Anyone who’s part of a 10-million-per-year-or-more distributorship, if you or your CFO/marketing person hasn’t gotten me your form yet, you need to get on that! This week is it! After that we’re off to the printers and your chance for glory and fame will be gone, like low gas prices or a functioning federal government. (That’s right, political humor on a Monday! This week I’m taking no prisoners!)
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I am a year or two into my fourth decade in the promotional products industry. I have a lot of experience and a lot of solutions under my belt, but there are always opportunities to learn, to grow, to approach things fresh and different, to keep yourself energized and productive no matter how long you’ve been at this branding game.
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Time is running out to plan the Cinco de Mayo fiesta of all fiestas. Here are three promotoinal items that will spice things up.
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The Harvard Business review recently published a blog titled “7 Rules for Managing Creative People.” Sound interesting? Well too bad, because the article’s actually terrible, and here’s why!
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As this is my first blog post for this new regular Be Bold Blog, it is only appropriate to warn you exactly what you are in for! Within these scintillating paragraphs each time, I’m hopeful you will find an idea or two that will inspire you and then, perspire you. Because it’s about thought, then about doing the work. There is NO substitute for doing the work.
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Some of you might think, what’s the point of being involved with a Regional Association…Really?? I’m busy, why do I need to leave my office for these Association events? How does this benefit ME? That’s a good question and we will touch on the answer.
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How to use imprinted headphones to aid your office, school and retail promotions.
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Sales tips and tricks from the dealership lot.
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April 3 is Cheese Weasel Day! It’s a real holiday. I had no idea. None, until Bobby Lehew told me about it last week.
Read MoreSteven Covey reminds us that when setting goals … “Start with the end in mind.” That is to visualize the end result that you hope to accomplish and start your planning process from there … “With the end in mind.”
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