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Sales Truths: Words Can Turn Off Customers

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WHY IT'S TRUE 
A customer says, “I think my watch needs a new battery; can you fix it?” Your answer: “No problem.” Not only do we hear these two words every day, we say them every day. If the words “no problem” are so negative, why do we use them?  
 
 
 
PLAN OF ACTION 
Instead, respond by saying, “It would be my pleasure, sir; and while I'm at it why don't we clean your watch for you?” The words “my pleasure” are a sign of genuine interest. Offering an add-on service gives the customer an unexpected benefit … free! Who knows, they just might be willing to look at something in the jewelry case while they are waiting.

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After almost 60 years in business, Breakiron Jewelers in Erie, Pennsylvania, was closing its doors. And the store’s owner, Linda Breakiron, was ready for it. She had run the store as its sole owner since the beginning of the millennium and was looking forward to a change. Of course, she called Wilkerson. Breakiron talked to other jewelers who had used Wilkerson and was satisfied with their response. “They always had positive feedback,” she recalls. With the sales, marketing and even additional inventory that Wilkerson provided, Breakiron insists she could never have accomplished her going-out-of-business sale without Wilkerson’s help. She’s now ready for the journey ahead, but looking back, she’d be sure to recommend Wilkerson. “They just made the whole process very seamless.”

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Sales Truths: Words Can Turn Off Customers

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WHY IT'S TRUE 
A customer says, “I think my watch needs a new battery; can you fix it?” Your answer: “No problem.” Not only do we hear these two words every day, we say them every day. If the words “no problem” are so negative, why do we use them?  
 
 
 
PLAN OF ACTION 
Instead, respond by saying, “It would be my pleasure, sir; and while I'm at it why don't we clean your watch for you?” The words “my pleasure” are a sign of genuine interest. Offering an add-on service gives the customer an unexpected benefit … free! Who knows, they just might be willing to look at something in the jewelry case while they are waiting.

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Looking for a Seamless Sale? Call Wilkerson

After almost 60 years in business, Breakiron Jewelers in Erie, Pennsylvania, was closing its doors. And the store’s owner, Linda Breakiron, was ready for it. She had run the store as its sole owner since the beginning of the millennium and was looking forward to a change. Of course, she called Wilkerson. Breakiron talked to other jewelers who had used Wilkerson and was satisfied with their response. “They always had positive feedback,” she recalls. With the sales, marketing and even additional inventory that Wilkerson provided, Breakiron insists she could never have accomplished her going-out-of-business sale without Wilkerson’s help. She’s now ready for the journey ahead, but looking back, she’d be sure to recommend Wilkerson. “They just made the whole process very seamless.”

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