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The Gold Mine’s Bill Warren – Master Marketer

Mia Katrin by Mia Katrin
November 3, 2011
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A typical Wednesday afternoon. For many stores, a mid-week lull. But at Bill Warren’s Hudson, NC store (www.hudsongoldmine.com) the warm atmosphere buzzes as throngs of customers circulate, drawn by featured contests and promotions.  Here customers are friends, used to dropping by to see what’s new this week, enticed by a Facebook update, newspaper ad or personal phone call.

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Bill and Angie Warren with their 16-year-old son, Dillon.

For Bill Warren jewelry is second nature. “Almost since birth, I’ve been involved in the jewelry business. My great, great grandfather’s farm is where the first emeralds were found at the now famous Hiddenite, NC mine. As a child I loved hunting for gemstones in the surrounding area. I became a goldsmith’s apprentice, later working as a sales associate and manager for a number of area stores. My wife Angie and I opened our store in 1993 and never looked back. Our 16-year-old son Dillon’s moving in our footsteps, learning the family business.”

Bill wears many hats – goldsmith, appraiser, lapidary and watch repairman. But he shines as speaker and consultant for his own marketing company Warren Marketing Systems (www.warrenmarketing.blogspot.com). “About five years ago a number of jewelers and associations heard about the great sales results we were getting at our store by what seemed to be novel methods. So my marketing career was launched.  My first seminar was at the NC Jewelers Association Convention at Sunset Beach, NC. I developed a seminar ‘How to Cook With Gas, Take No Prisoners and Build a Winning Jewelry Store.’”

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Angie Warren working with a customer at The Gold Mine where they “make the shopping experience fun with unusual contests and promotions.”

Bill also recently presented his highly successful seminar at the SJTA Atlanta Jewelry Show, Louisiana Jewelers Association, Georgia Jewelers Association, Alabama Jewelers Association and the Southeastern Jewelers Alliance. His columns are now regularly featured here in Southern Jewelry News.

“An offshoot of the seminars has been consulting with other jewelers and helping them maximize their own store traffic and marketing,” says Warren. “I count it a blessing to be able to help other jewelers as I’ve always been grateful to those who’ve been generous of their time to help me, especially early on.”

What are some of his hot marketing tips? “In today’s changing marketplace, standard promotion methods don’t deliver the results they used to. Gone is the day when you could open a jewelry store, run a full page ad and be ‘rich by Saturday.’ My advice? Develop a very strong mailing list and segment it into categories. The old 80/20 rule – 80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients. Focus more on that 20%. Direct mail is still a most viable method of getting clients through your door, especially when it’s based on your in-house mailing list. Remember – these folks are already predisposed to buy from you. It’s actually much easier and more cost effective to market to our own clients rather than constantly recruiting new clients.”

The Gold Mine features bridal, custom and designer jewelry including Jerome Glassman’s pearl jewelry, Cargo Hold’s Southern Gates, Lorenzo’s 18 karat and sterling silver line and the most recent addition – Mia Katrin for Jewel Couture LLC.

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The musically gifted Warren family (Bill on right, Angie front right, and Dillon 2nd from left) with their gospel group, New Journey.

“Our average ticket price is once again going up. I’ve tried to quit being all things and instead concentrate on what I do best, playing to strengths and minimizing weaknesses,” Warren said. “We try to make the shopping experience fun with unusual contests and promotions.”

The atmosphere of fun extends beyond the workplace. “My wife Angie and our son Dillon are all musical and we love to sing and perform – from piano and drums to guitar and mandolin. Dillon’s a wonderful Elvis impersonator. We’re also actively involved in our church, Hudson United Methodist, where I serve as a Sunday school teacher and lay minister.”

“Whatever I do I believe with expectant faith in success. Even though the best fail at times, they view failure simply as a stepping stone instead of a stumbling block. Thankfully I have a wife who, like me, is an eternal optimist. I feel blessed to live in this atmosphere of positive encouragement.” It’s a master marketer’s key to success.

If you would like to contact Bill, call 828-729-1020 or e-mail goldman86@bellsouth.net.

Mia Katrin

Mia Katrin

Mia Katrin’s new agency TheJewelersMarketer.com, helps propel your sales to the top through social media marketing and ecommerce. Free initial analysis and recommendations. mia@jeweljewel.com. Mia is an award-winning designer featured in over 100 top retail stores nationally. www.jeweljewel.com. She’s an industry spokesperson, a byline columnist, and a regular speaker at major trade events.

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