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Sending All the Right Signals

YOU DON’T have to be a baseball player rounding third, watching your coach to see if you should go home, to know how useful a hand signal can be. Jewelry salespeople could use a little coaching help sometimes, too. Try these hand signals and see if they don’t improve this season’s stats.

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[MAKING "L" SIGN WITH FINGERS] "Your customer’s a loser … save your best stuff for when it will work." [BLOWING KISSES] "Add a little romance to your sales pitch."
   
[PINCH EARLOBES]
"Sell her the earrings, too."		 [PINCH EARLOBES WITH LITTLE FINGERS POINTING UP] "No, sell her the big earrings. She can afford it."
   
[RUBBING THUMB AND FOREFINGER TOGETHER] "You are on your way to one huge commission." [ELBOWS AT 90 DEGREES, HANDS ATOP EACH OTHER, CHIN RESTING ON HANDS] "It’s a pleasure to watch you work."
   
[TAP WRIST WHILE SHAKING HEAD]
"That man’s Rolex is an obvious fake."

[SLIDES FINGERS ACROSS NECK] "There’s no way you get this sale." or "The man you’re working with is a dangerous serial killer, and he has a knife."
   

[HANDS IN FRONT OF EYES, LIKE BINOCULARS, MOUTH IN "O" SHAPE] "Oh, yeah — the female customer you are working with right now is very, very attractive."

 [ONE PALM OUT, MAKING CHOPPING MOTION INTO IT WITH THE OTHER HAND, PANICKED EXPRESSION ON FACE]
"Discount, damn it, discount!"
   

[THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TOGETHER, CLOSE TO LIPS, AS IF SMOKING SOMETHING, WHILE SQUINTING.] "Have you ever really thought about jewelry? I mean, like, really thought about it?"

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[PALM UP, WITH THUMB, INDEX AND PINKIE FINGERS EXTENDED, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS FOLDED BACK.] "Just do what the robber says and open the safe. It’s OK — I’m Spider-Man."

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Sending All the Right Signals

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Sending All the Right Signals

YOU DON’T have to be a baseball player rounding third, watching your coach to see if you should go home, to know how useful a hand signal can be. Jewelry salespeople could use a little coaching help sometimes, too. Try these hand signals and see if they don’t improve this season’s stats.

Untitled Document
 
 
[MAKING "L" SIGN WITH FINGERS] "Your customer’s a loser … save your best stuff for when it will work." [BLOWING KISSES] "Add a little romance to your sales pitch."
   
[PINCH EARLOBES]
"Sell her the earrings, too."		 [PINCH EARLOBES WITH LITTLE FINGERS POINTING UP] "No, sell her the big earrings. She can afford it."
   
[RUBBING THUMB AND FOREFINGER TOGETHER] "You are on your way to one huge commission." [ELBOWS AT 90 DEGREES, HANDS ATOP EACH OTHER, CHIN RESTING ON HANDS] "It’s a pleasure to watch you work."
   
[TAP WRIST WHILE SHAKING HEAD]
"That man’s Rolex is an obvious fake."

[SLIDES FINGERS ACROSS NECK] "There’s no way you get this sale." or "The man you’re working with is a dangerous serial killer, and he has a knife."
   

[HANDS IN FRONT OF EYES, LIKE BINOCULARS, MOUTH IN "O" SHAPE] "Oh, yeah — the female customer you are working with right now is very, very attractive."

Advertisement 		[ONE PALM OUT, MAKING CHOPPING MOTION INTO IT WITH THE OTHER HAND, PANICKED EXPRESSION ON FACE]
"Discount, damn it, discount!"
   

[THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TOGETHER, CLOSE TO LIPS, AS IF SMOKING SOMETHING, WHILE SQUINTING.] "Have you ever really thought about jewelry? I mean, like, really thought about it?"

[PALM UP, WITH THUMB, INDEX AND PINKIE FINGERS EXTENDED, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS FOLDED BACK.] "Just do what the robber says and open the safe. It’s OK — I’m Spider-Man."

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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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