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Do You — or Don’t You: Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

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Do You — or Don’t You: Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

Do You — or Don’t You:  Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

BY INSTORE TEAM

Do You — or Don’t You: Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

Published in the February 2013 issue

37% YES, I DO
 

No phones on the sales floor. Only check Facebook on breaks. It works well and limits distractions. — Don Bullock, Bullock’s Jewelry, Roswell, NM

I reward myself once all my tasks are complete. I check email, news and Facebook. Then, it’s back to work! — Dale Robertson, Jacob Stone, Milford, OH

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Checking is only for sending pictures for orders or contacting customers. — Frank Salinardi, Linardi’s Jewelers, Plantation, FL

We try to time-block. I have one guy who handles all our social media, and I open emails only a few times per day. While sales happen via email and social media, I feel like you can waste your whole day checking it. By putting it on a schedule, it frees the rest of my time. — Ray Lantz, The Diamond Center, Claremont, CA

I have made an attempt to curb this, but the addiction is too strong. — Donnie Blanton, Brittany’s Fine Jewelry, Gainesville, FL

63% NO, I DON’T

Our older staff (me) does not care enough for it to be an issue and our younger staff are too professional to allow it to be a problem. — Steven B. Goldfarb, Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler, Bellevue, WA

You have to be connected these days. This is more and more how all of us “talk” to each other. We find it crosses the generations. — Dorothy Vodicka, The Gem Collection, Tallahassee, FL

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We need to be where our customers are, and they are trending hour by hour. We need to hear what they are saying, buying and doing. — Alan Goodheart, Goodheart’s Jewelry Co., Overland Park, KS

No, because it brings us customers. Lots of them. — Jeff Dennis, Jeff Dennis Jewelers, Gardendale, AL

I haven’t because it all seems so trivial to me. If you spend all your time worrying about what everyone else thinks, how are you going to know what you think? I guess I’m just not interested enough to get caught up. — Mark Thomas Ruby, SunSpirit Designs, Loveland, CO

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Do You — or Don’t You: Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

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Do You — or Don’t You: Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

Do You — or Don’t You:  Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

BY INSTORE TEAM

Do You — or Don’t You: Do You Have Rules for Staff (or Yourself!) Regarding Social Media Checking and Updating?

Published in the February 2013 issue

37% YES, I DO
 

No phones on the sales floor. Only check Facebook on breaks. It works well and limits distractions. — Don Bullock, Bullock’s Jewelry, Roswell, NM

I reward myself once all my tasks are complete. I check email, news and Facebook. Then, it’s back to work! — Dale Robertson, Jacob Stone, Milford, OH

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Checking is only for sending pictures for orders or contacting customers. — Frank Salinardi, Linardi’s Jewelers, Plantation, FL

We try to time-block. I have one guy who handles all our social media, and I open emails only a few times per day. While sales happen via email and social media, I feel like you can waste your whole day checking it. By putting it on a schedule, it frees the rest of my time. — Ray Lantz, The Diamond Center, Claremont, CA

I have made an attempt to curb this, but the addiction is too strong. — Donnie Blanton, Brittany’s Fine Jewelry, Gainesville, FL

63% NO, I DON’T

Our older staff (me) does not care enough for it to be an issue and our younger staff are too professional to allow it to be a problem. — Steven B. Goldfarb, Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler, Bellevue, WA

You have to be connected these days. This is more and more how all of us “talk” to each other. We find it crosses the generations. — Dorothy Vodicka, The Gem Collection, Tallahassee, FL

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We need to be where our customers are, and they are trending hour by hour. We need to hear what they are saying, buying and doing. — Alan Goodheart, Goodheart’s Jewelry Co., Overland Park, KS

No, because it brings us customers. Lots of them. — Jeff Dennis, Jeff Dennis Jewelers, Gardendale, AL

I haven’t because it all seems so trivial to me. If you spend all your time worrying about what everyone else thinks, how are you going to know what you think? I guess I’m just not interested enough to get caught up. — Mark Thomas Ruby, SunSpirit Designs, Loveland, CO

Related Topics:

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SPONSORED VIDEO

Ready to Relocate? Wilkerson Makes Your Move Seamless

When Brockhaus Jewelry decided to leave their longtime West Main Street storefront for a standalone building elsewhere in Norman, Oklahoma, owners John Brockhaus and Brad Shipman faced a familiar challenge: how to efficiently reduce inventory before the big move. Their solution? Partnering with liquidation specialists Wilkerson for a second time. "We'd already experienced Wilkerson's professionalism during a previous sale," Shipman recalls. "But their approach to our relocation event truly impressed us. They strategically prioritized our existing pieces while tactfully introducing complementary merchandise as inventory levels decreased." The carefully orchestrated sale didn't just meet targets—it shattered them. Asked if they'd endorse Wilkerson to industry colleagues planning similar transitions—whether relocating, retiring, or refreshing their space—both partners were emphatic in their approval. "The entire process was remarkably straightforward," Shipman notes. "Wilkerson delivered a well-structured program, paired us with a knowledgeable advisor, and managed every detail flawlessly from concept to completion."

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