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Reclaiming control of your life, business

FCNewsmainuser - February 23, 2021 0

(First in a series) By Jim Armstrong Overwork is epidemic among flooring retailers. It’s common for dealers to work 60-plus hours a week, get...

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Success starts with target goals (part 3)

FCNewsmainuser - February 10, 2021 0

By Jim Augustus Armstrong In the previous installment of this series, I showed readers how to create your ideal week on paper. The next...

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Success starts with target goals (part 2)

FCNewsmainuser - January 29, 2021 0

(Second of three parts) By Jim Augustus Armstrong As I said in part one of this series, most likely you took on the risk...

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Success starts with target goals

FCNewsmainuser - January 11, 2021 0

By Jim Augustus Armstrong (First of three parts) I have a question for you: Why did you go into the flooring business for yourself? Most likely...

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Tips to bolster your digital outreach objectives

FCNewsmainuser - December 28, 2020 0

By Jim Augustus Armstrong The online habits of consumers are continuously evolving, and with the constant changes in digital technology the rate of evolution is...

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How to unleash your sales talent (part 2)

FCNewsmainuser - December 15, 2020 0

(Second of two parts) By Jim Augustus Armstrong The national closed-sale average for dealers is about 35%, meaning if 10 people walk into the average flooring...

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How to unleash your sales talent

FCNewsmainuser - December 1, 2020 0

(First of two parts) By Jim Augustus Armstrong “If 10 people walk into your store, how many buy?” “If I’m personally doing the sale, it’s probably six or...

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Make your temporary sales surge permanent

FCNewsmainuser - November 3, 2020 0

By Jim Augustus Armstrong "I’m having a record year," a dealer from Virginia told me during a recent dealership diagnostic I was conducting over the...

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