Industry Ideas & Insights
Helping You Build a Thriving Premium & Luxury Appliance Business
We talk to appliance dealers nearly every day and have been for the last decade. Those conversations give us unique insights into what a healthy business looks like and how successful dealers are growing their high-end business. We share many of our observations in our regular blog posts. Make sure you join our email list to have those insights delivered to your inbox monthly.
Solidify the Customer Relationship with Gifts
Strong customer relationships are crucial, not just for growth, but for keeping your business afloat. Individual sales are valuable, but ultimately you should be focusing on building customer loyalty. We’ve discussed how e-mail marketing and in-person...
Plan Ahead: 3 Marketing Strategies For Future Profits
Unless you are tied up in managing your ongoing backorder list with customers, it's time to stop for a moment and think about your next best steps as an appliance dealer. And if you are managing your ongoing backorder list, stop and delegate it to someone else or just...
Building In-Person Connections With Digital Strategy
When it comes to marketing your business, brand awareness is only a small fraction of the process. Once you have customers in reach, strategies such as email marketing can help you build trust with your audience so that they can rely on you for expertise,...
Grow Your High-End Business With Email Marketing
At Riley & You, we continue to tout the importance of a consistent email marketing strategy to our premium and luxury appliance clients, and with good reason. In today’s landscape, any marketing strategy needs to include content marketing to be...
Our Secret Sauce: Paid Search Campaign Strategy for High-End Dealers
We believe that a solid Google Search campaign focused on your business—not a specific brand or manufacturer—should be a foundational element of every dealer’s digital advertising strategy. Spending manufacturer funds for online advertising is something we get...
If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It: Showcase Your Expertise With B2B Content Marketing
We recently added several new writers to our team, and in doing so, we were very intentional in seeking out talent with a deep understanding of kitchen and interior design. One of them was even a kitchen designer in their previous professional life. Doing this brought...
Enhance Your Affluent Strategy with Online Advertising
The advertising landscape has changed immensely in recent years, opening up new opportunities for appliance dealers to reach their most valuable audience. From manufacturer funding to promotional budgets, options to increase brand awareness and sales abound. But if...
How Will AI Impact High-End Appliance Marketing?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, and it will absolutely impact your business if it hasn’t already. While machine learning has been used for a wide range of business functions for quite some time, a new form of AI known as generative AI was introduced to...
Playing a Smarter Game with Manufacturers
The game has changed with premium and luxury appliance manufacturers, and appliance dealers should rethink how they spend advertising funds. In this 3 Minute Marketing Strategy Session, we offer recommendations for high-end appliance dealers to spend ad funds...
The Audience Who Is Constantly Buying
No matter what's happening in the market, the Affluent Audience™ will continue to make purchases from appliance dealers. Learn more about this essential audience for premium and luxury appliance dealers in our three minute marketing strategy session....
5 Simple Steps to Secure More Ad Funds
As a premium and luxury appliance dealer, you’ve likely noticed that manufacturer funds have thinned out in recent years, which has no doubt had a negative impact on your advertising efforts. While the days of manufacturers’ generous giving may be behind us, there are...
The Secret of Consistent Growth (HINT: It’s Not Just the Builder Business)
Just as your investment professional insists that diversification is essential for consistent financial growth, the same is true for the growth of your business. While having solid relationships with high-end builders and designers is crucial for a healthy bottom...
Quick Upgrades to Appeal To Affluent Buyers
The Affluent Audience™ isn’t looking for the lowest price—they’re looking for confidence, expertise, and a brand that aligns with their expectations. If your business still relies on discount-driven messaging or lacks a strong luxury presence online, you could be...