May 23, 1:06 pm
Last night I attended a Treasure Valley Consultant’s Network presentation by Kathy Martin of Sanders Martin Consulting, LLC. In business for the past ten years as a marketing specialist, she laid out her “Eight M’s” of an effective promotion.
Kathy opened by saying, “The first question most people ask is ‘Where are the best places to advertise […]
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April 19, 3:14 pm
This must be the week for workshops and conferences here in Boise. Last night and today was the third annual Kickstart event. Last night’s opening keynote was Rich Sloan, co-founder of Startup Nation (and co-author of the book by the same name).
Rich provided some key tips for entrepreneurs. One that I really liked was his […]
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April 18, 4:11 pm
Today I’m attending the annual conference put on the by the local SHRM chapter, the Human Resource Association of the Treasure Valley (southwest Idaho / Boise area). As I expected, a steady buzz of energy is flowing here as HR professionals share ways to create workplace excellence.
One organization I came across is providing a unique […]
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April 13, 3:48 pm
Salespeople working in remote locations often complain that those working in more populated areas have it easier because they have a larger pool of prospective customers.
Allow me to put that complaint to bed. Recently I had a conversation with the district sales manager for a large insurance agency. He told me about a particular agent […]
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April 3, 7:03 am
I’m up to my eyeballs with frustration at the direction many companies are taking with “e-mail only” customer service. It has reached the point where I will no longer do business with companies that won’t talk with their paying customers.
If these companies want my money but won’t talk with me, I will simply find a […]
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April 2, 11:53 am
Values and ethics. According to Ron Price of Price Associates, these two words are synonymous. “The values that a person holds will be the ethics by which he operates.”
Since Mr. Price and I are both certified Values Analysts (yes, such a certification exists), how could I disagree with him, right? Well, the truth is I […]
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March 26, 7:22 am
When it comes to business education and equipping students with the basics of being an employee, I’d give most schools a grade of C. Some schools might receive a C+ or B, others a C- or D. Naturally, a few might gets A’s while some would get F’s.
The point is that […]
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