Why the People Still Come First
When I started in hotel sales in 1993, I was handed a phone and a market flooded with hotels in the middle of a recession. There was no training program. No system telling me where to focus. I had to figure it out by making calls, getting rejected, adjusting, and...
What’s Actually Different Now
Here's what we're seeing from our sellers since GillisOS and AskGillis went live. The research time is gone. What used to take 45 minutes per lead, pulling data from multiple systems, cross-referencing signals, figuring out who the right contact was and why the timing...
What’s Holding It All Together
You can build great technology and still lose. We've watched it happen in this industry for years. A new system gets implemented, training happens once, and six months later nobody's using it the way it was intended. The technology wasn't the problem. The culture...
Introducing GillisOS + AskGillis
Introducing GillisOS + AskGillis. We are excited to officially introduce GillisOS and AskGillis. This is not a generic prospecting tool or a traditional training program. It is a purpose-built system designed for how hotel sales actually works, account by account and...
AI Is Not Replacing Sellers. It Is Replacing Everything Slowing Them Down.
AI Is Not Replacing Sellers. It is Replacing Everything Slowing Them Down. For years, hotel sellers have been stuck doing work that does not move revenue. Researching accounts. Searching for contacts. Trying to piece together what is happening in a market. AI changes...
Modern Selling is Here. Most Hotels Are Not Ready.
Modern Selling Is Here. Most Hotels Are Not Ready. Hotel sales is still operating like it’s 1995. Sellers are expected to prospect, research accounts, find contacts, write emails, manage inbound, update CRM, and somehow still close business. The reality is most of...
Gillis Family Recipe: Sticky Garlic Chicken Skewers
Ingredients: 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts 3 garlic cloves 2 tbsp honey ¼ cup ketchup ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp of either Franks Red Hot or Sweet Chilli Siracha (depends on the heat level you like) Salt and pepper to taste Directions:...
How to Jump the Queue and Stand Out
Getting in front of today’s buyers is even harder than ever. Call-back rates are below 1% and only 24% of sales emails even get opened (source: Hubspot). Your prospects are flooded with messages – and most of them sound the same. So how do you rise above the noise?...
The RFP Process: Shifting from Quantity to Quality
For many hotel teams, the RFP season can feel like running on a treadmill: endless motion with uncertain results. Our CEO & Founder, Tammy Gillis recently called out the need for change in a post on LinkedIn. “The [RFP] process desperately needs to evolve” and...
Summer Sales Activity = Fall Revenue
Summer is here – and with it comes full hotels, ringing phones, and non-stop guest requests. Operations are running at full throttle, and teams are stretched thinner than ever. But here’s the tough truth: If you’re not carving out time for sales now, you’re setting...
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