Tag: Cellular Sales

Cellular Sales continues to climb on Inc. magazine’s list of the nation’s fastest growing companies

Posted by Rick Laney – August 26, 2010

Knoxville, Tenn. – Inc. magazine listed Cellular Sales at No. 72 on its list of the nation’s fastest growing companies according to gross dollars of growth. Cellular Sales was ranked No. 1,856 on the fourth annual overall list of the nation’s fastest growing companies (up from No. 2,069 last year).  The “Inc. 5,000” represents a comprehensive look at America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.

Growth for Cellular Sales was reported at 147 percent according to Inc. magazine.  The magazine ranked Cellular Sales No. 96 on the “Inc. 5,000” list of the nation’s fastest-growing privately held retail companies.  The magazine reported that Cellular Sales’ 2006 revenue of $127.9 million grew to $316.1 million last year.

“When we started with one Cellular Sales store in 1993, we said we were going to stand out from other companies by providing the kind of customer service that turns customers into dedicated fans who don’t want to do business anywhere else,” said Dane Scism, founder and CEO of Cellular Sales.  “We do things that other companies cannot or will not do – and our success comes from that philosophy.

“Every single customer who purchases a wireless device from us gets a call from Cellular Sales within 24 hours.  We call to see what their in-store experience was like.  We make sure they understand how their new phone operates and make sure they understand their service plan.  It’s just one more way Cellular Sales guarantees that our customers are getting unparalleled service.”

Cellular Sales, Verizon Wireless’ largest premium retailer, also conducts ongoing analysis of its customers’ phone usage so the company can notify customers when other service plans would be more cost effective for them.

“In spite of economic ups and downs, Cellular Sales has averaged 30 percent growth every year,” Scism explained.  “You can only do that by making sure your customers are happy with you.  We have customer satisfaction numbers that show our training and business model works.”

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales will open at least 50 new stores in markets across the United States, bringing the company’s total number of locations to around 400.  For the past three years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com.  Read about the entire 2010 Inc. magazine “Inc. 5000” list at http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2010/index.html.

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Cellular Sales announces huge South Florida expansion and at least 100 new positions

Posted by Rick Laney – August 10, 2010

Knoxville, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, announced today that it is expanding in South Florida.  The company will open six new stores and add at least 100 new sales consultants in the next four months.

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless will open new stores throughout South Florida in Key West, Aventura Mall, Stuart, Wellington Mall, Fort Pierce and Lauderhill/Sunrise Area.  Currently, Cellular Sales operates 11 locations in South Florida and more than 300 stores across the United States.  According to Ann Snyder, the national recruiter for Cellular Sales, sales consultants for Cellular Sales earn an average of more than $51,000 per year.

Just two weeks ago, Cellular Sales announced it would hire between 200 and 250 new employees to work at its National Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn.  The new call center – which represents an investment of well over $1 million by Cellular Sales – will employ supervisors, managers and customer service representatives in full-time and part-time positions.

Mike Gault, South Florida Regional Director for Cellular Sales, said, “This unbelievable growth Cellular Sales is experiencing is directly related to the ultimate customer service we provide.  We do things that other companies cannot or will not do.

“We want every customer who purchases a wireless device in one of our 300-plus stores across the country to get a call from us within 24 hours of the time they leave our store.

“Every customer we call is asked what their in-store experience was like, we make sure they understand how their new phone operates and make sure they understand their service plan.  It’s just one more way Cellular Sales guarantees that our customers are getting unparalleled service.”

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless also conducts ongoing analysis of its customers’ phone usage so the company can notify customers when other service plans would be more cost effective for them.

“Everyone uses their wireless phone differently,” said Gault.  “Here at Cellular Sales, we monitor how our customers are using their phones and reach out to them if we recognize usage trends that are better-suited to other service plans.  It’s one of the extra steps we take to establish a strong, one-on-one relationship with our customers.

“As a company, we have grown by about 30 percent every year.  Our expansion in South Florida is not a one-time event.  We have every intention to continue this pattern in South Florida and in all of our markets.”

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales will open at least 50 new stores in markets across the United States, bringing the company’s total number of locations to around 400.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

Cellular Sales currently operates locations in South Florida in towns including Deerfield Beach, Jupiter, Homestead, Key Largo, Miami Beach, Pembroke Pines, South Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Westchester, and Cutler Bay.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com. Job seekers should call 888-915-MOBILE (6624) or visit www.cellularsales.com/opportunity to schedule an interview.

