Our industry seems to be struggling with the question of whether or not to commit time, effort and money to developing compliance programs. It’s an oversimplification, but you can group our industry into five basic categories on this topic.
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Attending local business expos are always enjoyable for me. I like to analyze how businesses choose to stand out from the crowd and market their companies.
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I am constantly asked where to look for prospects by my clients. There are a number of options, but my favorite has to be simply reading the daily newspaper.
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I often get asked which product categories are at the highest risk for causing harm to people and damage to an end-user’s brand. My regular answer applies a reasonable amount of common sense.
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Do you have a compliance program? Does anyone care if you do? Absolutely.
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Our business is based on effective communication skills and being able to handle details. Despite our best efforts however, things happen.
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Today there are more brands, more products and more choices. But, in reality, it’s just more of the same.
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I write this month’s editorial on the morning of my 41st birthday. It is hard for me to believe so much time has passed (especially with the “You know you grew up in …” Facebook posts that instantly cause a lifetime of memories to come rushing back).
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While the concept behind indemnification agreements is understandable, they fail to address one crucial question: How do indemnification agreements protect the end buyer’s brand?
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The FTC has ruled that third-party companies can search for information about you on social networks, and save anything they find for seven years. What does that mean for people and for business?
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