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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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After being in business for over a quarter of a century, Wayne Reid, owner of Wayne Jewelers in Wayne, Pennsylvania, decided it was time for a little “me time.” He says, “I’ve reached a point in my life where it’s time to slow down, enjoy a lot of things outside of the jewelry industry. It just seemed to be the right time.” He chose Wilkerson to handle his retirement sale because of their reputation and results. With financial goals exceeded, Reid says he made the right choice selecting Wilkerson to handle the sale. “They made every effort to push our jewelry to the forefront of the showcases,” he says, lauding Wilkerson for their finesse and expertise. Would he recommend them to other jewelers who want to make room for new merchandise, expand their business or like him, decide to call it a day? Absolutely he says, equating trying to do this kind of sale with cutting your own hair. “The results are going to happen but not as well as if you have a professional like Wilkerson do the job for you.”

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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

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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

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

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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

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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After being in business for over a quarter of a century, Wayne Reid, owner of Wayne Jewelers in Wayne, Pennsylvania, decided it was time for a little “me time.” He says, “I’ve reached a point in my life where it’s time to slow down, enjoy a lot of things outside of the jewelry industry. It just seemed to be the right time.” He chose Wilkerson to handle his retirement sale because of their reputation and results. With financial goals exceeded, Reid says he made the right choice selecting Wilkerson to handle the sale. “They made every effort to push our jewelry to the forefront of the showcases,” he says, lauding Wilkerson for their finesse and expertise. Would he recommend them to other jewelers who want to make room for new merchandise, expand their business or like him, decide to call it a day? Absolutely he says, equating trying to do this kind of sale with cutting your own hair. “The results are going to happen but not as well as if you have a professional like Wilkerson do the job for you.”

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