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Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Opens National Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn. and Adds 250 New Jobs

Posted by Rick Laney – July 21, 2010

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville-based Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, announced today that it is opening a new National Call Center at 9038 Cross Park Drive NW across from the U.S. Post Office near Cedar Bluff Road.

Cellular Sales also announced it would hire between 200 and 250 new employees to work at the National Call Center within the next two months.  The new operation – which represents an investment of more than $1 million by Cellular Sales – will employ supervisors, managers and customer service representatives in full-time and part-time positions.

Jay Witherspoon of Cellular Sales talks to the media about the company's new National Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

Jay Witherspoon of Cellular Sales, said, “This new National Call Center is a perfect extension to the ultimate customer service Cellular Sales provides.  We want every customer who purchases a wireless device in one of our 300-plus stores across the country to get a call from our National Call Center within 24 hours of the time they leave our store.

“Every customer we call will be asked what their in-store experience was like, we will make sure they understand how their new phone operates and make sure they understand their service plan.  It’s just one more way for Cellular Sales to guarantee that our customers are getting unparalleled service.”

The Verizon Wireless retailer also conducts ongoing analysis of its customers’ phone usage so the company can notify customers when other service plans would be more cost effective for them.

“Everyone uses their wireless phone differently,” said Mark Dugger, National Call Center Manager for Cellular Sales.

“Here at our new National Call Center, we will monitor how our customers are using their phones and reach out to them if we recognize usage trends that are better-suited to other service plans.  There just aren’t many companies out there that will take extra steps like this to save their customers money.”

The new Cellular Sales National Call Center has nearly 13,000 square-feet of space and, according to Cellular Sales, will provide the ability for growth beyond the 200 to 250 people they initially plan to employ.

“As a company, we have grown by about 30 percent every year,” said Witherspoon.  “As we move forward, we fully expect similar growth here at the National Call Center.”

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company founded and headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to its unique level of customer service – will open at least 50 new stores, bringing the company’s total number of locations to around 400.  For the past two years, Inc. magazine named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing retail companies in the country.

For more information about Cellular Sales, or to find a Cellular Sales location near you, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com. Job seekers should call (865) 531-9359 to schedule an interview.

To learn more about the new Cellular Sales National Call Center, read and watch additional coverage of this story at the Knoxville News Sentinel, WATE (ABC), WBIR (NBC), and WVLT (CBS).

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Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless expanding in Florida and New York

Posted by Sarah Malak – July 19, 2010

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless, is expanding in Florida and New York. The new Cellular Sales stores opened at 10720 US Hwy 441 in Leesburg, Fla. and 160 Dolson Avenue in Middletown, N.Y. last week.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year-old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless stores, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com or call Chris Keen at (321) 246-6206 or Jeff Currey at (407) 340-3306 in Leesburg, Fla. or Luke Fletcher at (704) 796-6939 or Tim Blackburn at (315) 729-4125 in Middletown, N.Y.

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Charleston, S.C. area football wish granted at Cellular Sales Grand Opening event

Posted by Sarah Malak – July 15, 2010

Left to right: Jim Martin (Cellular Sales), Russell Smith (Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina, President and CEO), Tyler Pratt (Wish child), Kayley Pratt (sister of Wish child), Donna Pratt (mother of Wish child), Tim Pratt (father of Wish child), Mike Baker (Cellular Sales), Ari Mendlovitz (Cellular Sales).

Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Tyler, a 13-year-old boy from Summerville, S.C. who is suffering from Osteosarcoma, arrived by limousine with his family at the Grand Opening of the new Cellular Sales Verizon Premium Wireless store in Mount Pleasant, S.C. on Tuesday, July 13 to hear that his one wish will be granted: to attend Ohio State University’s (OSU) 2010 season bowl game.

Tyler and his family arrived at the Grand Opening of the new Cellular Sales Verizon Premium Wireless store, located at 905 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, at approximately 11 a.m. where Ari Mendlovitz, Mike Baker and Jim Martin of Cellular Sales presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina with a check in the amount of $10,000 for Tyler’s wish.

