Good Morning Yes, it's back to school time! This is the time of year that as business owners we get all those phone call and letters asking us to purchase "ads" in all kinds of school publications, like the football program. You have two choices when you purchase "ad space." You can … [Read more...]
Why You Should Love Your Business
August 14, 2014 by
Good Morning Do know the saying "do what you love and the money will follow"? Have you ever really thought about it? Do you really like what you do? If you don't like or have enthusiasm for what you do, it is reflected in your business. It seeps out of you to affect your employees, your … [Read more...]
Your Crisis Is Not Mine!
August 7, 2014 by
Good Morning Contact First Name The other day a client forwarded me an email from their printer explaining that they had some problems and that they would be delayed in getting the materials for my client's mailing to me on time. This was a first! My client (who's a great client) also did … [Read more...]
Bright Business Owners Go After More Than The Low Hanging Fruit, Do You?
July 31, 2014 by
Good Morning Yesterday I sat down and talked to someone I hope will be a new client. He has a new business that is a service business. His customers are mostly businesses. He came to me to do a mailing. We talked, and I explained that we should narrow down his list to maybe 100 top businesses … [Read more...]
Are you forced to send out crap?
July 24, 2014 by
Good Morning I look at the ads I get, and I've seen some crap in the last few weeks. Most of the ads have been developed by the home/corporate office or their ad agency and given to the local branch or franchisee to run with only minor changes. Here are some of the things they do: 1. They … [Read more...]
What I learned from fishing
July 10, 2014 by
Good Morning When I was a child, my father and his friend used to take me along (very early in the morning) when they went fishing. They fished mainly on the Niagara River and sometimes on Lake Erie. The bait we used was worms and minnows. My father had some spinners and other "cool" fishing … [Read more...]
