You hear a lot these days about how much more stressful it is to live in the 21st century, and certainly, each generation has its own dragons to slay. At the time of this writing, the craziness of the economy has us all wondering what the heck could be around the corner, what will help […]
Thank you, readers!!! We’ve just learned that this BLOG you are kind enough to visit each week has been nominated by one of YOU in the category of “Best Inspirational BLOG” in the 2008 Okie BLOG awards! And we’re in the finals!!! Could I ask you to visit HERE and vote when you get a […]
I heard an interesting ad on the radio recently. It was from a fellow selling his “real estate system” in which he promised to teach those who bought his program how to profit from the current real estate slump. One of his attention-getters was, “America is on sale!”, meaning that there are currently bargains all […]
Yes indeed! I wasn’t kidding in my Sept. 3, 2008 post when, after praising WD-40 for saving the day, I said, “No wonder there’s a WD-40 fan club.” Check it out! Your business has a fan club, too. People talk about their experiences with your organization, and if you’re doing it right, they’re saying good […]
It’s basic human nature to bristle at any kind of criticism. Dale Carnegie taught us in his 1937 classic, How to Win Friends and Influence People, not to criticize, condemn or complain if we want to appeal to others. But when it’s our customers who are complaining, we’d sure be well advised to LISTEN! By […]
No, your monitor isn’t showing the picture upside down. This is a real Christmas Tree, real people do buy it, and they eagerly pay a premium for it, too! You can be the first on your block to have one of these babies for an investment of anywhere from $150 to over $700 bucks. Some […]
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 […]
Jim Cramer recently had an insightful interview with the CEO of Panera Bread. Click here for the video. Great lessons here that we’ve talked about in previous blogs. You can click these links and revisit: Don’t cut the price, build the brand! Give yourself a raise by improving operations! Plus a fine example of how […]
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