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Home » Authors » Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington, owner of Darlington Consulting, writes several monthly articles for magazines, teaches seminars, and offers a full range of small business consulting services to kitchen and bath dealers, distributors and manufacturers. Hank Darlington was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the National Kitchen & Bath Association in April 2004. He can be reached at 2010 Granite Bar Way, Gold River, CA 95670. Phone: 916/852-6855, fax: 916/852-8866, e-mail: darlingtonconsulting@gmail.com.

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Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington: Empower your employees

Hank Darlington
July 25, 2018

Recently an ex-employee of ours called crying, saying the showroom she worked for didn’t appreciate her.


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Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington: How to empower your employees

Hank Darlington
June 28, 2018

Empower employees to make fast decisions that render great customer service.


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Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington: People are your most valuable asset

Hank Darlington
May 23, 2018

I grew into managerial roles with two large distributors and then when I owned my own showroom business.


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Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington: Learing to sell high-end products

Hank Darlington
April 27, 2018

Your responsibility as the owner/manager of higher-end showrooms is to teach your sales consultants to sell up!


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Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington: Do more with less time

Hank Darlington
March 28, 2018

Time management has been an ongoing challenge for many of us for a long time.


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Hank Darlington

Hank Darlington: The changing role of the DHP rep

Hank Darlington
February 21, 2018

In talking with several of the manufacturers reps, I was surprised by how much their job descriptions have changed in the past 10 years.


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Winsupply National Manager of Showrooms Daryn Cherry (right) shows off Libby

Darlington: What’s really going on in retail?

Hank Darlington
January 26, 2018

We are rapidly advancing in to a world where every aspect of a shopping journey will be instant.


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Hank Darlington

Reinventing the DPH showroom

Hank Darlington
December 21, 2017

In addition to the growth of wholesaler showrooms, a lot of independently-owned showrooms were opening up all across our fruited plains.


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Hank Darlington

America's first DPH showroom

Hank Darlington
November 29, 2017

I love this industry — both the wholesale and the showroom side.


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Hank Darlington

How to conduct a winning interview

Hank Darlington
October 19, 2017

Your showroom’s most important asset is its people.


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