The hype around the Apple Watch is reaching epic proportions, and while I am far from an Apple fan boy, there are some very good reasons you should buy a smart watch based on my recent interaction with my own smart watch.
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“I have this idea for an app,” is how the conversation starts. I brace myself. I want to be open-minded, but I can’t help it. The app ideas floating around, especially in the promotional products industry, are crAPP. I listen, I wait for it, and it never comes.
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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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Purchasing Magazine did a survey and asked the question, “Why do you buy from a particular sales rep?” The number one answer was covered in the previous blog entry. The number two answer is …
Read MoreWhat’s the biggest challenge facing salespeople these days? We hear it all the time—setting up an initial meeting with a prospective client is getting tougher and tougher.
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. « Vannevar Bush, American scientist (1890 – 1974)
Like many Americans, I have been watching the national news a lot lately. On CNN recently, there was an interview with Suze Orman,
personal finance expert. In this interview, she answered the question: Is the financial fear and panic occurring on Wall Street and throughout the nation counterproductive? Her answer, “It is not counterproductive, it’s real. It’s how people feel and the markets are made up of how people feel. They buy or they sell
Our May Style section is pretty. It’s also informative (and since I wrote all the articles in it, this is a completely fair and unbiased opinion, obviously).
I know the thought of NOT reading the issue multiple times is a completely preposterous notion, but just in case you missed these tidbits, here are a few points I found of particular interest:
Women’s Wear: Learning Curves (page 67)
Faced with an ever-growing wardrobe of tops and blouses, I’ve recently realized that I avoid shopping for pants like the plague. The reason for this is twofold: 1) finding the right fit is