Hot Dog Conspiracy
You know the hot dog conspiracy, right? The one where the buns come in packs of 8 or 12 and the hot dogs come in packages of 10… Well, when making wine at home, you don’t have to eat a Read More …
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Can I Talk Now?
This is not a business experience anecdote, but could easily apply to customer service theory: When your customer asks, “Can I talk now?” You should definitely listen. In my case, my customer was my 10 year old daughter. She had Read More …
All Ages
Certain things are available and applicable to all ages. Who says that a sport is only available to children, or just to adults? In karate, the adults take the same class as the children who have already earned their Black Read More …
No Ego
There should be no ego in marketing…but there always is. Just look at Don Draper and Mad Men. Don’t get me wrong, I am all about the brand. But… Business owners, much like Don, tend to think of what they Read More …
Just Relax
Probably the most difficult thing for moms to do on a regular basis is to just relax. Sit back, put your feet up and don’t worry about dinner, dishes, laundry, lunches, homework, work-work, bill paying, house cleaning, garden sprucing up. Read More …
Kids Today
I hear it all the time. I have heard it since I was a kid. Our piano tuner said it to my husband and I just the other day. I have even, maybe once or twice, muttered it under my Read More …
The Perfect…
The perfect…mom – forget about it, she doesn’t exist. We think about it though, don’t we? We think about all of the things moms actually are this week. We buy cards and read sappy sentiments that we may or may Read More …
Same As Always
Is it good or bad to offer your menu, your services or your product “same as always“? Each person probably has a very different perspective. I would say the answer is – both. If you want a cup of coffee, Read More …
All The Same
He asked me, “Do you know what the TSA Agent looked like?” Honestly, they were all the same to me this morning. So, rather than say that… “No. I don’t,” I said. Why not? Well, one of you had “randomly Read More …
Pricing and Preference
When it comes down to many, many things – both products and services – people can choose based on pricing and preference. Certainly, overly high pricing for essentially similar things should lose,. but, people have brand favorites and they have Read More …