Wayne Stone

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About Wayne Stone

Highly talented and accomplished executive with proven ability to lead highly successful luxury retail and business operations. Special expertise in e-commerce, search engine marketing, web site marketing, and business development. Adept at integrating technical know-how and business development experience to enhance profitability and market penetration. Able to develop and administer budgets, oversee e-business implementations, and direct web presence activities. Comprehensive skills in operations management, sales, marketing, and technology functions. • 35 plus years of luxury retail sales experience in jewelry and high end watches with 30 plus years as a manager. • Proven jewelry sales skills focusing on features, benefits, and closing, as well as a vast knowledge of every type of watch. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to train others and build long term client relationships. Specialties Include: Retail Management • Fine Timepiece Sales & Training • Diamond and Pearl Sales • Merchandising • Purchasing • Brand Development • Client Relationship Building • Employee Training • Inventory & Reporting • Web Marketing • P&L Responsibility • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) • Pay Per Click (PPC) • Web Development • Corporate Imaging • Merchandising • Search Engine Marketing (SEM) • Sales • Product Deployment • Customer Service • Retail Operations • Vendor Relations • Marketing • Staff Development • Web Design • Web Analytics • Sponsored Searches • Negotiations