Need a hand? I want to start raking up dials, selling software into SMB - Restaurants.
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BourbonKing
Valued Contributor
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VP of Sales
Unless you're selling a POS system, make sure whatever software it is integrates with a POS system.
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
Definitely!
TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
i think selling software to restaurants is super risky and sounds really hard. BUT if you did have experience in this industry it does make sense.
Are you offering to make dials for other ppl?
Are you offering to make dials for other ppl?
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
I am offering to make dials for other people, interested?
TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
No, but it’s an interesting idea! Keep us posted if this works out
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
Haha will do!
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Find a company that is in the fintech space or POS
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
My thoughts exactly. I interviewed with a Mid Market all-in-one POS, and have been flirting with a few others but communication has slowed this week for all of the likely reasons. 🤷♂️
Anyways, so that’s why I’m here, figured I’d get out there and stir-the-pot a little.
Thanks antiASKHOLE
Anyways, so that’s why I’m here, figured I’d get out there and stir-the-pot a little.
Thanks antiASKHOLE
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
Venmo for tips, that’s a space that would be a blast.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Have you looked at Toast?
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
I was speaking with a recruiter recently but conversation have slowed in the past week or so. Holidays or recession 🤷♂️
Do you have experience with Toast you’d be willing to share?
Do you have experience with Toast you’d be willing to share?
saaskicker
Celebrated Contributor
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Enterprise AE
Check out the rewards networks (Fivestar, Punchh, Thanx) theres a bunch that sell into hospitality.
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
Sick thank you
saaskicker
Celebrated Contributor
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Enterprise AE
anything that integrates with a POS system honestly.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
follow my interview steps to get a position at a food tech company
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
selling into restaurants is the worst type of sale IMO
punishedlad
Tycoon
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Business Development Team Lead
So true. Their profit margins are so slim as it is, good luck getting them to spend money on something else.
Bars are a better option for that industry.
Bars are a better option for that industry.
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
What other routes would you recommend when transitioning out of hospitality? Definitely open to suggestions.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
Literally read my interviewing posts and job hunting posts - you frame your career how you want to to land any role into any industry
Id suggest cyber, data, ai. Most needed and growing and AE potential is starting at 100-200k vs for restaraunt it topping out at 80k pretty much
Id suggest cyber, data, ai. Most needed and growing and AE potential is starting at 100-200k vs for restaraunt it topping out at 80k pretty much
BlueJays2591
Politicker
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Federal Business Dev Director
Yeah restaurants are a very oversaturated place. Unless you have something revolutionary it's very hard
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
Sweet, where can I find your steps?
SADNESSLieutenant
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Officer of ♥️
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Very much recommend this post - it's thorough and detailed.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
<3
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
What kind of software are you thinking? All I come up with are POS systems.
Weshouldhireme
Contributor
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Transitioning twenty years of hospitality experience to SDR—where I can learn sales from the bottom up.
There are niche software solutions like, Venmo for tips. But for the most part POS runs the show with software.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
You mentioned above that you spoke to Toast. I can tell you that many tech companies have slowed hiring. It's not all doom and gloom, but no idea when things will turn around. I can just say to keep your eyes on their career pages and work on your resume (LinkedIn page).
SaaSguy
Tycoon
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Account Executive
I got my start selling to restaurants. Just be prepared for lots and lots of volume in your cold calling. We would make 100-200 dials a day to set a couple meetings.
The hospitality experience could be good for story telling in your pitch, however, just make sure you arent calling during peak/busy service hours as you will get cursed out.
Go after restaurant groups/hospitality groups with a corporate HQ. Don't overlook country clubs and cannabis dispensaries as they operate similarly to restaurants on the back end.
The hospitality experience could be good for story telling in your pitch, however, just make sure you arent calling during peak/busy service hours as you will get cursed out.
Go after restaurant groups/hospitality groups with a corporate HQ. Don't overlook country clubs and cannabis dispensaries as they operate similarly to restaurants on the back end.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
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Sales Rep
SMB HCM like Payroll is big, POS, Merchant Services are the ones I have heard about
activity
Politicker
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VP, Business Development
Good luck! Selling into restaurants will be a more difficult sale going into this downturn. They generally get hit first and the hardest during these types of downturns.
CRAG112
Valued Contributor
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Account Executive
I don’t get your headline. Be an SDR to learn sales from the bottom up? But SDR’s don’t sell…..in most places.
Grab a field based sales role. You’ll learn real real fast when you are face to face with people.
PS. Check out Phone Ready Leads and the people who run it. You might have more of a chance doing that with them.
Grab a field based sales role. You’ll learn real real fast when you are face to face with people.
PS. Check out Phone Ready Leads and the people who run it. You might have more of a chance doing that with them.
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