A Guide for the Hospitality Industry: Everybody Sells

Author(s): Jeffrey Beck

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2025

Pages: 286

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A Guide for the Hospitality Industry: Everybody Sells emphasizes the philosophy that EVERYONE in hospitality sells. Whether you are selling yourself, an idea, a product or a service, there are techniques one uses to influence and persuade others. The new edition presents the basic concepts of sales and helps readers develop skills by providing an applicable sales experience in addition to vital information. 

A Guide for the Hospitality Industry: Everybody Sells includes: 

  • a "role-play" workbook of detailed sales scenarios, allowing students to practice sales concepts as they learn them
  • multiple tools to focus readings, including Summaries, Key Terms, Discussion Questions, and Learning Objectives
  • large headings and eye-catching tables and graphics for ease of future reference
  • access to powerful speech-capture software that allows students to upload sales presentations and videos to receive real-time professor feedback

Chapter 1  History of Sales Profession: Evolution of Hospitality Sales Promotion

Chapter 2  Mapping the Guest Experience: Marketing

Chapter 3  Everyone Sells in Hospitality

Chapter 4  Preparing to Be a Hospitality Professional

Chapter 5  Developing Business Relationships

Chapter 6  Being a Hospitality Product Expert

Chapter 7  Understanding Hospitality Guests

Chapter 8  Seeking Prime Clients for the Hospitality Product

Chapter 9  Establishing the Sales Conversation

Chapter 10  Telling the Hospitality Story

Chapter 11  Overcoming Client Concerns

Chapter 12  Asking for the Sale: Sealing the Deal

Chapter 13  Service after the Sale

Chapter 14  Management of the Sales Force and Practical Applications

Jeffrey Beck

A Guide for the Hospitality Industry: Everybody Sells emphasizes the philosophy that EVERYONE in hospitality sells. Whether you are selling yourself, an idea, a product or a service, there are techniques one uses to influence and persuade others. The new edition presents the basic concepts of sales and helps readers develop skills by providing an applicable sales experience in addition to vital information. 

A Guide for the Hospitality Industry: Everybody Sells includes: 

  • a "role-play" workbook of detailed sales scenarios, allowing students to practice sales concepts as they learn them
  • multiple tools to focus readings, including Summaries, Key Terms, Discussion Questions, and Learning Objectives
  • large headings and eye-catching tables and graphics for ease of future reference
  • access to powerful speech-capture software that allows students to upload sales presentations and videos to receive real-time professor feedback

Chapter 1  History of Sales Profession: Evolution of Hospitality Sales Promotion

Chapter 2  Mapping the Guest Experience: Marketing

Chapter 3  Everyone Sells in Hospitality

Chapter 4  Preparing to Be a Hospitality Professional

Chapter 5  Developing Business Relationships

Chapter 6  Being a Hospitality Product Expert

Chapter 7  Understanding Hospitality Guests

Chapter 8  Seeking Prime Clients for the Hospitality Product

Chapter 9  Establishing the Sales Conversation

Chapter 10  Telling the Hospitality Story

Chapter 11  Overcoming Client Concerns

Chapter 12  Asking for the Sale: Sealing the Deal

Chapter 13  Service after the Sale

Chapter 14  Management of the Sales Force and Practical Applications

Jeffrey Beck