Do you have a Follow-Up Plan?

You’ve contacted a potential customer — or perhaps he contacted you.  Maybe he’s interested.  Maybe not.  But how can you make sure that his memory of that initial contact isn’t …

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Dirt Roads

I was visiting the Pioneer Museum here in Flagstaff on Saturday and discovered that someone had left a stack of copies of something that newscaster Paul Harvey wrote.  This isn’t …

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Two Rabbits

My grandma used to tell me that “if you chase two rabbits, both will escape.” She must have known that I was an idea person.  I love creating ideas but …

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More is Sometimes Less

Money Magazine recently reported that a recent study showed that shoppers were more likely to stop for a free sample of jam when they were offered lots of choices. When …

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Take Just a Minute

Take just a minute . . . to step into your customer’s shoes.  Ask your employees to sit quietly, with their eyes closed, for 60 seconds.  Or try it yourself …

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