Attention Ford! Now’s Your Time!

I want to see Ford come out swinging as the first step toward actually rebuilding our economy.NEW YORK – Toyota dealers across the country were swamped with calls Wednesday from concerned drivers but had few answers a day after the company announced it would stop...

Let Your People Go!

Good employees won’t take a “lateral move” in lieu of more money offered by another firm. If your people are approached by recruiters bearing gifts, they’ll take them. The problem needs a better approach than changing a monthly report to a...

Practice What Thou Preachest

I’m a strong believer that the most effective marketing is interacting with customers and prospects. Most businesses talk about ‘service’ but they limit service to solving after sale problems. Few businesses consider interaction with prospects to be...

Positive Thinking is Killing Us

Positive thinking really is killing us. We spend billions every year on “hope” based medical treatments.. We throw money into stupid ‘investments’ and ‘hope for the best’. We hand money over to religious institutions because that...