Gold Star Sales March 1 | Page 7

It’s a Store Tour Not a Bore Tour What? To start, a Store Tour is NOT a long, boring tour and tired speech to cause customers to become distracted or lose interest before you’ve even started to sell. The Store Tour is a selling step, strategy, and technique all wrapped into one. Why? To truly understand its purpose, imagine you’re graciously accepting new friends into your home. After greeting them, you might offer to show them around in the manner of a brief tour, pointing out your favorite furniture, artwork, and explaining a little about how you came to live there. You might even pause near family photos and identify other members of your family. Why? First, it’s good manners. Second, it helps strengthen the personal relationship. How? Roll out the red carpet with a Store Tour by:  Walking around the store to give brief descriptions of available services and products.  Offering a refreshing beverage  Explaining a bit of company history, we are uniquely family-owned  Introducing customer to the Sales Manager 6