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Good communication is essential to good business

Getting your year off to a focused, running start is part of the agenda for this early and often slow time of the year. In most markets, the “construction season” hasn’t really started. (As I write this there are a ... >> More

Branding your showroom and the luxury products you sell

I hope that you read my January 2012 showroom column which included “factually” charged optimism about this new year. Don’t get caught up in the negative toxicity that some of the news media spread. ... >> More

Best question yesterday = worst question today
The other day I had a great Skype video catch-up with Simon Hazeldine, a good buddy of mine who lives in England. Simon is a well-known expert on selling and marketing, not only in the UK but in ... >> More

Is steel the harbinger of a major industrial surge in 2012?

The U.S. steel industry has always been one of the most reliable indicators of what lies ahead for the American industrial sector. Having reached its peak of 150 million tons in 1950, steel production has ... >> More