I pretty much suck at golf. Actually, I’m not horrible but it seems like I can never put it all together. When I am hitting my driver well, my putting is off; when my short game is working, my irons don’t show up. Think about your “business game”: Is it all coming together? If you are going to maximize your opportunities in this industry, you have to figure out how to get it all working at the same time. (more…)
Maybe Burger King was on to something when they came out with this commercial in 1976. You remember the song: “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce. Special orders don’t upset us…” (more…)
The old school philosophy says that there are two ways to grow sales: sell to more people or sell MORE to current customers. My focus is on the latter. How do we sell more to the people coming in the door?
In the interest of full disclosure, I work for Leggett & Platt, the largest manufacturer of power foundations (also known as adjustable beds) in the U.S. Believe it or not, my passion for this product does not come from company loyalty, but from personally sleeping on one for the past two years. I am, however, in the minority, because my best guess puts power foundations at a 1 percent attachment rate to all mattresses sold. What a shame. (more…)
Okay, I promise that this will be the last blog I write, at least for a while, that has the word sex in it. (It does get your attention though doesn’t it?) (more…)
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