A lot of great things have happened in Oklahoma City in the 25 plus years I’ve been part of the business community. The opening of Costco here in town is but one example of how it’s just getting better and better! It’s no secret Sam’s loses a lot of sleep over the threat Costco poses, […]
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What about my wife?
The other day I was making my ritual purchase of a soft drink at the OnCue Drive-Thru. To my “yes” response to the question “Will that be all?”, Erika,the nice young lady who often takes care of me when she works the drive-thru asked, “What about your wife?” “Well, what about my wife?” was the […]
A simple formula for getting more business…
Simple formula: If you want MORE business, simply go GOOD business. Do the kind of business that will make your customers happy they chose to do business with you. Do the kind of business that will have them choosing YOU for any future business. Do the kind of business that will encourage them to happily […]
A crazy idea (To everyone but the target market, that is)
No, don’t bang on your screen. Your monitor isn’t showing the picture upside down. This is a real Christmas Tree, real people do buy it, and they eagerly pay real money for it, too! Really! You can be the first on your block to have one of these babies for an investment of anywhere from […]
Thanks for the lesson, B.C. Clark!
Oklahoma City Jeweler, BC Clark, used the same jingle for their Christmas promotion year after year. Then a few years ago, they got to thinking that maybe the market was tired of this jingle, because they were getting tired of it, so they decided to change it. They quickly learned it was a big mistake […]
Rudolph!
Yep, I run this this story every year. I grow to love this story more and more every year! – Dr. Burt A guy named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter, Barbara, sat on his lap quietly sobbing. Bob’s wife, Evelyn, was […]
Thanksgiving 2018
This is one of my favorite times of the year and this post is always one of my favorite to write as you might recall if you’ve been a reader here through the decade-plus I’ve been doing this. It’s always my great pleasure to just say “Thank you” for your support and for your welcoming me […]
Why the new Magnum, P.I. could fail big-time…
I’m gonna go all “grouchy old man” on you and predict early that the new Magnum, P.I. series could fail. For one thing, the original show was really good because it was, well, original! It was a cool action show yet the characters were believable and likeable, they grew and developed over the show’s 8 seasons, […]