The Election or Hurricane Sandy: Where’s the focus? Where’s your focus?

Thank God that the storm is over. We are all breathing a little easier – the anticipation of it was incredible. I could hardly stop watching TV. But the election strategists had to be having a heart attack as they lost precious time before the election. They lost precious time to make certain specific differentiating points clear to all of … Read More

Take Responsibility

Here is a joke that I just love. A flood was coming. One man of faith was offered a ride out of town, but declined saying ‘God will grant me a miracle.’ As the waters rose, he had to move to the 2nd floor of his house. People came by in a boat and encouraged him to leave with them. … Read More

How do I Deal with Donation Requests

How do I Deal with Donation Requests

Do you get inundated with donation requests? Store owners are so often faced with the donation dilemma. The definition of the word ‘dilemma’ is a situation in which somebody must choose one of two or more unsatisfactory alternatives. That describes EXACTLY how we retailers feel when a customer comes up to the counter with a piece of paper in their … Read More

STOP ADVERTISING. RIGHT NOW.

I am not going to play games with you.  This is serious and critical. Every single one of my private clients has been told about the importance of emailing weekly – especially right now.  I will quickly address your concerns about “is that too much?” ABSOLUTELY NOT!  You only want to be communicating with people who WANT to hear from … Read More

The 3 Things You Need To Know About Your 4th Quarter Marketing

It is HERE!  We are in the beginning of the 4th quarter and the end of the year will be here in just about 10 weeks.  The great news is that there is still enough time to pump up your sales before then.  Let’s talk about your marketing and advertising from now until them.  There are 3 things you need … Read More