Vendor Pricing Report – November 7th2022
Each Monday, we provide a vendor pricing update report. We will list the vendor name and date when we have updated the pricing catalog for
Here’s A Dumb Idea…
You know, over the years I’ve had a lot of really dumb “brilliant ideas”. Brilliant ideas are unique, exciting, often big and/or revolutionary, and many
Taking Responsibility Makes a Lot of Business Sense
Why would Dominos Pizza admit to being a screw-up… on national television? Starting in 2009 Dominos – who had been losing market share to Little
Handling Open-Box & Tricky Lighting Fixture Returns
Three ideas for handling tough returns without losing customers OR your shirt: 1: TAKE THE ITEM BACK… FOR IN-STORE CREDIT Your return policy states (or
Sales Growth Without Added Work: Get Clients in Sooner
How would a 40% or more overnight sales growth benefit your showroom? What if you didn’t have to sell ANY additional fixtures to get it?
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Smart Commissions
Your sales rep commission structure will have a lot to do with how well your sales team performs (and what they focus on). Here’s a
Reduce Freight Costs (Four Not-So-Obvious Ways)
Shipping costs drain profits out of orders and kill lighting showrooms. Most retailers make less than 10% Net Profit (though lighting showrooms that are exceptionally
How to Keep Job-Site Theft from Stealing Profits
Four years ago our showroom saw an alarming uptick in items disappearing from job-sites. In most cases, contractors or electrician called and insisted that the
Please Don’t Please Me
As a leader, if you’re a “Pleaser” you’re frustrating people. Pleasers focus on whether people are happy with them, where good leaders focus on whether people are happy
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Each Monday, we provide a vendor pricing update report. We will list the vendor name and date when we have updated the pricing catalog for
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The XOLogic Sell Smarter Webinar Series presented: “Turning Dead Stock into Profit” with Jason Petersen, Owner and President of Hansen Lighting. While most distributors know
Vendor Pricing Report – July 10th
Each Monday, we provide a vendor pricing update report. We will list the vendor name and date when we have updated the pricing catalog for
Vendor Pricing Report – September 2nd
Each Monday, we provide a vendor pricing update report. We will list the vendor name and date when we have updated the pricing catalog for
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In this Better Data is Better for Everyone series, we’re starting a discussion around product data – more specifically, what the entire industry stands to
Learn How to Get Paid Faster, Improve Your Cash Flow (and Profits!)
In a recent webinar, owner Jason Petersen of Hansen Lighting, shares with Lighting Showroom owners how to Get Paid Faster by offering incentives and automating