New Posts For Thread: Job interview help: Growing sales in a bookies ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookiesGood afternoon chaps, Im after any advice or suggestions on how a betting shop could improve its sales. I have an interview for a managers position on Tuesday and I need to come up with a 30 day sales improvement plan.I was a manager previously for tBring in a dress code - shoes must be worn, tops must meet bottoms, and heads must be visible.Promote it with drawings of people barred entry - Jesus Christ barefoot, Katie Price in normal clothes for her, and Mohammed shielding his face.It'll go dowhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544764861#544764861Bring in a dress code - shoes must be worn, tops must meet bottoms, and heads must be visible.Promote it with drawings of people barred entry - Jesus Christ barefoot, Katie Price in normal clothes for her, and Mohammed shielding his face.It'll go dowMon, 18 May 2015 03:49:20 -0500Up till when I was working in High Street North the manager of a local independent had a tipping comp each day, you picked three horses & the returned SP had to add up to twenty that could be two 9/1 winners or a 20/1 shot, if it was not won it wenthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544764855#544764855Up till when I was working in High Street North the manager of a local independent had a tipping comp each day, you picked three horses & the returned SP had to add up to twenty that could be two 9/1 winners or a 20/1 shot, if it was not won it wentMon, 18 May 2015 03:47:16 -0500Issue each customer with a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket per month which entitles them to one bet at the odds offered to return a max of £1000.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544764825#544764825Issue each customer with a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket per month which entitles them to one bet at the odds offered to return a max of £1000.Mon, 18 May 2015 03:40:31 -0500Mikael D'Haguenet 17 May 15 18:51Or 'come for a bet, we'll take the piss'Fecking brilliant well done sir.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544764781#544764781Mikael D'Haguenet 17 May 15 18:51Or 'come for a bet, we'll take the piss'Fecking brilliant well done sir.Mon, 18 May 2015 03:22:52 -0500I woud imagine that most of the suggestions are beyond the discretion of the manager.Through the doors of the office at a Hills shop there is, drawn on a white board, some mantra about saving money. e.g. tips on how to cut down on drinks, toilet papehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544764763#544764763I woud imagine that most of the suggestions are beyond the discretion of the manager.Through the doors of the office at a Hills shop there is, drawn on a white board, some mantra about saving money. e.g. tips on how to cut down on drinks, toilet papeMon, 18 May 2015 03:17:26 -0500It's not true though of the major companies who employ mystery shoppers to ensure that staff are courteous and knowledgeable.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544762627#544762627It's not true though of the major companies who employ mystery shoppers to ensure that staff are courteous and knowledgeable.Sun, 17 May 2015 17:41:37 -0500guinness2dear 17 May 15 15:41You know as well as i do, Millhouse, that they couldn't give a flying fahook about punters. Old - young - male - female, gay - straight. As long as some asylum seeker, rinky dink, or other fukwit with means, plays the FOBhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544762573#544762573guinness2dear 17 May 15 15:41You know as well as i do, Millhouse, that they couldn't give a flying fahook about punters. Old - young - male - female, gay - straight. As long as some asylum seeker, rinky dink, or other fukwit with means, plays the FOBSun, 17 May 2015 17:36:50 -05004/5 and 10/11 winners in singles settled at evens up to £100 stake. Full odds paid on dead heats in singles and multiples (how often do you get one these days)And somebody should keep on at the tote to accept 10p lines in Jackpot perms. The pools wohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544762557#5447625574/5 and 10/11 winners in singles settled at evens up to £100 stake. Full odds paid on dead heats in singles and multiples (how often do you get one these days)And somebody should keep on at the tote to accept 10p lines in Jackpot perms. The pools woSun, 17 May 2015 17:35:57 -0500Carol prob worst big player. I use the word big with considerable caution, within 3 weeks you will be pushing a machine competition trying to get the most vulnerable on to the Crack Cocaine of gambling. Use Your feet and vote with your conscious, Thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544762499#544762499Carol prob worst big player. I use the word big with considerable caution, within 3 weeks you will be pushing a machine competition trying to get the most vulnerable on to the Crack Cocaine of gambling. Use Your feet and vote with your conscious, ThSun, 17 May 2015 17:31:08 -0500When Paddys opened across the road from my shop I managed to convince the regional manger to offer money back if your horse finished 2nd up to a ton The shop was packed solid for 2 weeks until someone further up got twitchy and pulled the plug Ruinehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30500121/job-interview-help-growing-sales-in-a-bookies?post_id=544762359#544762359When Paddys opened across the road from my shop I managed to convince the regional manger to offer money back if your horse finished 2nd up to a ton The shop was packed solid for 2 weeks until someone further up got twitchy and pulled the plug RuineSun, 17 May 2015 17:18:18 -0500