Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer: ‘Reaction Management’ the Key to Your Success
If you ask Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer, he’ll tell you he’s not in the food and beverage business. He’s in the “reaction business.” It’s a concept he wrote about in his book Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions (New Harvest, 2013).
Brix/Pacific Coast Wine Bar – Episode 430
Air Date: August 9, 2015 Season 4, Episode 30 – Put a Cork in It! Location: Sunset Beach, California Description: Pressure continues to build in Sunset Beach, when Jon Taffer and his experts challenge Rick Reich, owner of Brix, to focus less on being the center of attention and more on managing his finances and staff. The […]
How To Build Customer Loyalty
A business that gives its patrons what they want when they want it will never find itself wishing for a healthy supply of loyal customers. But what makes a customer loyal? Is it the food you serve? The music you play? Is it the ambiance you provide that ties all of those elements together? Guess […]
Secrets for Business Success
Running a successful bar is hard work. Every day you have to fight for excellence. It’s like in football – a team may win by mere inches, but each player fought for those inches every step of the way. The same theory applies to bars and to all businesses. If you want to be successful […]
How Music Drives Customer Spending
I went at this business with a love of music and an insatiable desire to create frenzy, energy and dynamics through music. Music is such an integral part of the bar experience, whether it’s a live band, a jukebox, iPod nights, or a DJ, that the quality of the music selection can actually help drive customer spending […]
Essential Tips for Opening Your Own Bar
With the proper planning, any bar can be successful. But it’s not all fun and games. Being a bar owner is more about grit than glamour, so be prepared to work hard and strive for excellence every single day. With that in mind, here is the advice I would give any new bar owner on […]
Develop a Winner’s Mindset: Advice from Jon Taffer and Tony Robbins
If you’ve fallen into a rut, chances are you need to change your approach. Thinking in new ways can help you stop making common excuses and guard against failure. Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer, business and life coach Tony Robbins and Blogilates founder Cassie Ho share strategies to help you through the process. View Video
Hangover Helpers
Sometimes a killer hangover is the price we have to pay after a boozy night out. During an interview with HealthDay, Brandon Browne, MD, explained, “Alcohol is a diuretic, which means that it helps the body get rid of fluids. When you have a severe hangover, you’re often severely dehydrated, and the body can’t get […]
National Scotch Day
Happy National Scotch Day! Scotch whisky by law must be distilled and aged in Scotland from malted barley and, sometimes, other grains. If it’s made with just malted barley and water and bottled as whisky from one distillery, it’s one of the famous “single malt” Scotch whiskies. If a Scotch is made with other grain, […]
Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer Says ‘Every Excuse Is BS’
Failure is a bitch. As an entrepreneur, the last thing you want to do is build up your company, make your dream become a reality and then see it come crashing down around you.