Chapter 2

Does the first cup sell a drink, or a return?

Ly đầu tiên bán đồ uống, hay bán lần sau?

The chapter's question

What do customers remember about their first drink at my shop, apart from the price?

Big idea

The first visit does not sell a drink; it sells a reason for a second visit.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    The First Thirty Seconds

    What happens in the first thirty seconds after a customer walks in?

  2. Part 2.2

    Their First Order

    What does a first-time visitor usually order?

  3. Part 2.3

    One Thing Worth Retelling

    What is there in my shop that a customer would tell someone else about?

  4. Part 2.4

    The Goodbye

    Who says the last sentence to the customer?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Second Cup is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Second Cup

  1. 1.Is my shop busy, or just full of strangers?
  2. 2.Does the first cup sell a drink, or a return?
  3. 3.Is the rush hour driving my regulars away?
  4. 4.Is my best seller really the one paying the bills?
  5. 5.If my shop closed tomorrow, what would anyone miss?