February 2009 Archives

What will you do in 2009 that will be truly extraordinary? What will you look back on in years to come and say, "I did that - and I did it by design"? Regardless of what happens in the... MORE

"Learning is not compulsory, neither is survival." - W. Edwards Deming Last weekend, yours truly was conducting a Condo Dr. marketing evaluation for a developer. A middle-aged man rode into the community on a bicycle. He refused to register, refused... MORE

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. Many shoppers make a decisions about you within the first seven seconds. Why is a detail so small, so important, and how should you handle this initial greeting?... MORE

Warning: I'm about to offend people (especially managers) by challenging some of the decisions that are being made in response to market conditions. I'm prepared to deal with that wrath. But please, consider the message before shooting the messenger!The challenging... MORE

"Many an optimist has become rich buying out a pessimist." ~Robert G. Allen In the February 9th issue of Portfolio magazine, Economist John Cassidy writes ... "There's a risk we may again overshoot the mark: As the economy goes... MORE

The conclusion of our 3 part interview with Tom Richey. Tom, an icon of the new home sales industry for decades, was kind of enough to sit down with the New Home Know-how film crew to talk about the... MORE