The Recession is Over. So Where Are Your Customers?

09 November 2009 Categories: Change, Economy, Reaching the Consumer

Okay, so now you’ve heard the recession is over. I don’t know what exactly what it means, jobs are scarce, credit card lenders are raising interest rates and banks aren’t lending money to small businesses. I wonder what it would look like if the recession wasn’t over?

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Change Not in the Cards for Anyone, Including Yourself?

17 May 2009 Categories: Change

Sure, everyone knows that if your business is going to survive, it will have to change. That doesn’t mean you have to like it. In fact, maybe whining about it is good for you.Everyone has to change except you and me. Why — because we’re right and we know what’s good for everyone else. [...]

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Change is Not in the Rear View Mirror

13 April 2009 Categories: Change

We are privileged to be able to listen to what’s making history this morning — way before the newspapers get the information. We can follow it on Facebook, Twitter, or even by calling  877-my AMFIX. I decided to call AM/FIX and was asked whether the traditional face-to-face meeting was obsolete. My two cents: Of [...]

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Status Quo is Latin for “The Mess We’re In”

17 December 2008 Categories: Change

Yesterday I was speaking with my friend Tom Ramsey about the economy, and asked him what he thought about the current state of affairs. His response was memorable: “Status quo is Latin for 'the mess we’re in.' Nothing good will happen unless something or someone changes — for the better.”
Tom is not only my friend [...]

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