Gillis Family Recipe: Nana’s Chicken Fricot
This is an Acadian dish and was a staple for my family growing up. My dad was one of 12 children growing up in Cape Breton Island, so my Nana had to learn to cook inexpensive meals that could be stretched to feed her big family. It’s one of our family favorite dishes...
Committed to Excellence
At Gillis Sales, we understand that the backbone of our success lies in the strength of our sales team. That's why we are deeply committed to ongoing training and development—ensuring that our team is equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to not only meet,...
Local Sales, Big Impact: Strategies for Hotel Success in 2025
The Power of a Local Sales Strategy for Hotel Success in 2025 One of the most effective ways to drive revenue and maximize performance is by focusing on a local sales strategy. A tailored approach that targets the community, local businesses, and surrounding markets...
2025: A Year of Opportunity
The hotel industry is poised for a relatively flat year when it comes to occupancy and much of the 1.8% increase in REVPAR will come from ADR (according to CoStar). This forecast hasn't been updated with the recent tariffs and trade discussions and could very well...
ChatGPT and Sales
Many of us are at the beginning stages when it comes to using ChatGPT. I've been playing around with it to better understand the sales applications that can be leveraged. I did a live demo of some sales use cases during a recent online seminar and it's fascinating the...
Gillis Family Sweet Potato, Carrot & Parsnip Soup
Ingredients: 8 cups of chicken broth 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled 2 medium parsnips, peeled 2 large carrots, peeled 1 medium onion 2 cloves of garlic Directions: Sautee garlic and onions in olive oil in a large pot. Add diced sweet potatoes, carrots and parsnips....
Getting Your Unfair Share this RFP Season
At Gillis Sales, we know that winning new business starts with understanding both where we’ve been and where we want to go. Phyllis Tess, Gillis’ new Enterprise Consultant, recently shared her insights on how to grow business from Global accounts. It all starts with...
Three-Dimensional Selling
Are you a one, two or three dimensional seller? And what is the difference between each dimension? The difference between each dimension is the research conducted ahead of time by the seller and how it’s leveraged to have a business conversation vs. a sales...
Knowing What Good Looks Like
Hiring, Onboarding, and Retaining Sales Staff Consider for a moment a salesperson or a sales director executing sales pre covid? What might they tell you about their experience in sales? They’d likely talk about how successful they were. During a time of unprecedented...
How Important is a Local Sales Strategy?
The hotel industry is not a “build it and they will come” business model. It requires an active sales strategy to ensure the hotel has profitable base business throughout the year. Hotels without this focus will likely be the last to fill, be heavily reliant on OTA’s...
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