Have you been faced with a difficult situation and felt the odds were insurmountable and given up? I know I have. Here is a true story told to me by my son Ben who is the sales manager for TAT International.
” A few years ago I attended a neighborhood street festival [...]
This week we are introducing 709 new, tat stencil designs exclusively to our partners – MVPs.
As always our partners will be given the opportunity to buy these new designs at half off the normal price. These same designs will be made available to the public at TatStore.com, but at twice the price, which is the [...]
MerchantCircle.com is a directory service for local businesses. I first heard of it when one of our customers asked us to verify for them. Later, I found more mentions of the service on the forum. Read this post for a great explanation of the service.
There are many directories on the web for local businesses. Some [...]
What do all the big guys have that you don’t. Millions of clicks, millions of dollars, untold brand equity. Okay, that might all be true, but what else? I’ll bet you all the money I don’t have, that your buttons are one shiny difference.
Let me take you on a quick guided tour, [...]
Ever wonder what that orange square with the curvy lines on websites is? It appears on almost every website nowadays, including the one you are reading right now. That orange box signifies an RSS feed, which allows you to subscribe to the content of a website. If you check your favorite websites, blogs, and the [...]
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When we first introduced the J. D. Crowe designs, our sales staff discouraged you, our customers from purchasing them. I must say I did not agree with their reasoning. They felt the designs could only be applied successfully by experienced airbrush artists.
I ask you, how are you going to get better at anything if [...]
Here is a simple rule:
Whenever you want to increase your rate of success in any endeavor, simply look around at what everyone else is doing and do the opposite.
Here’s an example of what I mean:
I just got the bed room set, too. It was a gift from a friend of mine and replaced my old set that was over 20 years old. The new set is oak and all matching, with a bureau, two night stands and a dresser.
At 3 am, my cat woke me up by head butting [...]
I just wanted to take a minute and share with you all a great little site, for testing color schemes. It’s very important that you have a distinctive color theme for your site. It will provide brand recognition and augment your consistency which will both lead to a feeling of trust and solidarity, [...]
A while back I ran a short series on buying a new computer. It focused on how to buy the tower, the real guts of the machine. This was for a good reason, as there are many, many different options available and at different price points. Manufactures and stores really advertise processor speed and the [...]
