extra appetizers per server and you just added $1,980 to your bottom line this month. Not bad for a simple appetizer competition with your staff.<\/p>\n

Want to quickly see how your sales can be impacted? We\u2019ve created a free and easy to use ROI calculator<\/a>. Simply fill in the blanks and it takes care of the rest!<\/p>\n

Staff competitions can do much more than simply sell additional appetizers. They\u2019re extremely effective at selling higher profit items, clearing inventory that is going out of date or out of season, or promoting specific vendor partner\u2019s products in return for rebates or incentives.<\/p>\n

Ready to begin utilizing your crew to raise sales and profit? We\u2019ve created a free eBook – Activate Your Marketing Army! A Guide to Capturing Extra Revenue Table-side. We\u2019ve put together real world case studies and cover how to make your suggestive sell competitions more effective as well as ideas to get started. Just click here to download your free copy today!<\/p>\n

Source: The Rail Media; By Charlie Francus, Co-Founder of Springzy<\/p>\n

Considering hiring additional staff or providing additional training? Would easy access to additional working capital help you get that started? Receive a free, no-obligation quote from ARF Financial! We have low rates, fixed terms up to 3 years and a streamlined approval process. You could have your money in as little as 5 business days. Click here<\/a> to get started!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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