Time Well Spent

by | Oct 15, 2008 | Business

Small business. In a given day, how much time do you spend talking or communicating with customers or prospective customers about them? Do you just check in and say “hi”? No sales pitch, no strings. Just a simple, “how are you?” will do. Send...

Elections

by | Oct 9, 2008 | Business

In August 2007, an Australian oil tanker split in two dumping 20,000 tons of crude oil. “Senator Collins” of the Australian Parliament explains what happened. As the emails flood in from well-meaning friends about Barack Obama’s ties to terrorists or...

Fear Vs. Benefits

by | Oct 6, 2008 | Business

There are two ways to sell: Through Fear or BenefitsTake a look at the election, the bailout, Iraq, global warming—just about everything big happening these days. Notice that fear is used as the primary means of persuasion. If we don’t pass the $700...

Greed and Your Safety

by | Sep 29, 2008 | Business

With Halloween on the way, I recommend avoiding Cadbury candy products. Furthermore, if the country of origin is specified on a food label, avoid all food products from China.This story hit the wires today:Cadbury says Chinese-made Chocolate Have Melamine”A...

A Keying Error?

by | Sep 28, 2008 | Business

Consider this:Portland, Oregon”A patient treated for agonizing abdominal pain received this surprising news in the hospital’s paperwork: “Based on your visit today, we know you are pregnant.” Surprising indeed for 71-year-old John Grady...

Fear

by | Sep 17, 2008 | Business

Stumble into a conversation about the Presidential election and the topic of fear quickly comes up. McCain scares me. Obama scares me. You’ll hear one of these statements almost every time you ask someone about their leanings in this election.Do we have that...