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Getting Content with Content Marketing

Irene Williams
Irene Williams
August 22, 2019
Today, any business that's in the business of growing sales and building customer relationships needs to be a media company, creating content that connects and skillfully uses the most modern methods to get that content in front of potential buyers.
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Flooring Sales Tip: Selling Personality Types

Buddy Wisdom
August 15, 2019
Different personality types have different communication styles and diverse ways of making decisions and achieving results. When connecting with customers, personality styles need to be recognized and carefully regarded if we want to consistently make sales.
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Contractor's Corner: ACF Finds Success in Customer Satisfaction

Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones
August 13, 2019
We know that our success depends solely on customer satisfaction. In order to achieve that goal, our philosophy is simple: recruit, communicate, and train better than any company in the industry.
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customer service

Tom Jennings Talks about Customer Service

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
August 13, 2019
We had an opportunity to talk with Tom Jennings, vice president of professional development, World Floor Covering Association, about some of the elements of good retail service.
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Tanja Kern

On the Set with Millitary Makeover

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Tanja Kern
August 8, 2019
In May, I had the opportunity to travel Ashville, N.Y., to be a guest of Tarkett's on the set of Military Makeover with Montel Williams.
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transition to adjoining ramp

CTEF Tile Tip: Unique Challenges on the Job Site

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
August 7, 2019
Many tile projects can provide installation challenges that require the talent and expertise of better installers.
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closing a sale

Using Psychology and Emotion in Closes

Buddy Wisdom
July 26, 2019
Buyers often base their buying decisions on beliefs about emotional circumstances or preconceived conditions rather than logic or sound information. Sometimes closing is about meeting the customer's prophecies, beliefs and expectations.
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web search on smart phone

Need for Speed: Tips for Connecting with Customers and Colleagues

Irene Williams
Irene Williams
July 23, 2019
Thanks to technology, modern life runs at an overall frenetic pace. Studies suggest we've become so accustomed to and expectant of technology's immediacy that we are exhibiting measurably decreasing levels of patience offline, as well as on.
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Flooringstores.com Helps Indie Retailers Gain Against Big Box Stores

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Tanja Kern
July 12, 2019
Floor covering is a multi-billion-dollar industry that is underserved by technology, but one digital marketing company is aiming to leverage it to help flooring retailers compete with the likes of Home Depot, Lowe's, and Lumber Liquidators.
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Tanja Kern

Keep the Story Simple

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Tanja Kern
July 12, 2019
For many retail sales associates and consumers, resilient flooring is a complicated subject.
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