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Five tips on how to sell the right adhesive

Floor Covering News

Adhesives can be a tricky category, especially when it comes to a flooring sale. Luckily, adhesive manufacturers know just how to position their products to the benefit of the retail sales associate. Most retailers never get to the point of discussing sundry products that go along with the sale.

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5 tips to overcoming sales objections

Floor Covering News

If you’ve worked in sales, you’ve probably heard all the typical objections: “It’s too expensive.” “I I saw the same product cheaper at the store down the street—can you match it?” Even responses like: “I’m just looking” or “Let me think about it” serve as a warning sign that you’re probably going to lose the sale.

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Five ways to turn a sale into a longstanding relationship

Floor Covering News

The sales industry is about two things: Trust and value. Here’s how to harness the power of both and develop lasting relationships with customers, via sales strategy. A strong sales strategy is critically important to any organization. Successful sales strategies accrue an invaluable asset: Client trust.

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How to revive carpet, laminate, sheet vinyl sales

Floor Covering News

While the LVT category and its SPC/rigid core subsegments continue to dominate the flooring market at the expense of other products, flooring retailers would be remiss to abandon carpet, laminate and sheet vinyl as viable revenue opportunities. Jamie Welborn, VP of product management, Mohawk. Travis Bass, EVP of sales, Swiss Krono USA.

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Tidying Up: How to Clean Up Different Tile Types

Architectural Ceramics

Avoid harsh chemical-based products when cleaning the surface of these tiles. To further protect against stains, seal the tile once a year, with one of our sealant products. If you prefer home cleaning products however, be sure it is a pH neutral, water-based solution. Handmade ceramics are often hand-painted. Windex anyone?

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How to Seal Cement Tile Grout

Granada Tile

Cement tiles are handmade artisan products renowned for their amazing array of design possibilities and unmatched durability when compared to other tiles. While cement and ceramic tiles can look very similar, they are very different products and need to be treated and maintained differently. Step 4: Grout the Tiles.

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Ceramic: How to capitalize on tile’s potential in 2022

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022. How many tile lines are enough and which materials should those collections consist of?