Taffer brings tough talk to ‘Bar Rescue’
Jon Taffer is a hardass —and he plays one on TV. “I think ‘Bar Rescue’ is a very fair portrayal of who and what I am,” says Taffer, the tough talking host of Spike TV’s number one show. “I’m not playing a character.” But the blazer-wearing, Vegas- based bar expert—who is tasked with turning failing […]
12 Successful Entrepreneurs Share The Best Advice They Ever Got
Being a successful entrepreneur frequently involves a series of missteps and mistakes before finally nailing the right idea or business. The difference, for many, between giving up and persisting through the toughest times can be getting advice from people who have done it before — and being smart enough to listen. From investor Mark Cuban’s […]
Jon Taffer Welcomes Constant Contact’s Ron Cates as Guest Speaker for 2013 Rescue Tour Workshop in Los Angeles
LAS VEGAS – Presented by Nightclub & Bar Media Group, Jon Taffer’s Rescue Tour workshop continues to flourish with the addition of Ron Cates, director of new market development for Constant Contact® Inc., (NASDAQ: CTCT) who will join Taffer for the first stop at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 16. […]
Burger-Bar Rescue Advice from Jon Taffer
Before he became host of SPIKE TV’s popular “Bar Rescue,” Jon Taffer spent three decades running or improving bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The author of “Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions,” he serves as president of Nightclub & Bar Media Group (Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, Nightclub & Bar magazine). […]
4 Ways a Bartender Can Rip You Off, and What You Should Order
People head to their local watering holes to let loose, blow off steam, knock a few back, get their drink on, but you might want to think twice before paying $10 for that second vodka-cranberry. Because whoever has the alcohol is in control, and the man behind the bar could be ripping you off. Jon […]
Interview with Jon Taffer
In the nightclub and restaurant industry, there is no one better than Jon Taffer, the president of Nightclub & Bar Media Group and host of Bar Rescue on Spike TV. He has had over three decades of hands on experience, and he uses his experience to help others. In this interview, I had a chance […]
How Frequency Marketing Will Help You Keep Customers
You know your marketing tactics are working if you can entice people to come back to your business for a third or fourth time. In some ways, appealing to your current customers may be better than constantly trying to attract new ones. Jon Taffer, the host and executive producer of “Bar Rescue,” tells us why […]
Why ‘Bar Rescue’ Is The Most Entertaining Show On Television
Jon Taffer doesn’t come to your bar to make friends. He doesn’t come to hold your hand, or tell you you’re trying your best and that everything will be okay. Jon Taffer comes to your bar to fix what you have broken, to clean what you have dirtied and to show you the path to financial […]
TAFFER: CLUBS BEGINNING TO CANNIBALIZE
Jon Taffer hit the small screen with Bar Rescue, but the 30-plus-year veteran of the industry is also the mastermind behind Nightclub & Bar, which publishes the annual sales rankings of night spots, as well as the Nightclub & Bar Awards. We talked to Taffer for the Vegas Seven beer issue and he had plenty […]
'Bar Rescue' host Jon Taffer on N.J. nightlife: just the right mix
When he’s not chewing out a sluggish manager or screaming at an incompetent bartender, fiery nightlife expert Jon Taffer stresses the importance of building experiences. On his hit television show “Bar Rescue,” Taffer explains over and over to floundering bar staffs that ultimately, through good service and well-mixed drinks, they are stringing together reactions positive […]