Where Am I? Where Am I Going? (Ask “Where” Three Times) Part 4 of “Get Curious About Your Business?”

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” said the Cheshire Cat to Alice in “Alice in Wonderland.” This so very much applies to your business. This is why it is so critically important that we create a very conscious plan for our business. It’s difficult to limit my “where” questions for you to just three, but I’ll try.

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7 Truths About Electronic Communication in the Promotional Products Industry

Suppliers and distributors are finally moving forward in improving electronic communications. While there are plenty of hurdles still to overcome, the industry is finally moving forward and making real progress.

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So You’ve Got a Recall. What Now?

It wasn’t very long ago, working as a promotional products end-user client that I thought of product safety as pretty much a black and white issue. Products were either safe, or they weren’t. If you’re sourcing and buying promotional products, and keeping up with the increasing discussion and awareness of product safety and compliance in our industry, you likely know that’s not the case.

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Maintaining Profitability—Part 1

The news of a well-known supplier with a long history closing their doors stunned the industry recently. This isn’t the first of such casualties and it certainly won’t be the last. There also will be losses of distributors and more consolidation. Strong suppliers will buy smaller suppliers and strong distributors will absorb smaller distributors. Some companies will just close their doors.

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What? What? What? (Ask ‘What?’ Three Times) Part 3 of ‘Get Curious About Your Business’

Most of us never plan. We don’t plan to fail. We don’t plan to succeed either. The purpose of this series of articles is to get you to consciously create the business of your dreams. Most of us just go out and try to make some sales and don’t consider what it is we’re trying to build. Do you know the answer to this question? What are you building? Here are three “What?” questions that may help you develop a clearer vision of the future you want to create.

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Safety Begins at Home

We talk frequently in this space about safety issues involving promotional products. A heart-wrenching story out of Pennsylvania this week has me diverting a little, moving over to consumer products in general

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I Confess: I Lied

Many of you may know that my faith and values are important to me. Reluctantly, I must share that I’ve done something I normally don’t do. I lied.

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