It’s Time to Move Forward – Always
Written by Neil Chaggar “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” I didn’t fully understand the quote when I read it but half-way through writing this blog post, I knew exactly what it meant. I came to the conclusion that most things change overtime, including technologies, economies, businesses, even people. What’s important is moving forward and adapting to those changes. Over the course of my internship, I gained the knowledge that there’s always ways and opportunities to do things not only differently but better and faster. For example, Lorraine...
read moreCommon Goals Drive Actions
When I was Vice President of Creative Services at Conseco, we were always out of literature for key products. ( In the insurance business literature is all you have to sell, so these outages would cripple our sales team.) Our back-order list was close to 300 different items and climbing. There had been numerous meetings on the subject, but very little action. So I stopped talking about procedures and policy and asked a simple question. If our goal was a back order level of 100 what would we do? The defined target gave a focus to our discussions. It was no longer a vague...
read moreEpisode 13 – Trade Show Tips from Shawn Quick-Raflik
In the last few weeks, I have written several blog posts on the topic of trade show planning. With the season for home shows and trade shows just around the corner, I have gotten feedback from readers who want more content on the topic. Shawn Quick-Raflik, of Fine Promotions agreed to drop by and share some of her expertise on the topic. One thing Shawn recommend is companies thinking about “out of the box” or memorable items. To hear more about Shawn’s suggestions click...
read moreCoolIris in Progress
We have used CoolIris to display videos, particularly when we are working on websites which are not built on a WordPress platform. The simple iFrame brings great functionality to displaying content. We loved it as a tool to show off a range of videos, and it works equally well for graphics. Here are just a few items from our design portfolio displayed with...
read moreTen Business Planning Mistakes Most Business Owners Make
Every business is different. So it makes sense that their plans would be different as well. However, I have noticed many owners make some or all of these mistakes as they develop their plan No Plan - It is easy to put off writing a business plan until you have no choice because your r banker, investor, or potential landlord requires it. Unfortunately, that is the worst time to try and write a plan. No Clear Audience - Why do you need a plan? Are you writing for the banker in hopes of getting a loan, or a potential investors or simply to guide your business. While the outline is the...
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