Custom: The REAL Definition
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »One of the words that is overused to the point of confusing the public is "Custom." The word Custom is often used in higher end Real Estate or other "perceived" high end products. The word is used by marketers to make ...
Opinions, Facts, and BS!!
Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »With a title like that, it can only mean one thing. Politician Talk!! **Warning** This article will only be offensive if you ARE a current politician. It is NOT a partisan article. Okay, with that disclaimer out of the way, I have one ...
What do you REALLY want?
Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I was talking to an old friend the other day. He is going through a bit of a tough stretch at his current job. In talking to him, he seems somewhat torn about what to do next. He talked about changing ...
The always Illusive and Tricky “Value” Proposition
Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | 1 Comment »If there is a bigger sales buzzword than "value" I'm certainly not aware of it. Value is almost always talked about by training professionals as one of the most important measures of having a successful sales outcome. It's often said that by ...
The Face of your company is the person that answers the Phone!
Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Yesterday, I decided I was going to look for a different printing and design company to assist with a few different ventures. I was looking to design a new logo, get a few different types of brochures made, letterhead, envelopes, ...
Dream Big or Live in Content?
Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »We had the baptism of my youngest daughter this past Saturday. We invited our immediate family and a couple close personal friends to join the celebration. After the actual event itself, we went back to have the post reception type deal ...
Do you want the ball?
Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Okay, here it is..... You've angled for this for so long. Working extra hours, helping your co-workers, whispering to upper management in the shadows...and now, the big moment has arrived! You are officially promoted to a management position. Wonderful. Great. Que the bells ...
How bad do you REALLY want it?
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Over the years, I have taken part in many "business opportunity" type meetings where friends, colleagues, strangers, or whoever have approached me about an "idea." In almost every situation, if I have the time, I will meet and listen. I learned ...
Leadership Misconceptions
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I just left a meeting where an interesting conversation took place. An Employee was having an issue with a vendor. In the situation, the vendor was having some issues in meeting the schedules and requests of the employee. However, the employee was ...
The Fundamentals of Business
Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »If you have any plans of starting a business or remaining in business, it would be a good idea to have answers to the following questions: 1) Who are we? 2) What do we really do? 3) What is our Chief competitive advantage? 4) ...