Sales Truths: Forget About What Happened Last Year …

Published

15 years ago

June 23, 2011

Dave Richardson

WHY IT’S TRUE Today’s standard of performance is yesterday’s standard of excellence and tomorrow’s standard of mediocrity.

PLAN OF ACTION Assuming you have a handle on your inventory and your repair business is properly “Gellerized,” your focus should now be on your sales staff. At your weekly sales meeting, focus on just one critical area such as buying signals, closing techniques, add-on sales, TO’s, selling romance. Challenge one sales person each week to study up on a specific selling skill and lead the discussion at the meeting. Yesterday is over… it’s today that counts! — DAVE RICHARDSON

[span class=note]This story is from the July 2011 edition of INSTORE[/span]

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Bob Bonaci spent 35 years building a jewelry business and community presence in Kent, Washington. When he decided it was time to retire, he knew the process would take careful planning — and the right help. Fellow jewelers who’d been through it pointed him to Wilkerson. The results exceeded expectations. Wilkerson’s hands-off approach let Bonaci step back while the team handled every detail, meeting his personal and financial goals throughout. “It is phenomenal, the success that we’ve had.” Watch Bob share his retirement story.