Tyler was also presented with OSU gear to take with him on his trip, including a jersey with his favorite player’s number. Billy Swails, Mayor of Mount Pleasant, also attended the wish granting event with Tyler and his family and wished them a great time on their trip.

“We can’t tell you enough how thankful we are for everything that Make-A-Wish has done for us and for Cellular Sales and Verizon making Tyler’s wish come true,” said Donna Pratt, Tyler’s mother. “It’s been a long and tough journey but Tyler is doing well right now with only six more treatments to go. The kindness and generosity we have felt from everyone has just overwhelmed us.”

Cold Stone Creamery, which is a national corporate sponsor of the Make-A-Wish Foundation®,  was also present at the wish granting, providing free ice cream cups and coupons. The company will participate in the world’s largest ice cream social at the end of September to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, along with every other Cold Stone store in the country.

Cellular Sales, Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer, partnered with Make-A-Wish earlier this summer to help make wishes come true all over the state of South Carolina and in North Carolina. With 32 locations across both states, Cellular Sales decided to give its customers a chance to make a difference as well. Starting at the end of July, each store will sell blue Make-A-Wish bracelets for $5 each, and will also promote a new campaign called “Text-A-Wish.” Customers may text the keyword SCWISH to 90999 in South Carolina or WISH to 27722 in North Carolina to make a one-time donation of $5 to help grant a wish for a deserving child in their local area.

For more information about Cellular Sales’ partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of South Carolina or North Carolina, call Mike Baker at (910) 409-3222 or Ari Mendlovitz at (843) 696-5556.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The South Carolina chapter grants over 130 wishes each year and has never turned down a medically qualified South Carolina child for a wish. For more information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation® please call 864-250-0702 or visit www.sc.wish.org.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about Cellular Sales, visit www.cellularsales.com.

Media Contact:
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Ackermann PR
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Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Expanding in Clark, Kentucky

Posted by Sarah Malak – July 6, 2010

Clark, Ky. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless, is expanding in Clark, Ky. The new Cellular Sales store opened at 1515 W. Lexington Avenue in Clark last week.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless store, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com or call RC Scheinler at (502) 396-4117 or Joe Burns at (502) 396-4100.


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Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Expanding in St. Joseph, Mo.

Posted by Sarah Malak – June 22, 2010

St. Joseph, Mo. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless, is expanding in St. Joseph, Mo. The new Cellular Sales store opened at 904 N. Belt Highway in St. Joseph last week.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless store, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com or call Beau Hammon at (816) 519-9156 or Jose Ordonez at (816) 206-0024.

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Cellular Sales opens new locations in Nashville, Tennessee and Versailles, Kentucky

Posted by Sarah Malak – June 9, 2010

Knoxville, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless, has opened two new locations in Nashville, Tenn. and Versailles, Ky.

The new Versailles, Ky. Cellular Sales store opened at 479 Lexington Road last week.

The Nashville store is located at 15567 Old Hickory Boulevard. Cellular Sales brought a mobile showroom to the Old Hickory Boulevard location to meet the immediate needs of the Nashville community during the flood. Meanwhile, the permanent Cellular Sales store was in construction, but the store officially opened to the public last week.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless store, visit the company’s web site at www.cellularsales.com.

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Expanding in New York and Texas

Posted by Sarah Malak – May 28, 2010

Knoxville, Tenn. – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless, is expanding again.  The new Cellular Sales stores opened in Malta, N.Y., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and Austin, Texas.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year-old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless stores, visit www.cellularsales.com.

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Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Expanding in Texas, Georgia and Relocating in Maryville, Tenn.

Posted by Sarah Malak – May 24, 2010

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – May 24, 2010 – Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer of Verizon Wireless, is expanding again.  The new Cellular Sales stores opened in Pasadena, Texas and Trion, Ga., and the Maryville, Tenn. store originally located at 2756 Alcoa Highway has moved to 1102 Foch Street.

Cellular Sales is a 17-year-old privately held company headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.  The company currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales – which attributes its rapid growth to unparalleled customer service – will operate more than 350 locations throughout the country.  For the past two years, Inc. Magazine has named Cellular Sales one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies. This year, the company was in the Top 100 for retailers.

For more information about the new Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless stores, visit www.cellularsales.com.

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