Teleflex Marine receives 2012 Best Store Sales Support award from West Marine

Press Release

Major Marine Marketer Recognizes Teleflex Marine’s Commitment To Educating Retail Sales Staff

Litchfield, IL – Teleflex Marine has been recognized for Best Sales Support by West Marine as a part of their 2012 Annual Very Important Vendor (VIV) Awards. The Best Store Sales Support award goes to the vendor who provides outstanding packaging, in-store displays and point of sale materials, as well as product information and sales training for store managers and sales people.

To help equip sales and service personnel with the n-depth product information they need, Teleflex Marine offers a full range of online training modules through its Onboard Rewards Program. Sales and service staff can log on to the web and work through dozens of individual classes on steering, controls, gauges, and many other topics related to Teleflex systems and components. The points they accumulate for completing classes can be redeemed for valuable merchandise or gift cards.

“Our training modules provide sales and service people with the knowledge they need to really help out their customers, answer the tough questions and make the right product recommendations,” said Tom Douglass, vice president of sales and marketing for Teleflex Marine. “We’re proud that West Marine has recognized the value of our program.”

For more information on the full range of Teleflex Marine products, or their Onboard Rewards Program, visit www.teleflexmarine.com.