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Tasting Room Expertise: Onsite Polling to Improve Performance
Asking visitors their opinion can clarify your tasting room directives. By Craig Root If you’re like me, you’re probably numb to polling requests. Every restaurant, phone company, plumbing company,...
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Entertaining a Trade Visitor: VIP Treatment Can Lead to Sales
Here are some tips on making sure your trade visits stand out from your competition. By Craig Root The importance of treating trade visitors well cannot be overstated. Trade visits, which welcome...
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Tasting Room Expertise: Improve Your Profits with Tours
I have given more than 4,000 winery tours, and I’m convinced that people who go on tour buy more and join wine clubs at a higher rate. By Craig Root   Budweiser plants offer tours. The Jelly Belly...
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Tasting Room Expertise: Tips to Establish Rapport and Increase Sales
Before you ask for the sale, here are some tips on building a bond with customers.  By Craig Root   One of the things I stress with new and veteran tasting room employees is the concept of “helpful...