It looks like the Donald was in a giving mood. Yeah, right. Just showing off for his bud is more like it. When the waiter came with the tab after he was done with his meal at the Buffalo Club in Santa Monica, Trump asked what his all time biggest tip was. The dude said $500. Trump merely added $10,000 to the tip line. He wouldn't take the waiters phone call to thank him.
What's Driving This Trend
- Generous Tipping
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop mobile apps that connect customers and service industry workers to facilitate higher tips.
- Celebrity Influence
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create platforms that leverage the influence of celebrities to encourage generous tipping and promote positive customer experiences.
- Social Media Gratuity
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build social media platforms dedicated to showcasing and celebrating extraordinary acts of tipping, encouraging others to follow suit.
Who This Affects Most
- Mobile Payment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative mobile payment solutions specifically designed to facilitate and encourage larger tips.
- Hospitality
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce training programs and technologies to enhance customer service and encourage higher tipping in the hospitality industry.
- Social Media Marketing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer social media marketing services tailored to creating positive brand experiences and encouraging customers to tip generously.
