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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

Talking to manufacturers reps in the bath and kitchen industry

We quickly learned what a tremendous asset the reps — both factory direct and independent — could be to the success of our business.
Hank Darlington
January 19, 2016

Manufacturers reps are one of the most importantpieces to a showroom’s success.  


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Hank Darlington

Your New Year's plan

Hank Darlington
December 18, 2015
On the business side, I always looked forward to putting together a business plan for the New Year.
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Hank Darlington

The right payoff for your showroom business

Hank Darlington
November 13, 2015

As part of the tour I did an informal showroom compensation survey.


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Miller's success

Hank Darlington
October 23, 2015

Meet Vicki Pfeil, owner and proprietor of Jupiter, Fla.-based Miller’s Fine Decorative Hardware.


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Hank Darlington

Creating a showroom team

Hank Darlington
September 29, 2015

When we started the business we made a conscious effort to build a team environment. 


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Hank Darlington

The art of pricing

Hank Darlington
August 12, 2015

For years I have encouraged you to do a better job achieving higher gross profit margins on your showroom sales.


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Hank Darlington

How to create a winning showroom

Hank Darlington
July 18, 2015

I recently asked two clients what their mainchallenges were in operating their showrooms.


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Hank Darlington

Master showroom basics

In fact, many of you are getting pretty fancy in how you operate your showrooms — and I love it!
Hank Darlington
June 29, 2015

By consulting and giving training workshops I get to see firsthand what’s going on out there in the industry.  


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Hank Darlington

Selling skills equals success

Hank Darlington
May 19, 2015
One thing that has remained constant is selling skills continue to be the single most important ingredient for success in the showroom business.
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Hank Darlington

The showroom rep job description

I had done an informal straw poll to see how showrooms rated the manufacturers who called on them
Hank Darlington
April 21, 2015
Several years ago I wrote an article on “The Role of the Rep” from the eyes of a showroom owner/manager and sales consultant.
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