Furniture Training Program Wins International Award

Furniture World Magazine

User-friendly software that teaches newcomers all about furniture and helps experienced salespeople and interior decorators brush up on their knowledge won a prestigious EDDIE award this week for its creator, LetterPress Software of North Logan. Fundamentals of Furniture Product Knowledge won the award in the 9th annual software competition sponsored by the ComputED Learning Center of San Diego. Entries were from across the world, in nine categories. Fundamentals of Furniture won an EDDIE in Post-Secondary career preparation. LetterPress won in two other categories as well. “Hundreds of stores around the United States and abroad already use our Fundamentals of Furniture Product Knowledge sales training program” explained Mark Lacy, senior vice president at LetterPress. “They have found that more product knowledge leads to closing more sales. Sales representatives are able to correctly answer customers’ questions and make confident suggestions about furniture styles, construction, and materials.” The sales training software is simple to use and has an entirely new section on rugs. Other categories include casegoods, upholstered furniture, beds and bedding, fibers and fabric, and leather furniture. The software has 36 self-paced interactive training lessons. Each typically takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete. Important product information is illustrated and described, with audio summaries of key information. Other features in the new furniture software: – More than 300 original product illustrations – Login and book-marking features so that salespeople can go through the lessons at their own pace and keep track of their progress – In-store training assignment sheets to assist employees in applying the knowledge they gain to their own store products – A printable certificate of achievement for salespersons when they successfully complete the tests for all the lessons covered in a topic The Fundamentals of Furniture Product Knowledge sales training software is available from Furniture World. It sells for $299.00 per store (quantity discounts available). This price allows unlimited use of the program within a store by as many salespeople on as many computer systems as desired. For more information call (914) 235-3095 or click on the "FW Online Store" button on any furninfo.com page. LetterPress Software, Inc. is an instructional design and e-learning technology company serving industry, government, and academic institutions. Its project design and development are based on the application of scientific principles of learning and instruction.